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 | Mozart |
| Bruce Falby, Flute | |
| Symphony No. 5 Suite | Mahler |
| CLASSICS II: St. Petersburg Virtuosos | |
| Polonaise from Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 | Prokofiev |
| Tatiana Dimitriades, violin | |
| Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
| CLASSICS III: Music For All | |
| World premiere, a New Phil anniversary commission | Vignieri |
| Symphony No. 9 | 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 | Beethoven |
| Cello Concerto No. 1 | Shostakovich |
| Lev Mayuma, Cello | |
| Der Rosenkavalier Suite | Strauss |
| CLASSICS II: An Evening of Brahms | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 | Brahms |
| Michael Lewin, Piano | |
| Symphony No. 4 | Brahms |
| CLASSICS III: American Fête | |
| Divertimento for Orchestra | Bernstein |
| Sonnets: I, IV | Tsontakis |
| Robert Sheena, English Horn | |
| Spaghetti Western | Daugherty |
| Robert Sheena, English Horn | |
| Symphony No. 9: “From the New World” | Dvorak |
2017-2018 |
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| CLASSICS I: Soul and Redemption | |
| Rainbow Body | Theofanidis |
| Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 37 | Korngold |
| Owen Young, Cello | |
| Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 | Shostakovich |
| CLASSICS II: The French Russian Connection | |
| Mother Goose Suite | Debussy |
| Snow Maiden Aria Marfa’s Aria from the Tsar’s Bride |
Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Chanson Georgienne | Rachmaninoff |
| Yelena Dudochkin, soprano | |
| L’apres midi d’un Faun | Ravel |
| Firebird | Stravinsky |
| CLASSICS III: All Beethoven | |
| Consecration of the House | Beethoven |
| Concerto for violin and orchestra | Beethoven |
| Irina Muresanu, violin | |
| Symphony No. 7 | Beethoven |
| Jorge Soto, guest conductor | |
2016-2017 |
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| CLASSICS I: Gustav Mahler, Song and Symphony | |
| Songs of a Wayfarer | Mahler |
| Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | Mahler |
| Joanna Porackova, Soprano | |
| Symphony No. 1 | Mahler |
| CLASSICS II: Tubin and Tchaikovsky | |
| An American Hymn | Vignieri |
| Double Bass Concerto | Tubin |
| Edwin Barker, Double Bass | |
| Symphony No. 6 | Tchaikovsky |
| CLASSICS III: Brahms and Elgar | |
| Pavane for a Dead Princess | Ravel |
| Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 | Brahms |
| Alexander Velinzon, Violin | |
| Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 | Elgar |
2015-2016 |
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| CLASSICS I: 21st Season Spectacular! | |
| Cantus (in Memory of Benjamin Britten) |
Pärt
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| Concerto for Violin, Op. 53 |
Dvorák
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| Haldan Martinson, violin | |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Sibelius
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| CLASSICS II: Inspired by Shakespeare | |
| Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” |
Nicolai
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| Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17 |
Berlioz
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| Hamlet: Film Suite, Op. 116 |
Shostakovich
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| 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” |
Beethoven
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| Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112 |
Beethoven
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| Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 |
Beethoven
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| Jonathan Bass, piano New World Chorale |
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2014-2015 |
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| CLASSICS I: Festive & Fantastique | |
| Festive Overture |
Shostakovich
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| Shiloh – A Requiem (world premiere) |
Tarrh
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| Symphonie Fantastique |
Berlioz
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| CLASSICS II: Local & Imported: Lenny & Johannes | |
| Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety” |
Bernstein
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| Randall Hodgkinson, piano | |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Brahms
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| CLASSICS III: Let’s Pull Out all the Stops! | |
| Variations on “America” |
Ives
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| Cello Concerto No. 1 |
Kabalevsky
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| Sophie Applbaum, cello | |
| Organ Symphony |
Saint-Saëns
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| John Finney, organ | |
2013-2014 |
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| CLASSICS I: Budapest to Vienna | |
| Dances of Galanta |
Kodaly
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| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Bartok
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| Jonathan Bass, piano | |
| Serenade No. 1 |
Brahms
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| CLASSICS II: Tragedy & Triumph | |
| Romeo & Juliet Overture |
Tchaikovsky
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| Francesca di Rimini |
Tchaikovsky
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| Violin Concerto |
Tchaikovsky
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| Adrian Anantawan, violin | |
| CLASSICS III: Now & Then | |
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Concerto Competition Winners
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| Symphony No. 8 |
Dvorak
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2012-2013 |
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| CLASSICS I: Duo of Threes | |
| Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” |
Schumann
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| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Rachmaninoff
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| Abel Sanchez Aguilera, piano, 1st prize winner, 2011 Boston International Piano Competition | |
| CLASSICS II: Memories of Italy | |
| The Birds |
Respighi
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| Concerto Gregoriano |
Respighi
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| James Buswell, violin | |
| Pines of Rome |
Respighi
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| CLASSICS III: Now and Then | |
| Quintessence (world premiere) |
Erika Foin
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| Symphony No. 5 |
Mahler
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2011-2012 |
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| CLASSICS I: Land of the Free, Music of America | |
| Divertimento for Full Orchestra |
Bernstein
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| Piano Concerto No. 2 |
MacDowell
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| Frederick Moyer, piano | |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Dvorak
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| CLASSICS II: Of Youth and Music | |
| Symphony No. 1 (world premiere) |
Anna Larsen
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| Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 |
Schumann
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| Aaron Wolff, cello | |
| Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams” |
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” |
Brahms
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| In collaboration with the New World Chorale Holly MacEwen Krafka, Artistic Director |
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| Symphony No. 1 |
Brahms
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2010-2011 |
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| CLASSICS I: Poland, Paris, and Russia | |
| Excerpts from Les Sylphides |
Chopin
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| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Chopin
