2024-2025
September
21
La Crosse Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Sean Dostal and Adrian Jackson, violas
Johann David Heinichen: Orchestral Suite in G Major, S.205
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.6
Aaron Copland: Nonet for Strings (1960)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3
29
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Seohyun Kim, violin
Korngold: Introduction and March from Robin Hood
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Bizet/Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.3 in A Minor
October
6
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Uli Widmaier, viola; Howard Green, clarinet
Debussy: Marche Ecossaise; Berceuse elegiaque
Bruch: Concerto for Viola and Clarinet
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No.1
19
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Lucille Chung, piano
Berlioz: Three Symphonic Pieces from Romeo et Juliette;
"Royal Hunt and Storm" from Les Troyens
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No.2 in G Minor
Wagner: Rienzi Overture
November
16
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Cann, piano
Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Copland: Symphony No.3
December
8
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
Master Singers of Milwaukee
Program to include Beethoven Choral Fantasy and favorite choruses from Handel Messiah
15
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Jillian Bruss, alto, Waukesha Choral Union, and the choirs of Brookfield East and Waukesha North High Schools
Johann Strauss II: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Brahms/Leinsdorf: Lo, How a Rose 'ere Blooming
Johann Strauss II: Emperor Waltzes
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers", from The Nutcracker
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime, from Hansel and Gretel
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture
John Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Eric Whitacre: Glow
Peter Wilhousky: Carol of the Bells
Shawn Kirchner: Brightest and Best
Haydn: "The Heavens are Telling", from The Creation
Handel: "Hallelujah!" Chorus, from Messiah
21
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Members of Ballet La Crosse
Hershy Kay: Deck the Halls, A Merrie Fugue
Edvard Grieg: Three Pieces from Peer Gynt, Op.46:
Morning Mood, Anitra's Dance,In the Hall of the Mountain King
"Chip" Davis: Stille Nacht
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Hugo Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No.1, "The Midsummer Vigil"
Chip Davis: Mannheim Steamroller: Deck the Halls
Tchaikovsky: Favorite music from The Nutcracker, Op.71
John Finnegan and Samuel Adler: A Holiday Sing-Along
2025
January
26
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
John Schindler, piano
Annual Waukesha JanBoree Family Concert
Camille Saint-Saens: Music from the Septet in E-flat and The Carnival of the Animals
February
19
Middleton Community Orchestra
Program to include Tchaikovsky: The Tempest Fantasy-Overture, Op.18
23
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Julius Adams, viola
Wm. Grant Still: Poem for Orchestra
Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major
Dvorak: Symphony No.9, "From the New World"
March
1
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
members of the La Crosse Symphony Youth Orchestra
Rising Stars Concerto Competition Winners, soloists
Program to include:
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Nielsen: Symphony No.1 in G Minor (ed. Alexander Platt)
5
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual "Symphony for Youth" Concerts
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (FANTASIA 1940)
Anderson-Lopez, arr. Bob Krogstad: Music from FROZEN
Elton John, arr. Custer: "Circle of Life", from THE LION KING
Alan Menken, arr. Howard Ashman: "Under the Sea", from THE LITTLE MERMAID
Hans Zimmer, arr. Paul Lavender: Symphonic Highlights from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
Alan Menken, arr. Doug Besterman: Overture to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Igor Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale, from THE FIREBIRD Suite 1919 (FANTASIA 2000)
9
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Annual Family Concert
13
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Annual Spring Pops Family Concert
Abby Lorenz, narrator; Carol Young, piano
Rossini: WILLIAM TELL Overture
John Williams/Rothrock: SUPERMAN Theme
Rupert Gregson-Williams: WONDER WOMAN Theme
Danny Elfman: BATMAN Theme
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor (first movement)
Alan Silvestri: CAPTAIN AMERICA March
Michael Giacchino: Themes from SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Ludwig Goransson: Selections from BLACK PANTHER
Alan Silvestri: Themes from THE AVENGERS
John Williams/James Burden: STAR WARS Medley
29
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Chris Brubeck, trombone
Chris Brubeck, after Dave Brubeck: Time Out Suite
Chris Brubeck: Trombone Concerto (2000)
Dave Brubeck, arr. Chris Brubeck: Blue Rondo a la Turk
arr. Henry Mancini: Portrait of The Beatles
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
April
17
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E Major
May
3
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Menuet antique; Valses nobles et sentimentales; La Valse
18
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Russo, piano
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Gershwin: Concerto in F
June
6
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert for the 250th Birthday of the United States Army
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Gould: American Salute
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Wm. Grant Still: In Memoriam: for the Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy
Wm. Schuman: New England Triptych
Copland: Hoe-Down, from Rodeo
Sousa: The Rifle Regiment March
Horner, arr. Moss: Apollo 13
Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Elmer Bernstein: March from The Great Escape
John Williams: Hymn to the Fallen, from saving Private Ryan
Rosza, arr. Moorhouse: Ballad of the Green Berets
Anka, arr. Stanley Black: The Longest Day
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
2023-2024
2023
June
June 24 -- September 10: 108th Season of the Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
July
Wisconsin Philharmonic
July 7
"Starry Nights" series at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Rodgers/Bennett: OKLAHOMA suite
Kander and Ebb/Ricketts: CHICAGO suite
Schoenberg/Custer: LES MISERABLES suite
Webber/Lowden: "Memory" from CATS
Schoenberg/Custer: MISS SAIGON Suite
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Morton Gould: American Salute
Menkin/Besterman: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Overture
Schwartz/Ricketts: WICKED suite
Lerner and Loewe/Bennett: CAMELOT suite
Ungar/Cerulli: Ashokan Farewell
arr. Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Webber/Custer: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA suite
August
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
August 17
"Moon Tunes" series, Riverside Park
Favorite music of The Beatles
Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto (Josh Baker)
Music with "The Executives"
Maverick Concerts
August 26
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, K.546
Mahler: Adagietto from the Symphony No.5
Arnold Schoenberg: Transfigured Night (version 1943)
J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052
September
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
September 23, 24 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, at Cappella Performing Arts Center
Wes Luke, violin; Sean Dostal, Viola; Mary Beth Hensel, oboe
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Concerto Grosso in G, ZWV 186
Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
September 28
Paul Dukas: Fanfare from La Peri
From the Cincinnati Symphony Commissions of 1942:
Morton Gould: Fanfare for Freedom
Howard Hanson: Fanfare for the Signal Corps
Paul Creston: Fanfare for Paratroopers
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #5
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #1
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Major, arranged for wind ensemble by the composer ca.1815
October
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
October 1
Jordan Thomas, harp; Timothy Hagen, flute
Narrators TBA
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K.299
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
(with narration in English and Spanish)
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
October 14
Mary Beth Hensel, oboe; Jonathan Borja and Aalia Anif, flutes; Matthew Coley, marimba;
Aaron Schwartz, violin
Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune No.10
Samuel Zyman: Fantasia Mexicana
Paul Creston: Concertino for Marimba
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
October 27
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Rachmaninoff, orch. William Neil: The Two Suites for Two Pianos, Opp. 5 and 17, arranged for Orchestra
(World Premiere: Commissioned by the WPO in honor of its 75th Anniversary and the 150th Anniversary of the composer's birth)
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Jay Ungar, arr. Cerulli: Ashokan Farewell
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
November
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
November 11
Alexi Kenney, violin
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Korngold: Robin Hood Overture
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor
19 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Michael Hall, viola
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.1
Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
November 30
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, John McGivern, narrator
Choirs of Brookfield High School, Oconomowoc High School, and the Waukesha Choral Union
"A Royal Christmas"
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Frederick Delius: Sleigh Ride
Ronan Hardiman: Music from Lord of the Dance
Michael Tippett: Suite in D, for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Lerner and Loewe: Medley from My Fair Lady
Chip Davis/Mannheim Steamroller: Deck the Hall
John Finnegan: A Christmas Singalong
John Rutter: Jesus Child; Candlelight Carol; Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Star Carol
G. F. Handel: "Hallelujah!" Chorus, from MESSIAH
December
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
December 9
Master Singers of Milwaukee
Handel: MESSIAH, Part One etc.
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
December 16
Emily Steele, soprano; Matthew Curtis, tenor; Matt Boehler, bass
Viterbo University Festival Chorus
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
Redner/Robinson: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Torme/Lowden: The Christmas Song
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Matt Riley: We Three Kings
Chip Davis/Mannheim Steamroller: Stille Nacht; Deck the Hall
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Charles Gounod: Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei, from the St. Cecelia Mass
John Finnegan/Samuel Adler etc.: A Holiday Singalong
2024
January
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
January 21
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Waukesha Janboree Family Concert
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Honegger: Pastorale d'ete
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
(narration in English and Spanish)
February
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
February 25
Andrew Russo, piano
Bizet: Suites 1 and 2 from Carmen
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2
March
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
March 2
Annual "Rising Stars" Concerto Competition Concert
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Concerto Winners (Reprtoire TBD)
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Elgar: Dream Children
Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C, "Jupiter"
March 6 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
"Symphony for Youth" Performances
John Williams: Superman March
Rupert Gregson-Williams: Wonder Woman Theme
Danny Elfman: Batman Theme
Alan Silvestri: Captain America March
Michael Giacchino: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Ludwig Goransson: Themes from Black Panther
Alan Silvestri: Themes from The Avengers
John Williams, arr. Burden: STAR WARS Suite
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
March 10
"A Disney Spectacular"
Hans Zimmer, arr. Paul Lavender: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, Symphonic Highlights
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, arr. Bob Krogstad: Music from FROZEN
Harry Williams: "Reflection", from MULAN
Alan Menken: Music from ENCHANTED
Alan Menken, arr. Howard Ashman: "Under the Sea", from THE LITTLE MERMAID
Alvin Menken, arr. Calvin Custer: Overture to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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Hans Zimmer, arr. Paul Lavender: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, Symphonic Highlights
Elton John, arr. Calvin Custer: "Circle of Life", from THE LION KING
Sherman and Stiles, arr. Bob Lowden: Tunes from MARY POPPINS
Ponchielli: "Dance of the Hours", from La Gioconda (Fantasia)
Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale, from The Firebird, suite 1919 (Fantasia 2000)
Symphonia Boca Raton
March 17
Les Roettges, flute
Faure: Suite from Masques et Bergamasques
Devienne: Flute Concerto No.7 in E Minor
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3, "Scottish"
April
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
April 6
Dustin and Dominique Luecke, hosts
John Williams: Superman March
Hans Zimmer/Victor Lopez: Suite from Batman: The Dark Night Rises
James Horner/John Moss: Suite from Apollo 13
Hans Zimmer/Paul Lavender: Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
James Horner/John Moss: Medley from Titanic
John Williams:
Adventures on Earth, from E.T.
Suite from Jaws
Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Flying Theme, from E.T.
