2020-2021
(Reduced programming due to COVID-19)
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| CLASSICS I: New Phil Reawakened |
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| CLASSICS II: (cancelled due to COVID-19) |
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| CLASSICS III: Sights, Sounds, & Ukrainian Reflection |
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| Ukrainian National Anthem |
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| Nocturne |
Yakymenko |
| Olga Lisovskaya, soprano |
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2019-2020
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| While our 2019-2020 season was unfortunately cut short due to COVID-19, the following represents the 25th Anniversary season that we had planned and rehearsed. We are disappointed that we weren’t able to perform our Classics II & III programs, but we are grateful for the wonderful Classics I concerts we performed, and looking forward to future seasons of music making. |
| CLASSICS I: From Gustav, With Love |
| Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Bruce Falby, Flute |
| Symphony No. 5 Suite |
Gustav Mahler |
| CLASSICS II: St. Petersburg Virtuosos (cancelled due to COVID-19) |
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| Polonaise from Eugene Onegin |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 |
Sergei Prokofiev |
| Tatiana Dimitriades, violin |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| CLASSICS III: Music For All (cancelled due to COVID-19) |
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| World premiere, a New Phil anniversary commission |
Tom Vignieri |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Rachele Schmiege, soprano |
| Britt Brown, mezzo soprano |
| Omar Najmi, tenor |
| Ryne Cherry, baritone |
| Metropolitan Chorale, Lisa Graham, Music Director |
2018-2019
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| CLASSICS I: Masters and their Masterpieces |
| Leonore Overture No. 3 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Cello Concerto No. 1 |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
| Lev Mayuma, Cello |
| Der Rosenkavalier Suite |
Richard Strauss |
| CLASSICS II: An Evening of Brahms |
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| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Johannes Brahms |
| Michael Lewin, Piano |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Johannes Brahms |
| CLASSICS III: American Fête |
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| Divertimento for Orchestra |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Sonnets: I, IV |
George Tsontakis |
| Robert Sheena, English Horn |
| Spaghetti Western |
Michael Daugherty |
| Robert Sheena, English Horn |
| Symphony No. 9: “From the New World” |
Antonin Dvorak |
2017-2018
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| CLASSICS I: Soul and Redemption |
| Rainbow Body |
Christopher Theofanidis |
| Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 37 |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Owen Young, Cello |
| Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
| CLASSICS II: The French Russian Connection |
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| Mother Goose Suite |
Claude Debussy |
Snow Maiden Aria
Marfa’s Aria from the Tsar’s Bride |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Chanson Georgienne |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Yelena Dudochkin, soprano |
| L’apres midi d’un Faun |
Maurice Ravel |
| Firebird |
Igor Stravinsky |
| CLASSICS III: All Beethoven |
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| Consecration of the House |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Concerto for violin and orchestra |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Irina Muresanu, violin |
| Symphony No. 7 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Jorge Soto, guest conductor |
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2016-2017
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| CLASSICS I: Gustav Mahler, Song and Symphony |
| Songs of a Wayfarer |
Gustav Mahler |
| Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen |
Gustav Mahler |
| Joanna Porackova, Soprano |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Gustav Mahler |
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| CLASSICS II: Tubin and Tchaikovsky |
| An American Hymn |
Tom Vignieri |
| Double Bass Concerto |
Eduard Tubin |
| Edwin Barker, Double Bass |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| CLASSICS III: Brahms and Elgar |
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| Pavane for a Dead Princess |
Maurice Ravel |
| Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 |
Johannes Brahms |
| Alexander Velinzon, Violin |
| Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 |
Edward Elgar |
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2015-2016
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| CLASSICS I: 21st Season Spectacular! |
| Cantus (in Memory of Benjamin Britten) |
Arvo Pärt |
| Concerto for Violin, Op. 53 |
Antonin Dvorák |
| Haldan Martinson, violin |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Jean Sibelius |
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| CLASSICS II: Inspired by Shakespeare |
| Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” |
Otto Nicolai |
| Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17 |
Hector Berlioz |
| Hamlet: Film Suite, Op. 116 |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
Tina Packer, Gertrude
Jason Asprey, Hamlet
Nigel Gore, Claudius
Sarah Bowles, Ophelia |
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| CLASSICS III: Blockbuster Beethoven |
| Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 in F Major “Pastoral” |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Jonathan Bass, piano
New World Chorale |
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2014-2015
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| CLASSICS I: Festive & Fantastique |
