CONCERT ARCHIVE
2023-24 SEASON
(PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES)
July 1, 2023
STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA*
Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare and Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Jurassic Park
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Nimbus 2000’ from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘With Malice Toward None’ from Lincoln
JOHN WILLIAMS - Wide Receiver (Theme for NBC Football)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
JOHN WILLIAMS - Summon the Heroes
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Hymn to the Fallen’ from Saving Private Ryan
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Duel of the Fates’ from The Phantom Menace
JOHN WILLIAMS - Rey’s Theme from The Force Awakens
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Scherzo for X-Wings’ from The Force Awakens
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘The Imperial March’ from The Empire Strikes Back
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘The Raiders March’ from Raiders of the Lost Ark
*Composed of members of the Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia orchestras; the Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Oregon Pittsburgh, and Utah symphonies; and the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
July 14 and 15, 2023
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
The Hobby Center - Houston, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
July 22, 2023
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Smart Financial Centre - Sugar Land, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
August 5, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
MOZART - Ave verum corpus, K. 618 & Regina coeli, K. 276
Central Oregon Mastersingers
MOZART - Symphony No. 38, K. 504, ‘Prague’
STRAUSS - Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
August 7, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
CARL STROMMEN - Salute to the Cinema
HAMLISCH - The Way We Were (Sarah Mattox, vocalist)
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Luke and Leia’ from Return of the Jedi
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler’s List (Yi Zhao, violin)
DAVE GRUSIN - ‘Mitch & Abby’ from The Firm (Brett Mitchell, piano)
HOWARD SHORE - Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
RODGERS - Oklahoma! Selection for Orchestra
SONDHEIM - ‘Send in the Clowns’ from A Little Night Music (Sarah Mattox, vocalist)
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER - ‘Memory’ from Cats (Sarah Mattox, vocalist)
MARC SHAIMAN - Selections from Hairspray
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ - Highlights from Wicked
August 11, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
MILHAUD - La création du monde
BRUCH - Violin Concerto No. 1
William Hagen, violin
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 3
Encore: BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 5
August 14, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
COPLAND - Three Latin American Sketches
BARBER - Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
MAHLER (arr. Lee) - Symphony No. 4
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
August 15, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
Discover the Symphony (Family Concert)
LIGETI - Allegro vivace from Concert Românesc
BRAHMS (arr. Parlow) - Hungarian Dance No. 5
COPLAND - Danza de Jalisco from Three Latin American Sketches
SAINT-SAËNS - Havanaise
John Fawcett, violin (Young Artist Scholarship winner)
RAVEL - Mother Goose Suite
featuring original illustrations by visual artist Kellie Schneider
August 17, 2023
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
LIGETI - Concert Românesc
HAYDN - Symphony No. 104, ‘London’
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
Andrew von Oeyen, piano
October 21, 2023 | 2 & 8 p.m.
PASADENA SYMPHONY
Ambassador Auditorium - Pasadena, CA
MASON BATES - Garages of the Valley
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
Diana Adamyan, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
November 4, 2023
PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Saenger Theatre - Pensacola, FL
MASON BATES - Garages of the Valley
SAINT-SAËNS - Cello Concerto No. 1
Mark Kosower, cello
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
December 3, 2023
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
39th Annual Saint Ignatius High School Christmas Concert
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
BACH (arr. Stokowski) - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
BIZET - Farandole from L’Arlésienne
REDNER (arr. Harris) - O Little Town of Bethlehem
TRADITIONAL (arr. Wilberg) - I Saw Three Ships
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’
TCHAIKOVSKY - ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ from The Nutcracker
VIVALDI - ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ from Gloria
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
MACK WILBERG - One December, Bright and Clear
MURRAY (arr. Amundson) - Away in a Manger
HANDEL (arr. Amundson) - Joy to the World
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Wilberg) - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
GRUBER (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
December 5, 2023
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
TRADITIONAL (arr. Tyzik) - A Christmas Overture: Variations on ‘Deck the Halls’
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’
BIZET - Farandole from L’Arlésienne
REDNER (arr. Harris) - O Little Town of Bethlehem
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - ‘Dance of the Tumblers’ from The Snow Maiden
BACH (arr. Stokowski) - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
TCHAIKOVSKY - ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ from The Nutcracker
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
December 9 and 10, 2023
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Jones Hall - Houston, TX
DANNY ELFMAN - The Nightmare Before Christmas
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
December 13-17, 2023 (7 performances)
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
BACH (arr. Stokowski) - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - ‘Dance of the Tumblers’ from The Snow Maiden
JEFF TYZIK - Chanukah Suite
MURRAY (arr. Amundson) - Away in a Manger
HANDEL (arr. Amundson) - Joy to the World
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
TRADITIONAL (arr. Wilberg) - I Saw Three Ships
TRADITIONAL (arr. Tyzik) - A Christmas Overture: Variations on ‘Deck the Halls’
PIERPONT (arr. De Vol) - Jingle Bells
LOWRY/GREENE (arr. Fleischer) - Mary, Did You Know?
CAREY/AFANASIEFF (arr. Firth) - All I Want for Christmas Is You
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Wilberg) - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
December 19 and 20, 2023
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
JOHN DEBNEY - Elf
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
March 30, 2024
DENVER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Central Presbyterian Church | Denver, CO
MUSSORGSKY (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) - Night on Bald Mountain
d’INDY - Symphony on a French Mountain Air
Joshua Sawicki, piano
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
December 21-23, 2023 (5 performances)
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
BACH (arr. Stokowski) - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - ‘Dance of the Tumblers’ from The Snow Maiden
JEFF TYZIK - Chanukah Suite
MURRAY (arr. Amundson) - Away in a Manger
HANDEL (arr. Amundson) - Joy to the World
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
TRADITIONAL (arr. Wilberg) - I Saw Three Ships
TRADITIONAL (arr. Tyzik) - A Christmas Overture: Variations on ‘Deck the Halls’
PIERPONT (arr. De Vol) - Jingle Bells
LOWRY/GREENE (arr. Fleischer) - Mary, Did You Know?
CAREY/AFANASIEFF (arr. Firth) - All I Want for Christmas Is You
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Wilberg) - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2022-23 SEASON
August 6, 2022
STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA*
Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade
STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring
*Composed of members of the Cleveland and Minnesota orchestras; the Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, National, San Francisco, and Seattle symphonies; the Chicago Lyric and Metropolitan opera orchestras; and the Buffalo, Los Angeles, and New York philharmonics
August 10, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Caldera High School - Bend, OR
Classical Concert I
DAVIES - Ojai Festival Overture
GINASTERA - Variaciones concertantes
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
August 12, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Caldera High School - Bend, OR
Pops Concert
(arr. Lopez) - James Bond Medley
ROTA - Love Theme from The Godfather
MASCAGNI - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
HERRMANN - Prelude, Murder, and Finale from Psycho
JOHN WILLIAMS - Air and Simple Gifts
JOHN WILLIAMS - Born on the Fourth of July
JOHN WILLIAMS - Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
JOPLIN (arr. Schuller) - The Entertainer
JOPLIN (arr. Schuller) - Maple Leaf Rag
ELLINGTON (arr. Gould) - Sophisticated Lady
ELLINGTON (arr. Gould) - Solitude
GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett) - Selections from Porgy and Bess
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
August 15, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
Classical Concert II
WALKER - Lyric for Strings
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 3
Dmytro Choni, piano (2022 Van Cliburn Competition bronze medalist)
August 17, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
Discover the Symphony - Family Concert
GINASTERA - Finale from Variaciones concertantes
BEETHOVEN - Scherzo from Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
JOHN WILLIAMS - Air and Simple Gifts
SAINT-SAËNS - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Mateo Garza, violin (Young Artist Scholarship winner)
PROKOFIEV - Peter and the Wolf
Timothy Jones, narrator
August 18, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Sunriver Resort Great Hall - Sunriver, OR
Classical Concert III
JESSIE MONTGOMERY - Banner
HAYDN - Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
BRAHMS - Violin Concerto
William Hagen, violin
August 21, 2022
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Caldera High School - Bend, OR
Classical Concert IV
DIAMOND - Music for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
FINZI - Let Us Garlands Bring
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
November 16, 2022
LAMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (University of Denver)
Newman Center for the Performing Arts - Denver, CO
GLAZUNOV - Violin Concerto
Igor Pikayzen, violin
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 6
November 25, 26, and 27, 2022
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Jones Hall - Houston, TX
Disney’s FANTASIA - Live in Concert
Featuring excerpts from the following works:
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6
TCHAIKOVSKY - The Nutcracker
DEBUSSY - Clair de lune
STRAVINSKY - The Firebird
PONCHIELLI - Dance of the Hours
DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
ELGAR - Pomp and Circumstance
RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome
SAINT-SAËNS - Carnival of the Animals
December 4, 2022
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
38th Annual Saint Ignatius High School Christmas Concert
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - ‘Dance of the Tumblers’ from The Snow Maiden
PROKOFIEV - Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - The First Noel
TRADITIONAL (arr. Hagenberg) - Sussex Carol
STANDFORD - Vivace from A Christmas Carol Symphony
HOLST (arr. Smith) - In the Bleak Midwinter
ADAM (arr. Harris) - O Holy Night
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Harris) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
BERLIN (arr. Jackfert) - White Christmas (world premiere)
HOPKINS (arr. Harris) - We Three Kings
BERNARD (arr. Payne) - Winter Wonderland
POLA/WYLE (arr. Thorne) - It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
TRADITIONAL (arr. Bass) - Angels We Have Heard on High
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
GRUBER (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
December 8-11, 2022 (6 performances)
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
TCHAIKOVSKY - Selections from The Nutcracker
TRADITIONAL (arr. Jackfert) - I Saw Three Ships
HOLST (arr. Smith) - In the Bleak Midwinter
ADAM (arr. Harris) - O Holy Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - The First Noel
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Harris) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas’ from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
HOPKINS (arr. Harris) - We Three Kings
BERNARD (arr. Payne) - Winter Wonderland
POLA/WYLE (arr. Thorne) - It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TRADITIONAL (arr. Bass) - Angels We Have Heard on High
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
December 14, 2022
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Home Alone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
December 15-18, 2022 (6 performances)
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
TCHAIKOVSKY - Selections from The Nutcracker
TRADITIONAL (arr. Jackfert) - I Saw Three Ships
HOLST (arr. Smith) - In the Bleak Midwinter
ADAM (arr. Harris) - O Holy Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - The First Noel
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Harris) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas’ from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
HOPKINS (arr. Harris) - We Three Kings
BERNARD (arr. Payne) - Winter Wonderland
POLA/WYLE (arr. Thorne) - It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TRADITIONAL (arr. Bass) - Angels We Have Heard on High
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
February 23, 2023
EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Winspear Centre - Edmonton, Canada
MENDELSSOHN - Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
WALTON - Viola Concerto
Keith Hamm, viola
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
February 24, 2023
EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Winspear Centre - Edmonton, Canada
MENDELSSOHN - Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
JOHN ESTACIO - Wondrous Light
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
February 25, 2023
EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Winspear Centre - Edmonton, Canada
MENDELSSOHN - Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
WALTON - Viola Concerto
Keith Hamm, viola
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
March 12, 2023
TULSA SYMPHONY
Lorton Performance Center - Tulsa, OK
BACH - Orchestral Suite No. 3
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Concerto Grosso
MAHLER - Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 1, ‘Classical’
March 17-19, 2023
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Music Center - Cleveland, OH
BERNSTEIN - West Side Story
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
March 24 and 25, 2023
SAN ANTONIO PHILHARMONIC
First Baptist Church of San Antonio - San Antonio, TX
FALLA - Suite No. 1 from The Three-Cornered Hat
LISZT - Piano Concerto No. 2
William Wolfram, piano
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 3, ‘Scottish’
April 13, 2023
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Jones Hall - Houston, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Escapades’ from Catch Me If You Can
Jess Gillam, alto saxophone
ALAN BAYLOCK - Soundscapes (World Premiere)
feat. One O’Clock Lab Band
Brad Leali, alto saxophone
Chris Potter, tenor saxophone
May 21, 2023
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
The Astorian - Houston, TX
COPLAND - Hoedown from Rodeo
BACH (arr. Schwarz) - Contrapunctus IX from The Art of the Fugue
COPLAND - Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring
JESSIE MONTGOMERY - Starburst
SAINT-SAËNS (arr. Vidal) - The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Anthony Kitai, cello
MENDELSSOHN - Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
MOZART - I. Allegro moderato from Symphony No. 29
DEBUSSY (arr. Caplet) - ‘Clair de lune’ from Suite Bergamasque
May 31, 2023
LAMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (University of Denver)
Newman Center for the Performing Arts - Denver, CO
DVOŘÁK - Cello Concerto
Dylan Tyree, cello
2021-22 SEASON
July 3 and 4, 2021
THE CLE
VELAND ORCHESTRA
Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Mr. Mitchell led The Cleveland Orchestra in the opening weekend of the 2021 Blossom Music Festival, marking the orchestra’s first public performances since March 2020.