Suite from Star Wars
May
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
May 4
Andrey Gugnin, piano
Nathaniel Dett, orch. Jonathan Bailey Holland: Suite Divine
(World Premiere: LSO 125th Anniversary Commission)
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Sibelius: Symphony No.3 in C Major
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
May 9
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Aaron Copland:
Preamble to a Solemn Occasion (1949)
Letter from Home (1944)
Suite from The Tender Land (1954)
"Hoe-Down", from Rodeo (1942)
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Jacob Beranek: Of a Fleeting Flower (2020)
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
May 12
50th Birthday Festival Concert
(details to be announced)
June
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
June 1/2 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, at Cappella Performing Arts Center
Aaron Schwartz, violin
Astor Piazzolla and Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, in Venice and Buenos Aires
2022-2023
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
June 23, 2022
arr. Damrosch: The Star-Spangled Banner
Morton Gould: American Salute
Aaron Copland: Corral Nocturne and Hoe-Down, from Rodeo
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
John Philip Sousa: Three Marches: Semper Fidelis, Marquette University, Hands Across the Sea
John Williams:
Superman March
Hymn to the Fallen, from Saving Private Ryan
(arr. John Burden): STAR WARS Suite
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Maverick Concerts
August 27, 2022
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Yevgeny Kutik, violin -- Michael Klotz, viola
Alan Shulman: Theme and Variations (1940)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.134 (1968), as arranged by Michael Zinman for violin, strings and percussion (2005)
Tchaikovsky: Elegie in G Major; Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
September 29, 2022
More Classic Broadway
John Cramer, Narrator
Richard Rodgers/Robert Russell Bennett: Oklahoma
Marvin Hamlisch/Bob Lowden: A Chorus Line
Andrew Lloyd Webber/Bob Lowden: "Memory", from CATS
Lerner and Loewe/Bennett: MY FAIR LADY
Kander and Ebb/Ted Ricketts: Chicago
Stephen Schwartz/Ricketts: Wicked
Stephen Sondheim/Lowden: "Send in the Clowns", from A Little Night Music
Alan Menken/Calvin Custer: Beauty and the Beast
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
October 16, 2022
A Symphonic Hallowe'en
Andrew Russo, piano
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
John Williams: Suite from Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone
Schubert, arr. Franz Liszt: "Wanderer" Fantasy, for Piano and Orchestra
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Sergei Rachmaninov: "A Hallowe'en Symphony", as compiled by Alexander Platt
Prelude in C-sharp Minor (orch. Leopold Stokowski)
Scherzo in D Minor (ed. Pavel Lamm)
The Isle of the Dead, Op.29
Finale from the Symphony No.1, Op.13
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
October 22, 2022
A Festive Homecoming
Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor
Igor Pikayzen, violin
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Manuel de Falla: Ballet music for The Three-Cornered Hat
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
November 6, 2022
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges:
Symphony No.1 in G, Op.11
Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat Major
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Tage Larsen, Trumpet
Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C, “Jupiter”
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
November 12, 2022
Made in America
Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Joan Tower: Made In America
Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto No.2
Drew Petersen, piano
Aaron Copland: Preamble to a Solemn Occasion (1949); Letter from Home (1944);
Suite from The Tender Land (1954)
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
December 1, 2022
It's a Wonderful Life: An American Christmas
The Choirs of Brookfield Central High School (Allison Hickmann, Director),
Oconomowoc High School (Beth Kauffeld, Director), and Waukesha North High School
(Jennifer Schwingle, Director)
Jason Gillette, Saxophone
Adrian Yin, piano (2022 Chapman Competition Winner)
Dmitri Tiomkin: Suite from It's a Wonderful Life
Hershy Kay: Deck the Halls, A Merrie Fugue
Samuel Barber: Prelude on Silent Night
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Duke Ellington after Peter Tchaikovsky, orch. Jeff Tyzik: The Nutcracker Suite
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 (first movement)
John Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Handel: "And the Glory of the Lord", from MESSIAH
Randall Thompson: Music from FROSTIANA
John Rutter: Jesus Child
Handel: "Hallelujah" Chorus, from MESSIAH
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
December 10, 2022
Handel, orch. Mozart:
MESSIAH Part One, plus
“I know that my Redeemer Liveth”, “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and the “Hallelujah” Chorus
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
December 16, 17, 2022
A Classic Christmas
With Coulee Classic and
Members of the La Crosse Area Youth Symphony (Randy Mastin, Director)
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Victor Herbert: March of the Toys, from Babes in Toyland
Samuel Barber: Silent Night
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Holiday Favorites for Barbershop Quartet, with Coulee Classic
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Redner, arr. Robertson: O Little Town of Bethlehem
John Williams: "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone
John Finnegan: A Holiday Singalong
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday January 29, 2023
Annual Janboree Concert for Families
John Schneider, piano
Narrators to be Announced
Rachmaninov: Finale from the Piano Sonata No.2
Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Malcolm Binney: The Carnival of the Animals,
in English and Spanish
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
March 5, 2023
William Grant Still: Symphony No.1, “Afro-American”
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor
Andrew Russo, piano
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
March 18, 2023
Youthful Elegance: Rising Stars 2023
Three Piano and Instrumental Finalists of the 2023 Richard Record Rising Stars Competition,
in famous concertos with orchestra
Frederick Delius: "The Walk to the Paradise Garden", from A Village Romeo and Juliet
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A Major, "Italian"
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
March 22, 2023
Symphony for Youth
The Four Dance Episodes from RODEO, with student poetry winners
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
April 15, 2023 Modern Broadway
With Hosts, Dustin and Dominique Luecke
Rodgers and Hammerstein/Bennett: Music from OKLAHOMA
Kander and Ebb/Ricketts: Music from CHICAGO
Schoenberg/Bob Lowden: Music from LES MISERABLES
Andrew Lloyd Webber/Lowden: "Memory", from CATS
Schoenberg/Calvin Custer: Music from MISS SAIGON
Lerner and Loewe/Bennett: Music from CAMELOT
Stephen Schwartz/Ricketts: Music from WICKED
Alan Menken/Custer: Music from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Manuel-Miranda/Brubaker: Music from HAMILTON
Stephen Sondheim/Lowden: "Send in the Clowns", from
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Webber/Custer: Music from PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
April 30, 2023
Annual Family Concert
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
May 6, 2023
A Truly Grand Finale: Springtime in Paris
Schubert: Marche Militaire, and
Saint-Saens: Marche Militaire Francaise,
with the Winners of the 2023 LSO Conductor Wannabe Competition
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
May 11, 2023
The Glory of Spring
Joshua Roman, cello
Women's Choirs of Brookfield Central High School (Allison Hickmann, Director)
and Brookfield East High School (Kari Doepke, Director), and a selection of area
high school brass musicians**
Claude Debussy: Printemps ("Spring"), for women's chorus and orchestra
(Wisconsin premiere)
Camille Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No.1
Ottorino Respighi:
The Fountains of Rome
The Pines of Rome**
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
June 10, 2023
Copland: Hoe-Down from RODEO
Paul Creston: Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra
Mark Linley, marimba
Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G
2021-2022
(Note: All of the following are live performances)
2021
June
25 MoCA Westport
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, piano duo
Debussy, Brahms, Stravinsky Petrushka
July
8, 10 Wisconsin Philharmonic
All-Beethoven program, in the 1816 arrangements for winds and timpani:
Fidelio Overture
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, "Pathetique"
Symphony No.7 in A Major
16 MoCA Westport
The Horszowski Trio; Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Dvorak, Russell Platt, Saint-Saens
July 18 - September 12: 106th Season of the Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, N.Y.
Surviving: The Triumph of Creative Expression, supported by a generous grant
from the National Endowment for the Arts
http://www.maverickconcerts.org
August
6 MoCA Westport
The Catalyst String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price, Antonin Dvorak
20 MoCA Westport
Jazz at Lincoln Center: The Samara Joy Ensemble
September
3 MoCA Westport
The Simon Mulligan Trio
10 MoCA Westport
The Escher String Quartet
Haydn, Ives, George Walker, Beethoven
19 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Steve Lippia, vocalist
Orchestral Suites from Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers (Carousel, The King and I)
Favorite Selections from the Frank Sinatra Songbook
26 Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Dvorak: Scherzo Capricioso
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Sibelius: Symphony No.5
October
3 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
Khachaturian: Suites 1 and 2 from Spartacus
16 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Daron Hagen: Fire Music (1992)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
Sibelius: Three Legends from the Kalevala, Op.22:
Lemminkainen and the Island Maidens, The Swan of Tuonela,
Lemminkainen's Homeward Journey
28 Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
John McGivern, narrator
Orchestral Suites from Titanic, Hamilton, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon,
Phantom of the Opera, and Camelot
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
November
7 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Alex Liedtke, oboe
All-Mozart Program:
Symphony No. 25, "Little G Minor"
Oboe Concerto in C
Symphony No. 35 in D, “Haffner”
13 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man (1942)
Still: In Memoriam: The Colored Soldiers Who Died for Democracy (1943)
Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14 (1939)
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
20 MoCA Westport
Priscila Navarro, piano
Albeniz: Iberia (complete)
December
5 Boca Raton Symphonia
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Gounod: Symphony No.1 in D
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Still, arr. Platt: The Quiet One
Bizet: Symphony In C
10 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Handel, orch. Mozart: Messiah, Christmas Version
12 Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Women's Choirs from Muskego, Brookfield Central and Brookfield East high schools
Favorite Holiday music of Dag Wiren, Edward Grieg, Leroy Anderson, Ola Gjielo, Arild Nyquist, Christaensen, Handel
and Sibelius
17,18 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
La Crosse Area Youth Symphony Orchestra
Holiday favorites of Leroy Anderson, Matt Riley, Lucas Richman,
Mozart, Adolphe Adam, Gounod, Richard Rodgers, Franz Lehar,
and Engelbert Humperdinck (Prelude, Witches' Ride, and Sandman's
Song and Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel)
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing Along
2022
January
13-15 MoCA Westport
2022 Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition
23 Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Waukesha Janboree Family Concert
Prokofiev, arr. David Matthews: Peter and the Wolf
February
26 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
March
5 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual "Rising Stars" Concerto Competition
Music to include:
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 in G Minor, "Winter Dreams"
9 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra "Symphony for Youth" Concerts
Mozart: from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
April
3 Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Julian Rhee, violin; Tabby Rhee, viola
Jacob Beranek: To a Fleeting Flower (premiere)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, for Violin and Viola
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 in E-flat, "Romantic"
9 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Alessio Bax, piano
Walton: Crown Imperial
John Williams: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Music from Downton Abbey, Lord of the Rings, Dances With Wolves,
Somewhere in Time and Chariots of Fire; "Dogfight Suite" from Dunkirk
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
May
1 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Russo, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No.2, "Antar"
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor
7 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Carl Ruggles: Men and Mountains
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in E Minor
Winners of the LSO annual "Conductor Wannabe" Competition
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A
June
12 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Jordan Thomas, harp
Celebrating Pride, and Juneteenth
Aaron Copland: John Henry
William Grant-Still: Symphony No.1, "Afro-American"
William Grant-Still: Enanga, for Harp, Piano and Strings
Aaron Copland: Suite from The Tender Land
2020-2021
(Note: All of the following are live performances)
2020
July
July 31 Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
The American String Quartet
September
September 4 Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
Jazz at Lincoln Center, with Alexa Tarantino snf Friends
September 26 Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
The Fred Hersch Trio
October
October 4 Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
Jazz at Lincoln Center, with Wynton Marsalis and Friends
October 24 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Tai Murray, violin
Sibelius: Andante Festivo
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
November
November 14 Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
Simon Mulligan, piano
November 21 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Josh Baker, clarinet
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
December
December 18,19 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Holst: Fantasia on "Greensleeves" from the St. Paul's Suite
Handel: "Pastoral Symphony", from MESSIAH
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Tchaikovsky, arr.Platt: Overture to The Nutcracker
Grieg: "Shepherd Boy", Op.54/1; "At the Cradle", Op.68/2;
Suite from Holberg's Time, for String Orchestra
Corelli: Finale (Pastorale) from the Christmas Concerto, Op.6/8
2021
January
January 10 Symphonia Boca Raton (Rescheduled to January 2022)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Faure: Masques et Bergamasques
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Bizet: Symphony in C
February
February 21
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Cole Randolph and Kyle Price, cellos;
Jordan Thomas, harp
"Heroic Voices: the Glories of Black Classical Music"
Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony in G Major
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
William Grant Still, arr. Alexander Platt:
Lyric Suite for String Orchestra (world premiere)
Gabriel Faure: Impromptu in D-flat, Op.86
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor
March
March 6
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Schwartz and Wes Luke, violins;
Christopher Atzinger, piano
Beethoven: Lento assai from the String Quartet in F major, Op.135
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No.1 (1925)
March 9 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, School District of La Crosse
All-City Orchestra Concert
Sibelius: Music from Karelia and Finlandia
March 10 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual "Symphony for Youth" Performances, in collaboration
with English departments of the School District of La Crosse
Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals, with new poems
May
May 1 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Cole Randolph and Kyle Price, cellos
Music from Cinema Paradiso, The Godfather, and "Gabriel's Oboe", from The Mission
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70, arranged for string orchestra
June
June 5 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Robert Levinger, piano
Daniel Birnschein, trumpet
Amy Mills: JourneyOne, Concerto for Trumpet and Strings (2017)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, in the newly-discovered version
for piano and strings
Arthur Honegger: Symphony No.2, for strings and trumpet (1942)
2019 -2020
2019
JULY
JUNE 29- SEPTEMBER 1: 104TH Season of the Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
AUGUST
August 24 Maverick Concerts Annual Chamber Orchestra Concert
In the Spirit of the Sixties: Remembering Woodstock at 50
Caroga Arts Ensemble; Elizabeth Bishop, mezzo-soprano;
Barry Banks, tenor; Adam Tendler, piano
Luciano Berio: Sequenza IV (1966)
Philip Glass: Two Pages (1968)
Gustav Mahler, arr. Scheonberg: Das Lied von der Erde
SEPTEMBER
September 26, 27 Wisconsin Philharmonic
Rene Izquierdo and Stan Markus, guitars
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No.3
Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No.1 in A Major
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella for Guitar, Op.87
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, version for string orchestra
(This program will be repeated September 27 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee)
OCTOBER
October 5 MOCA Westport
The Pacifica String Quartet
October 19 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Andrew van Oeyen, piano
Sibelius: Spring Song, Op.16
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 in D Major, "Polish"
October 27 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Russo, piano
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Overture,
Polovtsian March and Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
NOVEMBER
November 2 Wisconsin Philharmonic
Berlioz: March from The Damnation of Faust
Danny Elfman: Theme from Batman
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Elfman: Theme from Spider-Man; Theme from Edward Scissorhands
Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit
Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust
Webber, arr. Custer: Selections from Phantom of the Opera
November 16 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Igor Pikayzen, violin
Hanson: Symphony No.1, "Nordic"
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Hanson: Symphony No.2, "Romantic"
(in partnership with the La Crosse Area Youth Symphony)
November 18-23 MOCA Westport
Annual Heida Hermanns Young Artists Competition
DECEMBER
December 8 Wisconsin Philharmonic; Fitz Gary, viola
Choirs of Hartford High School, Waukesha West High School,
and Brookfield Academy
Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Barber: Silent Night
Handel/Casadesus: Viola Concerto
Mannheim Steamroller: Stille Nacht; Deck the Hall
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby
Randall Thompson: selections from Frostiana
Handel: "Hallelujah" Chorus
December 14 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Mozart: 3 German Dances, K.605
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Handel, orch. Mozart: Messiah, Part One
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
December 20, 21 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Artists from La Crosse Dance Theatre and Ballet La Crosse
Bobby Levinger, piano
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
Barber: Silent Night
Herbert: March from Babes in Toyland
Chip Davis, arr. Custer: Silent Night
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.1, in one movement
Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss:
Morning Papers Waltzes; Vienna Bonbons Waltzes;
Music of the Spheres Waltzes; Tales from the Vienna Woods
Waltzes; On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
2020
JANUARY
January 11 MOCA Westport
Kenny Barron, piano
January 26 Wisconsin Philharmonic JanBoree Family Concert
FEBRUARY
February 9 Wisconsin Philharmonic
Lucille Chung, piano
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Libby Larsen: Symphony No.3, Lyric
(Wisconsin Premiere)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3
February 22 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Music of Copland and Prokofiev
February 29 MOCA Westport
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Music of J.S. Bach and Philip Glass
MARCH
MARCH 7 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual Rising Stars Concerto Competition Concert
Various instrumental concertos
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C Minor
March 11 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual Symphony For Youth Concerts
Victor Spaeth, piano
Beethoven: Excerpts from Piano Concerto No.1,
and Symphony No.5
March 15 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Alex Liedtke, oboe
Prokofiev: Suite from Lieutenant Kije
Mozart: Oboe Concerto
Bizet: Suites Nos.1 and 2 from L'Arlisienne
APRIL
April 4 MOCA Westport
The American String Quartet
April 19 Wisconsin Philharmonic
Kevin Pearl, oboe
Johann Strauss: Roses from the South
Jean Francaix: L'horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock)
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker
Schumann: Symphony No.1, "Spring"
MAY
May 2 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Steve Lippia, vocalist
Bernstein: Dance Episodes from On The Town
Rodgers, arr. Bennett: Suite from The King and I
Various: Greatest Hits from The Frank Sinatra Songbook
May 9 MOCA Westport
The Fred Hersch Trio
May 17 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Mark Linley, marimba
Nathaniel Dett: "Juba", from In the Bottoms
Ulysses Kay: Six Pieces for String Orchestra
Paul Creston: Concertino for Marimba
Dvorak: Suite in A, "American"
Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
JUNE
June 6 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Lucille Chung, piano; Wes Luke, violin
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral
Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
June 13 Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Annual Dandelion Wine Festival Concert
June 14 Wisconsin Philharmonic Flag Day Concert
In Honor of the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Schedule 2018-19
2018
June 14
Flag Day Concert of the Wisconsin Philharmonic
Aug 30 – Sept 2
103rd Season of the Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, N.Y.