| Festive Overture |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
| Shiloh – A Requiem (world premiere) |
John Tarrh |
| Symphonie Fantastique |
Hector Berlioz |
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| CLASSICS II: Local & Imported: Lenny & Johannes |
| Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety” |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Randall Hodgkinson, piano |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Johannes Brahms |
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| CLASSICS III: Let’s Pull Out all the Stops! |
| Variations on “America” |
Charles Ives |
| Cello Concerto No. 1 |
Kabalevsky |
| Sophie Applbaum, cello |
| Organ Symphony |
Camille Saint-Saëns |
| John Finney, organ |
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2013-2014
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| CLASSICS I: Budapest to Vienna |
| Dances of Galanta |
Zoltán Kodaly |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Béla Bartok |
| Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Serenade No. 1 |
Johannes Brahms |
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| CLASSICS II: Tragedy & Triumph |
| Romeo & Juliet Overture |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Francesca di Rimini |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Violin Concerto |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Adrian Anantawan, violin |
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| CLASSICS III: Now & Then |
| Concerto Competition Winners |
| Symphony No. 8 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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2012-2013
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| CLASSICS I: Duo of Threes |
| Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” |
Robert Schumann |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Abel Sanchez Aguilera, piano, 1st prize winner, 2011 Boston International Piano Competition |
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| CLASSICS II: Memories of Italy |
| The Birds |
Ottorino Respighi |
| Concerto Gregoriano |
Ottorino Respighi |
| James Buswell, violin |
| Pines of Rome |
Ottorino Respighi |
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| CLASSICS III: Now and Then |
| Quintessence (world premiere) |
Erika Foin |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Gustav Mahler |
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2011-2012
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| CLASSICS I: Land of the Free, Music of America |
| Divertimento for Full Orchestra |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 |
Edward MacDowell |
| Frederick Moyer, piano |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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| CLASSICS II: Of Youth and Music |
| Symphony No. 1 (world premiere) |
Anna Larsen |
| Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 |
Robert Schumann |
| Aaron Wolff, cello |
| Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams” |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| CLASSICS III: The Beauty of Brahms |
| Nanie, Op 82
Setting of Friedrich von Schiller’s “Nanie” (“Dirge”)
Song of Destiny, Op. 54
Setting of Friedrich Holderlin’s “Schicksalslied” |
Johannes Brahms |
In collaboration with the New World Chorale
Holly MacEwen Krafka, Artistic Director |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Johannes Brahms |
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2010-2011
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| CLASSICS I: Poland, Paris, and Russia |
| Excerpts from Les Sylphides |
Fredrick Chopin |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Fredrick Chopin |
| Vincent Schmithorst, piano |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
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| CLASSICS II: Three B’s |
| Symphony No. 1 in B flat Major |
Boyce |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Double Concerto for
Violin and Cello |
Johannes Brahms |
Haldan Martinson, violin;
Sato Knudsen, cello |
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| CLASSICS III: Reflect and Rejoice |
| Symphony No. 5
IV. Adagietto |
Gustav Mahler |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Gustav Mahler |
| Sara Heaton, soprano |
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2009-2010
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| CLASSICS I: Russian/American Connection |
| Blue Cathedral |
Jennifer Higdon |
| Variations on a Theme of Paganini |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Ben Pasternack, piano |
| Scheherazade |
Rimsky-Korsakov |
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| CLASSICS II: Brahms/Vienna Connection |
| Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D minor, Movement I |
Wieniawski |
| Francesca Bass, violin |
| Concerto for Cello in B minor, Movement I |
Antonin Dvorák |
| Lev Mamuya, cello |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Johannes Brahms |
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| CLASSICS III: Spanish/French Connection |
| Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra |
Joaquin Rodrigo |
| Eliot Fisk, guitar |
| Danzas Fantásticas, Op.22 |
Joaquin Turina |
| Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 |
Maurice Ravel |
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2008-2009
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| CLASSICS I: Scotch Plaid |
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| Scottish Fantasy |
Max Bruch |
| Peter Zazofsky, violin |
| Symphony No. 3, “Scottish” |
Felix Mendelssohn |
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| CLASSICS II: Tragedy and Triumph |
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| Ford’s Theater:
A Few Glimpses of Easter Week 1865 |
Ernst Bacon |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Sergei Prokofiev |
| Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| CLASSICS III: Austrian Artisans |
