The program includes dances of Nineteenth Century Vienna, featuring music of Carl Michael Ziehrer and his arch rival, Johann Strauss, Jr. The Downtown Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, featuring members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, in never before seen footage of the Downtown Music concert of November 6, 2019. Program includes Ziehrer's “Loslassen!" Polka, opus 386 (1887), D'Kernmad'In, opus 58 (An Original Styrian Dance) (1860), Fächer Polonaise, opus 525 (1900), and Strauss' Tritsch Tratsch" Polka, opus 214 (1858).

The Downtown Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble:
Quan Yuan, violin
Derek Ratzenboeck, violin
Vincent Lionti, viola
Marc Tagle, violoncello
Stephen Sas, contrabasso