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Past Seasons

April 16, 2016
Silvestre Revueltas – Sensemayá
Alberto Ginastera – Obertura Para El Fausto Criollo, Op. 9
Julián Orbón – Tres Versiones Sinfonicas
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia: Danzas del Ballet

February 21, 2016 – Youth Concert
Gioacchino Rossini – Barber of Seville Overture
Paul Hart – Cartoon
Jacques Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld Overture

December 6, 2015
Felix Mendelssohn – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Waltz of the Flowers from “The Nutcracker”
Josef Strauss – Plappermäulchen (Chatterbox) Polka, Op. 245
Johann Strauss Jr. – Klipp-Klapp Galop, Op. 466
Johann Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March
Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Festival

November 7, 2015
Johannes Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, “Emperor”
Dmitri Shostakovich – The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a

April 10, 2015Program Notes
Berlioz – “Rákóczi March” from The Damnation of Faust, op. 24
Barber – Violin Concerto, op. 14
Sheng – Black Swan (after Brahms’ Intermezzo Op.118 No.2)
Mussorgsky/arr. Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition

February 15, 2015 – Youth Concert
Strauss – Künstler-Quadrille, Op. 201
Britten – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

December 7, 2014
Goeller – Joy to the World!
Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 4
Lawrence – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Borodin – “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Hayes – Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Rutter – Nativity Carol
Rutter – Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Händel – “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah
Anderson – A Christmas Festival

November 5, 2014Program Notes
Rossini – Il Viaggio a Reims Overture
Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

April 5, 2014Program Notes
Sibelius – Karelia Suite, op. 11
Theofanidis – Rainbow Body
Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem

November 2, 2013Program Notes
Wagner – Götterdämmerung: Siefried’s Death and Funeral Music
Schumann – Piano Concerto an A minor, op. 54
Thompson – Symphony No. 2

April 27, 2013 – Outreach Concert
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 5 in e-minor, op. 64
Rutter – Look At The World
Holst – O God, Beyond All Praising
Martin – The Awakening

April 13, 2013Program Notes
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 5 in e-minor, op. 64

February 10, 2013 – Youth Concert
Dun – Internet Symphony No. 1 “Eroica”
Stookey – The Composer is Dead

November 3, 2012Program Notes
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture, op. 62
Massenet – Meditation from “Thaïs”
Massenet – Orchestral Suite No. 7 “Scènes Alsaciennes”
Respighi – La Boutique Fantasque

April 21, 2012Program Notes
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Kikimora, op. 63
Daugherty – Flamingo
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slav, op. 31
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)

February 12, 2012 (Youth Concert)Program Notes
Clark – Hooked On Classics
Kapilow – Green Eggs and Ham

December 4, 2011Program Notes
arr. Hayman – The Carol of the Bells
McKechnie – Three Pieces for Piano and Orchestra
Blake – The Snowman, op. 323
Anderson – A Christmas Festival

November 5, 2011Program Notes
Verdi – Overture to “La Forza Del Destino”
Elgar – Concert Overture “Cockaigne”, op. 40
Broughton – Tuba Concerto no. 3, op. 26
Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 8 in G-major, op. 88

April 9, 2011Program Notes
Verdi – Prelude to Act I, from the opera “La Traviata”
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 26
Soga – Kibou (Hope)
Franck – Symphony in d-minor

February 13, 2011 (Youth Concert)Program Notes
Gabrielli – Sonata Pian e Forte for double brass choir
Boccherini – String Quintet in E-major, op. 11: Minuet
Mozart – Symphony No. 40: Molto Allegro
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Dunphy – Overdrive (world premiere)
Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever

December 5, 2010Program Notes
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Overture to the Oratorio “St. Paul”, op. 36
Händel (arr.Lutz) – Concert for Two Choirs, No. 2, HWV 333
Vivaldi – Winter from “The Four Seasons”
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – How Lovely are the Messengers from the Oratorio “St. Paul”, op. 36
arr. Harris – Three Traditional Carols for Orchestra
Robert Shaw / Robert Russel Bennett – The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 3
Händel – Selections from “Messiah”

November 6, 2010Program Notes
Schumann – Concert Overture “Julius Caesar”, op. 128
Mahler – Rückert Lieder
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in d-minor, op. 125

April 17, 2010Program Notes
Schubert – Unfinished Symphony
Herbert – Cello Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2

November 7, 2009Program Notes
Nelson – Savannah River Holiday Overture
Grieg – Piano Concerto
Copland – Symphony No. 3