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| Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” |
Joseph Haydn |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Gustav Mahler |
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2007-2008
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| CLASSICS I: Solo Brilliance |
| St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra |
Gustav Holst |
| Oboe Concerto in c minor |
Alessandro Marcello |
| Keisuke Wakao, oboe |
| Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra |
Eduard Tubin |
| Edwin Barker, double bass |
| Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op. 60 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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| CLASSICS II: For Love of Mankind |
| Suite from “Lt. Kije” |
Sergei Prokofiev |
| Songs of a Wayfarer |
Gustav Mahler |
| Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano |
| Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 |
Johannes Brahms |
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2006-2007
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| CLASSICS I: Fact and Fantasy |
| Tragic Overture |
Johannes Brahms |
| Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
“Elvira Madigan” |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Mia Chung, piano |
| Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Hector Berlioz |
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| CLASSICS II: Nordic Sketches |
| Suite from “Peer Gynt” |
Edvard Grieg |
| Jay O’Callahan, narrator |
Violin concerto, Op. 47
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Jean Sibelius |
| Haldan Martinson, violin |
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| CLASSICS III: From the Country to the Sea Community Convergence Concert |
| Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72c |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Al Leisinger, guest conductor |
| Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, “Pastorale” |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a |
Benjamin Britten |
April 28 featuring the Medfield High School Orchestra
April 29 featuring the Newton All-City Treble Chorus, Charlotte Brumit, Director |
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2005-2006
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| CLASSICS I: |
| Selections from Old American Songs |
Aaron Copland |
Newton All-City Chorus
Charlotte Brumit, Director |
| Made in America |
Joan Tower |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| CLASSICS II: |
| Overture to The Magic Flute |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Images, Interactions, Incantations |
Kechley |
| Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
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| CLASSICS III: |
| Everything Changes |
Foin |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Gustav Mahler |
Jayne West, soprano
Marion Dry, mezzo-soprano Newton Choral Society,
David Carrier, conductor Heritage Chorale, John Finney, conductor |
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2004-2005
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| CLASSICS I: Dvorak Meets America |
| Carnival Overture |
Antonin Dvorak |
| Cello Concerto |
Antonin Dvorak |
| Cello Concerto |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Carmen Fantasy |
Franz Waxman |
| Music From the Golden Age of Cinema |
| Matt Haimovitz, Cello |
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| CLASSICS II: Celebrate the Stage |
| Fingal’s Cave Overture |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Symphony No. 3 |
Johannes Brahms |
| Hamlet: Film Suite (1964) |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
| Dramatic Readings by Annette Miller, Daniel Gidron and Barry Abramowitz |
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| CLASSICS III: Celebrate Creativity |
| Overture to the Bartered Bride |
Bedrich Smetana |
| Rhapsody in Blue |
George Gershwin |
| Adam Birnbaum, Piano |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Modest Mussorgsky/Ravel |
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2003-2004
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| Classics I: JFK Memorial Concert |
| Variations on a Theme by Haydn |
Johannes Brahms |
| A German Requiem |
Johannes Brahms |
| Jane Shivick, soprano; Donald Wilkinson, baritone; Heritage Chorale, John Finney, Director |
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| Classics II |
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| Variations on a Nursery School Song |
Dohnanyi |
| Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| Classics III |
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| Enigma Variations |
Edward Elgar |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
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2002-2003
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| Classics I |
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| Knoxville, Summer of 1915 |
Samuel Barber |
| Sharon Baker, soprano |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| Classics II |
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| Dream Journeys |
DiDomenica |
| Serenade |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Emmanuel Borok, violin |
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| Classics III |
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| Symphony No. 5 |
Gustav Mahler |
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2001-2002
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| Classics I: A Russian Tapestry |
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| “Autumn” from The Seasons |
Alexander Glazunov |
| Concerto for Double Bass |
Serge Koussevitsky |
| Edwin Barker, double bass |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
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| Classics II: Brass & Beethoven |
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| Fanfares for Brass & Percussion |
Paul Dukas
Joan Tower
Aaron Copland |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Boston College Chorale, John Finney, Director |