July 14
The Imani Winds; Andrew Russo, piano; Kitt Potter and Alexander Platt, reciters
A Bastille Day Tribute: Josephine Baker and Her World
Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Josephine
Lalo Schifrin: La Nouvelle Orleans
George Gershwin: Three Preludes for Piano
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds
Readings from the memoirs of Josephine Baker and Count Harry Kessler
August 25
Maverick Concerts
The Caroga Arts Ensemble, Actors and Writers Theatre,
Artists of the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice
Lenny at 100: A Bernstein Birthday Fete
Leonard Bernstein: SONGFEST (1977), arranged for voices and chamber ensemble
by Alexander Platt and Robert Osborne (2011) (New York premiere)
September 22
Westport Arts Center
The Bill Charlap Trio: Celebrating the Leonard Bernstein Songbook
September 27
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Lara St.John, violin
Bartok: Roumanian Dances
Dvorak: Notturno for Strings
Antonio Vivaldi, and Astor Piazzolla, arr.Leonid Desyatnikov (1999):
The Four Seasons, in Venice and Buenos Aires
October 13
Westport Arts Center
Lenny in Westport: Jamie Bernstein, Kate Remington and Alexander Platt,
in Conversation at the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein
October 20
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Simon Mulligan, piano
Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor
Beethoven: Symphony No.2
October 28
Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago
The Caroga Arts Ensemble
Benjamin Busch, Narrator
Artists from the Ryan Center of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
The Grainger Ballroom, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Mahler’s Wunderhorn Songs: A Soldier’s Tale
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
Seventeen songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, arranged for chamber orchestra by Wolfgang Renz, with great poetry from the World War I era
Presented with lead sponsorship by the Poetry Foundation
November 2
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Tim Kamps, violin
Friday Flix: Classic Hollywood Scores
John Williams:
Music from Superman, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jurassic Park, E.T.,
Schindler’s List, and Star Wars
November 10
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Tessa Lark, violin
Celebrating the Centennial of Armistice Day
Alberic Magnard: Hymne a la Justice
Ernest Chausson: Poeme
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Claude Debussy, orch. Andre Caplet: Berceuse Heroique; Clair de lune
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
November 18
Westport Arts Center
Simon Mulligan, piano: Improvisations on Leonard Bernstein
December 2
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Piano Soloist TBA
Bartok: Roumanian Dances
Shostakovich: Symphony No.1
Lecuona: Malaguena
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
December 4
Wisconsin Philharmonic
The Brusubardis Family, the Milwaukee Children’s Choir,
the Waukesha Choral Union, and the Hartford and Waukesha North
High School Choirs, and the Jubilate Chorale
Leroy Anderson: Music from A Christmas Festival
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins, RV 549
Telemann: Viola Concerto
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Vivaldi/d’Indy: Cello Concerto in E Minor, RV 409
—–
John Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
John Rutter: Candlelight Carol, Star Carol, Mary’s Lullaby, Jesus Child
Mozart: “Laudate Dominum”, from the Solemn Vespers
John Williams: finale from Home Alone
Rodgers and Hammerstein: finale from The Sound of Music
arr. Bruce Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
December 14, 15
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra,
La Crosse Boy Choir, and La Crosse Girl Choir
Chip Davis: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Prokofiev: Sleigh Ride from Lt. Kije
Berlin/Bennett: White Christmas
Samuel Adler: To Celebrate a Miracle
Chip Davis: Stille Nacht
Redner/Robertson: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Torme/Custer: The Christmas Song
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Chip Davis: Deck the Halls
—–
Bizet: Music from the L’Arlisienne Suites
John Williams: Suite from Home Alone
John Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
2019
January 19
Westport Arts Center
Ensemble REBEL
Music of Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Leclair
February 2
Westport Arts Center
Mak Grgic, guitar
Music of Bach, Bernstein, Albeniz, Ginastera
February 23
Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra
Melissa White, violin
Honegger: Pacific 2-3-1
Duparc: Aux Etoiles
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
March 2
Westport Arts Center
Borromeo String Quartet
Music of Copland, Barber, Beethoven, and Ruth Crawford Seeger
March 9
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rising Stars Young Artist Competition Winners
Program to include Leonard Bernstein:
Candide Overture; “Mambo” from West Side Story;
Suite from On the Waterfront
March 13
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
2019 “Symphony for Youth” Performances
March 17
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Julian Rhee, violin
Members of Trinity Irish Dancers
Howard Shore: Music from Lord of the Rings
James Horner: Theme from Braveheart
Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra
Leroy Anderson: The Irish Suite
arr. Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”)
Ronan Hardiman: Lord of the Dance
March 13
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
2019 “Symphony for Youth” Performances
March 22, 23
Webcasts of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
April 7
Andrew Russo, piano
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Hans Zimmer: Music from Gladiator
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1
Sibelius: Symphony No.2
April 13
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Kutik, violin
John Williams:
The Flight to Neverland, from Hook
Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Raider’s March from Indian Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Adventures on Earth, from E.T.
Suite from Jurassic Park
Suite from Schindler’s List
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major
May 3
Westport Arts Center
TRIO SOLISTI
Music of Beethoven, Bernstein, Brahms
May 18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Driftless Chamber Concert
Lara St.John, violin
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E Major
Vivaldi/Astor Piazzolla, arr.Leonid Desyatnikov (1999):
The Four Seasons, in Venice and Buenos Aires
June 8
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Frederic Chiu, piano
Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 in G Minor
Mussorgsky, orch.Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
June 14, 15
Wisconsin Philharmonic Flag Day Concerts
June 20
Ravinia Festival
Caroga Arts Ensemble
Vocal Fellows of the Steans Music Institute
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Alexander Platt: SONGFEST (1977)
Schedule 2017-18
June
18
Wisconsin Philharmonic Winds at Delafield Summerstage
Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties for Winds
Mozart: Serenade for Winds in e-flat, K.375
Dvorak: Serenade for Winds in D Minor
24
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Private Event for the Centennial of the Century Fence Company
30
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Starry Nights at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center’s Salute to Veterans
The Star-Spangled Banner
Cohan/Ryden: Over There!
Gershwin/Chase: Fantasy on Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Duke/Sayre: April in Paris
John Williams: March from 1941; Hymn to the Fallen, from Saving Private Ryan; Superman March
arr. Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Sousa: Hands Across the Sea
Sousa: Semper Fidelis March
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from Flower Drum Song
Haley/Smirl: Rock Around the Clock
McCartney/Mandelson: Beatles Medley
Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water
Garth Brooks: When You Come Back to Me Again
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
23 – Sept 10
102nd Season of the Maverick Concerts,
Woodstock, New York
August
26
The Maverick Chamber Players
Maria Jette, soprano; Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Remembrances: Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Dominick Argento
and the 95th Birthday of Ned Rorem
Ravel/Wolfgang Renz: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Argento: Six Elizabethan Songs
Rorem: After Reading Shakespeare
Mussorgsky/Renz: Pictures at an Exhibition
September
23
Westport Arts Center: Anthony de Mare, piano
Liasons: Re-Imagining Sondheim at the Piano
October
10
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra and Trio Solisti
70th Anniversary Season Opening Night
Haydn: Symphony No.70 in D
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5, “Reformation”
21
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Kutik, violin
Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1
Brahms: Symphony No.2
November
3
Westport Arts Center: Igor Pikayzen, solo violin
Virtusoso works of Bach, Bartok, Ysaye, Paganini and Corigliano
7
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra November Pops
Five By Design: A Salute to the MadMen Era
18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Chabrier: Espana
Edouard Lalo: Symphony in G Minor
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
December
5
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Women’s Choirs
of Muskego High School, Brookfield Central High School,
and Brookfield East High School: A Northern Lights Christmas
Sibelius: Alla Marcia, from the Karelia Suite
Grieg: Great Moments from Peer Gynt:
Morning Mood – Anitra’s Dance – In the Hall of the Mountain King
arr. Krogstad: Medley from Disney’s FROZEN
arr. Krogstad: ABBA’s Greatest Hits
Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No.1
Grieg: Arabian Dance, from Peer Gynt
Tundra: Ojelo
Arnesen: Cradle Hymn
Nyquist: Jul, Jul, Stralande Jul
Grieg: Ave Maris Stella
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Christaensen/Overby: Beautiful Savior
Sibelius: choral version of Finlandia
15,16
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra; Caroline Worra, soprano;
Members of the La Crosse Youth Symphony; The La Crosse Boychoir
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
J.Strauss II: “Mein Herr’ Marquis”, from Die Fledermaus
Lehar: “Vilja-Lied”, from The Merry Widow
Chip Davis/Custer: Stille Nacht
Delius: Sleigh Ride (Winter Nacht)
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Rodgers: “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”, from The Sound of Music
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
J.Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture
arr. Krogstad: Medley from Disney’s FROZEN
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
2018
January
20
Westport Arts Center: The Juilliard String Quartet
Haydn, James MacMillan, Beethoven
28
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Family Concert at the Waukesha Civic Theatre
Prokofiev/David Matthews: Peter and the Wolf
March
2
Westport Arts Center: The Calidore String Quartet
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Caroline Shaw
11
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Eric Chen, piano; Julian Rhee, violin;
Principal Winds of the Wisconsin Philharmonic
Ibert: Flute Concerto
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Franck: Variations Symphoniques
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
15
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra: Symphony For Youth Concerts
Victor and Ben Spaeth, pianos
Mozart: Finale from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals
18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Winners of the Annual “Rising Stars” Concerto Competition
Michael Torke: Ash, for Orchestra
Various Concerto Movements
Dvorak: Symphony No.9, “From the New World”
April
10
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Alessio Bax, piano
Ethel Smyth: Prelude to Act 2 of The Wreckers
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Horner/Moss: Suite from Titanic
Libby Larsen: Symphony No.1, “Water Music”
14
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra at the Temple Theatre, Viroqua
Kyle Price, cello
I Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G “Alla Rustica”
Boccherini: Cello Concerto No.9 in B-flat
William Walton: “Two Pieces for Strings” from HENRY V
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
May
5
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Russo, piano
Music from the Movies: The Fabulous Seventies
Strauss: Opening from Also Sprach Zarathustra(2001:A Space Odyssey)
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (Apocalypse Now)
Nino Rota: Music from The Godfather
Lai/Gold: Theme from Love Story
Conti/Lowden: Highlights from Rocky
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Manhattan)
John Williams: Theme from Superman; Suite from
Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Theme from ET;
Suite from Star Wars
12
Westport Arts Center: Simon Mulligan, piano,
and the Simon Mulligan Trio
Mozart, Chopin, Samuel Barber, The George Gershwin Songbook
June
9
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Mary Beth Hensel, oboe; Wesley Luke, violin
Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles, from Mlada
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Procession from Caucasian Sketches
Bach: Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor
Schedule 2016-17
2016
July
15
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra at La Crosse FreedomFest
The National Anthem
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
John Williams:
March from 1941
Hymn to the Fallen, from Saving Private Ryan
Theme from Superman
Suite from Star Wars
Hayman: “Pops” Hoe-Down
Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Webber/Custer: Suite from Phantom of the Opera
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
August
20
The Maverick Concerts
Members of the Aurea Ensemble; Adam Tendler, piano
J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto in A Major
Copland: Nonet for strings (1960)
Copland: Piano Fantasy (1957)
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3
October
9
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Simon Mulligan, piano
Michael Torke: Javelin
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor
22
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Beethoven: Overture to The Consecration of the House
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3 in B Minor
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
29
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Clara Loisch, flute; Narrator to be announced
Smetana: The Moldau
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
flute concerto to be announced
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
November
6
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Cassandra Black, soprano
John Williams: Superman Theme
Bernard Hermann: Suite from Vertigo
Maurice Jarre: “Lara’s Theme”, from Dr. Zhivago
John Barry: The James Bond Theme
John Barry, marvin Hamlisch, et.al.: Title songs from Goldfinger, “Nobody Does it Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldeneye, and The World Is Not Enough
Vangelis/Riley: Theme from Chariots of Fire
Arlen/Harburg: Somehwere Over the Rainbow
Max Steiner: Suite from Gone With the Wind
19
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Mary Carewe, soprano
Gershwin/Bruce Chase: Variations on Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Greatest Hits from the Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Songbooks
Gershwin/Robert Russell Bennett: Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture
December
3
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Steve Amerson, tenor; Taylor University Chorale
Contemporary Christmas Selections
George Frederic Handel: Selections from MESSIAH
6
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Choirs from Waukesha North, South and West High Schools
Calvin Custer: It’s Christmastime
Bob Lowden: Do You Hear What I hear?
