WSO Opens its 3-Concert Newtown Series with sublime 'Echoes of España', Sunday, November 2nd, 2025

Echoes of España:

With Ritual Fire Dance, Carmen Fantasy with Solo Violin

Sunday, November 2nd | 4:00 PM | Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, CT

Let the passion of classic Spanish music whisk you away to a sun-soaked land of fiery rhythms and lush melodies. This performance brings Spain’s rich musical soul to life. From vibrant flair to tender romance, it’s an afternoon that dances between drama, passion and beauty—perfectly timeless.

(Left) Violinist Nathan Meltzer and (Right) Guitarist Nathan Huvard will join the WSO Chamber Orchestra for an evocative and spirited evening of music

Featuring the much beloved work for guitar and orchestra, Roderigo’s tuneful and expressive Concierto de Aranjuez and the violin fireworks of Pablo de Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, this performance brings Spain’s rich musical soul to life. From vibrant flair to tender romance, it’s an afternoon that dances between drama, passion and beauty—perfectly lit, perfectly timeless.

Come for the music, stay for the magic.

Program:

Chabrier:  España

Falla: Jota, Polo from Siete canciones populares españolas

Falla: Ritual Fire dance

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, for Chamber Orchestra and solo Guitar

Falla: Danse Espagnole

Turina:  La Oracion del Torero

Bizet/Sarasate:  Carmen Fantasy, for Chamber Orchestra and solo Violin

About our two soloists:

Guitarist Nate Huvard

Regularly performing with the Metropolitan Opera, Nate Huvard is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and music professor based in New York City. He has built a reputation of sublime performances across multiple genres including early music, jazz, classical, new music, theater, and opera.

Nate's musical career has included extended roles in both Broadway theater and as chamber and orchestral musician across the United States.  His theater roles holding chairs on Broadway (Camelot 2023) and on tour (CHICAGO, 2022).

To experience Nate's sublime mastery of the guitar treat yourself to listening to: Capriccio Diabolico (1935) - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, ed. Nate Huvard on natehuvard.com/videos

Violinist Nathan Meltzer

Described by Gramophone as "Supremely polished...and exuding maturity ... stunning", Nathan Meltzer is a Juilliard graduate and student of Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman. He is winner of the 2023 Concert Artist Guild Competition, a major prize winner at the 2022 Sibelius and Singapore International Violin Competitions, recipient of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and youngest ever to win the Windsor Festival Competition. 

Nathan has performed as a soloist with major orchestras across Europe and North and South America as well as as a recitalist and chamber musician at celebrated international series. nathanmeltzer.com

We also wish to thank our incredibly generous Season and Series concert sponsors:

For more information

By telephone to WSO, call 203-574-4283 [Tue, Thu, Fri 10 - 4pm] Tickets Online, visit: www.waterburysymphony.org. Tickets by Phone* 203-346-2000 [Mon - Fri 10 am - 5* pm]

*Via WSO/Palace Box Office