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Red White and Blue

Saturday, September 29, 2007, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 30, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Hear award-winning pianist Andrew Armstrong perform Rhapsody in Blue.

Program Notes with Audio

Barber: Souvenirs Suite
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in D major (“From the New World”)

Sponsored by John and Hazel Matheson

 


 

Roll Over, Beethoven

Saturday, November 3, 2007, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday., November 4, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Once again Maestro Kajima brings Beethoven front and center. Enjoy two special works, the Coriolan Overture and Symphony No. 4.

Program Notes with Audio

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Strauss: Oboe Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major

 


 

40th Anniversary Concert

Saturday, December 1, 2007, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, December 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m.

Prokofiev’s charming Lt. Kije Suite is paired with Tchaikovsky’s stirring Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture. Puccini’s Capriccio sinfonico quotes melodies from his opera La Boheme. You’ll be dazzled by the artistry of bandoneon virtuoso Peter Soave.

Program Notes with Audio

Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico
Prokofiev: Lt. Kije Suite
Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture

 


Bravo Brahms!

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 13, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

The Waltz King, Johann Strauss, pays tribute to several great composers in his Künstler Quadrille. Brahms’s monumental Second Symphony closes the program.

Program Notes with Audio

J. Strauss, Jr.: Künstler Quadrille
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major

 


Mozart Requiem

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 10, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

The Requiem was Mozart’s final work, left unfinished at his death. The spirit and deep emotion of this music will move you as our wonderful soloists and chorus perform one of the most glorious choral works in the repertoire.

Program Notes with Audio

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 7 for Strings in D minor
Mozart: Requiem, K. 626

 


Around the World

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

Four composers from around the world - Russia, Hungary, France, Japan – provide a variety of sounds and colors.

Program Notes with Audio

Borodin: Polovtsian March from Prince Igor
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole
Wada: Folkloric Suite
Liszt: Les Preludes ("Symphonic Poem No. 3")