Chip Davis: Deck the Halls
Chip Davis: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Chip Davis/Custer: Stille Nacht
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn after Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Jeff Tyzik:
The Nutcracker Suite
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
John Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
John Rutter: Star Carol, I Saw Three Ships, Mary’s Lullaby, Jesus Child
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
arr. Bruce Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
16, 17
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Ballet La Crosse and the La Crosse Dance Theatre
Contemporary Christmas Selections
Bizet: “Carillon” from L’Arlesienne
Chip Davis: Deck the Halls
Hershy Kay: Pat-a-Pan, A Fantasie
Chip Davis: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Wilhousky/Hayman: Carol of the Bells
Chip Davis/Custer: Stille Nacht
Torme/Lowden: The Christmas Song
Custer: It’s Christmastime
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Leo Delibes: Selections from Coppelia
John Finnegan: Christmas Sing-Along
2017
January
15
Westport Arts Center
Concert and Conversation with The Horszowski Trio
20
Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University
Concert and Conversation with Alessio Bax, piano
February
19
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Frank Almond, violin
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in E major
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto to be announced
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No.3
March
5
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Jason Thompson, violin; Trudy Chapman, flute; Christopher Bade, clarinet; Michael Trentacosti, bassoon; Leon Harshenin, piano
Weber: Concerto for Clarinet and strings
Jolivet: Bassoon Concerto
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5
16
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Annual “Symphony for Youth” concerts
18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
“Rising Stars” Concerto Competition Winners
Program to include:
Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D Major, “Classical”
Bizet: Symphony in C
April
4
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Joshua Roman, cello
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor
Janacek: Sinfonietta
21
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Steve Hyman and Marilyn Shields-Wiltsie, pianos
Indian Wesleyan University Chorale and Soloists
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D Minor
29
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Herold: Overture to Zampa
Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B-flat major, “Spring”
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
May
14
Westport Arts Center
Concert and Conversation with the Pacifica String Quartet
June
10
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D, “Paris”
Debussy: Premeiere Rhapsodie
Russell Platt: Clarinet Concerto (2002)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Version of 1945)
24
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Special Concert for the Centenary of The Century Fence Company
25
Opening Day of the 102nd Season of The Maverick Concerts,
Woodstock, New York
Schedule 2015-16
2015
June
20
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
Annual Summer Pops at Lake Harriet
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Smetana: The Moldau
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime, from Hansel and Gretel
Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale, from The Firebird
25,26
La Crosse Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Frank Almond, violin; Naomi Sutherland, harp
Biber: Battalia a 10
Handel: Harp Concerto in B-flat
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (complete)
July
11
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Gathering On The Green 2015: “Swingin’ With the Big Bands”
The Star-Spangled Banner
Gershwin/Chase: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Vernon Duke/Sayre: April in Paris
Ellington/Custer: Duke Ellington!
Carmichael/Hermann: Star Dust
arr. Deane Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Porter/Warrington: On Stage With Cole Porter
Gershwin/Schoen: Clap Yo’ Hands
Rodgers/Van Heusen/Moss: A Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
Arr. Wasson: Jump Swing Fever
Arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
August
22
The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, N.Y.
Maverick Chamber Players and the AUREA Ensemble
Stephen Gosling, piano; Maria Todaro, mezzo-soprano; Emmanuel Feldman, cello
The 100th Anniversary Chamber Orchestra Concert
Britten: Young Apollo
Cowell: The Banshee
Falla: El Amor Brujo (original version, 1915)
Starer: Song of Solitude
Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
October
4
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Laura Snyder, vocalist; Carol Smart, Oneida Nation Storyteller; Dancers from Ho-Chunk Nation
Copland: Prairie Journal (Music for Radio)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major
Dvorak: Symphony No.9, “From the New World”
17
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
Mussorgsky: Dawn on the Moscow River, from Khovanschina
Thomson: The Seine at Night
Smetana: The Moldau
Johann Strauss II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major
24
La Crosse Symphony OrchestraJanet Sung, violin; Ann Schoenecker, soprano; Hans Laping, baritone
William Neil: Sinfonia del Gioie (world premiere)
Nielsen: Symphony No.3, “Sinfonia Espansiva”
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
30
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Hallowe’en ConcertRobert Marler, piano, Larry Powell, trumpet
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
John Williams/Lopez: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Webber/Custer: Suite from Phantom of the Opera
John Williams/Burden: Star Wars Suite
Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust
November
7
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
Handel: Suites from the Water Music
Elizabeth Maconchy: Proud Thames (1952)
Libby Larsen: Symphony No.1, “Water Music”
8
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra Family Concert
Handel: Suites from the Water Music
21
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra Veterans’ Concert
Steve Amerson, tenor
The Star-Spangled Banner — Tonight — Something’s Coming — Do You Hear the People Sing? — I Dreamed A Dream — Letter from Home — This Is The Moment — Bring Him Home — The Impossible Dream — Fanfare the Common Man — Ashokan Farewell — Shenandoah — Into the Fire — Armed Forces Salute — American Anthem — Climb Ev’ry Mountain — You’ll Never Walk Alone
10
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Pops
A James Bond Evening, with soprano Mary Carewe
John Barry, arr. Nic Raine:
The James Bond Theme, from Dr. No
Goldfinger
You Only Live Twice
For Your Eyes Only
The World Is Not Enough
Live and Let Die
Chase Music, from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Nobody Does It Better
Goldeneye
Surrender
Diamonds Are Forever
Skyfall
December
8
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
An American Christmas, with the Arrowhead
High School Choir and the Jubilate Chorale
John Schindler, piano
Arr. Kay: Deck the Halls, A Merrie Fugue
Berlin/Bennett: White Christmas
Herbert: March of the Toys, from Babes in Toyland
Chip Davis/Mannheim Steamroller: Stille Nacht
Torme/Lowden: The Christmas Song
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor(I)
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Thompson: Selections from Frostiana
Copland: “Stomp Your Foot”, from The Tender Land
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
Arr. Chase: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
13
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Trudy Whitford, flute; Melissa Frecker, harp;
University Singers of Indiana Wesleyan University
Mozart: Overture to The Shepherd King
Mozart: Two German Dances(“Sleigh Ride”), K.605
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from Messiah
18,19
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concerts
La Crosse Dance Studio and Ballet La Crosse
Rodgers/Bennett: Cinderella Waltz
Berlin/Bennett: White Christmas
Herbert: March of the Toys
Prokofiev: Sleigh Ride(Troika) from Lt. Kije
Chip Davis: Stille Nacht
Torme/Lowden: The Christmas Song
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Prokofiev: Prelude and Act II, from Cinderella (staged)
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
2016
February
6
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rising Stars Competition Winners
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C
Concerto TBA
Concerto TBA
Schubert: Symphony No.1 in D
21
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Hyperion Knight, piano
American Original: The World of George Gershwin
Daron Hagen: Heliotrope
Dvorak: Music from the American Suite
Johann Strauss II: Artist’s Life
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5
Debussy: Music from the Petite Suite
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
March
5
Marion Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble
Leon Harshenin, piano
Mozart: Serenade for Winds in E-flat, K.388
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Dvorak: Serenade for Winds in D Minor, Op.44
10
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra:
Symphony For Youth Concerts
Williams/Burden: Selections from Star Wars
Holst: Selections from The Planets
12
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Caroline Worra, soprano
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs
Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G
19,20
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony No.1
Schubert: Symphony No.1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1, “Winter Dreams”
April
9
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Paula Monsalve, vocalist
Moncayo: Huapango
Anderson: Blue Tango
Barroso/Wasson: Brasil
Falla: Suite No.2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Bernstein: “Mambo” from West Side Story
Bernstein/Mason: Medley from West Side Story
Various: Somo Novos — Se Te Ol Vido — Huainito
Ginastera: Dances from Estancia
17
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Carlos Chavez: Sinfonia India
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.5
Ginastera: Dances from Estancia
30
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Simon Mulligan, piano
Mendelssohn: Scherzo and Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Tchaikovsky: The 3 Shakespeare Fantasy-Overtures:
Hamlet, Op.67a
The Tempest, Op.18
Romeo and Juliet
May
14
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Kemper, piano
Britten/Berkeley: Mont Juic
Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Falla: Seven Spanish Popular Songs
Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin American Dances
22
Wisconsin Philharmonic Family Concert
Copland: “Hoe-Down” and “Corral Nocturne” from Rodeo
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
June
23,24
La Crosse Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Frederic Chiu, piano
Handel: Suite from the Water Music
Geoffrey Peterson: The Edmund Fitzgerald, for piano and strings (2002)
J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto No.3 in D Major
Telemann: The Water Music (1723)
2014
October
12
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Maria Bachmann, violin
Swedish Delight
Sibelius: Finlandia
Alfven: Elegy from Gustav II
Berwald: Sinfonie singuliere
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Ilya Yakushev, piano
The Guns of August: Music and the First World War
arr. Desire Dufauw: La Brabanconne
Two Pieces from “King Albert’s Book”:
Elgar: Carillon (1914)
Debussy: Berceuse heroique (1914)
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
25
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Conor Angell, baritone; Justin Colwell, piano
Taylor University Chorale
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Chopin: first movement from the Piano Concerto No.1
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5, “Reformation”
November
2
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Simon Mulligan, piano
Borodin: Symphony No. 2
9
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Simon Mulligan, piano
Nordic Grandeur
Nielsen: Prelude to Act II of Saul and David
Sibelius: Spring Song
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G
15
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Don Weber, narrator
Salute to Our Veterans: Korea and the Cold War
arr. Damrosch: The Star-Spangled Banner
Hindemith: Prelude to the Requiem “For Those We Love”
Copland: Preamble to a Solemn Occasion
Barber: Adagio for Strings
trad.: Ari-Rang
Barber: Night Flight
Lyn Murray: “Prelude” and “Task Force” from The Bridges at Toko-Ri
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from Flower Drum Song
Mandel/Altman: Theme from M*A*S*H
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from The King and I
arr. Custer: Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
arr. Custer: Themes from 007
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
December
5,6
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists and members of the Community School for the Arts
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (staged, complete)
9
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Brookfield East and Arrowhead High School Choirs
A Scandinavian Christmas
Alfven: Festspel
Grieg: from the Lyric Pieces: Shepherd Boy; At the Cradle;
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Sibelius: alla Marcia, from the Karelia Suite
Hans Christian Lumbye: Champagne Galop
Benny Andersson/Ling: ABBA’s Greatest Hits
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
arr. Finnegan: Christmas Sing-Along
Nordqvist: Jul, jul, strlalande Jul
Fjelheim: Eatnemen Velle
Tegner: Glans over sjo och strand
arr. Collins: Domaredansen
F. Melius Christiansen: Beautiful Savior
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
arr. Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
14
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Lida Sakwarek, soprano; Mirko Drago, cello; Caleb Faul, piano
A Nordic Christmas
Nielsen: Oriental March from the Aladdin Suite
Grieg: “Morning Mood”, “Anitra’s Dance” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, from Peer Gynt
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C, RV 399
Mozart: finale from the Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor
Christophe Beck: Suite from Frozen
Mozart: Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Reger: Maria’s Cradle Song, Op.76/52
Handel: “Rejoice Greatly”, from Messiah
F. Melius Christiansen: Beautiful Savior
Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
19,20
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Mlada Khudoley, soprano
Artists from Misty’s Dance Unlimited and the La Crosse Dance Centre
A Russian Christmas
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
Bizet: Agnus Dei
Puccini: “Vissi d’arte”, from Tosca
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Tchaikovsky: “Melodrama” from THE SNOW MAIDEN
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Adam: O Holy Night
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker
Glazunov: The Seasons, Op.67 (semi-staged, complete)
2015
February
7
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rising Stars Concerto Competition Winners
Voices of the People
Dvorak: My Home Overture
Concerto Movements TBD
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.2, “Little Russian”
Sibelius: Finlandia
15
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Julia Simpson, oboe
Nielsen: Praeludium from the Little Suite for Strings
Dag Wiren: Serenade for Strings
Sibelius: Romance in C
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Major
22
Symphonia Boca Raton
Gareth Johnson, violin; Scott O’Donnell, viola
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Philip Glass: Company
Bizet: Symphony in C
28
Greater Grand Forks Symphony
Alejandro Drago, violin
Matthew Peterson: Hyperborea (U.S. premiere)
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op.64
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
March
12
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and the La Crosse Youth Symphony Annual “Symphony for Youth” concerts
Berlioz: Rakoczy March
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
14
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Wesley Luke, violin; Luke Hubbard, viola
War and Remembrance
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Copland: Letter from Home
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E-flat
April
11
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale and High School choirs
Civil War Commemoration Concert
Morton Gould: American Salute
Roy Harris: Symphony No.6, Gettysburg Symphony
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
arr. Wilhousky: The Battle Hymn of the Republic
18
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Hyperion Knight, piano
Grieg: Lyric Suite, Op.54
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G
26
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Tanya Kruse Ruck, soprano; Jill Brus, contralto; Stuart Mitchell, tenor;
Thomas Weis, bass-baritone
Carroll University and Jubilate Chorales
Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies: Heart Wounds, The Last Spring
Ravel: Suite from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Mozart, ed. Richard Maunder: Requiem in D Minor
May
2
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Alessio Bax, piano
Annual Conductor Wannabe Competition Winners
Springtime in Paris
Offenbach: “Can-Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld
Milhaud: Suite Provencale
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Bizet: favorite music from Carmen
Gershwin: An American in Paris
16, 17
Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra
Schubert: Overture to “The Magic Harp”
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 1
Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusina
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
30
Wisconsin Philharmonic Family Concert
Music That Paints a Picture:
Great moments from the Grieg “Peer Gynt” Suites
June
25
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Frank Almond, violin
Biber: Battalia a 10
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op.6/6
J.S. Bach: Brandenbrug Concerto No.3
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (complete)
2013
July
27
The Maverick Chamber Players and the Aurea Ensemble
Paul Appleby, tenor (Metropolitan Opera)
The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
Britten at Woodstock, 1939: A Britten Centenary Celebration
Chamber music of Purcell, Britten, and Frank Bridge
Britten: Les Illuminations (1939-40)
August
3
Amernet String Quartet and Peter Askim, double bass
Music Mountain, Falls Village, Conn.