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
MARY D. WATKINS - Soul of Remembrance
PRICE - Concerto in One Movement
Michelle Cann, piano
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK - An American Fanfare
COPLAND - Suite from Appalachian Spring
TCHAIKOVSKY - 1812 Overture
SOUSA - The Stars and Stripes Forever
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
July 25, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater - Morrison, CO
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
LISZT - Les Préludes
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9
August 18, 2021
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL
SHARC Amphitheatre - Sunriver, OR
Brett Mitchell played an evening of John Williams’s chamber music from the piano with musicians from the Sunriver Music Festival.
BOCK (arr. Williams) - Fiddler on the Roof
Dan Skidmore, violin
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Viktor’s Tale’ from The Terminal
Ben Lulich, clarinet
JOHN WILLIAMS - Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
Kari Caldwell, cello
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘With Malice Toward None’ from Lincoln
Jeffrey Work, trumpet
GARDEL (arr. Williams) - Tango (Por Una Cabeza)
Leah Latorraca, violin
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler’s List
Ruth Lenz, violin
August 21, 2021
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Besson Commons - Sunriver, OR
COPLAND - Music for Movies
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor
Daniel Hsu, piano
STRAVINSKY - Suite from Pulcinella
August 23, 2021
SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Besson Commons - Sunriver, OR
JESSIE MONTGOMERY - Starburst
SAINT-SAËNS - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
Amit Peled, cello
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7 in A Major
October 9, 2021
WICHITA SYMPHONY
Century II Concert Hall - Wichita, KS
QUINN MASON - Petite Symphonie de Chambre Contemporaine
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Trevor Stewart, clarinet
GEORGE S. CLINTON - Old Cowtown Suite [world premiere]
October 10, 2021
WICHITA SYMPHONY
Wichita Heights High School - Wichita, KS
QUINN MASON - Petite Symphonie de Chambre Contemporaine
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Trevor Stewart, clarinet
GEORGE S. CLINTON - Old Cowtown Suite [world premiere]
October 11, 2021
WICHITA SYMPHONY
Eisenhower High School - Goddard, KS
QUINN MASON - Petite Symphonie de Chambre Contemporaine
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Trevor Stewart, clarinet
GEORGE S. CLINTON - Old Cowtown Suite [world premiere]
November 5 and 6, 2021
SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX
MISSY MAZZOLI - Holy Roller
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
RAVEL - Valses nobles et sentimentales
RAVEL - La Valse
December 9-18, 2021
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHORUS
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
WADE (arr. Wilberg) - O Come, All Ye Faithful
MOZART - Sleigh Ride
TCHAIKOVSKY - ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ from The Nutcracker
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR - Christmas Overture
LUTHER (arr. Dragon) - Away in a Manger
HANDEL (arr. Dragon) - Joy to the World
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - ‘Hallelujah’ from Messiah
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Holiday Flight’ from Home Alone
JOHN WILLIAMS - ‘Somewhere in My Memory’ from Home Alone
PHILIP LANE - The Night Before Christmas
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
JOHN RUTTER - Gloria
GRUBER (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
January 1-February 28, 2022
PATERNITY LEAVE
Mr. Mitchell was on paternity leave throughout January and February 2022 as he and his wife welcomed their first child.
March 4, 5, and 6, 2022
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Jones Hall - Houston, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
March 19, 2022 - 2 & 8 p.m.
PASADENA SYMPHONY
Ambassador Auditorium - Pasadena, CA
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
GRIEG - Piano Concerto
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
April 1-July 31, 2022
PATERNITY LEAVE
Mr. Mitchell continued on paternity leave from April through July 2022 as he and his wife welcomed their first child.
2020-21 SEASON
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
July 11, 2020
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
BERNSTEIN - Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
Kirill Gerstein, piano
COPLAND - Suite from Appalachian Spring
COPLAND - Suite from Billy the Kid
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
July 26, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater - Morrison, CO
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
LISZT - Les Préludes
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
August 20, 2020
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
MOZART - Amadeus
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
September 8 and 9, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Montrose Pavilion - Montrose, CO (Sep. 8)
Avalon Theatre - Grand Junction, CO (Sep. 9)
BEETHOVEN - Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto
Paul Huang, violin
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
September 18, 19, and 20, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
KORNGOLD - Sursum Corda (Lift Up Your Hearts)
R. STRAUSS - Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Olga Kern, piano
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
October 2, 3, and 4, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
KEVIN PUTS - …this noble company
ELGAR - Cello Concerto
Joshua Roman, cello
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5
October 30, 31, and November 1, 2020
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium - Fort Worth, TX
BERNSTEIN - Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
Karen Gomyo, violin
MOZART - Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
November 20, 21, and 22, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
HINDEMITH - Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Weber
RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Joyce Yang, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
December 3 and 4, 2020
ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
Teatro Jovellanos - Gijón, Spain (Dec. 3)
Auditorio Príncipe Felipe - Oviedo, Spain (Dec. 4)
GERSHWIN - Concerto in F
Lise de la Salle, piano
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
December 10-23, 2020
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
Mr. Mitchell was scheduled to lead a program featuring Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on “Greensleeves,” selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, and the world premiere of Matthew Jackfert’s arrangement of “White Christmas.” He was also to lead a jazz trio from the piano in several holiday selections featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins.
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
December 31, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
NEW YEAR’S EVE: A NIGHT IN VIENNA
RECORDING SESSIONS
January 12-16, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
RECORDING SESSIONS
February 9-13, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MASON BATES - Undistant
STILL - Wood Notes
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 4
These performances have been rescheduled for March 19, 2022.
March 20, 2021 - 2 & 8 p.m.
PASADENA SYMPHONY
Ambassador Auditorium - Pasadena, CA
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
GRIEG - Piano Concerto
Andrew Tyson, piano
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
April 9, 10, and 11, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
WAGNER - “Good Friday Music” from Parsifal
MASON BATES - Resurrexit
BRAHMS - A German Requiem
Anna Christy, soprano
John Brancy, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
April 24, 2021
RIVER OAKS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The Church of St. John the Divine - Houston, TX
ERROLLYN WALLEN - Photography
QUINN MASON - Princesa de la Luna [WORLD PREMIERE]
BARBER - Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
REENA ESMAIL - The History of Red [WORLD PREMIERE]
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
SURINACH - Ritmo Jondo: Flamenco for Orchestra
Featuring live dance by Solero Flamenco
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
April 30, May 1 and 2, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
RAVEL - Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto No. 2
Stefan Jackiw, violin
STRAVINSKY - Petrushka
May 22 and 28, 2021
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
Meymandi Concert Hall - Raleigh, NC
JOAN TOWER - Chamber Dance
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
May 28, 29, and 30, 2021
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MAHLER - Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Felicia Moore, soprano
Susan Platts, alto
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
June 4 and 5, 2021
SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX
HONEGGER - Pastorale d’été
PIAZZOLLA - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Sarah Silver Manzke, violin
MOZART - Symphony No. 29 in A Major
2019-20 season
July 6, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
HOLST - “Jupiter” from The Planets
VERDI - Overture from La forza del destino
RAVEL - Boléro
DUKAS - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
TCHAIKOVSKY - Finale from Symphony No. 4
July 18, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Davies Symphony Hall - San Francisco, CA
BERLIOZ - Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
Blake Pouliot, violin
BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique
July 20, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
MASON BATES - Passage
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
JOHN WILLIAMS - Celebrate Discovery
JOHN WILLIAMS - “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
JAMES BECKEL - From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond
[co-commission]
NASA Astronaut Richard Hieb, narrator
DEBUSSY (arr. Luck) - Clair de Lune
September 12, 2019
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
September 20, 21, and 22, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
ANNA CLYNE - Masquerade
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin
RACHMANINOFF - Symphonic Dances
October 4, 5, and 6, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
LIBBY LARSEN - Deep Summer Music
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Jason Shafer, clarinet
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
October 8, 2019
LAMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (University of Denver)
Newman Center for the Performing Arts - Denver, CO
SMYTH - Concerto for Violin, Horn, and Orchestra
Igor Pikayzen, violin
David Byrd-Marrow, horn
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 1
October 18 and 19, 2019
AMARILLO SYMPHONY
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts - Amarillo, TX
BACH (arr. Stokowski) - Mein Jesu
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Jeremy Denk, piano
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 4
[Emergency replacement for Music Director Jacomo Bairos]
October 26 and 27, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
VERDI - Messa da requiem
Leah Hawkins, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
November 15 and 17, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
SCHOENBERG - Verklärte Nacht
KEVIN PUTS - The Brightness of Light*
Renée Fleming, soprano, as Georgia O’Keeffe
Rod Gilfry, baritone, as Alfred Stieglitz
* Co-commission & Colorado premiere
November 22, 23, and 24, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
VERDI - Overture from La forza del destino
JENNIFER HIGDON - Concerto for Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
November 29, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Home Alone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
December 17, 2019
RECITAL - Angela Mitchell, soprano | Brett Mitchell, piano
Lamont School of Music - Denver, CO
ADAM GUETTEL - “The Light in the Piazza” from The Light in the Piazza
ALAN MENKEN - “Home” from Beauty and the Beast
LIN MANUEL MIRANDA - “Burn” from Hamilton
JASON ROBERT BROWN - “Still Hurting” from The Last Five Years
COPLAND - Heart, We Will Forget Him
STEPHEN SONDHEIM - Three Songs from Into the Woods
“I Know Things Now”
“On the Steps of the Palace”
“No One Is Alone”
ADAM - Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
BARRY MANILOW - When the Meadow Was Bloomin’
HOLST - In the Bleak Midwinter
TORME - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
MARTIN - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
December 20 and 21, 2019
ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC
Regent Theatre - Oshawa, ON
ELGAR - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
ELGAR - Cello Concerto
Stéphane Tétreault, cello
KROGSTAD - The Bells of Christmas
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
[Emergency replacement for Music Director Marco Parisotto]
December 31, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
J. STRAUSS Jr. - Roses from the South
MAHLER - Ländler from Symphony No. 1
R. STRAUSS - Overture and Dance Scene from Ariadne auf Naxos
J. STRAUSS Jr. - Artist’s Life
TCHAIKOVSKY - Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
J. STRAUSS Jr. - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
J. STRAUSS Sr. - Radetzky March
January 10, 11, and 12, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MISSY MAZZOLI - Holy Roller
GRIEG - Piano Concerto
Olga Kern, piano
SAINT-SAËNS - Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”
January 24, 25, and 26, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
COPLAND - Suite from Billy the Kid
BERNSTEIN - Facsimile
Featuring dancers from Colorado Ballet
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 3
Lukáš Vondráček, piano
February 21, 22, and 23, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Missa Solemnis
Mary Wilson, soprano
Meg Bragle, alto
John Tessier, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
February 27, 28, and 29, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
March 6, 7, and 8, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
RAVEL - Boléro
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS -
Drum Circles: Concerto for 7 Percussionists and Orchestra
STRAUSS - Ein Heldenleben
March 13 and 14, 2020
SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX
MISSY MAZZOLI - Holy Roller
MOZART - Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto No. 2
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
RAVEL - Rapsodie espagnole
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
March 27, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
Music and Art: A Symphonic Exploration
In collaboration with the Clyfford Still Museum
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
RACHMANINOFF - Isle of the Dead
BEETHOVEN - String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
JAMES CLARKE - Symphony No. 2 [WORLD PREMIERE]
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
March 28 and 29, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
Disney’s FANTASIA - Live in Concert
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
May 1, 2, and 3, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MAHLER - Symphony No. 9
On the first half of this performance, Mr. Mitchell and the orchestra will present an exploration of Mahler’s score and its various themes, highlighting their origins and potential extramusical meanings.
This performance was canceled due to COVID-19.
May 16, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
In collaboration with the University of Denver’s Lamont Jazz Orchestra
STILL - Festive Overture
BERNSTEIN - Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
ELLINGTON - Harlem
These performances were canceled due to COVID-19.
