Quartetto Gelato has performed solo concerts in virtually every type of venue from a 2000 seat concert hall to a house boat kitchen party and everything in between. We can accommodate whatever your needs are including presenting entirely in a different language including French, Russian, Spanish, Serbian and German.
Programs with Orchestra
Quartetto Gelato has performed with many orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. The group performs several programs with orchestra that are suitable for Pops and light classical programming.
Quartetto Gelato is currently offering five programs for the 2020-21 season:
“Tasty Tunes!”
Quartetto Gelato performs their newest and freshest tunes! Guaranteed to get the audiences pumped.
ROMAMOLDA HORA
TRADITIONAL
Arr. DeSotto/Sevastian
BLUE RONDO A LA TURKA
DAVE BRUBECK
Arr. Charles Cozens
NY PSYCHO FREYLEHKS
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Charles Cozens
TANTI ANNI PRIMA
ASTOR PIAZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
MINNIE THE MOOCHER
CAB CALLOWAY
Arr. Charles Cozens
ALWAYS ROOM FOR CELLO
KIRK STARKEY
CARTOON MEDLEY
VARIOUS
Arr. Charles Cozens
Intermission
THE PIPES
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Colin Maier/Mark Camilleri
MESECINA
GORAN BREGOVIC
Arr. Tino Popovic
CIGANO
FAFA LEMOS
Arr. Scott MacIntosh
LIBERTANGO
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
SPAGHETTI ROADS
JOHN DENVER
Arr. Charles Cozens
SLOW TRAIN
FLANDERS AND SWANN
Arr. De Sotto/Steljes
GYPSY FANTASIA
JOSSY ABRAMOVICH
“Favorite Flavors!”
QG performs their newest and freshest tunes! Guaranteed to get the audiences pumped.
ORCHESTRA SOLO
TBA
TBA
ROMAMOLDA HORA
TRADITIONAL
Arr. DeSotto/Sevastian
BLUE RONDO A LA TURKA
DAVE BRUBECK
Arr. Charles Cozens
NY PSYCHO FREYLEHKS
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Charles Cozens
TANTI ANNI PRIMA
ASTOR PIAZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
MINNIE THE MOOCHER
CAB CALLOWAY
Arr. Charles Cozens
ALWAYS ROOM FOR CELLO
KIRK STARKEY
CARTOON MEDLEY
VARIOUS
Arr. Charles Cozens
Intermission
ORCHESTRA SOLO
TBA
TBA
THE PIPES
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Colin Maier/Mark Camilleri
MESECINA
GORAN BREGOVIC
Arr. Tino Popovic
CIGANO
FAFA LEMOS
Arr. Scott MacIntosh
LIBERTANGO
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
SPAGHETTI ROADS
JOHN DENVER
Arr. Charles Cozens
SLOW TRAIN
FLANDERS AND SWANN
Arr. De Sotto/Steljes
GYPSY FANTASIA
JOSSY ABRAMOVICH
Quartetto Gelato Travels the Orient Express
Quartetto Gelato invites you to join them as they explore the music from the countries visited in the 1883 odyssey of the famous train.
United Kingdom
SLOW TRAIN
FLANDERS/SWANN
Arr. Steljes/De Sotto
THE PIPES
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Maier/Camilleri
France
UNDER PARIS SKIES (Sous le Ciel de Paris)
GANNON/GIRAUD
Arr. Bill Bridges
LA VIE EN ROSE
PIAF/LOUIGUY
Arr. Shelly Berger
Argentina
Tanti Anni Prima
ASTOR PIAZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
Hungary
GYPSY FANTASIA
JOSSY ABRAHOVICH
Arr. Dmitriy Varelas
Intermission
Germany
PASSACAGLIA
HANDEL/HALVORSEN
Budapest
HUNGARIA
KOSSOVITS/TRADITIONAL
Arr. Peter De Sotto
Israel
NY PSYCHO FREYLEKHS
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Charles Cozens
Serbia
MESECINA
GORAN BREGOVIC
Arr. Tino Popovic
Milan
VOLARE
DOMENICO MODUGNO
Arr. Peter De Sotto
Bucharest
ROMAMOLDA HORA
VARIOUS
Arr. Sevastian/De Sotto
“ClassiCool!”
Quartetto Gelato performs classical and non-classical pieces with crossover music to bridge the gap between them.
OVERTURE TO THE MAGIC FLUTE
W.A. MOZART
Arr. Charles Cozens
BLUE RONDO A LA TURKA
DAVE BRUBECK / MOZART
Arr. Charles Cozens
MINNIE THE MOOCHER
CAB CALLOWAY
Arr. Charles Cozens
TOCCATA IN D MINOR
J.S. BACH
Arr. Charles Cozens
PATHETIQUE NUMERO OCHO
L. BEETHOVEN
Arr. Charles Cozens
SLOW TRAIN
FLANDERS AND SWANN
Arr. De Sotto/Steljes
OBOE CONCERTO
A. PASCULLI
Arr. Quartetto Gelato
Intermission
ALWAYS ROOM FOR CELLO
KIRK STARKEY
ELEGY FOR THE SWAN AND LARK
CHARLES COZENS
TANTI ANNI PRIMA
ASTOR PIAZOLLA
Arr. Charles Cozens
MESECINA
GORAN BREGOVIC
Arr. Tino Popovic
THE PIPES
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Colin Maier/Mark Camilleri
RONDO ALLA ZINGERESE
J. BRAHMS
Arr. Charles Cozens
CARTOON MEDLEY
VARIOUS
Arr. Charles Cozens
NY PSYCHO FREYLEKHS
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Charles Cozens, Colin Maier
SPAGHETTI ROADS
JOHN DENVER
Arr. Charles Cozens
Christmas from around the World
Quartetto Gelato presents a holiday program that is inspired by the full range of emotions we enjoy at this special time of year! Listeners will experience a sense of reverence, melancholy, and joy listening to this program that travels throughout America, Italy, England, France, Germany, and Peru. Selections range from secular to sacred, classical to popular, traditional to contemporary and are performed as instrumentals and vocals in a theatrical setting that also includes poetry and dialogue. The songs and carols are sung in styles ranging from that of Mel Tormé to Pavarotti.
ENGLAND
Masters in This Hall/The Dargason
GUSTAV HOLST
Arr. Quartetto Gelato
USA
Have Yourself a Merrry Little Christmas
BLANE/MARTIN
Arr. Bill Bridges
USA
Shepherd’s Dance (from Amahl and the Night Visitors)
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Arr. George Meanwell
ITALY
Gesù Bambino
PIETRO YON
Arr. Quartetto Gelato
USA
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
HUGH MARTIN
Arr. Shelly Berger
RUSSIA
Nutcracker Medley
PETER TCHAIKOVSKI
Arr. Howard Cable
Intermission
ITALY
Concerto Fatto per la Notte di Natale
(“Christmas” Concerto)
Vivace – Grave
Allegro
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
Vivace
Allegro – Largo
ARCHANGELO CORELLI
Arr. Cynthia Steljes
CANADA
Magic of Christmas
SHELLEY BROWN/RENEE ROSNES
PERU
La Flor De La Canela
CHABUCA GRANDA
Arr. Hilario Duran
USA
Music for a Sleigh Ride
LEROY ANDERSON/VARIOUS
Arr. Howard Cable
FRANCE
O Holy Night
ALPHONSE ADAM
Arr. Eric Robertson
ROMANIA
Romanian Caravan
VARIOUS
Arr. Abramovitch/De Sotto/Sevastian