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Narrator)
September
28
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Mulligan, piano
Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale; Andrew Jones, piano
All-Beethoven Program:
Choral Fantasy, for piano, choir and orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 4
Symphony No. 5
October
5
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Timothy Fain, violin
Rimsky-Korsakov: Introduction and Cortege from Le Coq d’Or
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Borodin: Symphony No. 1; Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
13
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Moncayo: Huapango
Revueltas: Sensemaya
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
19
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
Wagner: Entrance of the Gods, from Das Rheingold
Verdi: Prelude to Aida
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
November
2
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Ronnie Ingle, trumpet
Nakiari Sugiura, piano
From Russia with Love
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance, from Gayaneh
Khachaturian: Adagio, from Spartacus
Aruturian: Trumpet Concerto
arr. Custer: Themes from 007
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
10
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Henry Fogel, narrator; Kelli Cramer, soprano
Salute to Our Veterans: Korea and the Cold War
America the Beautiful
Copland: Preamble to A Solemn Occasion
Samuel Barber:
Adagio for Strings
Commando March
Prelude on “Silent Night”
Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Venegance
Rodgers, arr. Bennett: Suite from Victory at Sea
Rodgers, arr. Bennett: Suite from Flower Drum Song
Favorite Songs of Les Paul and Mary Ford
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
Letters and Speeches of Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy,
George F. Kennan, Les Paul, and Alfred Lunt compiled by Alexander Platt
23
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Simon Mulligan, piano
Berlioz: Rakoczy March, from La Damnation de Faust
Berlioz: Royal Hunt and Storm, from Les Troyens
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; encores to be announced
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
December
6,7
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Marion Community School for the Arts
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete)
9
Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra
Choirs of Arrowhead High School; Margaret Liu, piano
An Old-World Christmas
Johann Strauss II: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Victor Herbert: “March of the Toys”, from Babes in Toyland
Livingston/Evans/Lowden: Silver Bells
Edouard Strauss: Bahn frei Polka
Johann Strauss II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltzes
Richard Strauss: Waltz from Der Rosenkavalier
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Beethoven: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from Christ on the Mount of Olives
arr. Belich: A German Christmas Festival
Handel: “For Unto Us a Child is Born”, from Messiah
Berlioz: “The Shepherd’s Farewell”, from L’Enfance du Christ
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomine, from Hansel and Gretel
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from Messiah
arr. Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
15
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Grand Cities Children’s Chorus; North Dakota Ballet
A Russian Christmas
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanschina
Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Choral Selections with Children’s Chorus
arr. Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker
21
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
La Crosse Dance Theatre
An Old-World Christmas
Johann Strauss II: Champagne Polka
Franz von Suppe: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
Emil Waldteufel: The Skaters’ Waltz
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly, polka mazur
Edouard Strauss: Bahn frei, polka schnell
Leroy Anderson: Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime, from Hansel and Gretel
Richard Strauss: Waltz from Der Rosenkavalier
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
With the La Crosse Dance Theatre:
Johann Strauss II:
Voices of Spring
Roses from the South
Where the Citrons Bloom
Artist’s Life
On the Beautiful Blue Danube
arr. Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
2014
January
12,13
Boca Raton Symphonia
William Wolfram, piano
Jeffrey Kaye, trumpet
Rossini: Overture to La Scala di Seta
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
Schubert: Symphony No. 6, “Little C Major”
Johann Strauss II: Kuenstlerleben
24
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
“Symphony for Youth” Concerts
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
February
1
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Tracey Engelman, soprano
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Libby Larsen: Sonnets from the Portuguese
(World Premiere of the new, revised version)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams”
23
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Frank Almond, violin
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (complete)
Verdi: String Quartet in E Minor (arranged for string orchestra)
March
1
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Sherry Kujala, flute
Cacelia and Gerald Gaul, violin and viola
Mozart: Overture to Il Re Pastore
C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1 in D Minor
8
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Maria Bachmann, violin
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Ravel: “The Spanish Symphony”
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
Alborada del Gracioso
Bolero
April
5
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Winners, LSO Rising Stars Concerto Competition
Winners, LSO “Conductor Wannabe” Competition
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries, from Die Walkuere
Various Concerto Movements and Selections To Be Announced
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
12
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Alejandro Drago, violin
Kip Winger: Conversations with Nijinsky
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Liadov: Eight Russian Popular Songs
Shostakovich: Symphony No.9
26
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Steve Amerson, tenor; Conor Angell, baritone
Taylor University Chorale
Concerto/Aria Competition Winner TBA
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from Oklahoma
Modern Broadway Hits, To Be Announced
Rodgers/ Bennett: Suite from The King and I
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Concerto or Aria, To Be Announced
Dvorak: Te Deum, Op. 103
27
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Adrien Zitoun, cello
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1 in D Minor
May
31
Wisconsin Philharmonic Family Concert:
“Stormy Weather”
Music from:
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Honegger: Summer Pastorale
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale”
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Schedule 2012-13
2012
June
30
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
“Salute to the Fourth” Holiday Pops
The National Anthem
Sousa: The Thunderer March
Ron Nelson: Savannah River Holiday
Horner/Moss: Selections from Titanic
Whitney Houston/Gold: The Greatest Love of All
Bernstein: “Mambo” from West Side Story
Sousa: Semper Fidelis March
arr. Gonsalves: Amazing Grace
arr. Wilhousky: The Battle Hymn of the Republic
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
June 30—Sep 16
Music Director of the Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
(www.maverickconcerts.org)
August
5
Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
The Amernet Quartet and Friends
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor
Russell Platt: Transport to Summer, for soprano and strings (premiere of the final revised version)
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
September
1
The Maverick Chamber Players
Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Garland, baritone; Alan Murchie, piano
Faure: La Bonne Chanson (version for voice, piano and strings)
Harold Meltzer: Variations on a Summer Day (world premiere)
Songs of Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Duparc, and Cesar Franck
Ravel: Trois poemes de Stephane Mallarme
22
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Garland, baritone
Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Thomson: Wheat-Field at Noon
Copland: Old American Songs, Book II
Hanson: Symphony No.2, “Romantic”
30
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
The Chiara String Quartet
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Handel/Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet
Brahms: Symphony No.1
October
9
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Lara St. John, violin
Verdi: Overture to The Sicilian Vespers
John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Orchestra, arr. Martin Kennedy(1963/2012) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Elgar: Enigma Variations
20
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Lara St.John, violin
Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Orchestra, arr. Martin Kennedy(WORLD PREMIERE)
Sibelius: Symphony No.1
November
3
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Taylor University Chorale and soloists
Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C, “Jupiter”
Haydn: The Creation, Part I
11
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Henry Fogel, narrator; Soheil Nasseri, piano
“A Salute to Veterans: Battle of Britain”
Bliss: March from Things to Come
Barber: Night Flight
Elgar: Funeral March, Op.42
Coates: March from The Dam Busters
Walton: Two Pieces from Strings from Henry V
Vaughan Williams: Theme from The 49th Parallel
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Walton: Crown Imperial
Walton: Orb and Sceptre
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
17
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and artists from Viterbo University
Linda Balgord, soprano; Timothy Schorr and Mary Ellen Haupert, pianos
Schmidt: Intermezzo from Notre Dame
Rodgers and Hammerstein: “The Hills are alive….” and “My Favorite Things”, from The Sound of Music; “Hello Young Lovers”, from The King and I
Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
Jerome Kern: “Bill” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”, from Show Boat
Webber: “Memory”, from CATS
Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Gershwin/Bennett: Selections from Porgy and Bess
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Walton: Crown Imperial
Walton: Orb and Sceptre
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
December
4
Wisconsin Philharmonic, with choirs from Waukesha, Wisconsin schools
“A Royal Christmas”
Tippett: Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Delius: Sleigh Ride (Winter Nacht)
Lerner and Loewe/Bennett: Suite from My Fair Lady
Horner/Moss: Selections from Titanic
arr. Finnegan: Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Handel: “And the Glory of the Lord”, from Messiah
trad.: In the Bleak Midwinter
Handel: “Lift Up Your Heads”, from Messiah
John Rutter: Mary’s Lullaby
trad.: I Saw Three Ships
John Rutter: Star Carol
Handel: “Hallelujah” from Messiah
trad., arr. Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
9
Greater Grand Forks Symphony, and community choirs
Strauss: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Mozart: Three German Dances, K.605
Handel: “Rejoice Greatly” and “He shall feed His flock”, from Messiah
Mozart: Exulatate, jubilate
Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltzes
arr. Belich: A German Christmas Sing-Along
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
Rodgers/Bennett: Selections from The Sound of Music
Handel: “Hallelujah” chorus from Messiah
15
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Kay: Deck the Halls, A Merrie Fugue
Barber: “Silent Night” from Die Natali
Berlin/Bennett: White Christmas
Herbert: “March of the Toys”, from Babes in Toyland
Chip Davis: Stille Nacht
Torme/Chase: The Christmas Song
Evans/Lowden: Silver Bells
Lucas Richman: Hanukkah Festival Overture
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
arr. Finnegan: Christmas Sing-Along
Tchaikovsky: Suite and “Waltz of the Snowflakes”, from The Nutcracker
2013
January
31
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Symphony for Youth:
Great Moments from Peter Grimes and La Mer
February
1
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Alessio Bax, piano
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Debussy: La Mer
9
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra
William Wolfram, piano
Griffes: The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Nielsen: Symphony No.2, “The Four Temperaments”
14
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Valentine’s Day Concert
Johann Strauss II: Artist’s Life Waltzes
Prokofiev: Three Pieces from Romeo and Juliet
Josef Strauss: Music of the Spheres Waltzes
Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South
Webber/Custer: Suite from Phantom of the Opera
Verdi: “Anvil Chorus” from Il Trovatore
Johann Strauss II: “Bruderlein”, from Die Fledermaus
arr. Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Bernstein/Mason: Suite from West Side Story
March
9
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
La Crosse Choral Union
Kathryn Moran Skemp, soprano; Alan Dunbar, baritone
Delius: Summer Night on the River
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major
Faure: Requiem (original version, ed. John Rutter)
10
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Vale Rideout, tenor; Matthew Bronstein, French horn
Holst: St. Paul’s Suite
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Delius: Two Aquarelles
Britten: Simple Symphony
April
6
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Hyperion Knight, piano
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5
Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South Waltzes
Offenbach: Barcarole, from The Tales of Hoffmann
Johann Strauss II: Artist’s Life Waltzes
Offenbach: Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Gershwin: Three Preludes for Piano
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
13
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Jones, piano
Lisa Dawson, soprano; Jess Munoz, tenor; Keith Brautigam, baritone
Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.3
Rachmaninov: The Bells
Shostakovitch: Symphony No.9
20
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rising Stars Concerto Competition Winners
Wagner: Preludes to Lohengrin
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Favorite Concerto Movements
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2
28
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Holst: The Planets
May
11
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Alejandro Drago, violin
Copland: An Outdoor Overture
Randall Thompson: Symphony No.3
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Schedule 2011-12
2011
June
24
Wisconsin Philharmonic
“Music from the Heartland” Patriotic Concert
25
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
“Salute to the Fourth” Patriotic Concert: “Hands Across the Sea”
The Star-Spangled Banner
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Lerner and Loewe/Bennett: Suite from Camelot
Sousa: Hands Across the Sea
Webber/Custer: Suite from Phantom of the Opera
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
June 25—Sep 4
In residence as Music Director of The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
(www.maverickconcerts.org)
July
2
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Independence Day Celebration
September
3
The Maverick Chamber Players; Nancy Allen Lundy and Maria Jette, sopranos; Mary Nessinger, alto; Robert Mack, tenor; Kerry Henderson, baritone;Robert Osborne, bass; Stephen Gosling, piano