April 18, 2009Program Notes
Turina – La Procession del Rocio
Bartok – Dance Suite
Ippolitov-Ivanov – Caucasian Sketches

November 1, 2008Program Notes
D’Indy – Symphony on a French Mountain Air, op. 25
Bruckner – Symphony No. 6 in A-major

April 19, 2008Program Notes
Wagner – Prelude to “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, op. 47
Bruch – Romance for Viola
Brahms – Hungarian Dance #5
Mendelssohn – “Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 9 in e-minor (New World)

November 10, 2007Program Notes
Dvo?ák – The Wood Dove
MacDowell – Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini

April 21, 2007Program Notes
Chabrier – España
Britten – Variations and a Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell
Dvo?ák – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 104
Respighi – Church Windows

February 24, 2007 – Youth Concert
Britten – A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Copeland – Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”

November 11, 2006Program Notes
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Thompson – Ode to the Virginian Voyage
Copeland – The Promise of Living, from The Tender Land
Berlin – Give me your Tired, Your Poor

April 22, 2006Program Notes
Hovhaness – Mysterious Mountain
Floyd – Excerpts from “Susannah”
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2, op. 43

February 25, 2006 – Youth Concert
Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals

November 19, 2005Program Notes
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, op. 73 Emperor
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 3, op. 44

April 16, 2005Program Notes
Korngold – Suite from “The Adventures of Robin Hood”
Bruch – Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra, op. 88
Suk – Pohadka, A Fairy Tale, op. 16
Respighi – The Fountains of Rome

February 19, 2005 – Youth Concert
Korngold – The Adventures of Robin Hood Suite
Suk – A Fairy Tale

November 13, 2004Program Notes
Verdi – Overture to The Battle of Legnano
Borne – Fantasie Brillante on Themes from Bizets Carmen
Rimsky-Korsakov – Suite from the Opera The Tale of Tsar Sultan
Haydn – Selections from The Creation
Rutter – Gloria
Wilhouskie – The Battle Hymn of the Republic

April 24, 2004Program Notes
Lalo – Overture to Le Roi D Ys
Canteloube – Selections from Songs of the Auverne
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in f-minor, op. 36

February 21, 2004 – Youth Concert
Copeland – “Hoedown” from Rodeo
Mozart – Toy Symphony
Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf

November 22, 2003Program Notes
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in c-minor, op. 67
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in c-minor, op. 18

April 12, 2003Program Notes
Sibelius – Finlandia
Mozart – Exultate Jubilate
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5 in D-flat (Reformation)
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

February 22, 2003 – Youth Concert
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

November 16, 2002Program Notes
Beethoven – King Stephen Overture
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat-minor
Ives- Variations on “America”
Delibes – Prelude and Mazurka from Act I of “Coppelia”
Dello Joio – Variations, Chaconne and Finale

April 20, 2002Program Notes
Tchaikovsky – Coronation March
Wagner – Excerpts from Tristan and Isolde
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade

November 17, 2001Program Notes
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto in e-minor
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No.3 in c-minor (Organ Symphony)

April 22, 2001Program Notes
Bach- Fantasia and Fugue in c-minor
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2 in g-minor
Debussy-Stowkowski – The Engulfed Cathedral
Mussorgsky-Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition

March 17, 2001 – Youth Concert
Debussy-Stowkowski – The Engulfed Cathedral
Mussorgsky-Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition

November 18, 2000Program Notes
Verdi – Overture – Nabucco
Verdi – Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – Nabucco
Verdi – La Donna e Mobile – Rigoletto
Puccini – E lucevan le stella – Tosca
Puccini – Che Gelida Manina -La Boheme
Puccini – Nessun dorma! – Turandot
Verdi – Brindisi: Libiamo ne lieti calici – La Traviata
Verdi – Ah fors e lui; Sempre libera – La Traviata
Puccini – Capriccio Sinfonico
Verdi – Pace, pace, mio Dio! – La Forza del Destino
Verdi – Anvil Chorus – Il Trovatore
Verdi – Gia nella notte: Quando narravi – Otello
Verdi – Credo in un Dio crudel – Otello
Verdi – Prelude – Aida
Verdi – Triumphal March and Ballet Music – Aida

April 15, 2000Program Notes
Stravinsky – Scherzo à la Russe
Berlioz – Harold in Italy
Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Respighi – The Pines of Rome