May 22, 23, and 24, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
SAINT-SAËNS - “Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila
MASON BATES - Children of Adam: Songs of Creation
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3, “Eroica"
June 11, 2020
COLORADO SYMPHONY
COLORADO BALLET
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
RECORDING SESSION
WALKER - Lyric for Strings
2018-19 SEASON
July 6 and 7, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Hilbert Circle Theatre - Indianapolis, IN (July 6)
Conner Prairie - Fishers, IN (July 6 and 7)
COPLAND - Music for Movies
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 5 ("Turkish")
William Hagen, violin
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
July 11, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
WILLIAMS - Jaws
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
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July 13, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress) - Overture from West Side Story
ELLINGTON (arr. Henderson) - ‘King of the Magi’ from Three Black Kings
DVOŘÁK - I. Adagio - Allegro molto from Symphony No. 9
WILLIAMS - Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WAGNER - Prelude from Die Meistersinger
BERLIOZ - ‘March to the Scaffold’ from Symphonie fantastique
BEETHOVEN - II. Allegretto from Symphony No. 7
RODGERS (arr. Bennett) - Selections from The Sound of Music
HOPKINS (arr. Jackfert) - We Three Kings
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) - ‘Great Gate of Kiev’ from Pictures at an Exhibition
July 29, 2018
WORLD YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Kresge Auditorium - Interlochen, MI
MASON BATES - Devil's Radio
DVOŘÁK - Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Jeff Thayer, violin
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 4
August 1, 2018
EL SISTEMA COLORADO
YO-YO MA, CELLO
ISAAC SLADE, PIANO
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
BACH - Air on a G String
August 4, 2018
STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA*
Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO
MAHLER - Symphony No. 5
*Composed of members of The Cleveland Orchestra; Pittsburgh, Houston, and National symphonies; Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, and San Francisco opera orchestras; and the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics
September 14, 15, and 16, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
WILLIAM HILL - Three Wings [WORLD PREMIERE]
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 25
Jeremy Denk, piano
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2
September 28, 29, and 30, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
ELLINGTON - Three Black Kings
GERSHWIN - Concerto in F
Joyce Yang, piano
JOHN ADAMS - City Noir
October 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2018
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Meyerson Symphony Center - Dallas, TX
CHRISOTPHER THEOFANIDIS - Rainbow Body
ELGAR - Cockaigne (In London Town)
ORFF - Carmina Burana
Cyndia Sieden, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Stephen Powell, baritone
Dallas Symphony Chorus (Joshua Habermann, director)
Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas (Cynthia Nott, director)
October 10, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Blue Moon Brewing Company - Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Overture from Egmont
ELGAR - Sospiri
Judith Galecki, cello
FALLA - Suite No. 1 from The Three-Cornered Hat
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 1
KODÁLY - Dances of Galánta
October 11, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
May Bonfils Stanton Theater - Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Overture from Egmont
ELGAR - Sospiri
Judith Galecki, cello
FALLA - Suite No. 1 from The Three-Cornered Hat
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 1
KODÁLY - Dances of Galánta
October 13, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
Also featuring:
GERSHWIN - Cuban Overture
BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress) - Overture from West Side Story
November 2, 3, and 4, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BRITTEN - War Requiem
Amanda Majeski, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
James Westman, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Colorado Children’s Chorale (Deborah DeSantis, director)
November 15, 16, and 17, 2018
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Hall - Minneapolis, MN
KEVIN PUTS - Inspiring Beethoven
SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 2
Anthony Ross, cello
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
November 23, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
WILLIAMS - Home Alone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
December 7 and 8, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY AND CHORUS
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
ARNOLD (arr. Palmer) - The Holly and the Ivy
HOLST - Christmas Day
BARBER - Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas
BERLIOZ - “The Shepherds' Farewell” from L’enfance du Christ
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - “Hallelujah” from Messiah
TRADITIONAL (arr. Jackfert) - I Saw Three Ships
ADAM (arr. Jackfert) - O Holy Night
HOPKINS (arr. Jackfert) - We Three Kings
FINZI - In Terra Pax: Christmas Scene
Anna Christy, soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
RANDOL ALAN BASS - Gloria
December 31, 2018
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
NICOLAI - Overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor
STRAUSS - Wine, Women, and Song
STRAUSS - Egyptian March
VERDI - Ballet Music from Aida
STRAUSS - Emperor Waltzes
WALDTEUFEL - The Skaters Waltz
STRAUSS - Peasants Polka
STRAUSS - Thunder and Lightning Polka
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
January 10, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JENNIFER HIGDON - Fanfare Ritmico
GINASTERA - Variaciones concertantes
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto
Itzhak Perlman, violin
January 18, 19, and 20, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait
SCHWANTNER - New Morning for the World (Daybreak of Freedom)
Damon Gupton, narrator
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
January 25 and 26, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY AND CHORUS
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MOZART - Amadeus
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
February 7, 8, and 9, 2019
VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bell Performing Arts Centre - Surrey, BC (Feb. 7)
The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC (Feb. 8-9)
SMETANA - The Moldau
GRIEG - Piano Concerto
Andrew von Oeyen, piano
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
February 14, 16, and 17, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
HERRMANN - “Scene d’amour” from Vertigo
LIEBERSON - Neruda Songs
Kelly O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
DIAMOND - Music for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
February 23, 2019
RIVER OAKS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church - Houston, TX
SMYTH - Overture from The Wreckers
KILAR - Orawa
SAINT-SAËNS - Cello Concerto No. 1
Richard Belcher, cello
TOCH - Geographical Fugue
JAMES STEPHENSON - ROCOmotive [WORLD PREMIERE]
MOZART - Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner")
March 1, 2, and 3, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MASON BATES - Auditorium for Chamber Orchestra and Laptop
MASON BATES - Cello Concerto
Joshua Roman, cello
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
March 23 and 24, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
1stBank Center - Broomfield, CO
WILLIAMS - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
March 29, 30, and 31, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
IVES - Symphony No. 3, “The Camp Meeting”
BARBER - Violin Concerto
Augustin Hadelich, violin
MUSSORGSKY (arr. Ravel) - Pictures at an Exhibition
April 12, 13, and 14, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
KEVIN PUTS - Oboe Concerto, "Moonlight" [co-commission]
Peter Cooper, oboe
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 4
May 2 and 3, 2019
ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
Teatro Jovellanos - Gijón, Spain (May 2)
Auditorio Príncipe Felipe - Oviedo, Spain (May 3)
SMETANA - Overture from The Bartered Bride
KORNGOLD - Violin Concerto
Akiko Suwanai, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
May 10, 11, and 12, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MISSY MAZZOLI - Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
RAVEL - Piano Concerto in G major
Conrad Tao, piano
BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique
May 24, 25, and 26, 2019
COLORADO SYMPHONY
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
ADAM SCHOENBERG - American Symphony
ORFF - Carmina Burana
Mary Wilson, soprano
Christopher Pfund, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Colorado Children’s Chorale (Deborah DeSantis, director)
May 30, 31, and June 1, 2019
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
2017-18 SEASON
Colorado Symphony
Renée Fleming, soprano
September 9, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
PETER BOYER - New Beginnings
STRAUSS - Four Last Songs
STRAUSS - Morgen
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
BERNSTEIN - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
BERNSTEIN - "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story
BERNSTEIN - "Take Care of This House" from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
DVOŘÁK - Carnival Overture
DVOŘÁK - “Za štíhlou gazelou” from Armida
DVOŘÁK - “Songs My Mother Taught Me” from Gypsy Songs
DVOŘÁK - “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka
PUCCINI - "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
LOEWE - "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady
BJÖRK - Virus
Colorado Symphony
September 15, 16, and 17, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
KEVIN PUTS - Millennium Canons
MASON BATES - The B-Sides: Five Pieces for Orchestra and Electronica
Mason Bates, electronica
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
Colorado Symphony
September 22, 23, and 24, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
MISSY MAZZOLI - These Worlds in Us
GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue
Kevin Cole, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra
October 4, 2017
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
SCHOENBERG - Five Pieces for Orchestra (rev. 1949)
MASON BATES - The B-Sides: Five Pieces for Orchestra and Electronica
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
San Antonio Symphony
November 10 and 11, 2017
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX
LISZT - Les Préludes
LISZT - Piano Concerto No. 1
Scott Cuellar, piano
COPLAND - Symphony No. 3
Colorado Symphony
December 1, 2, and 3, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 4
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4
Colorado Symphony
Colorado Symphony Chorus
December 8 and 9, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
HANDEL - Messiah
Layla Claire/Nola Richardson, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
John Tessier, tenor
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
Colorado Symphony
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
December 10, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Sound the Bells!
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring (complete ballet for full orchestra)
DVOŘÁK - Cello Concerto
JOHN WILLIAMS - Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra and Choruses
December 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, and 23, 2017
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
WASSON - Hark! the Herald Trumpets Sing
TRADITIONAL (arr. Bass) - Deck the Halls
HOLST - Christmas Day
BRITTEN - Men of Goodwill: Variations on a Christmas Carol
PAULUS - The Holly and the Ivy
ELGAR - The Snow
CALKIN (arr. Bass) - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
TRADITIONAL (arr. Jackfert) - I Saw Three Ships
HOPKINS (arr. Jackfert) - We Three Kings
HANDEL (arr. Mozart) - "Hallelujah" from Messiah
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
PROKOFIEV - Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
TRADITIONAL (arr. Rutter) - The Twelve Days of Christmas
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - The First Noel
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Adeste Fidelis (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Away in a Manger
TRADITIONAL (arr. Bass) - Angels We Have Heard on High
TRADITIONAL (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Colorado Symphony
December 31, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
TCHAIKOVSKY - Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
J. STRAUSS II - Tales from the Vienna Woods
COPLAND - "Saturday Night Waltz" from Rodeo
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
R. STRAUSS - First Waltz Sequence from Der Rosenkavalier
J. STRAUSS II - Voices of Spring
J. STRAUSS II - Pizzicato Polka
J. STRAUSS II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
STRAVINSKY - Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant
SAINT-SAËNS - Havanaise
Claude Sim, violin
J. STRAUSS II - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Colorado Symphony
January 19, 20, and 21, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
VIVALDI - The Four Seasons
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival
RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome
Colorado Symphony
Colorado Symphony Chorus
February 2, 3, and 4, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
DEBUSSY - Syrinx
Catherine Peterson, flute
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN - Five Images after Sappho
Jessica Rivera, soprano
RAVEL - Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)
Recital: Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin | Brett Mitchell, piano
February 7, 2018
Private Residence - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Three Pieces from Schindler's List
BERNSTEIN (arr. Penaforte) - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
Colorado Symphony
February 9 and 10, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Summon the Heroes
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from J.F.K.
Justin Bartels, trumpet
JOHN WILLIAMS - “Viktor’s Tale” from The Terminal
Jason Shafer, clarinet
JOHN WILLIAMS - Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin
JOHN WILLIAMS - Soundings
JOHN WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare and Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS - Selections from Star Wars
"Luke and Leia" from Return of the Jedi
"Asteroid Field" from The Empire Strikes Back
JOHN WILLIAMS - Happy Birthday Variations
JOHN WILLIAMS - Selections from American Journey
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
Recital: Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin | Brett Mitchell, piano
February 14, 2018
Private Residence - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler's List
BERNSTEIN (arr. Penaforte) - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
KREISLER - Liebesleid
MASSENET (arr. Marsick) - "Meditation" from Thaïs
Colorado Symphony
February 16, 17, and 18, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2
Kirill Gerstein, piano
STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring (1947 version)
Watch Mr. Mitchell’s demonstrations of The Rite of Spring from these performances.
Colorado Symphony
Denver Young Artists Orchestra
February 20, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
SIBELIUS - Finlandia
STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration
LISZT - Les Préludes
Colorado Symphony
March 2, 3, and 4, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
KILAR - Orawa
LUTOSŁAWSKI - Concerto for Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY - Piano Concerto No. 1
Olga Kern, piano
Colorado Symphony
March 7, 2018
Blue Moon Brewing Company - Denver, CO
KILAR - Orawa
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
VIEUXTEMPS - Yankee Doodle (Souvenir d'Amérique)
Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
Colorado Symphony
March 22 and 24, 2018
1stBank Center - Broomfield, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Star Wars: A New Hope
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra
March 28, 2018
Kulas Hall - Cleveland, OH
WAGNER (arr. Maazel) - The Ring without Words
Colorado Symphony
April 12, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
IVES (arr. Schuman) - Variations on “America”
COPLAND - Suite from The Tender Land
BERNSTEIN - Chichester Psalms
Colorado Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Owen Wolfinger, boy soprano
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
Colorado Symphony
April 13 and 14, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BARTÓK - Hungarian Pictures
WEBERN - Im Sommerwind
JANÁČEK - Taras Bulba
BÉLA FLECK - Banjo Concerto No. 3 ("Louisiana")
Béla Fleck, banjo
Colorado Symphony
April 20, 21, and 22, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
WAGNER (arr. Maazel) - The Ring Without Words
- - - - -
Mr. Mitchell and the orchestra presented demonstrations of various leitmotifs, compositional techniques, and plot points in Wagner's score before presenting a complete performance of The Ring Without Words. Watch here:
Colorado Symphony
April 28, 2018
The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue
Natasha Paremski, piano
Jazz Trio
April 29, 2018
Dazzle - Denver, CO
Mr. Mitchell performed an evening of jazz standards and originals with members of the Colorado Symphony.