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| Vincent Schmithorst, piano | |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Shostakovich
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| CLASSICS II: Three B’s | |
| Symphony No. 1 in B flat Major |
Boyce
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| Symphony No. 2 |
Beethoven
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| Double Concerto for
Violin and Cello |
Brahms
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| Haldan Martinson, violin; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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| CLASSICS III: Reflect and Rejoice | |
| Symphony No. 5
IV. Adagietto |
Mahler
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| Symphony No. 4 |
Mahler
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| Sara Heaton, soprano | |
2009-2010 |
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| CLASSICS I: Russian/American Connection | |
| Blue Cathedral |
Higdon
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| Variations on a Theme of Paganini |
Rachmaninoff
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| 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
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| Francesca Bass, violin | |
| Concerto for Cello in B minor, Movement I |
Dvorák
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| Lev Mamuya, cello | |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Brahms
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| CLASSICS III: Spanish/French Connection | |
| Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra |
Rodrigo
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| Eliot Fisk, guitar | |
| Danzas Fantásticas, Op.22 |
Turina
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| Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 |
Ravel
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2008-2009 |
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| CLASSICS I: Scotch Plaid | |
| Scottish Fantasy |
Bruch
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| Peter Zazofsky, violin | |
| Symphony No. 3, “Scottish” |
Mendelssohn
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| CLASSICS II: Tragedy and Triumph | |
| Ford’s Theater:
A Few Glimpses of Easter Week 1865 |
Ernst Bacon
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| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Prokofiev
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| Jonathan Bass, piano | |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Tchaikovsky
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| CLASSICS III: Austrian Artisans | |
| Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” |
Haydn
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| Symphony No. 1 |
Mahler
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2007-2008 |
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| CLASSICS I: Solo Brilliance | |
| St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra |
Holst
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| Oboe Concerto in c minor |
Marcello
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| Keisuke Wakao, oboe | |
| Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra |
Tubin
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| Edwin Barker, double bass | |
| Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op. 60 |
Dvorak
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| CLASSICS II: For Love of Mankind | |
| Suite from “Lt. Kije” |
Prokofiev
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| Songs of a Wayfarer |
Mahler
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| Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano | |
| Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 |
Brahms
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2006-2007 |
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| CLASSICS I: Fact and Fantasy | |
| Tragic Overture |
Brahms
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| Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
“Elvira Madigan” |
Mozart
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| Mia Chung, piano | |
| Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Berlioz
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| CLASSICS II: Nordic Sketches | |
| Suite from “Peer Gynt” |
Grieg
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| Jay O’Callahan, narrator | |
| Violin concerto, Op. 47 |
Sibelius
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| Haldan Martinson, violin | |
| CLASSICS III: From the Country to the Sea Community Convergence Concert | |
| Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72c |
Beethoven
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| Al Leisinger, guest conductor | |
| Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, “Pastorale” |
Beethoven
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| Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a |
Britten
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| 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 |
Copland
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| Newton All-City Chorus Charlotte Brumit, Director |
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| Made in America |
Tower
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| Symphony No. 4 |
Tchaikovsky
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| CLASSICS II: | |
| Overture to The Magic Flute |
Mozart
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| Images, Interactions, Incantations |
Kechley
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| Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 |
Beethoven
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| CLASSICS III: | |
| Everything Changes |
Foin
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| Symphony No. 2 |
Mahler
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| 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 |
Dvorak
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| Cello Concerto |
Dvorak
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| Cello Concerto |
Korngold
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| Carmen Fantasy |
Waxman
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| Music From the Golden Age of Cinema | |
| Matt Haimovitz, Cello | |
| CLASSICS II: Celebrate the Stage | |
| Fingal’s Cave Overture |
Mendelssohn
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| Symphony No. 3 |
Brahms
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| Hamlet: Film Suite (1964) |
Shostakovich
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| Dramatic Readings by Annette Miller, Daniel Gidron and Barry Abramowitz | |
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CLASSICS III: Celebrate Creativity
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| Overture to the Bartered Bride |
Smetana
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| Rhapsody in Blue |
Gershwin
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| Adam Birnbaum, Piano | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Mussorgsky/Ravel
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2003-2004 |
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| Classics I: JFK Memorial Concert | |
| Variations on a Theme by Haydn |
Brahms
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| A German Requiem |
Brahms
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| Jane Shivick, soprano; Donald Wilkinson, baritone; Heritage Chorale, John Finney, Director | |
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| Classics II | |
| Variations on a Nursery School Song |
Dohnanyi
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| Jonathan Bass, piano | |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Tchaikovsky
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| Classics III | |
| Enigma Variations |
Elgar
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| Symphony No. 5 |
Shostakovich