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| Classics III: Flute Francais |
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| Jeux d’Enfants |
Georges Bizet |
| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra |
Jacques Ibert |
| Eugenia Zukerman, flute |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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2000-2001
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| Classics I: The French—Russian Connection |
| Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) |
Maurice Ravel |
| Piano Concerto in G Major |
Maurice Ravel |
| Lori Sims, piano |
| The Rite of Spring |
Igor Stravinsky/Rudolf |
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| Classics II: Beethoven in Threes |
| Overture to “Creatures of Prometheus” |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Jonathan Bass, piano; Tatiana Dimitriades, violin;
Sato Knudsen, cello |
| Symphony No. 3, “The Eroica” |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
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| Classics III: Season Finale! |
| Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite |
Jean Sibelius |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 |
Johannes Brahms |
| David Deveau, piano |
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1999-2000
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| Classics I: New and Not So |
| Symphony No. 2 |
S. Albert |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| David Deveau, piano |
| An American in Paris |
George Gershwin |
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| Classics II: Khach as Khach Khan |
| Flute Concerto |
Aram Khachaturian |
| Jacques Zoon, flute |
| Symphony No. 3 |
Robert Schumann |
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| Classics III: Van Ness & Verdi |
| Work for Chorus & Brass (World Premiere!) |
P. Van Ness |
| Requiem |
Verdi |
Ellen Chickering, soprano; Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano
Ray Bauwens, tenor; Robert Honeysucker, baritone |
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1998-1999
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| Classics I: Horns-a-Plenty |
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| Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
Paul Dukas |
| Horn Concerto No. 1 |
Richard Strauss |
| Daniel Katzen, french horn |
| Symphony No. 8 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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| Classics II: Presenting Si-Jing! |
| Le Corsair Overture, Op. 21 |
Hector Berlioz |
| Violin Concerto, Op. 82 |
Glazunov |
| Si-Jing Huang, violin |
| Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 |
Johannes Brahms |
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| Classics III: From Russia with Love |
| Russian Easter Overture |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Sergei Prokoviev |
| Randall Hodgkinson, piano |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Mussorgsky |
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1997-1998
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| Classics I: Things that go Bump in the Night |
| Burleske for Piano and Orchestra |
Richard Strauss |
| Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra |
Franz Liszt |
| Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Hector Berlioz |
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| Classics II: Vive la France |
| “Phedre” Overture |
Massenet |
| Le Tombeau de Couperin |
Maurice Ravel |
| Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78 |
Camile Saints-Saens |
| James David Christie, organ |
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| Classics III: Younger than Springtime |
| Symphony No. 6 in F, K. 43 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Appalacian Spring Suite |
Aaron Copland |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 |
Bruch |
| Stefan Jackiw, violin |
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1996-1997
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| Classics I: Music for the Imagination |
| Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Violin Concerto |
Philip Glass |
| Emanuel Borok, violin |
| Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune |
Claude Debussy |
| Firebird Suite (1919) |
Igor Stravinksy |
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| Classics II: Out of Darkness |
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| Tragic Overture |
Johannes Brahms |
| Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra |
Schulhoff |
Hawthorne String Quartet
Ronan Lefkowitz, violin; Si-Jung Huang,
violin; Mark Ludwig, viola; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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| Classics III: Music From the Master |
| Coriolanus Overture |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Janice Weber, piano |
| Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 |
Luwig van Beethoven |
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1995-1996 – Inaugural Season
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| Classics I |
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| Ruy Blas Overture |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| Benjamin Pasternak, piano |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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| Classics II |
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| Concerto for Flute and Harp |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute; Ann Hobson Pilot, harp |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Johannes Brahms |
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| Classics III |
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| Polonaise from Eugene Onegin |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Violin Concerto |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Tamara Smirnova, violin |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