Claude Sim, violin
Susan Cahill, bass
Brett Mitchell, piano
Colorado Symphony
May 3 and 4, 2018
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
JOHN WILLIAMS - Jurassic Park
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Morgan James, vocalist
May 11, 2018: Michael Fowler Centre - Wellington, NZ
May 18, 2019: Auckland Town Hall - Auckland, NZ
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Episodes and selections from On the Town
BERNSTEIN - "Dream with Me" from Peter Pan
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
BERNSTEIN - Overture and selections from Candide
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances and selections from West Side Story
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
May 12, 2018: Michael Fowler Centre - Wellington, NZ
May 19, 2018: Auckland Town Hall - Auckland, NZ
VIVALDI - The Four Seasons
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival
RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome
Colorado Symphony
May 31, 2018
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
RACHMANINONFF - Piano Concerto No. 2
Natasha Paremski, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
2016-17 SEASON
Houston Symphony
June 23, 2016
St. Martin's Episcopal Church – Houston, TX
HANSON - Concerto for Organ, Harp, and Strings (Aaron David Miller, organ)
POULENC - Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings (John D. Schwandt, organ)
The Cleveland Orchestra
June 26, 2016
Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland, OH
HINDEMITH - "Engelkonzert" from Mathis der Maler
RESPIGHI - Trittico Botticelliano
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
BARTÓK - Hungarian Sketches
MUSSORGSKY - A Night on Bald Mountain (original version)
Colorado Symphony
July 16, 2016
Boettcher Concert Hall – Denver, CO
R. STRAUSS - Introduction from Also sprach Zarathustra
J. STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - "The Kalendar Prince" from Scheherazade
BEETHOVEN - Finale (Allegro con brio) from Symphony No. 7
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
BRAHMS - Second movement (Un poco allegretto e grazioso) from Symphony No. 1
ANDERSON - Fiddle-Faddle
PROKOFIEV - Excerpt from Peter and the Wolf
TCHAIKOVSKY - Finale (Allegro con fuoco) from Symphony No. 4
Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra
July 30, 2016
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
ANDREW NORMAN - The Great Swiftness
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8
The Cleveland Orchestra
Hough Community Chorus
August 11, 2016
East Professional Center Auditorium – Cleveland, OH
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
JOHN WILLIAMS - Air and Simple Gifts
SMALLWOOD (arr. Panion) - Total Praise
HAWKINS (arr. Panion) - Oh Happy Day
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Judge Patricia Ann Blackmon, narrator)
JOHNSON (arr. Smith) - Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Cleveland Orchestra
September 3 and 4, 2016
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Raiders of the Lost Ark
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence
September 25, 2016
U.S. Bank Plaza – Cleveland, OH
Mr. Mitchell accompanied several selections at the piano as part of this nationwide event.
Colorado Symphony
October 14 and 15, 2016
Boettcher Concert Hall – Denver, CO
BEETHOVEN - Overture from King Stephen
DANIEL KELLOGG - Rising Phoenix (Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin) [WORLD PREMIERE]
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Rotary Foundation Centennial Celebration
October 23, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Celebrate Discovery
CHABRIER - España
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
LISZT - Les Préludes
The Cleveland Orchestra
Family Concert: "Superman at the Symphony"
October 30, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - March from Superman
JOHN WILLIAMS - Love Theme from Superman
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "Oh, Lois!" from Metropolis Symphony
JOHN WILLIAMS - "March of the Villains" from Superman
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "MXYZPTLK" from Metropolis Symphony
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "Lex" from Metropolis Symphony
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "Red Cape Tango" from Metropolis Symphony
The Cleveland Orchestra
Education Concerts: "The Sounds of the Orchestra"
November 1, 3, and 4, 2016 | Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
November 2, 2016 | East Professional Center – Cleveland, OH
STRAUSS - Introduction from Also sprach Zarathustra
MOZART - I. Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik
DUKAS - Fanfare from La Péri
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "MXYZPTLK" from Metropolis Symphony
BERLIOZ - "Scène aux champs" from Symphonie fantastique (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3 (excerpt)
RAVEL - Boléro
MASON BATES - Mothership for orchestra and electronica
The Cleveland Orchestra
November 5, 2016
Beachwood High School – Beachwood, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Celebrate Discovery
BEETHOVEN - The Consecration of the House
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "Red Cape Tango" from Metropolis Symphony
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
RAVEL - Boléro
The Cleveland Orchestra
Education Concerts: "The Sounds of the Orchestra"
November 9, 2016
Adrienne Arsht Center – Miami, FL
STRAUSS - Introduction from Also sprach Zarathustra
MOZART - I. Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik
DUKAS - Fanfare from La Péri
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "MXYZPTLK" from Metropolis Symphony
RAVEL - Boléro
MASON BATES - Mothership for orchestra and electronica
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
November 14, 2016: Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School – Broadview Heights, OH
November 18, 2016: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
ROGER BRIGGS - Fountain of Youth [WORLD PREMIERE]
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic")
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pennsylvania Ballet
Cleveland Orchestra Children's Chorus
November 30-December 4, 2016 (7 performances total)
State Theatre at Playhouse Square – Cleveland, OH
TCHAIKOVSKY - The Nutcracker (complete ballet)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
December 4, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JAMES BECKEL - A Christmas Fanfare
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from Home Alone 2
WENDEL - Christmas à la Valse
TRADITIONAL - Wexford Carol (Brian Keith Johnson, baritone)
ADAM (arr. Harris) - Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Selections from The Nutcracker
RANDOL ALAN BASS - Fanfare: Joy to the World
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TRADITIONAL (arr. Wilberg) - Angels We Have Heard on High
ARNOLD - The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
GRUBER (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
December 8 and 9, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
TIOMKIN - It's a Wonderful Life
(Complete film with live orchestral underscore)
The Cleveland Orchestra and Choruses
Christmas Concerts
December 10-18, 2016 (10 performances)
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JAMES BECKEL - A Christmas Fanfare
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from Home Alone 2
STEVEN AMUNDSON - Angels' Dance
HOLST - In the Bleak Mid-Winter
MENDELSON/GUARALDI - Christmas Time Is Here
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone
ADAM (arr. Harris) - Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
WENDEL - Christmas à la Valse
BASS - Fanfare: Joy to the World
FAITH (arr. Norris) - Brazilian Sleigh Bells
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TRADITIONAL (arr. Rutter) - The Twelve Days of Christmas
RANDOL ALAN BASS - The Night Before Christmas
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
GRUBER (arr. Dragon) - Silent Night
TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Colorado Symphony
December 31, 2016
Boettcher Concert Hall – Denver, CO
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
LISZT - Mephisto Waltz No. 1
RODGERS - Waltz from Carousel
STRAUSS - Aus den Bergen
STRAUSS - Éljen a Magyar!
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 5
DVOŘÁK - Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
MOZART - Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 (Angelo Pan, piano)
BERNSTEIN - Waltz from Divertimento for Orchestra
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
January 16, 2017
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
BRUCKNER - Scherzo from Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic")
DEBUSSY - "Fêtes" from Nocturnes
ELGAR - II. Lento - Allegro molto from Cello Concerto (James Hettinga, cello)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Air and Simple Gifts
MASON BATES - Sea-Blue Circuitry
The Cleveland Orchestra
Indiana University Concert Orchestra
Indiana University Symphony Orchestra
Side-By-Side Rehearsals
January 18, 2017
Indiana University Auditorium – Bloomington, IN
STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration
Colorado Symphony
Colorado Symphony Chorus
January 27 and 28, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall – Denver, CO
KEVIN PUTS - Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9
Erin Wall, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
David Pomeroy, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra
Coral Reef High School Orchestra
Side-By-Side Rehearsal
January 31, 2017
Coral Reef High School – Miami, FL
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 2
MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra
February 15, 2017
Kulas Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music – Cleveland, OH
CARTER - Holiday Overture
BARTÓK - Violin Concerto No. 2 (Beatrice Hsieh, violin)
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
February 19, 2017
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
MASON BATES - Sea-Blue Circuitry
DEBUSSY - Nocturnes
POULENC - Gloria (Marian Vogel, soprano)
Colorado Symphony
February 25, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall – Denver, CO
JOHN ADAMS - The Chairman Dances
STRAVINSKY - Suite from Pulcinella
RAVEL - La valse
STEWART COPELAND - Tyrant’s Crush: Concerto for Trap Set and Orchestra (Stewart Copeland, trap set)
The Cleveland Orchestra
March 2, 3, and 4, 2017
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS - Violin Concerto No. 3 ("Juggler in Paradise") (William Preucil, violin)
COPLAND - Symphony No. 3
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Play House
Education Concerts: "Violins of Hope"
March 8, 9, and 10, 2017
Maltz Performing Arts Center – Cleveland, OH
FINZI - Prelude
PROKOFIEV - Overture on Hebrew Themes
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Barshai) - Allegro molto from Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler's List (Peter Otto, violin)
BLOCH - "Simchas Torah" from Baal Shem (Peter Otto, violin)
BRUCH - Kol Nidrei (Charles Bernard, cello)
ROSSINI - Overture from La scala di seta
Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra
Friday, March 24 and 25, 2017
Adrienne Arsht Center - Miami, FL
DYLAN FINDLEY - strengthen the body/enliven the soul [WORLD PREMIERE]
JULIAN BRIJALDO - Anatomy of Sur [WORLD PREMIERE]
The Cleveland Orchestra
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
PROKOFIEV - Peter and the Wolf
Colorado Symphony
April 7, 8, and 9, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
DUKAS - La Péri (complete ballet)
MOZART - Clarinet Concerto (Jason Shafer, clarinet)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade
RECITAL: Brett Mitchell, piano | Eli Matthews, violin
April 30, 2017
Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church - Cleveland, OH
ARVO PÄRT - Spiegel im Spiegel
KANCHELI - time ... and again
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
May 12, 2017
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
JOAN TOWER - Made in America
RAVEL - Piano Concerto in G major (Catharine Baek, piano)
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
June 1, 2, 3, and 4, 2017
Severance Hall - Cleveland, OH
BERNSTEIN - West Side Story
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
Sarasota Music Festival Orchestra
June 17, 2017
Sarasota Opera House - Sarasota, FL
STRAVINSKY - Concerto in E-flat Major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 3 (Alexander Kerr, violin)
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
Texas Music Festival Orchestra
June 23, 2017 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX
June 24, 2017 - Moores Opera House - Houston, TX
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN - L.A. Variations
SHOSTAKOVICH - Burlesque from Violin Concerto No. 1 (Matthew Lee, violin)
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
National Repertory Orchestra
July 1, 2017
Riverwalk Center - Breckenridge, CO
KENJI BUNCH - Supermaximum
SCHUMANN - Cello Concerto (Benjamin Fryxell, cello)
COPLAND - Symphony No. 3
Grant Park Orchestra
July 19, 2017
Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Chicago, IL
KENJI BUNCH - Supermaximum
SAINT-SAËNS - Violin Concerto No. 3 (Angelo Xiang Yu, violin)
COPLAND - Suite from The Red Pony
Colorado Symphony
July 22, 2017
Boettcher Concert Hall - Denver, CO
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival
BEETHOVEN - I. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5
KEVIN PUTS - Millennium Canons
WAGNER - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Jurassic Park
TCHAIKOVSKY - IV. Finale from Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
September 1, 2, and 3, 2017
Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
2015-16 SEASON
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
June 2, 2015: Humboldt Park – Milwaukee, WI
July 1, 2015: Buttermilk Creek Park – Fond du Lac, WI
July 2, 2015: Lake Wheeler Pavilion – Milwaukee, WI
July 4, 2015: Washington Park – Milwaukee, WI
JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
WAGNER - American Centennial March
IVES (arr. Schuman) - Variations on "America"
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Mark Niehaus and Lori Skelton, narrators)
COPLAND - "Saturday Night Waltz" and "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
LOWDEN - Armed Forces Salute
GOULD - American Salute
Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra
August 1, 2015
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
STRAVINSKY - Danses concertantes
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 1 ("Classical")
The Cleveland Orchestra
August 1, 2015
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
DVOŘÁK - The Noon Witch
BARBER - Violin Concerto (James Ehnes, violin)
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra (side-by-side with the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Education Concerts: "Beethoven Lives Upstairs"
November 12, 2015
Adrienne Arsht Center – Miami, FL
Featuring excerpts from the following works:
Leonore Overture No. 3
Piano Concerto No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")
Violin Romance No. 1
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
November 17, 2015: Stocker Arts Center – Elyria, OH
November 22, 2015: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
KEVIN PUTS - River's Rush
BERNSTEIN - Symphony No. 1 ("Jeremiah") (Kathryn Leemhuis, mezzo-soprano)
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish")
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Play House
Education Concerts: "Violins of Hope"
December 2, 3, and 4, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
FINZI - Prelude
PROKOFIEV - Overture on Hebrew Themes
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Barshai) - Allegro molto from Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler's List (Peter Otto, violin)
BLOCH - "Simchas Torah" from Baal Shem (Peter Otto, violin)
BRUCH - Kol Nidrei (Charles Bernard, cello)
ROSSINI - Overture from La scala di seta
The Cleveland Orchestra
December 10, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
ALAN SILVESTRI - Back to the Future
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
December 16, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Home Alone
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
Houston Symphony
New Year's Eve Gala
December 31, 2015
The Centrum – Spring, TX
JAMES BECKEL - Overture for a New Age
STRAUSS - Neu-Wien (New Vienna), Op. 342
FINZI - New Year Music
PETER BOYER - New Beginnings
KORNGOLD - Overture from The Snowman
WALDTEUFEL - Les Patineurs (The Skaters Waltz)
BRAGATO - Graciela y Buenos Aires (Brinton Averil Smith, cello)
ALAN SILVESTRI - Suite for Orchestra from Back to the Future
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
MLK Day Community Open House
January 18, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
SCHUMANN - Finale from Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish")
STRAVINSKY - "The Shrovetide Fair" and "Russian Dance" from Petrushka (1947 version)
LOWELL LIEBERMANN - Finale from Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (Rachel Johnstone, flute)
PERKINSON - Finale from Sinfonietta No. 1
BERNSTEIN - "Profanation" from Symphony No. 1 ("Jeremiah")
Washington All-State Symphony Orchestra
February 14, 2016
Capitol Theatre – Yakima, WA
WAGNER - Selections from The Ring of the Nibelung
"Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
"Forest Murmurs" from Siegfried
"Siegfried's Funeral Music" and "Brünnhilde's Immolation" from Götterdämmerung
The Cleveland Orchestra
Education Concerts: "A Matter of Time: What Makes Music Tick?"