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 in E-flat, “Les Adieux”
Favourite Songs of Mahler and Bernstein
Bernstein: SONGFEST(1977), world premiere of the new version for
chamber orchestra, by Alexander Platt and Robert Osborne(2010)
October
1
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Monroe, clarinet
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland: Our Town
Dvorak: Suite in A, Op.98b, “American”
Britten: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto for Benny Goodman(1941),
as reconstructed by Colin Matthews (North American Premiere)
arr.Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
11
The Wisconsin Philharmonic
Heather Jewson, mezzo-soprano; Chelsea Shurilla, piano, “Love and the Sea”
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.1
Debussy: La Mer
22
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Michael Chesher, clarinet
Handel/Harty: Excerpts from The Water Music
Libby Larsen: Symphony No.1, “Water Music”
Britten: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto for Benny Goodman (1941),
as reconsturcted by Colin Matthews (North American premiere)
Elgar: Enigma Variations
29
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Michael Chesher, clarinet
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Weber/Berlioz: Invitation to the Dance
John Williams: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lehar: Gold and Silver Waltzes
Webber/Custer: Phantom of the Opera Suite
Strauss the Younger: Blue Danube Waltzes
Strauss the Elder: Radetsky March
Rodgers and Hammerstein: Music from Oklahoma, South Pacific, and Carousel
Bernstein: “Make Our Garden Grow”, from Candide
November
13
The Wisconsin Philharmonic, “A Salute to Our Veterans: Americans in Paris”
Saint-Saens: Marche Militaire Francaise
Debussy: Berceuse Heroique
Bernstein/Sayre: March from The Great Escape
Steiner: Suite from Casablanca
Debussy/Busser: music from Petite Suite
Porter/Bennett: Suite from Silk Stockings
Cohan/Ryden: Over There!
Gershwin: An American in Paris
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
arr.Custer: Salute to the Big Bands (incl. “April in Paris”)
19
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Mary Tollefson, piano,
“Salute to Veterans: Battle of Britain”
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Bliss: March from Things to Come
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Barber: Commando March
Barber: Night Flight
Walton: Two Pieces for Strings from Henry V
Vaughan Williams: Theme from The 49th Parallel
Walton: Crown Imperial March
Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto, from Suicide Squadron
Alford: March from Bridge Over the River Kwai
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
arr.Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
December
6
The Wisconsin Philharmonic, Arrowhead High School Choirs
“Joyeux Noel: Christmas in Paris”
Offenbach: Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Bizet: Jeux d’enfants Suite
Debussy: Clair de lune
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
arr.Belich: A French Christmas Carol Medley
Berlioz: “The Shepherd’s Farewell”, from L’Enfance du Christ
Franck/Rutter: Panis Angelicus
Gounod: Agnus Dei, from the Messe de Sainte Cecile
Faure: Sanctus, from the Requiem
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from Messiah
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
10
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale
“An English Christmas”
Tippett: Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Delius: Sleigh Ride
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Delius:“La Clainda” from Koanga
Elgar: “Nimrod”, from the Enigma Variations
Holst: “Jupiter”, from The Planets
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
arr.Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Handel: “And the Glory of the Lord”, from Messiah
John Rutter: Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – Candlelight Carol – Jesus Child – Mary’s Lullaby – Star Carol
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from Messiah
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
18
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, North Dakota Ballet
“A Russian Christmas”
Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise from Christmas Eve
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Tchaikovsky: Sleigh Ride (“November”) from The Seasons
Prokofiev: Sleigh Ride from Lieutenant Kije
arr.Finnegan: A Christmas Sing-Along
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act I (complete)
2012
January
26
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Symphony for Youth
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
February
4
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Rising Stars Concert
Gavin Greenaway: Reflections of Earth
Various Concerto Movements with Young Artist Competition Winners
Holst: The Planets
11
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Alejandro Drago, violin
“A Russian Winter”
Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles, from Mlada
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Glazunov: Symphony No.5
18
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Hyman and Leon Harshenin, pianos
“Winter in Paris”
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Faure: Music for Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Op.57
Debussy: Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals
26
The Wisconsin Philharmonic, “Gallic Delights” Maria Bachmann, violin
Faure: Suite from Pelleas et Melisande
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Bizet: Symphony in C
March
10
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Rachel Barton Pine, violin, “The Celtic Spirit”
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Mackenzie: Benedictus
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra
Lerner and Loewe: Prelude to Brigadoon
Anderson: The Irish Suite
Hardiman: Selections from Lord of the Dance
arr. Weatherly: Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”)
Horner/Moss: Selections from Titanic
20
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Michael Chapdeliane, guitar
Debussy/Caplet: Children’s Corner Suite
Michael Chapdelaine: Guitar Concerto (world premiere)
Maurice Ravel: Alaborda del Gracioso
Pavane pur une Infante Defunte
Bolero
April
14, 20, 22, 25
Chicago Opera Theater
Shostakovich: Moscow Paradise (Chicago premiere)
21
Marion Indiana Philharmonic, Kristian Klefstad, piano
Indiana Wesleyan University and Taylor University Chorales
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 in C Major
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor
May
6
The Wisconsin Philharmonic, Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Debussy: Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Ravel: Alaborda del Gracioso
“Habanera” from the Rhapsodie Espagnole
Pavane our une Infante Defunte
Bolero
12
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Winona Oratorio Chorus Women’s Ensemble
Artists from the Great River Shakespeare Festival
HAMLET AND HAYDN: Shakespeare in the Classical Age, celebrating the collaboration between Joseph Haydn and the Karl Wahr Troupe at the Esterhazy Castle
William Shakespeare: Scenes from HAMLET
Joseph Haydn: Music from Symphonies Nos.44 in E Minor (“Mourning”), 52 in C Minor
59 in A Major (“Fire”), 64 (“Tempora Mutantur”) and 65 in A Major (“Hamlet”)
19
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Mark Nelson, trumpet
Peter Kolkay and Michael Wittgraf, bassoons
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Russell Platt: Concerto for Bassoon and Strings
Harold Meltzer: Full Faith and Credit, for two bassoons and strings
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D, “Haffner”
Schedule 2010-11
2010
June
26
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
A Salute to the Fourth Pops
July
2
Wisconsin Philharmonic Independence Day Pops
My Romance: The Magic of Richard Rodgers
Jun 26 – Sep 5
Music Director, Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
August
28
Maverick Chamber Players, Joel Fan, piano The Romantic Generations
Chopin: Sonata in B-flat Minor, “Funeral March” [for the Chopin Bicentennial]
Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata(for the Barber Centennial)
Daron Hagen: Seven Last Words, Variations for Piano Left Hand and Chamber Orchestra [world premiere; for the composer’s 50th Birthday]
October
2,3
Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Alejandro Drago, violin Romantic Generations
Barber: Commando March(1943)
Schumann: Symphony No.4 in D Minor [original version of 1841]
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
17
Wisconsin Philharmonic
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Daron Hagen: Symphony No.3, new revised version [world premiere]
Beethoven: Symphony No.3, “Eroica”
21
Members of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak: Serenade for Winds, Cello and Bass, Op.22
30
Marion Indiana Philharmonic, William Wolfram, piano
Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale
Gounod: Petite Symphonie
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor
Faure: Requiem
November
7
Wisconsin Philharmonic
Henry Fogel, narrator; Suzanne Geoffrey, English horn; Christian Anderson, trumpet
A Salute to Our Veterans
Barber: Commando March
Barber: Night Flight
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Copland: Quiet City
Copland: Letter from Home
Copland: Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Copland: Corral Nocturne and Hoe-Down from Rodeo
arr. Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
20
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Rhapsody!
Enesco: Rumanian Rhapsody No.1
Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No.1
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, “The Carnival at Pest”
December
4
Marion Indiana Philharmonic, Taylor University Chorale
A Baroque Christmas: Handel With Care
Handel: Suite from The Water Music
Handel: Christmas Version of Messiah
7,8
Wisconsin Philharmonic, Waukesha County High School Choirs
A Romantic Christmas
12
Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
17,18
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, The Grand River Singers
A Holiday Homecoming
2011
January
15
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Beethoven:
Egmont Overture
Violin Concerto
Symphony No.4 in B-flat
22
Riverside County Philharmonic of California
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Bizet: Symphony in C
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Rachel Barton Pine)
February
5
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Linda Balgord, soprano
Song and Dance
Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Op.64
Greatest Hits from Pal Joey, Gypsy, Funny Girl, Kiss Me Kate, My Fair Lady,
Sunset Boulevard, and Cats
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
27
Wisconsin Philharmonic, Tanya Kruse-Ruck, soprano
Mahler at the Chapel: Heavenly Light
Mozart: Symphony No.5
Aaron Jay Kernis: Simple Songs
Mahler, arr. Erwin Stein: Symphony No.4 in G, in the arrangement for
chamber orchestra [1920] as reconstructed by Alexander Platt [1991]
March
1
Wisconsin Philharmonic, Tanya Kruse-Ruck, soprano
Mahler at the Chapel: Heavenly Light
Mozart: Symphony No.5
Aaron Jay Kernis: Simple Songs
Mahler, arr. Erwin Stein: Symphony No.4 in G, in the arrangement for
chamber orchestra [1920] as reconstructed by Alexander Platt [1991]
12
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Rising Stars Concert: Boy Wonders
Mozart: Symphony No.25, “Little G Minor”
Movements from Favorite Concertos TBD
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A, “Italian”
19
Marion Indiana Philharmonic
A James Dean Tribute
Tiomkin: Main Title from Giant
Rosenman: Suite from East of Eden
Copland: Suite from Our Town
Copland: Suite from The Heiress
Rosenman: Suite from Rebel Without a Cause
arr.Moss: Suite from Apollo 13
Horner: Suite from Titanic
April
1,2
Grand Forks Symphony Young Audience Concert, Enter the WunderkindPhilip Mackenzie, oboe
Mozart: Symphony No.1
Favorite Mozart concerto TBD
Britten: Temporal Variations [1936], as arranged for Oboe and strings
by Colin Matthews [1993]
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.1 [London version, with the scherzo from the
Octet for Strings]
15,16
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Music, Magic, Mime!, with The Magic Circle Mime Company
Von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
19
Wisconsin Philharmonic, Andrew Armstrong, piano
Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare: The Ultimate Romantics
Tchaikovsky: Music for Hamlet
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky: Music for Romeo and Juliet [incorporating the 1880 and 1869 versions of the Fantasy-Overture]
May
14
Marion Indiana Philharmonic
Peter Opie, cello; Marilyn Sheilds-Wiltsie, piano
Magyar Moods: The Magic of Musical Hungary
Brahms, arr. Dvorak: Hungarian Dances 17-21
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, “The Carnival at Pest”
21
Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Armstrong, piano
Mephisto: A Franz Liszt Bicentennial Bash
Franz Liszt:
Mephisto Waltz No.1
Piano Concerto No.2 in A
Les Preludes
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat
June
11
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Stunning Symphonies
Daron Hagen: Advance, Fanfare for Orchestra [1997]
Schubert: Symphony No.4, “Tragic”
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F Minor
Schedule 2009-10
2009
January
11
Boca Raton Symphonia, Frederic Chiu, piano
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes, “A Time There Was”
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 in G Minor
Dvorak: Symphony No.5 in F Major
25
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Lara St.John, violin
“Rachmaninov and Hollywood”
Korngold: Captain Blood Overture
Raksin/Rickey: Theme from Laura
Steiner/Campbell-Watson: “Tara”, from Gone With the Wind
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3
February
8
Boca Raton Symphonia, Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Infanta
Libby Larsen: Sonnets from the Portuguese
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.1 in D Minor, Op.43
18
Orchestra of the Chicago College of Performing Arts, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Haydn: Symphony No.96, “Miracle”
Mozart: Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capricioso
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5, “Reformation”
21
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Harvey, piano
Grant-Still: Symphony No.2, “Song of a New Race”
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Syswerda: new work TBA
Grofe: excerpts from Grand Canyon Suite
Dvorak: Finale from Symphony No.9, “From the New World”
28 & March 1, 8, 11
(Dame Myra Hess Concert, at the Chicago Cultural Center) Camerata Chicago
Mathias Tacke, Leader(of the Vermeer String Quartet)
Britten: Alla Marcia for Strings; Rhapsody for String Orchestra; Portrait No.1 for string orchestra(Chicago premieres)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat, “Jeunehomme”
Dvorak: String Quintet in G, Op.77, as arranged for string orchestra
March
22
Boca Raton Symphonia, Lydia Artymiw, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C, “Elvira Madigan”
Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E-flat
29
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Joel Fan, piano
Schubert: Symphony No.8, “Unfinished”
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.7 in E-flat, completed by Semyon Bogatryrev
May
2,5,10,13,15
Chicago Opera Theater
Bizet/Peter Brook and Marius Constant: La Tragedie de Carmen (Chicago premiere)
8
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Pops
“The Greatest Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands”
Gershwin/Chase: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Warren/Gold: Serenade in Blue
Ellington/Custer: Ellington!