March 18, 2000 – Youth Concert
National Anthem
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

November 20, 1999Program Notes
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
R. Strauss – Tuba (Horn) Concerto No. 1 in E-flat
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D-major “Titan”

April 24, 1999Program Notes
Verdi – Overture to “La Forza del Destino”
Liszt – Concerto No. 1 in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra
Wagner – Prelude to “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, op. 47
Tchaikovsky – Overture Solennelle “1812”, op. 49

November 21, 1998Program Notes
Saint-Saëns – “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah
Brahms – Double Concerto, op. 102
Gershwin – An American in Paris

April 25,1998Program Notes
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Arutiunian – Trumpet Concerto
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in d-minor

March 14, 1998 – Youth Concert
Star Spangled Banner
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Copland – Hoe-Down from Rodeo

November 22, 1997Program Notes
Schumann – Konzertstück for 4 Horns and Orchestra, op. 86
Alfven – Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, “Midsommarvaka” op. 19
Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite

April 19, 1997Program Notes
Tchaikovsky – Fantasy-Overture “Romeo and Juliet”
Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Bach/Stokowski – Fugue in g-minor, BWV 578
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”

November 23, 1996Program Notes
Glinka – Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Four Arias for Soprano and Orchestra – Mendelssohn – “Hear ye, Israel” from Elijah
Puccini – “O Mia Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Puccini – “Musetta’s Waltz” from “La Bohème”
Delibes – “Les Filles de Cadiz”
Hanson – Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”

April 20, 1996Program Notes
Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Greig – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a-minor, op. 16
Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 6 in D, op. 60

November 18, 1995Program Notes
Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute (K. 620)
Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in b-minor, “The Unfinished”
Dopler – Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, op. 26 for flute and orchestra
Bizet – Orchestral Suite from Carmen

April 22, 1995Program Notes
Handel- The Water Music – Suite for Orchestra
Mozart – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92

November 19, 1994Program Notes
Beethoven – King Stephan Overture, op. 117
Devienne – Flute Concerto No. 7 in e-minor
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in a-minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

April 23, 1994Program Notes
Massenet – The Phedre Overture
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 44
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2 in c-minor, op. 17 – “Little Russian”

November 20, 1993Program Notes
Schubert – Overture to “Fierabras”, D. 796
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat
Nielsen – Symphony No. 1 in g-minor

April 24, 1993Program Notes
Verdi – Grand March and ballet Music from Aida
Telemann – Suite in a-minor for Flute and Strings
Grieg – Symphonic Dances, op. 64
Tchaikovsky – March Slav, op. 31

November 21,1992Program Notes
Bizet – Patrie Overture, op. 19
Bach – Triple Concerto in C-Major
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in g-minor

March, 28, 1992Program Notes
Verdi – Overture to “I Vespri Siciliani”
Weber – Concerto No. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, op. 38

November 23, 1991Program Notes
Schubert – Overture to “Rosemunde”, D.797
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364
Bach – Passacaglia and Fugue in c-minor, BWV 582
Rachmaninoff – Capriccio Bohemian, op. 12

April 20, 1991Program Notes
Faure – Pelleas and Melisande, op. 80
Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, op.56A
Borodin – Symphony No. 2 in b-minor

November 17, 1990Program Notes
Dvo?ák – Legends, Nos. 1-5, op.59
Franck – Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 “Eroica”

April 21, 1990Program Notes
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
Weber – Konzertstuck for Piano and Orchestra, op. 79
Glazunov – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, op. 55

November 18, 1989Program Notes
Smetana – The Moldau
Mendelssohn – Concerto No. 1 in g-minor for Piano and Orchestra
Bruckner – Symphony No. 1 in c-minor

April 22, 1989Program Notes
Verdi – Overture to “La Forza del Destino”
Saint-Saëns – Rhapsodie D’Auvergne for Piano and Orchestra
Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in e-minor, op. 39

November 19, 1988Program Notes
Humperdinck – Overture to Hansel and Gretel
Hoffmeister – Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, op. 73

April 23, 1988Program Notes
Rossini – Overture to “La Gazza Ladra”
Strauss, F. – Concerto in c-minor For Horn
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in e-minor, op. 64

November 21, 1987Program Notes
Wagner – Prelude to “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, op. 47
Brahms – Hungarian Dances Nos. 5, 6, 7
Bizet – Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from L’Arlesienne

May 2, 1987Program Notes
Suppe – Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Overture
Bruch – Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 9 in e-minor “From the New World”

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