February 22, 24, and 25, 2016 | Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
February 23, 2016 | Patrick Henry School – Cleveland, OH
JOHN CORIGLIANO - Tarantella from Gazebo Dances
MAHLER - "Urlicht" from Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection") (excerpt)
HONEGGER - Pacific 231
BEETHOVEN - II. Allegretto scherzando from Symphony No. 8
SOUSA - The Stars and Stripes Forever
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
TCHAIKOVSKY - II. Allegro con grazia from Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique")
STRAVINSKY - "Glorification of the Chosen One" from The Rite of Spring
BIZET - Habanera from Carmen
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Ballet and Csárdás Dance Company
Family Concert: "Gotta Dance"
February 26, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN CORIGLIANO - Tarantella from Gazebo Dances
BIZET - Habanera from Carmen
ARNOLD - III. Allegretto and IV. Con brio from Four Scottish Dances
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
TCHAIKOVSKY - Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
DVOŘÁK - Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46, No. 1
COPLAND - "Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo
Cleveland Cello Society
February 28, 2016
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel at Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, OH
MOZART - Ave verum corpus
THOMPSON - Alleluia
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
March 4, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
STRAVINSKY - Petrushka (1947 version)
BRAHMS - Schicksalslied
COPLAND - Canticle of Freedom
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
March 11 and 12, 2016
Dallas City Performance Hall – Dallas, TX
KILAR - Orawa
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
BRYCE DESSNER - Lachrimae
BRYCE DESSNER - St. Carolyn by the Sea (Bryce Dessner and Travis Andrews, electric guitars)
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Play House
"The Good Peaches" (world-premiere production by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes)
April 14, 15, and 16, 2016
Allen Theatre – Cleveland, OH
BRITTEN - "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes
JOHN ADAMS - Shaker Loops
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
April 24, 2016
Hilbert Circle Theatre – Indianapolis, IN
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
PROKOFIEV - Peter and the Wolf
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
May 8, 2016
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
ADAM SCHOENBERG - Finding Rothko
KORNGOLD - Violin Concerto (Jieming Tang, violin)
RACHMANINOFF - Symphonic Dances
Houston Symphony
June 7, 2016
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
JOHN WILLIAMS - Born on the Fourth of July (Mark Hughes, trumpet)
JOHN WILLIAMS - The Patriot
JOHN WILLIAMS - Celebration Fanfare
JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler's List (Eric Halen, violin)
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Scherzo for X-Wings" from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
JOHN WILLIAMS - "The Jedi Steps and Finale" from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
JOHN WILLIAMS - Suite from Far and Away
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Adventures on Earth" from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark
2014-15 SEASON
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
June 20 and 22, 2014: Orchestra Hall – Detroit, MI
June 21, 2014: Stony Creek Metropark – Shelby Township, MI
SMITH (arr. Mathes) - The Star-Spangled Banner
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
COPLAND - An Outdoor Overture
WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
TCHAIKOVSKY - Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
DVOŘÁK - Carnival Overture
SAINT-SAËNS - Havanaise (Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin)
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
SOUSA - The Stars and Stripes Forever
SOUSA - The Thunderer
SOUSA - The Washington Post
The Cleveland Orchestra
July 20, 2014
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
[Emergency replacement for Stanislaw Skrowaczewski]
WEBER - Overture from Der Freischütz
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 27 (Francesco Piemontesi, piano)
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5
Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra
July 26, 2014
Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
WAGNER - Siegfried Idyll
RAVEL - Le tombeau de Couperin
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
October 14, 2014
Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center – Auburn Hills, MI
OFFENBACH - Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
JOHN WILLIAMS - Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) from Star Wars
BRAHMS - Academic Festival Overture
MENDELSSOHN - Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
GRAINGER - Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air)
BIZET - Danse bohème from Carmen
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
RECITAL: Stephen Shipps, violin | Brett Mitchell, piano
October 23, 2014
Saginaw Club – Saginaw, MI
PROVOST - Intermezzo (Souvenir de Vienne)
KORNGOLD - "Dogberry and Verges" (March) from Much Ado About Nothing
SUK - Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17: III. Un poco triste
SUK - Radúz a Mahulena
JOHN WILLIAMS - Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
“With Malice Toward None… Celebrating Lincoln”
October 25, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
ROGER BRIGGS - Gathering Together
SAMUEL JONES - Elegy
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Art Lewis, narrator)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
Education Concerts: “Coming to America”
November 19, 20, and 21, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”): II. Largo
STRAVINSKY - "Round Dance of the Princesses” and Finale from The Firebird [1919 Suite]
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
KORNGOLD - Overture from Captain Blood
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
November 20, 2014: Stocker Arts Center – Elyria, OH
November 23, 2014: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
JOHN ADAMS - The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
HARRIS - Symphony No. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
“Christmas Variations”
December 9, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
PROKOFIEV - Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Polonaise from Christmas Eve
JEFF TYZIK - The Twelve Gifts of Christmas (Solea Pfeiffer, soprano)
HERBERT - “March of the Toys” from Babes in Toyland
ARNOLD (arr. Palmer) - The Holly and the Ivy (Fantasia on Christmas Carols)
JEFF TYZIK - A Christmas Overture (Variations on “Deck the Halls”)
MENDELSSOHN (arr. Tyzik) - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
STEVEN AMUNDSON - Angels’ Dance (Variations on “Angels We Have Heard on High”)
WALDTEUFEL - Les patineurs
JEFF TYZIK - The Skater’s Overture (Variations on a Theme of Waldteufel)
JAMES BECKEL - A Christmas Fanfare
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
The Cleveland Orchestra
Disney’s FANTASIA - Live in Concert
December 11, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
Featuring excerpts from the following works:
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6
TCHAIKOVSKY - The Nutcracker
DEBUSSY - Clair de lune
STRAVINSKY - The Firebird
PONCHIELLI - “Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda
DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
ELGAR - Selections from the Pomp and Circumstance Marches
RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome
SAINT-SAËNS - Finale from The Carnival of the Animals
The Cleveland Orchestra
Celebrity Series with Natalie MacMaster, fiddle
December 17, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
Orchestral selections included:
ARNOLD - The Holly and the Ivy (Fantasia on Christmas Carols)
WILLIAMS - Suite from Far and Away
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
MLK Day Community Open House
January 19, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
DEBUSSY - "Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea" from La mer
RAVEL - Une barque sur l'océan
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto: III. Finale (Jieming Tang, violin)
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR - "Danse nègre" from African Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale
The Cleveland Orchestra
Indiana University Concert Orchestra
Indiana University Symphony Orchestra
January 22, 2015
Indiana University Auditorium – Bloomington, IN
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4 (side-by-side rehearsals)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
“On the Road Again”
January 30, 2015
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
KILAR - Orawa
MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
RAVEL - Le tombeau de Couperin
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 2
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Ohio Music Education Association Annual Conference
February 7, 2015
Grand Ballroom, Cleveland Convention Center – Cleveland, OH
RAVEL - Une barque sur l’océan
DEBUSSY - La mer
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
February 8, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
RAVEL - Une barque sur l’océan
DEBUSSY - La mer
FAURÉ - Requiem (full orchestra version, 1900)
Marian Vogel, soprano
Nikola Budimir, baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra
February 13, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
HERRMANN - Vertigo
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
The Cleveland Orchestra
March 4, 2015
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center - Miami, FL
GLINKA - Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
WAGNER - Overture from The Flying Dutchman
WAXMAN - Carmen Fantasie (Jung-Min Amy Lee, violin)
STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird [1919 version]
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
Young People’s Concert: “Coming to America”
March 11, 2015
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”): II. Largo
STRAVINSKY - “Ronde des princesses” and Finale from The Firebird [1919 Suite]
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
KORNGOLD - Overture from Captain Blood
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
“Brett Mitchell: A Grand Farewell” (final concert as Music Director)
March 14, 2015
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
KEVIN PUTS - …this noble company (Processional for Orchestra)
MOZART - Concert arias (Timothy Jones, bass-baritone)
Così dunque tradisci... Aspri rimorsi atroci (K. 432/421a)
Io ti lascio (K. 621a)
Mentre ti lascio, o figlia (K. 513)
MAHLER - Symphony No. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra
Family Concert: "The Listener"
March 15, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
SHOSTAKOVICH - Polka from The Age of Gold
JOHN WILLIAMS - "The Flight to Neverland" from Hook
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Dance of the Swans" from Swan Lake
BIZET - "Les toréadors" from Carmen
MOZART - Symphony No. 39: IV. Finale: Allegro
BRITTEN - A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra
March 27 and 28, 2015
Adrienne Arsht Center – Miami, FL
DAVID MENDOZA - Phrygia [WORLD PREMIERE]
SHAWN CROUCH - Barnyard Glass [WORLD PREMIERE]
The Cleveland Orchestra
James D. Ireland III Memorial Concert
April 12, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
AARON JAY KERNIS - Musica celestis
MOZART - Masonic Funeral Music
THREE WALTZES FOR JAMIE
SIBELIUS - Valse triste from Kuolema
BERNSTEIN - Waltz from Divertimento for Orchestra
COPLAND - "Saturday Night Waltz" from Rodeo
SCHUBERT - Symphony No 8 ("Unfinished"): II. Andante con moto
ANDERSON - "The Last Rose of Summer" from Irish Suite
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
April 16, 2015
Ohio Theatre – Columbus, OH
JENNIFER HIGDON - "Peachtree Street" from CityScape
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished")
STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird [1919 version]
Saginaw Bay Chamber Orchestra
April 19, 2015
State Theatre – Bay City, MI (3 p.m.)
Bronner Performing Arts Center – Frankenmuth, MI (7:30 p.m.)
HERRMANN - "Prelude, Murder, and Finale" from Psycho
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Barshai) - Chamber Symphony, op. 110a
TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings
RECITAL: Brett Mitchell and Randolph Elliot, pianos
April 24, 2015
Cleveland Skating Club – Cleveland, OH
RAVEL - Mother Goose
MITCHELL - Four Miniatures for Solo Piano
SCHUBERT - Marche Militaire No. 1
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
May 3, 2015
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
BARBER - Medea’s Dance of Vengeance
KABALEVSKY - Cello Concerto No. 1 (Henry Shapard, cello)
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Opening Session of the League of American Orchestras’ 2015 National Conference
May 27, 2015
Music Hall at Public Auditorium – Cleveland, OH
SAINT-SAËNS - "The Swan" from The Carnival of the Animals
TCHAIKOVSKY - Finale from Symphony No. 4
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
June 2, 2015
Humboldt Park - Milwaukee, WI
WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
WAGNER - American Centennial March
IVES (arr. Schuman) - Variations on "America"
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Mark Niehaus, narrator)
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra – CHINA TOUR
June 14, 2015: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH (send-off concert)
June 18, 2015: Forbidden City Concert Hall – Beijing
June 19, 2015: Tianjin Grand Theatre – Tianjin
June 21, 2015: Shanghai Oriental Art Center – Shanghai
June 22, 2015: Ningbo Cultural Plaza Grand Theatre – Ningbo
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
KILAR - Orawa
BARBER - Medea's Dance of Vengeance
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4
2013-14 SEASON
Houston Symphony – Inaugural Concert of Centennial Season
August 25, 2013
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
SMETANA – Overture from The Bartered Bride
COPLAND – Hoedown from Rodeo
SAINT-SAËNS – Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
JOHN WILLIAMS – Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
RODGERS (arr. Walker) – Waltz from Carousel
ELGAR – “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
October 22, 2013: Stocker Arts Center – Elyria, OH
November 3, 2013: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
SHOSTAKOVICH – Festive Overture
STRAVINSKY – Symphonies of Wind Instruments [1947 version]
KILAR – Orawa
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: “A Tale of Two Nutcrackers”
December 10, 2013
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ANDERSON – Sleigh Ride
MOZART – Sleigh Ride
HUMPERDINCK – Overture from Hansel and Gretel
TCHAIKOVSKY – Suite No. 1 from The Nutcracker (with world premiere illustrations by Saginaw artist Kellie Schneider)
ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN/TYZIK – The Nutcracker Suite (After Tchaikovsky)
ANDERSON – A Christmas Festival
Houston Symphony – New Year's Eve Gala: "Invitation to the Dance"
December 31, 2013
The Centrum – Spring, TX
TCHAIKOVSKY – Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden
STRAVINSKY – Circus Polka: Composed for a Young Elephant
DOPPLER – Concerto for Two Flutes in D minor: III. Allegro (Aralee Dorough and Judith Dines, flutes)
LISZT – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C minor
TCHAIKOVSKY – Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
OFFENBACH – Intermezzo and Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann
COPLAND – Saturday Night Waltz from Rodeo
JOHN CORIGLIANO – Waltz from Gazebo Dances
LISZT – Mephisto Waltz No. 1
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra – MLK Day Community Open House
January 20, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
SHOSTAKOVICH – Festive Overture
HINDEMITH – Engelkonzert from Mathis der Maler (Symphony)
VIVALDI – Bassoon Concerto in E minor, RV 484: I. Allegro poco (Stuart Englehart, bassoon)
STILL – Festive Overture
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) – "The Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: “Love Is in the Air”
February 15, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
MOZART – Overture from Don Giovanni
STRAUSS – Don Juan
GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett) – Selection for Orchestra from Porgy and Bess
WAGNER – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
TCHAIKOVSKY – Romeo and Juliet: Overture-Fantasy
The Cleveland Orchestra
March 1, 2014
Long Center – Austin, TX
NATHANIEL STOOKEY – The Composer Is Dead (Giancarlo Guerrero, narrator)
The Cleveland Orchestra
March 7, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
[Emergency replacement for Franz Welser-Möst]
RACHMANINOFF – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rudolf Buchbinder, piano)
R. STRAUSS – Don Juan
J. STRAUSS II – Aus den Bergen
J. STRAUSS II – Csárdás from Ritter Pasman
The Cleveland Orchestra
March 8, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
[Emergency replacement for Franz Welser-Möst]
SIBELIUS – "Lemminkäinen's Return" from Legends
RACHMANINOFF – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rudolf Buchbinder, piano)
RYAN WIGGLESWORTH – Locke's Theatre [U.S. PREMIERE]
BRITTEN – Spring Symphony
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Children's Chorus
Kate Royal, soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
John Tessier, tenor
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus
March 9, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
BEETHOVEN – Overture from Fidelio
HINDEMITH – Mathis der Maler (Symphony)
JOHN CORIGLIANO – Fern Hill (Amanda Russo, mezzo-soprano)
MENDELSSOHN – Hymn, Op. 96 (“Lass’, o Herr, mich Hülfe finden”) (Amanda Russo, mezzo-soprano)
Houston Symphony - video and audio recording project
March 12, 2014
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
WALTON – Houston (promotional film commissioned by Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Young People's Concert: “The Final Frontier”
March 21, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN WILLIAMS – Main Title and Imperial March from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS – Celebrate Discovery
MASON BATES – Mothership for orchestra and electronica
HOLST – “Mars, the Bringer of War” and “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: “The Final Frontier”
Saginaw Choral Society
The Center State Chorale at the Midland Center for the Arts
March 22, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN WILLIAMS – Celebrate Discovery
PIERRE JALBERT – Les espaces infinis (The Infinite Spaces)
MASON BATES – Mothership for orchestra and electronica
HOLST – The Planets
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
April 5, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
KORNGOLD – Overture from The Snowman
BRITTEN – Simple Symphony
MENDELSSOHN – Overture from A Midsummer Night's Dream
TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4 (side-by-side with the Saginaw Bay Youth Orchestra)
The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (side-by-side)
April 18, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
SHOSTAKOVICH – Festive Overture
MICHAEL TORKE – Bright Blue Music
SAINT-SAËNS – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (James Thompson, violin)
BERLIOZ – "March to the Scaffold" and "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath" from Symphonie fantastique
The Cleveland Orchestra
April 22, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
HERRMANN – Psycho
(Complete film with live orchestral accompaniment)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: “Spring Landscapes”
April 26, 2014
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN CORIGLIANO – Gazebo Dances
BARBER – Violin Concerto (Angela Fuller, violin)
SIBELIUS – Symphony No. 2
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
May 6, 2014: Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School – Broadview Heights, OH
May 9, 2014: Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
MICHAEL TORKE – Bright Blue Music
PROKOFIEV – Violin Concerto No. 2 (Ann Yu, violin)
BERLIOZ – Symphonie fantastique
The Cleveland Orchestra – Family Concert
May 16, 2014
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”): III. Allegro molto vivace
GOUNOD – Funeral March of a Marionette
SAINT-SAËNS – Danse macabre
NATHANIEL STOOKEY – The Composer Is Dead (Nathaniel Stookey, narrator)
Western Washington University Symphony Orchestra
June 2, 2014
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
Special performance in conjunction with acceptance of WWU's 2014 Young Alumnus of the Year Award
TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 5
2012-13 SEASON
Houston Symphony – 19th Annual Theater District Open House
August 26, 2012
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Jurassic Park
MOZART - Symphony No. 40: I. Molto allegro
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival
Sixth International Conductors' Competition Sir Georg Solti 2012
September 17-23, 2012
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester and The Frankfurt Radio Symphony – Frankfurt am Main, Germany
HAYDN - Symphony No. 92 ("Oxford")
PROKOFIEV - Classical Symphony
STRAVINSKY - Concerto in D (for strings)
RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RAVEL - Rhapsodie espagnole
WAGNER - Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
RAVEL - Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
WAGNER - Overture from Rienzi
WEBER - Overture from Euryanthe
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "A Parisian Soirée"
September 29, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
CHABRIER - España
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
RAVEL - La valse
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
DEBUSSY - La mer
Houston Symphony – "Lunada"
October 13, 2012
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
CHABRIER - España
ALBÉNIZ (arr. Arbós) - "Fête Dieu à Séville" from Iberia
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
DELIBES - Les filles de Cadix (Jordan Harrington, soprano)
RAVEL - Alborada del gracioso
DEBUSSY - Ibéria
Moores Opera Center
October 26, 27, 28, and 29, 2012
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
CATÁN - Salsipuedes
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "A Classical Christmas Returns"
December 4, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
DELIUS - Sleigh Ride
KORNGOLD - Overture from The Snowman
MICHAEL TORKE - December
BACH (arr. Luck) - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (from Cantata No. 147)
BIZET - Farandole from L'Arlesienne
HANDEL - "Hallelujah" from Messiah
DONALD FRASER - This Christmastide
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Eric Hoy Tucker, bass-baritone)
CRAIG COURTNEY - A Musicological Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Family Subscription Concert: "OrKIDStra for the Holidays"
December 9, 2012
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre – Rochester, NY
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" and "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker
HERBERT - "March of the Toys" from Babes in Toyland
LEONTOVICH (arr. Hayman) - Carol of the Bells
WALDTEUFEL - Les patineurs (The Skaters)
KORNGOLD - Overture from The Snowman
BLAKE - The Snowman (with film)
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Trépak" from The Nutcracker
The Philadelphia Orchestra
December 13, 14, and 15, 2012
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for Gianandrea Noseda]
BORODIN - Overture from Prince Igor
ELGAR - Cello Concerto (Alisa Weilerstein, cello)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 3 ("Polish")
The Philadelphia Orchestra – Community Outreach Event: "Cello Play-In"
December 15, 2012
Commonwealth Plaza at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
BACH - Air on the G String
HANDEL - Cantata Domine
SCHUMANN - Träumerei
HANDEL - Hornpipe
ELGAR - Land of Hope and Glory
PIAZZOLLA - Oblivion
PURCELL - Trumpet Tune
Houston Symphony – New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2012
The Centrum – Spring, TX
WAGNER - Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
NICOLAI - Overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor
MASCAGNI - Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana
LEONCAVALLO - Intermezzo sinfonico from Pagliacci
GLINKA - Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
DELIUS - Sleigh Ride
ABREU (arr. Colnot) - "Tico Tico”
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
PORTER - Selected songs (Timothy Jones, bass baritone)
RON NELSON - Savannah River Holiday
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
The Cleveland Orchestra – Assistant Conductor Audition (Won)
January 12, 2013
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
STRAVINSKY - Petrushka [1947 version]
MOZART - Symphony No. 39
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra – Music Director Audition (Won)
January 12, 2013
Severance Hall – Cleveland, OH
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
Moores Opera Center
January 24, 26, and 27 2013
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
MOZART - The Marriage of Figaro
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "American Pastoral"
February 9, 2013
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN ADAMS - Common Tones in Simple Time
EDGAR MEYER - Violin Concerto (Angela Fuller, violin)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Young People’s Concert: "Telling Stories through Music"
March 20, 2013
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
ELGAR - G.R.S. from Enigma Variations
BIZET - "Les Toréadors" from Carmen
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) - Night on Bald Mountain
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") (excerpts)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "The Heavenly Life"
March 23, 2013
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
AARON JAY KERNIS - Musica Celestis
BARBER - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Rebekah Camm, soprano)
MAHLER - Symphony No. 4 (Rebekah Camm, soprano)
Moores Opera Center
April 5 and 7, 2013
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
VERDI - Rigoletto
Moores School of Music Faculty Recital
April 14, 2013
Dudley Recital Hall – Houston, TX
SCHOENBERG - Pierrot Lunaire
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "Russian Milestones"
May 4, 2013
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto (Joan Kwuon, violin)
STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring [1947 version]
2011-12 SEASON
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "A Fantastic Beginning"
October 8, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - "Red Cape Tango" from Metropolis Symphony
LISZT - Totentanz (Jason Hardink, piano)
BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique
Moores Opera Center
October 21, 22, 23, and 24, 2011
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
VERDI - Falstaff
Houston Symphony – Special Outreach Concert
October 27, 2011
The Methodist Hospital – Houston, TX
WAGNER - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
LIADOV - Baba Yaga
LIADOV - Kikimora
GOUNOD - Funeral March of a Marionette
HERRMANN - "Prelude, Murder, and Finale" from Psycho
GRIEG - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt
JANÁČEK - "The Death of Ostap" from Taras Bulba
LISZT - Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Houston Symphony – “Hocus Pocus Pops”
October 28, 2011
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
WAGNER - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
LIADOV - Baba Yaga
LIADOV - Kikimora
BACH (orch. Stokowski) - Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565
GOUNOD - Funeral March of a Marionette
HERRMANN - "Prelude, Murder, and Finale" from Psycho
JOHN WILLIAMS - Imperial March from Star Wars
JANÁČEK - "The Death of Ostap" from Taras Bulba
GRIEG - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt
LISZT - Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Houston Symphony – "Lunada"
October 29, 2011
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
GIMÉNEZ - Intermedio from La Boda de Luis Alonso
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
GINASTERA - Dances from Estancia
GALINDO - Sones de Mariachi
PIAZZOLLA - Tangazo
FALLA - Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Houston Symphony – "Orbit" Tech Rehearsal
November 16, 2011
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
JOHN ADAMS - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
STRAUSS - Also sprach Zarathustra
Houston Symphony – Torch of Liberty Dinner
November 17, 2011
Westin Galleria – Houston, TX
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "Christmas around the World"
December 6, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
PROKOFIEV - Troïka from Lieutenant Kijé
LEONTOVICH (arr. Hayman) - Carol of the Bells
RESPIGHI - "Adoration of the Magi" from Trittico Botticelliano
YON (arr. Tyzik) - Gesù Bambino
RANDOL ALAN BASS - The Night Before Christmas (Mayor Greg Branch, narrator)
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker
WALDTEUFEL - Les patineurs (The Skaters' Waltz)
WENDEL - Christmas à la Valse
MOZART - Regina coeli
TRADITIONAL (arr. Itkin) - The Twelve Days of Christmas
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra
December 8, 9, and 10, 2011
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for Yannick Nézet-Séguin]
JENNIFER HIGDON - Concerto for Orchestra
RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Yuja Wang, piano)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 2 ("Little Russian")
TCHAIKOVSKY - Trepak from The Nutcracker
Houston Symphony – New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2011
The Centrum – Spring, TX
OFFENBACH - Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
RODGERS (arr. Walker) - Waltz from Carousel
BERNSTEIN - Waltz from Divertimento
PIAZZOLLA - Tangazo
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
WALDTEUFEL - Les patineurs (The Skaters' Waltz)
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in g, No. 6 in D, No. 1 in g
SARASATE - Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen (Sergei Galperin, violin)
DVOŘÁK - Slavonic Dances: Op. 46, No. 1 in C, No. 2 in e; Op. 72, No. 7 in C
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Moores Opera Center
January 27, 29, and 30, 2012
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
DARON HAGEN - Amelia [WORLD PREMIERE - chamber orchestra version]
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – Young People's Concerts
February 1, 2, and 3, 2012 (2 concerts each day)
Ted Mann Concert Hall – Minneapolis, MN
HANDEL - Grand Entrée from Alceste
SCHUBERT - Death and the Maiden: I. Allegro
BRITTEN - Simple Symphony: I. Boisterous Bourée
BOYCE - Symphony No. 6: I. Largo - Allegro
BARTÓK - Rumanian Folk Dances: Nos. 5, 6, and 7
HAYDN - Symphony No. 45 ("Farewell"): II. Adagio
MOZART - Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo
BACH - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066: Bourée I & II, Passepied I & II
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "Shakespearean Dreams"
Saginaw Choral Society
Pit & Balcony Theatre
February 11, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
WILLIAM BOLCOM - Commedia for (Almost) 18th-Century Orchestra
FINZI - Let Us Garlands Bring (Timothy Jones, bass-baritone)
MENDELSSOHN - A Midsummer Night’s Dream (semi-staged production with Overture and complete Incidental Music)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
February 23, 24, and 25, 2012
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos]
MOZART - Serenade in D major ("Serenata notturna")
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 25 (Emanuel Ax, piano)
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
National Symphony Orchestra – Family Concerts: "The Mozart Experience with Magic Circle Mime"
March 4, 2012 – 1 and 3 p.m.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Washington, DC
MOZART - Overture from The Impresario
MOZART - "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" from The Magic Flute
MOZART - Horn Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro maestoso (Laurel Bennert Ohlson, horn)
MOZART - Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
MOZART - Overture from Don Giovanni
MOZART - Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter"): IV. Molto allegro
The Philadelphia Orchestra
March 8, 9, and 10, 2012
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for James Gaffigan]
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue (Stewart Goodyear, piano)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Suite from Swan Lake
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Young People’s Concert: "Art in the Concert Hall"
March 28, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
STRAVINSKY - Excerpts from The Firebird [1919 version]
HINDEMITH - Engelkonzert from Mathis der Maler
RACHMANINOFF (orch. Respighi) - Excerpts from Cinq Études-Tableaux
RAVEL - Excerpts from Mother Goose
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) - Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "Past Masters, Present Promise"
March 31, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
BRAHMS - Klavierstücke, Op. 118, No. 2: Intermezzo (Brett Mitchell, piano)
BRAHMS (orch. Sheng) - The Black Swan (Intermezzo)
RAVEL - Mother Goose: Five Children’s Pieces (with world premiere illustrations by Saginaw artist Kellie Schneider)
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: “The Music of John Williams: An 80th-Birthday Tribute”
April 14, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JOHN WILLIAMS - Suite for Orchestra from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Jaws
JOHN WILLIAMS - The Mission Theme (from NBC News)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
JOHN WILLIAMS - March from Superman
JOHN WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare and Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from J.F.K.