Rodgers/Paul and Bourdon: Carousel Suite
Deane Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Sinatra/Custer: A Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
Carmichael/Hermann: Star Dust
Legrand/Mueller: Theme from Summer of ’42
Rodgers/Bennett: South Pacific Suite
arr.Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
19
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Koester, organ; Terry Smirl, timpani
Verdi: Overture to Las Forza del Destino
Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2
June
13
Brooklyn Philharmonic, at the South Street Seaport
Program to include:
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D, “Haffner”
Copland: Hoe-Down, from Rodeo; Music for the Theatre
26
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops
Program to include:
Bernstein: Music from Candide and West Side Story
Sousa: Favorite marches; music from The Glass Blowers
Rodgers/Paul: Suite from Carousel
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
July
4-September 6
94th Season of The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
4
Marion Philharmonic Independence Day Pops
23
New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, Lara St.John, violin
Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Music from The Sleeping Beauty
September
5
Maverick Chamber Players, Frederic Chiu, piano
Program to include:
Haydn: Piano Concerto in F, Hob.XVIII: 3
Liszt: Malediction, for piano and strings
20
Westport Arts Center, Members of The Knights String Ensemble, Frederic Chiu, piano
(see program above)
October
6
Chicago College of Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Concerto competition winner TBA
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture
Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B flat, “Spring”
Brahms: Violin Concerto
11
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Maria Bachmann, violin
Liszt: Orpheus, symphonic poem
Bartok: Violin Concerto No.1
Bartok: Roumanian Dances
Kodaly: Maroussek Dances
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, “The Carnival at Pest”
24
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Hargreaves, piano
Prokofiev: Suite from A Love for Three Oranges
Borodin: Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
November
8
Boca Raton Symphonia, Erno Kalai, violin
Irving Fine: Notturno for Strings and Harp (1951)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2, “Hymn of Praise”(orchestral version); Overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
15
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Veterans’ Day Salute, Henry Fogel, narrator
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Gerwshwin/Chase: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Warren/Gold: Serenade in Blue
Ellington/Custer: Ellington!
Various/Deane Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from Victory at Sea
Carmichael/Hermann: Stardust
Legrand: Theme from Summer of ’42
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from South Pacific
Various/Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
December
6
Waukesha Symphony Holiday Pops: A Viennese Christmas
Program to include:
Haydn: “Toy” Symphony
Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 5, 6, 11, 14, 15
Strauss: Thunder and Lightning Polka; Blue Danube Waltzes
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
Rodgers/Bennett: Suite from The Sound of Music
12
Marion Philharmonic Holiday Pops: An American Christmas
Program to include:
Tchaikovsky/Duke Ellington: The Nutcracker Suite
Deane Kincaide: Winter Fantasy
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
2010
January
17
Boca Raton Symphonia, Livia Sohn, violin
Schubert: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
Ned Rorem: Violin Concerto
Schumann: Symphony No. 1, “Spring”
22,23
El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Zuill Bailey, cello
Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Barber: Symphony in One Movement
Dvorák: Cello Concerto
February
14
Boca Raton Symphonia, Alessio Bax, piano
Barber: Capricorn Concerto (1944)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor
Brahms: Symphony No.4
28
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Kristian Brusarbardis, violin
Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D Minor(1822)
Britten: Two Portraits for Strings
Mendelssohn: “Youth” Symphony No.7 in D Minor
March
5,6
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Puccini: La Rondine
13
Marion Philharmonic Spring Pops: The Wizard of Oz
21
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Maria Jette, soprano; The Jubilate Chorale
Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, “Farewell”
Mozart: Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Haydn: Missa Solemnis in B-flat, “Heiligmesse”
April
23,24
LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra, Lydia Artymiw, piano
Grieg: Variations on an old Norwegian Romance, Op.51
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, “Elvira Madigan”
Nielsen: Symphony No. 2, “The Four Temperaments”
May
2
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Schwantner: Chasing Light (2008)
(Wisconsin premiere: in conjunction with the “Made in America” project
of the League of American Orchestras)
Various Concerto Movements, with WSO young artist competition winners
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
8
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Bade, clarinet, Taylor University Chorale
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Dana Collins: Clarinet Concerto (premiere)
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Schedule 2008-09
2008
May
20
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Marjorie Owens, soprano
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Barber: Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D, “Titan” (version of 1893, with “Blumine”)
22
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge
Sousa: various marches
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Dvorak: Symphony No.9, “From the New World”
June
27
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
“From Russia with Love”
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance, from Gayaneh
Wright and Forrest: Overture to Kismet
Bock and Harnick: Suite from Fiddler on the Roof
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave
arr. Custer: Themes from “007”
arr. Custer: Anastasia Suite
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
June 28 – August 31
93rd season of The Maverick Concerts,
Woodstock, New York
July
4
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
“A Hoosier Hero: Celebrating Cole Porter”
Sousa: Washington Post March
Porter/Bennett: Silk Stockings Suite
Debussy/Busser: Petite Suite
Porter/Bennett: Can-Can Suite
Sousa: El Capitan March
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Sousa: King Cotton March
Porter/Bennett: Kiss Me, Kate Suite
Gershwin/Bennett: Porgy and Bess selections
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
August
30
The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
The Maverick Chamber Players
Maria Jette, soprano
“Mahler and Friends: The Heavenly Life”
Mozart: Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Aaron Jay Kernis: Simple Songs(1991)
Bruckner/Erwin Stein: Adagio from the Symphony No.7
Mahler/Erwin Stein: Symphony No.4 in G, version for
chamber ensemble realized by Alexander Platt (1921/93)
October
11
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Taylor University Chorale
40th Anniversary Concert
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Haydn: The Creation, Part I
17
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Dvorak: Carnival Overture
Tchaikovsky: Two Pieces from Hamlet
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3
November
8
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Sibelius: Music from Pelleas and Melisande
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1
Beethoven: Symphony No.3, Eroica
16,18
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Mozart: Divertimento in D, K.136
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Russell Platt: Bassoon Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
December
2
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Choirs of Waukesha North and West High Schools, and
University Lake School
Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise from Christmas Eve
Glazunov: The Seasons, Op.67
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Finnegan: Christmas Carol Sing-Along
Wilhousky: Carol of the Bells
Thompson: Excerpts from Frostiana
Berlioz: The Shepherd’s Farewell
Tchaikovsky: Forest Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
7
Boca Raton Symphonia
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D, “Prague”
Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks’
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
13
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Butler University Ballet
Heart of Indiana Children’s Choir
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcrakcer (staged, complete)
20
Hudson Valley Philharmonic
Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Christmas Eve
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1945 version)
2009
January
11
Boca Raton Symphonia, Frederic Chiu, piano
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes, “A Time There Was”
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 in G Minor
Dvorak: Symphony No.5 in F Major
25
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Lara St.John, violin
“Rachmaninov and Hollywood”
Korngold: Captain Blood Overture
Raksin/Rickey: Theme from Laura
Steiner/Campbell-Watson: “Tara”, from Gone With the Wind
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3
February
8
Boca Raton Symphonia, Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Infanta
Libby Larsen: Sonnets from the Portuguese
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.1 in D Minor, Op.43
18
Orchestra of the Chicago College of Performing Arts, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Haydn: Symphony No.96, “Miracle”
Mozart: Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capricioso
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5, “Reformation”
21
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Harvey, piano
Grant-Still: Symphony No.2, “Song of a New Race”
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Syswerda: new work TBA
Grofe: excerpts from Grand Canyon Suite
Dvorak: Finale from Symphony No.9, “From the New World”
28 & March 1, 8, 11
(Dame Myra Hess Concert, at the Chicago Cultural Center) Camerata Chicago
Mathias Tacke, Leader(of the Vermeer String Quartet)
Britten: Alla Marcia for Strings; Rhapsody for String Orchestra; Portrait No.1 for string orchestra(Chicago premieres)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat, “Jeunehomme”
Dvorak: String Quintet in G, Op.77, as arranged for string orchestra
March
22
Boca Raton Symphonia, Lydia Artymiw, piano
Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C, “Elvira Madigan”
Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 in E-flat
29
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Joel Fan, piano
Schubert: Symphony No.8, “Unfinished”
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.7 in E-flat, completed by Semyon Bogatryrev
May
2,5,10,13,15
Chicago Opera Theater
Bizet/Peter Brook and Marius Constant: La Tragedie de Carmen (Chicago premiere)
8
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Pops
“The Greatest Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands”
Gershwin/Chase: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Warren/Gold: Serenade in Blue
Ellington/Custer: Ellington!
