2007/2008 Concert Information

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Fall Concert
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Stude Concert Hall, Rice University


Symphony
Michael Webster, Conductor

Overture to Russian and Ludmilla
 

"Enigma" Variations, Op. 36
 

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
(1804-1857)

Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)

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VII.
VIII.
IX.
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XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
Theme
Variation 1 (C.A.E.)
Variation 2 (H.D.S-P.)
Variation 3 (R.B.T.)
Variation 4 (W.M.B.)
Variation 5 (R.P.A.)
Variation 6 (Ysobel)
Variation 7 (Troyte)
Variation 8 (W.N.)
Variation 9 (Nimrod)
Variation 10 (Dorabella)
Variation 11 (G.R.S.)
Variation 12 (B.G.N.)
Variation 13 (***) Romanza
Variation 14 (E.D.U.) Finale

Philharmonia
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor

Selections from The Nutcracker Suite,
   Op. 71a

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
March
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
Russian Dance: Trépak
Arabian Dance
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Waltz of the Flowers

Sinfonietta
Michael Isadore, Conductor

Hungarian Dance No. 1
 

Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
 

Music from Rosamunde
   Ballet Music II

Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Ed. Clinton F. Nieweg

Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)


String Orchestra
Carolyn Vandiver and Ann Victor, Co-Conductors

Crossbow Overture
 

Russian Sailor's Dance
 

Professor Wigstein's Amazing
Melody Machine

Three Slavonic Dances
 

Lennie Niehaus
(b. 1929)

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Arr. Michael Allen

Richard Meyer
(b. 1957)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Arr. Merle J. Isaac


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Winter Concert
Sunday, February 10, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Stude Concert Hall, Rice University


Symphony
Michael Webster, Conductor

Symphony No. 5
 

Gustav Mahler
(1860-1911)

I.
II.
III.

Trauermarsch
Scherzo
Rondo-Finale


Philharmonia
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor

Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major,
   K. 314

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)

I.
 

Allegro Aperto
 

Concerto Competition Winner
Henry Wilford, flute

Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major
 

Karl Philipp Stamitz
(1745-1801)

III.
 
Rondò
 
Concerto Competition Winner
Ben Zannoni, viola

Music from The Damnation of Faust,
   Op. 24

Hector Berlioz
(1803-1869)

Hungarian March

Finlandia
 

Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957)


Sinfonietta
Michael Isadore, Conductor

Citizen Patriot
 

Ballet music from Rosamunde
 

Stephen Kent
(b. 1949)

Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)

Zwischmakt III

Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
 

Ludwig von Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I. Adagio molto - Allego con brio

String Orchestra
Carolyn Vandiver and Ann Victor, Co-Conductors

Music from the opera Die
   Meistersinger

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Arr. Sandra Dackow

March of the Meistersingers

Reverie
 

An American Folk Symphony,
   Symphony for Strings No. 2

Susan Day
(b. 1949)

Jeffrey Bishop
(b. 1970)

III.
IV.
Cowboy Waltz
Shaker Dance


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Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Stude Concert Hall, Rice University


Symphony
Michael Webster, Conductor

Concertino for Trombone and String
  Orchestra, Op. 45, No. 7

Lars-Erik Larsson
(1908-1986)

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II.
III.

Preludium: Allegro pomposo
Aria: Andante sostenuto
Finale: Allegro giocoso

Concerto Competition Winner
Oliver Barrett, trombone

Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  Op. 33

Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)

I.
 
Allegro non troppo
 
Concerto Competition Winner
Elijah Baik, cello

Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by
  Carl Maria von Weber

Paul Hindemith
(1895-1963)

I.
II.
III.
IV.
Allegro
Scherzo (Turandot): Moderato — Lively
Andantino
March

Philharmonia
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor

Symphony No. 8 in G Major
   Op. 88

Antonín Dvořák
(1841-1904)

I.
IV.
Allegro con brio
Allegro ma non troppo

Sinfonietta
Michael Isadore, Conductor

Medieval Legend
 

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
 

Michael Story
(b. 1956)

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I.
Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

String Orchestra
Carolyn Vandiver and Ann Victor, Co-Conductors

Capriccio Espagnol
 

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Arr. Sandra Dackow

I. Alborada

Concerto in A minor for 2 Violins
  Op. 3 No. 8 (RV 522)

Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)

I. Allegro

The Wide Missouri
 

John Williams Trilogy
 

Traditional
Arr. Carmen Dragon

John Williams (b. 1932)
Arr. Calvin Custer

I.
II.
III.
Star Wars (Main Theme and End Credits)
Theme from "Jurassic Park"
Raiders March


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