2007-2008 |
| CLASSICS I: Solo Brilliance |
St. Paul's Suite for String Orchestra
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Holst |
Oboe Concerto in c minor
| Marcello |
Keisuke Wakao, oboe |
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
| Tubin |
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 |
| Songs of a Wayfarer
| Mahler |
Gale Fuller, mezzo-soprano |
| Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 |
Brahms |
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2006-2007 |
| CLASSICS I: Fact and Fantasy |
Tragic Overture
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Brahms |
Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
"Elvira Madigan"
Mia Chung, piano |
Mozart |
| Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Berlioz |
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| CLASSICS II: Nordic Sketches |
Suite from "Peer Gynt"
Jay O'Callahan, narrator |
Grieg |
Violin concerto, Op. 47
Haldan Martinson, violin |
Sibelius |
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| CLASSICS III: From the Country to the Sea Community Convergence Concert |
Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72c
Al Leisinger, guest conductor |
Beethoven |
| Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, "Pastorale" |
Beethoven |
Peter Grimes:
Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a |
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 |
| CLASSICS I: |
Selections from Old American Songs
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Copland |
Newton All-City Chorus
Charlotte Brumit, Director |
| Made in America |
Tower |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Tchaikovsky |
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| CLASSICS II: |
| Overture to The Magic Flute |
Mozart |
| Images, Interactions, Incantations |
Kechley |
| Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 |
Beethoven |
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| CLASSICS III: |
| Everything Changes |
Foin |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Mahler |
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2004-2005 |
| CLASSICS I:
Dvorak Meets America |
| Carnival Overture |
Dvorak |
| Cello Concerto |
Dvorak |
| Cello Concerto |
Korngold |
| Carmen Fantasy |
Waxman |
| Music From the Golden Age of Cinema |
Matt Haimovitz, Cello |
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| CLASSICS II:
Celebrate the Stage |
| Fingal’s Cave Overture |
Mendelssohn |
| Symphony No. 3 |
Brahms |
| Hamlet: Film Suite (1964) |
Shostakovich |
Dramatic Readings by Annette Miller, Daniel
Gidron and Barry Abramowitz |
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CLASSICS III:
Celebrate Creativity |
| Overture to the Bartered Bride |
Smetana |
| Rhapsody in Blue |
Gershwin |
Adam Birnbaum, Piano |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Mussorgsky/Ravel |
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2003-2004 - VARIATIONS
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| Classics I: JFK Memorial Concert |
| Variations on a Theme by Haydn |
Brahms |
| A German Requiem |
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
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Dohnanyi |
Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Tchaikovsky |
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| Classics III |
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| Enigma Variations
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Elgar |
| Symphony No. 5 |
Shostakovich |
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2002-2003 – The
American Spirit |
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| Classics I |
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| Knoxville, Summer of 1915
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Barber |
Sharon Baker, soprano |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Tchaikovsky |
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| Classics II |
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| Dream Journeys
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DiDomenica |
| Serenade |
Bernstein |
Emmanuel Borok, violin |
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Classics III
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| Symphony No. 5 |
Mahler |
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2001-2002 – 7 & 70 |
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| Classics I: A Russian Tapestry |
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| “Autumn” from The Seasons
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Glazunov |
| Concerto for Double Bass |
Koussevitsky |
Edwin Barker, double bass |
| Symphony No. 2 |
Rachmaninoff |
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| Classics II: Brass & Beethoven |
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| Fanfares for Brass & Percussion
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Dukas
Tower
Copland |
| Symphony No. 9 |
Beethoven |
Boston College Chorale, John Finney, Director |
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| Classics III: Flute Francais |
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| Jeux d’Enfants
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Bizet |
| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra |
Ibert |
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)
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Ravel |
| Piano Concerto in G Major |
Ravel |
Lori Sims, piano |
| The Rite of Spring |
Stravinsky/Rudolf
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| Classics II: Beethoven in Threes |
| Overture to “Creatures of Prometheus”
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Beethoven |
| Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello |
Beethoven |
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
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Sibelius |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 |
Brahms |
David Deveau, piano |
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1999-2000 |
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| Classics I: New and Not So |
| Symphony No. 2
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S. Albert |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 |
Beethoven |
David Deveau, piano |
| An American in Paris |
Gershwin |
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| Classics II: Khach as Khach Khan |
| Flute Concerto
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Khachaturian |
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 |
| 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
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Dukas |
| Horn Concerto No. 1 |
Strauss |
Daniel Katzen, french horn |
| Symphony No. 8 |
Dvorak |
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| Classics II: Presenting Si-Jing! |
| Le Corsair Overture, Op. 21
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Berlioz |
| Violin Concerto, Op. 82 |
Glazunov |
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
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Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 |
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
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R. Strauss |
| Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra |
Liszt |
Jonathan Bass, piano |
| Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 |
Berlioz |
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| Classics II: Vive la France |
| “Phedre” Overture
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Massenet |
| Le Tombeau de Couperin |
Ravel |
| Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78 |
Saints-Saens |
James David Christie, organ |
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| Classics III: Younger than Springtime |
| Symphony No. 6 in F, K. 43
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Mozart |
| Appalacian Spring Suite |
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”
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Mendelssohn |
| Violin Concerto |
Glass |
Emanuel Borok, violin |
| Prelude a l’apres midi d’un faune |
Debussy |
| Firebird Suite (1919) |
Stravinksy |
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| Classics II: Out of Darkness |
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| Tragic Overture
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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
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Beethoven |
| Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 |
Beethoven |
Janice Weber, piano |
| Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 |
Beethoven |
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1995-1996 – Inaugural
Season |
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| Classics I |
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| Ruy Blas Overture
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Mendelssohn |
| Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
Rachmaninoff |
Benjamin Pasternak, piano |
| Symphony No. 6 |
Dvorak |
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| Classics II |
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| Concerto for Flute and Harp
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Mozart |
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute; Ann Hobson Pilot,
harp |
| Symphony No. 1 |
Brahms |
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| Classics III |
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| Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
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Tchaikovsky |
| Violin Concerto |
Tchaikovsky |
Tamara Smirnova, violin |
Symphony No. 4
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Tchaikovsky |