Rodgers/Paul and Bourdon: Carousel Suite
Deane Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy
Sinatra/Custer: A Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
Carmichael/Hermann: Star Dust
Legrand/Mueller: Theme from Summer of ’42
Rodgers/Bennett: South Pacific Suite
arr.Custer: Salute to the Big Bands
19
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Koester, organ; Terry Smirl, timpani
Verdi: Overture to Las Forza del Destino
Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2
Schedule 2007-08
2007
June
29
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
“The Fabulous Fifties—Hits from the Shows”
Music from “West Side Story”, “My Fair Lady”, “Flower Drum Song”,
“Guys and Dolls”, “Victory at Sea”, “The Sound of Music” and “The King and I”
July
4
Marion Indiana Philharmonic
Independence Day Concert: “Hands Across the Sea”
Sousa: Hands Across the Sea
Handel: ROYAL FIREWORKS Overture
Loewe/Bennett: MY FAIR LADY Suite
Handel/Harty: Suite from THE WATER MUSIC
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Sousa: Liberty Bell March
Elgar: Pomp and Cirumstance March No.1
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
25
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Lara St. John, Violin
Central Park, New York
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires
August
8,10,12
The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
FROBISHER, a new Canadian opera,
by John Estacio and John Murrell
September
1
The Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, New York
David Del Tredici: FINAL ALICE(1976)
World Premiere of the authorized Chamber Version
by Alexander Platt, with Patrice Michaels and
the Maverick Chamber Players
8
Quad City Symphony, Davenport, Iowa
Annual Outdoor Concert
October
2,3
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Leon Bates, piano
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from PETER GRIMES
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5, “Emperor”
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.5
20
Marion Indiana Philharmonic
Cara Tweed, violin; Nicholas Diodore, cello
Barber: Overture to “The School for Scandal”
Brahms: Double Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No.4 in D Minor
November
4,6
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Jubilate Chorale; Alex Ayers, violin
Godfrey: Romanza for String Orchestra
J.S.Bach: Violin Concerto in E
Strauss: Metamorphosen
J.S.Bach: Canata No.140, “Sleepers, Awake”
11
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Bach/Mahler: Suite for Small Orchestra
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Bach/Reger: Chorale Prelude “O Man, Behold Thy Grievous Sin”
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.5, “Reformation”
16
Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra
Conrad Tao, piano
Haydn: Symphony No.88
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1
Copland: Quiet City
Sibelius: Symphony No.3
December
4
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
Arrowhead High School Choirs
“Music in the Seventies: A Contemporary Christmas”
8
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Pops
Hearland Children’s Chorus; Patricia Spencer, flute
“Home for the Holidays”
2008
January
12,13
Members of the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Waukesha Civic Theatre; Henry Fogel, narrator
Stravinsky: THE SOLDIER’S TALE(staged)
February
10
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Haydn: Symphony No.97
Britten: A Charm of Lullabies
Britten: Four British Folksongs
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
24,26
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Maria Bachmann, violin
Beethoven: FIDELIO Overture
Arvo Paert: Fratres for strings and percussion
John Corigliano: Suite from THE RED VIOLIN
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
March
1,2
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Leon Harshenin and Phoenix Park-Kim, pianos
Taylor University Chorale
Haydn: Symphony No. 22, “Philosopher”
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Haydn: Symphony No.55, “Schoolmaster” Te Deum in C
7
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from PETER GRIMES
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No.3
15
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Program to include de Falla: THE THREE-CORNERED HAT
20,30
Project with The Auditorium Theatre, TBA
April
6,8
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in G
Mozart: Flute Concerto in D
John Corigliano: Voyage for Flute and Strings
Haydn: Symphony No.80 in D Minor
May
3
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Marion Civic Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein: THE KING AND I(complete)
20
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Barber: Two Scenes from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Mahler: Symphony No.1, “Titan”(Budapest
January
12,13
Members of the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Waukesha Civic Theatre; Henry Fogel, narrator
Stravinsky: THE SOLDIER’S TALE(staged)
February
10
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Haydn: Symphony No.97
Britten: A Charm of Lullabies
Britten: Four British Folksongs
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
24,26
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Maria Bachmann, violin
Beethoven: FIDELIO Overture
Arvo Paert: Fratres for strings and percussion
John Corigliano: Suite from THE RED VIOLIN
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
March
1,2
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Leon Harshenin and Phoenix Park-Kim, pianos
Taylor University Chorale
Haydn: Symphony No. 22, “Philosopher”
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Haydn: Symphony No.55, “Schoolmaster” Te Deum in C
7
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from PETER GRIMES
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No.3
15
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Program to include de Falla: THE THREE-CORNERED HAT
29,30
Project with The Auditorium Theatre, TBA
April
6,8
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in G
Mozart: Flute Concerto in D
John Corigliano: Voyage for Flute and Strings
Haydn: Symphony No.80 in D Minor
May
3
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Marion Civic Theatre
Rodgers and Hammerstein: THE KING AND I(complete)
20
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Barber: Two Scenes from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Mahler: Symphony No.1, “Titan” (Budapest)
Schedule 2006-07
2006
June
June 17 – Sep 5
Music Director of the Maverick Concerts
10
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Gala Concert,
with Marion Frangoulis: “Sometimes I Dream”
24
Maverick Concerts: Mozart Birthday Gala
The Maverick Chamber Players
Frederic Chiu, piano
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No.11, K.413
Piano Concerto No.12, K.414
Piano Concerto No.13, K.415
July
4
Marion Philharmonic Independence Day Pops
Sousa: Favorite Marches
Copland: Letter from Home
Rodgers/Bennett: Suites from FLOWER DRUM SONG,
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and NO STRINGS
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
8
Maverick Concerts
Alexander Platt, narrator; Babette Hierholzer, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C, K.330
Mozart: Little Funeral March in C Minor, KV 453a
Milhaud: L’Album de Madame Bovary
Clara Wieck: Four Polonaises, Op.1
Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15;
Melodrama “The Moorland Boy”, Op.122
October
3
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Charles Wetherbee, violin
Mozart: Symphony No.31 in D, “Paris”
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3
Chausson: Symphony in B flat
Ravel: Tzigane
28
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Phoenix Park-Kim, piano
“Music for the Movies”
Rossini: BARBER OF SEVILLE Overture
Copland: Music for Movies
Chopin: Andante Spinato and Grand Polonaise
Khachaturian: Adagio and Sabre Dance, from GAYANEH
Stravinsky: FIREBIRD Suite (1919)
29
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Family Concert “Scary Sound Effects”
Bach/Stokowski: Toccata in D Minor
Lloyd-Webber: Overture to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Liadov: Baba-Yaga
Humperdinck: Witches’ Ride from HANSEL AND GRETEL
Prokofiev: “Midnight” from CINDERELLA
Ives: Halloween
Liadov: Kikimora
November
5,7
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
All-Mozart Program:
Symphony No.29
Flute Concerto No.1
Andante for Flute and Orchestra
Symphony No.40
December
1
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Taylor University Chorale, and Soloists
Handel: MESSIAH(complete)
5
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
Erin York, soprano
Arrowhead High School Choirs
J.Strauss II: “Accelerations” Waltz
Mozart: Alleluja from “Exultate, jubilate”
J.Strauss II: Adele’s Waltz, “Mein Herr’ Marquis”, from
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly, Polka mazur, Op.204;
Little Chatterbox, Polka schnell, Op.245
Lehar: Vilja-Lied, from THE MERRY WIDOW
Josef Strauss: Delirium Waltz, Op.212
Eduard Strauss: Bahn Frei, “Race Track” Polka, Op.45
Beethoven: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
arr.Belich: German Carol Sing-Along
Schroth: Wondrous Child
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime, from
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Haydn: “The Heavens are Telling”, from THE CREATION
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from MESSIAH
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2007
January
28
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Joel Fan, piano
Haydn: Symphony No.104, “London”
Daron Hagen: “The Seven Last Words”, Variations for
Piano and Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony No.41, “Jupiter”
March
3
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry Fogel, narrator; Elisabeth Commeaux, soprano
Taylor University Chorale
“Music for the Theatre”
Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Walton: Two Pieces for Strings from HENRY V
Tchaikovsky: THE TEMPEST Fantasy-Overture
Grieg/Ibsen, arr.Platt: PEER GYNT
11
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
Arturo Sandoval, trumpet
Bizet: CARMEN Suite
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto
Hernandez: El Cumbanchero
Lecuona: Andalucia; Malaguena
Set with Mr. Sandoval
Ginastera: Dances from ESTANCIA
April
1,3
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Jubilate Chorale and soloists
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, K.546
Haydn: Symphony No.49, “La Passione”
Mozart: Litanae venerabilli altaris Sacramento, K.243
May
9, 13, 15, 17, 19
Chicago Opera Theater
Nancy Gustafson, Samuel Ramey
Schoenberg: ERWARTUNG
Bartok: BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE
15
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Elier Suarez, piano
Mozart: Overture to DON GIOVANNI
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Chavez: Symphony No.2, “Sinfonia India”
Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes, Op.23
Ginastera: Dances from ESTANCIA
Schedule 2005-06
2005
July
4
Marion Philharmonic Independence Day Pops
Sousa: Favorite Marches
Rodgers/Bennett: Suites from ME AND JULIET, SOUTH PACIFIC,
and THE KING AND I
arr. Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
August
13
Maverick Concerts: 90th Anniversary Gala
Peter Schickele and Susan Sindall, reciters
Scott Dunn, piano
The Sequitur Ensemble
Walton: FACADE
Constant Lambert: Piano Concerto
Saint-Saens/Binney: The Carnival of the Animals
October
4
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Larry Combs, clarinet
Michael Torke: Ash
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No.1
8
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
All-Orchestral Program
Tchaikovsky:
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
Hamlet Fantasy-Overture
Francesca da Rimini Fantasy-Overture
15
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Joel Fan, piano
Tchaikovsky: Waltz from SWAN LAKE
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Balakirev: Symphony in C
29
Lafayette Philharmonic Orchestra w/ student concerto competition winners
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Rachmaninov: From the Isle of the Dead
Gounod: FAUST Ballet Music
November
6,8
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Mackenzie: Benedictus
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3, “Scottish”
Elgar: Violin Concerto
20
Marion Philhramonic Orchestra
All-Orchestral, All-American Program
Joan Tower: Made in America
Dvorak: “American” Suite
Schuman: New England Tryptich
Copland: BILLY THE KID (complete)
26
Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra
Clare Hammond, piano
Berwald: Symphonie Serieuse
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4
Berwald: Symphonie Capricieuse
December
6
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops w/ area high school choirs
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5
arr.Lowden: Silver Bells
Berlin/Bennett: White Christmas
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.6
Anderson: Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Torme/Chase: The Christmas Song
Strauss: DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
arr.Finnegan: Christmas Sing-Along
Handel: “For Unto Us a Child is Born”, from MESSIAH
Thompson: Three pieces from FROSTIANA
Brahms: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
10
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Kay: Deck the Halls, A Merrie Fugue
Delius: Sleigh Ride
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
Elgar: “Nimrod”, from the “Enigma” Variations
Delius: “La Calinda”, from the “Florida” Suite
Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
arr.Finnegan: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Holst: Christmas Day
Mendelssohn: “He Watching Over Israel”, from ELIJAH
A John Rutter Suite:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Jesus Child
Mary’s Lullaby
Star Carol
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from MESSIAH
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2006
January
22,24
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Mariah Wilson, piano
Brahms: Haydn Variations
Faure: Pavane
Franck: Symphonic Variations
Debussy: Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
February
12
Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia
William Wolfram, piano
Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D, “Paris”
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Mozart: Symphony No.31 in D, “Paris”
26
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Mulligan, piano
All-Mozart Program:
Symphony No.33
Piano Concerto No.20
Symphony No.1
Mass in C, “Coronation”
March
26,28
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
William Wolfram, piano
All-Brahms program:
Academic Festival Overture
Piano Concerto No.1
Symphony No.3
April
25
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Frank Almond, violin; Anthony Ross, cello
Joan Tower: Made in America
Brahms: Double Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No.8 in G
May
13
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
“South of the Border”
Paula Monsalve, vocalist, and Her Ensemble
Copland: Danzon Cubano
Gould: Tango and Guaracha
Chavez: Sinfonia India
Hernandez: El Cumbanchero
Set with Paula Monsalve
Ginastera: Dances from ESTANCIA
17, 19, 21, 25, 27
Chicago Opera Theater
John Adams: NIXON IN CHINA
(Chicago Premiere)
June
June 17 – Sep 5
Music Director of the Maverick Concerts
10
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Gala Concert,
with Marion Frangoulis: “Sometimes I Dream”
24
Maverick Concerts: Mozart Birthday Gala
The Maverick Chamber Players
Frederic Chiu, piano
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No.11, K.413
Piano Concerto No.12, K.414
Piano Concerto No.13, K.415
July
4
Marion Philharmonic Independence Day Pops
Sousa: Favorite Marches
Copland: Letter from Home
Rodgers/Bennett: Suites from FLOWER DRUM SONG,
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and NO STRINGS
arr.Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
8
Maverick Concerts
Alexander Platt, narrator; Babette Hierholzer, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C, K.330
Mozart: Little Funeral March in C Minor, KV 453a
Milhaud: L’Album de Madame Bovary
Clara Wieck: Four Polonaises, Op.1
Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15;
Melodrama “The Moorland Boy”, Op.122
October
3
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Charles Wetherbee, violin
Mozart: Symphony No.31 in D, “Paris”
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3
Chausson: Symphony in B flat
Ravel: Tzigane
28
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Phoenix Park-Kim, piano
“Music for the Movies”
Rossini: BARBER OF SEVILLE Overture
Copland: Music for Movies
Chopin: Andante Spinato and Grand Polonaise
Khachaturian: Adagio and Sabre Dance, from GAYANEH
Stravinsky: FIREBIRD Suite (1919)
29
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Family Concert “Scary Sound Effects”
Bach/Stokowski: Toccata in D Minor
Lloyd-Webber: Overture to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Liadov: Baba-Yaga
Humperdinck: Witches’ Ride from HANSEL AND GRETEL
Prokofiev: “Midnight” from CINDERELLA
Ives: Halloween
Liadov: Kikimora
November
5,7
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu Dufour, flute
All-Mozart Program:
Symphony No.29
Flute Concerto No.1
Andante for Flute and Orchestra
Symphony No.40
December
1
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Taylor University Chorale, and Soloists
Handel: MESSIAH(complete)
5
Waukesha Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
Erin York, soprano
Arrowhead High School Choirs
J.Strauss II: “Accelerations” Waltz
Mozart: Alleluja from “Exultate, jubilate”
J.Strauss II: Adele’s Waltz, “Mein Herr’ Marquis”, from
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly, Polka mazur, Op.204;
Little Chatterbox, Polka schnell, Op.245
Lehar: Vilja-Lied, from THE MERRY WIDOW
Josef Strauss: Delirium Waltz, Op.212
Eduard Strauss: Bahn Frei, “Race Track” Polka, Op.45
Beethoven: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
arr.Belich: German Carol Sing-Along
Schroth: Wondrous Child
Humperdinck: Evening Prayer and Pantomime, from
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Haydn: “The Heavens are Telling”, from THE CREATION
Handel: “Hallelujah” Chorus, from MESSIAH
arr.Chase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas