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 (cancelled due to COVID-19) | |
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto No. 1 | Prokofiev |
Tatiana Dimitriades, violin | |
Symphony No. 4 | Tchaikovsky |
CLASSICS III: Music For All (cancelled due to COVID-19) | |
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 | |
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 |
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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 | |
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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