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2002-2003 |
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| Classics I | |
| Knoxville, Summer of 1915 |
Barber
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| Sharon Baker, soprano | |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Tchaikovsky
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| Classics II | |
| Dream Journeys |
DiDomenica
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| Serenade |
Bernstein
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| Emmanuel Borok, violin | |
| Classics III | |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Mahler
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2001-2002 |
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| Classics I: A Russian Tapestry | |
| “Autumn” from The Seasons |
Glazunov
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| Concerto for Double Bass |
Koussevitsky
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| Edwin Barker, double bass | |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Rachmaninoff
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| Classics II: Brass & Beethoven | |
| Fanfares for Brass & Percussion |
Dukas
Tower Copland |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Beethoven
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| Boston College Chorale, John Finney, Director | |
| Classics III: Flute Francais | |
| Jeux d’Enfants |
Bizet
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| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra |
Ibert
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| Eugenia Zukerman, flute | |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Dvorak
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2000-2001 |
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| Classics I: The French—Russian Connection | |
| Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) |
Ravel
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| Piano Concerto in G Major |
Ravel
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| Lori Sims, piano | |
| The Rite of Spring |
Stravinsky/Rudolf
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| Classics II: Beethoven in Threes | |
| Overture to “Creatures of Prometheus” |
Beethoven
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| Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello |
Beethoven
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| Jonathan Bass, piano; Tatiana Dimitriades, violin; Sato Knudsen, cello |
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| Symphony No. 3, “The Eroica” |
Beethoven
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| Classics III: Season Finale! | |
| Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite |
Sibelius
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| Piano Concerto No. 2 |
Brahms
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| David Deveau, piano | |
1999-2000 |
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| Classics I: New and Not So | |
| Symphony No. 2 |
S. Albert
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| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Beethoven
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| David Deveau, piano | |
| An American in Paris |
Gershwin
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| Classics II: Khach as Khach Khan | |
| Flute Concerto |
Khachaturian
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| Jacques Zoon, flute | |
| Symphony No. 3 |
Schumann
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| Classics III: Van Ness & Verdi | |
| Work for Chorus & Brass (World Premiere!) |
P. Van Ness
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| Requiem |
Verdi
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| 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 | |
| Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
Dukas
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| Horn Concerto No. 1 |
Strauss
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| Daniel Katzen, french horn | |
| Symphony No. 8 |
Dvorak
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| Classics II: Presenting Si-Jing! | |
| Le Corsair Overture, Op. 21 |
Berlioz
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| Violin Concerto, Op. 82 |
Glazunov
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| Si-Jing Huang, violin | |
| Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 |
Brahms
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| Classics III: From Russia with Love | |
| Russian Easter Overture |
Rimsky-Korsakov
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| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
Prokoviev
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| 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 |
R. Strauss
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| Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra |
Liszt
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| Jonathan Bass, piano | |
| Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Berlioz
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| Classics II: Vive la France | |
| “Phedre” Overture |
Massenet
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| Le Tombeau de Couperin |
Ravel
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| Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78 |
Saints-Saens
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| James David Christie, organ | |
| Classics III: Younger than Springtime | |
| Symphony No. 6 in F, K. 43 |
Mozart
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| Appalacian Spring Suite |
Copland
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| Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 |
Bruch
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| Stefan Jackiw, violin | |
1996-1997 |
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| Classics I: Music for the Imagination | |
| Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” |
Mendelssohn
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| Violin Concerto |
Glass
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| Emanuel Borok, violin | |
| Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune |
Debussy
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| Firebird Suite (1919) |
Stravinksy
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| Classics II: Out of Darkness | |
| Tragic Overture |
Brahms
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| Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra |
Schulhoff
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| 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 |
Beethoven
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| Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 |
Beethoven
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| Janice Weber, piano | |
| Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 |
Beethoven
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1995-1996 – Inaugural Season |
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| Classics I | |
| Ruy Blas Overture |
Mendelssohn
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| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
Rachmaninoff
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| Benjamin Pasternak, piano | |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Dvorak
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| Classics II | |
| Concerto for Flute and Harp |
Mozart
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| Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute; Ann Hobson Pilot, harp | |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Brahms
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| Classics III | |
| Polonaise from Eugene Onegin |
Tchaikovsky
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| Violin Concerto |
Tchaikovsky
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| Tamara Smirnova, violin | |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Tchaikovsky
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