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler’s List (Sonia Lee, violin)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from Jurassic Park
JOHN WILLIAMS - “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
JOHN WILLIAMS - March from 1941
Houston Symphony – "Great American Songbook"
April 27, 28, and 29, 2012
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
Ryan Silverman & Jennifer Hope Wills, vocalists
PORTER - Overture from Jubilee
PORTER (arr. Bennett) - Medley from Can-Can
PORTER (arr. Bennett) - Medley from Kiss Me, Kate
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
PORTER - Selected Songs
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: "A Heroic Finale"
May 12, 2012
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
KEVIN PUTS - Symphony No. 3 ("Vespertine")
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")
2010-11 SEASON
Houston Symphony – Community Outreach Series: "European Vacation"
June 1, 2, and 3, 2010
Multiple performances throughout southeast Texas
WAGNER - Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
STRAUSS - Tales from the Vienna Woods
DVOŘÁK - Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1 (Furiant)
SIBELIUS - Finlandia
RAVEL - Pavane for a Dead Princess
FALLA - Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
WALTON - Crown Imperial (Coronation March)
Castleton Festival
June 10-July 25, 2010
Festival Tent – Castleton, VA
Assistant Conductor and Coach
PUCCINI - Il Trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi)
Houston Symphony – Classical Parks Concert
June 17, 2010
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
RAVEL - Mother Goose: Five Children's Pieces
BERNSTEIN - Halil (John Thorne, flute)
RAVEL - Rapsodie espagnole
Houston Symphony and Chorus – "The Planets Plus Star Wars"
July 16 and 17, 2010
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Main Title from Star Wars
JOHN WILLIAMS - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Adventures on Earth" from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
HOLST - The Planets—An HD Odyssey
Castleton Festival Orchestra (shared program with Lorin Maazel)
July 25, 2010
Festival Tent – Castleton, VA
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
Houston Symphony – "Fiesta Sinfónica" (celebration of Mexico's bicentennial)
September 12, 2010
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
GALINDO - Sones de Mariachi
CHÁVEZ - Sinfonía India
COPLAND - El Salón México
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
REVUELTAS - Sensemayá
MONCAYO - Huapango
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra (inaugural concert as Music Director)
September 18, 2010
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
KEVIN PUTS - Millennium Canons
MOZART - Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner")
MAHLER - Symphony No. 1
Houston Symphony – European Tour
October 5-17, 2010
Multiple venues throughout England and Scotland
[Rehearsal and Cover Conductor]
STRAVINSKY - Fireworks
BARBER - Medea's Dance of Vengeance
JOHN ADAMS - Dr. Atomic Symphony
STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Song of the Nightingale
HOLST - The Planets—An HD Odyssey
Hallé Choir (performance with the Houston Symphony)
October 12, 2010
Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, England
HOLST - The Planets—An HD Odyssey
National Symphony Orchestra – Young People's Concerts
October 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2010 (2 concerts each day)
The Kennedy Center – Washington, DC
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"): III. "Merry Gathering of Country Folk" and IV. "Storm" (excerpts)
HAYDN - Symphony No. 104 ("London"): III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1: III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"): II. Marcia funebre (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto: III. Rondo (excerpt) (Elisabeth Adkins, violin)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): IV. Finale (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: IV. Finale (excerpt)
National Symphony Orchestra – Family Concerts
October 31, 2010 - 1 and 3 p.m.
The Kennedy Center – Washington, DC
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
HUMPERDINCK - Hexenritt (Witch’s Ride) from Hansel and Gretel
DVOŘÁK - The Noon Witch
JOHN WILLIAMS - March from Superman
GOUNOD - Funeral March of a Marionette
DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Houston Symphony – "Lunada" (celebration of Mexico's bicentennial)
November 6, 2010
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
MONCAYO - Huapango
COPLAND - El Salón México
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
REVUELTAS - Sensemayá
CHÁVEZ - Sinfonía India
Houston Symphony (feat. One O'Clock Lab Band)
November 12, 13, and 14, 2010
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
GROFÉ - "Mardi Gras" from Mississippi Suite
GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett) - Introduction and "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - Route 66
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
COPLAND - El Salón México
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – Young People's Concerts
December 1, 2, and 3, 2010 (2 concerts each day)
Ted Mann Concert Hall – Minneapolis, MN
MOZART - Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro (excerpt)
GRAINGER - Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air)
MOZART - A Musical Joke: IV. Presto (excerpt)
BARBER - Adagio for Strings (excerpt)
MOZART - Symphony No. 40: III. Minuet
OSVALDO GOLIJOV - Last Round: I. Movido, urgente - Macho, Cool, & Dangerous
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
COPLAND - Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring (original version for 13 instruments)
MOZART - Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter"): IV. Molto allegro
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
December 7, 2010
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
DELIUS - Sleigh Ride
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
TCHAIKOVSKY - Suite No. 1 from The Nutcracker
HERBERT - "March of the Toys" from Babes in Toyland
RODGERS (arr. Bennett) - Medley for Orchestra from The Sound of Music
BARBER - "Silent Night" from Die Natali
JOHN WILLIAMS - Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
Houston Symphony – New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2010
The Centrum – Spring, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
GROFÉ - "Mardi Gras" from Mississippi Suite
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
STRAUSS - Éljen a Magyar!
MOZART - Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
MOZART - Flute Concerto No. 2 in D: I. Allegro aperto (Aralee Dorough, flute)
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
National Symphony Orchestra – Young People's Concert
January 7, 2011
Duke Ellington School of the Arts – Washington, DC
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"): III. "Merry Gathering of Country Folk" and IV. "Storm" (excerpts)
HAYDN - Symphony No. 104 ("London"): III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1: III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"): II. Marcia funebre (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto: III. Rondo (excerpt) (Elisabeth Adkins, violin)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): IV. Finale (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: IV. Finale (excerpt)
Musiqa – "Real and Imagined"
January 8, 2011
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center – Houston, TX
THEO LOVENDIE - Six Turkish Folk Songs
PIERRE JALBERT - Visual Abstract (with film by Jean Detheux)
Moores Opera Center
January 27, 29, 30, and 31, 2011
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
MOZART - The Magic Flute
Solo Piano Recital*
February 10, 2011
Castle Museum – Saginaw, MI
*Recital performed on vintage 1905 Steinway Model B as part of museum's "Of Local Note" exhibit
MENDELSSOHN - Songs Without Words, Op. 19, No. 4 in A Major
CHOPIN - Mazurkas, Op. 67, No. 2 in g minor
BRAHMS - Klavierstücke, Op. 118, No. 2: Intermezzo in A Major
MACDOWELL - "To a Wild Rose" from Woodland Sketches
GRANADOS - Valses Poéticos, No. 1 in d minor
DEBUSSY - Preludes, Book 1, No. 8: "...La fille aux cheveux de lin"
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
February 12, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
BARBER - Adagio for Strings
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring: Suite for Orchestra
CATHERINE MCMICHAEL - Symphonic Dreams [WORLD PREMIERE]
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")
National Symphony Orchestra – Young People's Concert
February 22, 2011
Carson Four Rivers Center – Paducah, KY (part of NSO's annual "American Residency" tour)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"): III. "Merry Gathering of Country Folk" and IV. "Storm" (excerpts)
HAYDN - Symphony No. 104 ("London"): III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1: III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"): II. Marcia funebre (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto: III. Rondo (excerpt) (Elisabeth Adkins, violin)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): IV. Finale (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5: IV. Finale (excerpt)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Education Concert: "What Is American Music?"
March 25, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
MOZART - Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner"): III. Minuet
COPLAND - Variations on a Shaker Melody
COPLAND - Hoedown from Rodeo
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
IVES (orch. Schuman) - Variations on "America"
SOUSA - The Stars and Stripes Forever
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
March 26, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
JENNIFER HIGDON - blue cathedral
SIBELIUS - Violin Concerto (Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique")
Houston Symphony – Education Concerts
March 30, 31, and April 1, 2011 (2 concerts each day)
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
GRIEG - Holberg Suite: I. Prelude
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
STRAVINSKY - Octet for Winds: III. Finale
PROKOFIEV - Peter and the Wolf (Buck Ross, narrator)
Moores Opera Center
April 8, 9, 10, and 11, 2011
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
CATÁN - Il Postino
The Philadelphia Orchestra
April 14, 15, and 16, 2011
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for David Zinman]
BERG - Suite from Lulu
MAHLER - Symphony No. 4
Houston Symphony (feat. Tony Bennett)
April 26, 2011
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
KERN - Overture from Show Boat
VERDI - Triumphal March from Aida
RODGERS (arr. Bennett) - Selections from The King and I
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
Da Camera of Houston
May 7, 2011
Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center – Houston, TX
BERIO - Folk Songs (Jean Stilwell, mezzo-soprano)
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
May 14, 2011
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS - Rainbow Body
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral")
Great Lakes Bay Region Festival Chorus
Joyce El-Khoury, soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano
Tyler Nelson, tenor
Timothy Jones, bass-baritone
Houston Symphony – Education Concert
May 25, 2011
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
GRIEG - Holberg Suite: I. Prelude
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
STRAVINSKY - Octet for Winds: III. Finale
BRITTEN - A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Buck Ross, narrator)
2009-10 SEASON
Houston Symphony - Community Outreach Series: "Russian Masterworks"
May 29-June 30, 2009
Multiple performances throughout Houston, TX
GLINKA - Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
TCHAIKOVSKY - Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
RACHMANINOFF - Vocalise
STRAVINSKY - Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird [1919 version]
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 10: II. Allegro
MUSSORGSKY - Prelude from Khovanshchina
BORODIN - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Master Class with Marin Alsop
June 3, 2009
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall – Baltimore, MD
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")
BRAHMS - Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
MOZART - Symphony No. 40
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Assistant Conductor Audition
June 5, 2009
Heinz Hall - Pittsburgh, PA
MOZART - Overture from The Magic Flute
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 2: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro con brio
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"): I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring
STRAUSS - Overture from Die Fledermaus
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 6: II. Adagio
Houston Symphony – Classical Parks Concert
June 27, 2009
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
BARBER - Medea's Dance of Vengeance
ELGAR - Cello Concerto (Hee-Young Lim, cello)
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 1 ("Spring")
Castleton Festival (Inaugural Season)
July 1-19, 2009
Theatre House and Festival Tent - Castleton, VA
[Apprentice Conductor to Lorin Maazel]
Castleton Festival Orchestra
July 16, 2009
Festival Tent - Castleton, VA
BRAHMS - Academic Festival Overture
Houston Symphony and Chorus – "Summer in the City" Concert
July 24, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
GEORGE FENTON - The Blue Planet Live (score synchronized with BBC documentary film)
The Cleveland Orchestra
August 29, 2009
Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
[Cover Conductor]
BERLIOZ - Overture from Le Corsaire
FAURÉ - Suite from Pelléas and Mélisande
RAVEL - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano)
DEBUSSY - La mer
The Cleveland Orchestra
August 30, 2009
Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
[Cover Conductor]
GINASTERA - Four Dances from Estancia
LALO - Symphonie espagnole (Augustin Hadelich, violin)
FALLA - Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
RAVEL - Boléro
Musiqa
October 10, 2009
Zilkha Hall – Houston, TX
Click here to watch video of this performance.
PERLE - Critical Moments 2
BERIO - O King
PIERRE JALBERT - L'oeil écoute (The Eye Listens) - with film by Jean Detheux
Houston Symphony – Halloween Family Concert
October 23, 2009
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
BERLIOZ - "Menuet des follets" and "Rakoczy March" from The Damnation of Faust
JOHN WILLIAMS - March from Superman
DVOŘÁK - The Noon Witch
HUMPERDINCK - Hexenritt (Witch’s Ride) from Hansel and Gretel
HERRMANN - "Prelude, Murder, and Finale" from Psycho
STEPHEN SONDHEIM (arr. Sebesky) - Suite from Sweeney Todd
DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Houston Symphony – "Lunada"
October 24, 2009
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
COPLAND - Danzón cubano
MONCAYO - Huapango
GALINDO - Sones de mariachi
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV- Capriccio espganol
Houston Symphony – Classical Runout
October 25, 2009
Nederland Performing Arts Center – Nederland, TX
DVOŘÁK - The Noon Witch
KORNGOLD - Cello Concerto (Brinton Averil Smith, cello)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Family Concert
November 1, 2009
Performance Hall at Hochstein – Rochester, NY
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) - "Ballet of the chicks in their shells" from Pictures at an Exhibition
JOHN WILLIAMS - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV- Flight of the Bumblebee
ELGAR - G.R.S. from Enigma Variations
COPLAND - "Circus Music" from The Red Pony
SAINT-SAËNS - Carnival of the Animals (Joseph Werner and Krishna Thiagarajan, pianos)
Houston Symphony (feat. Kenny Rogers)
November 5, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BROUGHTON - Main Theme from Silverado
COPLAND - "Morning on the Ranch" from The Red Pony
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
TCHAIKOVSKY - Overture from Pique Dame
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
Houston Symphony (feat. Mary Wilson of The Supremes)
November 6, 7, and 8, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
RÓZSA - "Parade of the Charioteers" from Ben-Hur
TCHAIKOVSKY - Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
GERSHWIN (arr. Bennett) - Selection for Orchestra from Porgy and Bess
JOHN WILLIAMS - Celebrate Discovery
RODGERS (arr. Bennett) - Medley for Orchestra from The Sound of Music
Houston Symphony – Classical Subscription Series
November 13, 14, and 15, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
RACHMANINOFF - The Rock
TMEA All-Region IX Orchestra
November 21, 2009
Klein Forest Auditorium – Houston, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from Candide
COPLAND - Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Houston Symphony – Holiday Family Concerts
December 5, 2009 - 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
TCHAIKOVSKY - Character Dances from The Nutcracker
WILLIAMS - "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone
DELIUS - Sleigh Ride
KORNGOLD - Overture from The Snowman
ANDERSON - A Christmas Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra – Cover Conductor Audition (Won)
December 16, 2009
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
MOZART - Overture from The Magic Flute
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring: Suite for Orchestra
Houston Symphony – New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2009
The Centrum – Spring, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"): II. Vivace non troppo
SAINT-SAËNS - Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra (Ferenc Illenyi, violin)
J. STRAUSS II - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
TCHAIKOVSKY - Trépak from The Nutcracker
ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
RODGERS (arr. Bennett) - Medley for Orchestra from The Sound of Music
HERBERT - "March of the Toys" from Babes in Toyland
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Adventures on Earth" from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Houston Symphony – Education Concerts: "Six Flags Over Texas"
January 8, 2010 - 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BIZET - "Les Toréadors" and "Aragonaise" from Carmen
TURINA - Finale from Danzas fantásticas
MONCAYO - Huapango
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Jeffrey Bean, narrator)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
Houston Symphony – Education Concerts
February 4, 2010 - 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BIZET - "Les Toréadors" and "Aragonaise" from Carmen
TURINA - Danzas fantásticas: III. Finale
MONCAYO - Huapango
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Jeffrey Bean, narrator)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Education Concert: "Anatomy of an Orchestra" (Music Director Candidate - Won)
February 12, 2010
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
GRIEG - Holberg Suite: I. Prelude
STRAVINSKY - Octet for Winds: III. Finale
COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
BRITTEN - A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra (Music Director Candidate - Won)
February 13, 2010
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
VERDI - Overture from I Vespri siciliani
WAGNER - Siegfried Idyll
DIAMOND - Rounds
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
Houston Symphony – Salute to Educators
February 16, 2010
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
STRAUSS - Don Juan
MENDELSSOHN - Piano Concerto No. 1 in g (Esther Liao, piano)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5 (side-by-side with the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Orchestra)
Rice Chamber Orchestra
February 20, 2010
Duncan Recital Hall – Houston, TX
STRAUSS - Oboe Concerto (Erica Overmyer, oboe)
Houston Symphony – Education Concerts
March 9 and 10, 2010 - (2 concerts each day)
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BIZET - "Les Toréadors" and "Aragonaise" from Carmen
TURINA - Danzas fantásticas: III. Finale
MONCAYO - Huapango
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Jeffrey Bean, narrator)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
Moores Opera Center
April 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2010
Moores Opera House – Houston, TX
ROBERT ALDRIDGE - Elmer Gantry
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Classical Subscription Series
April 24, 2010
Peoria Civic Center Theater – Peoria, IL
MICHAEL TORKE - Javelin
PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Gleb Ivanov, piano)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra: Music Director Announcement Concert
May 8 and 9, 2010
Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MI
GRIEG - Selections from Peer Gynt
SIBELIUS - Finlandia
Houston Symphony – Education Concert
May 18, 2010
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
BIZET - "Les Toréadors" and "Aragonaise" from Carmen
TURINA - Danzas fantásticas: III. Finale
MONCAYO - Huapango
COPLAND - Lincoln Portrait (Jeffrey Bean, narrator)
JOHN WILLIAMS - Overture from The Cowboys
The Philadelphia Orchestra
May 26, 2010
The Music Center at Strathmore – North Bethesda, MD
[Cover Conductor for Charles Dutoit]
GLINKA - Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Nikolai Lugansky, piano)
STRAVINSKY - Petrushka [1911 version]
The Philadelphia Orchestra
May 27, 28, and 29, 2010
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
[Cover Conductor for Charles Dutoit]
MOZART - Symphony No. 39
BRIGHT SHENG - The Phoenix (Shana Blake Hill, soprano)
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Nikolai Lugansky, piano)
2008-09 SEASON
Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra
June 18, 2008
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center – Seattle, WA
MAHLER - Symphony No. 5
Houston Symphony - Classical Parks Concert
June 27, 2008
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS - Rainbow Body
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 3 (Augustin Hadelich, violin)
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 7
Oregon Symphony - Classical Parks Concert
August 23, 2008
Mt. Scott Park – Portland, OR
WAGNER - Overture from Die Meistersinger
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
COPLAND - "Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo
TCHAIKOVSKY - Selections from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty
Houston Symphony - Houston Texans Halftime Show
August 28, 2008
Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Musiqa
October 11, 2008
Zilkha Hall – Houston, TX
ERIC MOE - Time Will Tell
ROB SMITH - Transparent (in collaboration with Travesty Dance Group) [WORLD PREMIERE]
Houston Symphony (feat. Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons)
October 17, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
WAGNER - Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
STRAUSS - Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring)
COPLAND - Saturday Night Waltz from Rodeo
E. BERNSTEIN - Suite from The Magnificent Seven
Houston Symphony – "Lunada"
October 25, 2008
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
COPLAND - El Salón México
GRANADOS - Intermezzo from Goyescas
PIAZZOLLA - Tangazo
CHÁVEZ - Sinfonía India
Houston Symphony - Education Concert: "Creating Stories and Music"
October 28 and 29, 2008; January 7, 8, and May 20, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX; Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
ELGAR - Selections from Enigma Variations
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - “Oh, Lois!” from Metropolis Symphony
IPPOLITOV-IVANOV- “In the Village” from Caucasian Sketches
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
ROSSINI - Overture from The Barber of Seville
ROSSINI - Overture from William Tell
Houston Symphony - Classical Subscription Series
November 13, 15, and 16, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
SHOSTAKOVICH - Tahiti Trot
SHOSTAKOVICH - “Romance” and “Folk Festival” from The Gadfly
Houston Symphony - New Year's Eve Gala
December 31, 2008
The Centrum – Spring, TX
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
GROFÉ - "Mardi Gras" from Mississippi Suite
RAVEL - Tzigane (Assia Dulgerska, violin)
J. STRAUSS II - Overture from Die Fledermaus
NELSON - Savannah River Holiday
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free
ELLINGTON (arr. Custer) - Duke Ellington Medley
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Houston Symphony (feat. Peter Cetera)
January 9, 10, and 11, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
TCHAIKOVSKY - Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
STRAUSS - Éljen a Magyár!
JOHN WILLIAMS - Across the Stars
MASCAGNI - Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana
KEVIN PUTS - Network
Brașov Philharmonic
February 5, 2009
Cercul Militar Hall - Brașov, Romania
DVOŘÁK - Carnival Overture
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 20 (Michiko Ota-Kys, piano)
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8
Houston Symphony - Salute to Educators
February 17, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival
PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 1 (Benjamin Kwak, piano)
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 8 (side-by-side with Virtuosi of Houston)
Houston Symphony
March 13, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
GROFÉ - "Mardi Gras" from Mississippi Suite
RON NELSON - Savannah River Holiday
ELLINGTON (arr. Custer) - Duke Ellington Medley
GERSHWIN (arr Bennett) - Selection for Orchestra from Porgy and Bess
Houston Symphony - Family Concert: “Bach vs. Vivaldi: The Baroque Bowl”
March 28, 2009
Morris Cultural Arts Center – Houston, TX
VIVALDI - Concerto for Strings in G, RV 151 ("Alla rustica"): I. Presto
BACH (orch. Holst) - Fugue in G, BWV 577 ("Fugue à la gigue")
VIVALDI - Sinfonia in G, RV 149
BACH (orch. Webern) - Ricercare from The Musical Offering
VIVALDI - "Spring" from The Four Seasons (Marina Brubaker, violin)
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G: I. Allegro
Houston Symphony - Classical Subscription Series
April 17, 2009
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
[Emergency replacement for Thomas Dausgaard]
NIELSEN - Prelude to Act II from Saul and David
JOHN ADAMS - Violin Concerto (Leila Josefowicz, violin)
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
Orchestre National de France
May 6 and 7, 2009
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées - Paris, France
[Assistant Conductor for Seiji Ozawa]
RAVEL - Mother Goose (complete ballet)
DUTILLEUX - Le Temps l'horloge [WORLD PREMIERE] (Renée Fleming, soprano)
BERLIOZ - Selections from Romeo and Juliet
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
May 26 and 27, 2009
Trinity University and McNay Art Museum – San Antonio, TX
DAVIES - Eight Songs for a Mad King
2007-08 SEASON
Orchestre National de France
July 4 and 5, 2007
Basilica of Saint Denis – Saint-Denis, France
[Cover Conductor for Kurt Masur]
BRITTEN - War Requiem
Orchestre National de France
July 14, 2007
Le Corum – Montpellier, France
[Cover Conductor for Kurt Masur]
WAGNER - Overture from Die Meistersinger
WAGNER - Overture from Tannhäuser
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 7
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestre National de France
July 18, 2007
Royal Albert Hall – London, UK
[Assistant/Rehearsal Conductor for Kurt Masur's 80th Birthday Concert]
TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 7
WAGNER - Overture from Die Meistersinger
Skaneateles Music Festival
August 16, 2007
First Presbyterian Church – Skaneateles, NY
KEVIN PUTS - Einstein on Mercer Street
Houston Symphony – "Lunada"
October 27, 2007
Miller Outdoor Theatre – Houston, TX
TURINA - Danzas fantásticas
GIMÉNEZ - Intermedio from La Boda de Luis Alonso
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ - Danzón No. 2
PIAZZOLLA - Milonga del Angel
Houston Symphony - Classical Runout
October 28, 2007
Nederland Performing Arts Center – Nederland, TX
MICHAEL TORKE - Javelin
MOZART - Flute Concerto No. 1 (Aralee Dorough, flute)
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4
Houston Symphony (feat. Kenny G)
November 16, 2007
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BIZET - Selections from Carmen
MOZART - Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
MOZART - Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Adventures on Earth" from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Houston Symphony - New Year’s Eve Gala
December 31, 2007
The Centrum – Spring, TX
ROSSINI - Overture from La Cenerentola
HAYDN - Symphony No. 101 ("The Clock"): II. Andante
TORKE - December
TCHAIKOVSKY - Character Dances from The Nutcracker
BERNSTEIN - Overture from West Side Story
BERNSTEIN - Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
GERSHWIN - Selections from Porgy and Bess (Timothy Jones, bass-baritone)
STRAUSS - Radetzky March
Houston Symphony - Salute to Educators
January 29, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
KEVIN PUTS - Millennium Canons
PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto No. 1 (Yiying Julia Li, violin)
ELGAR - Enigma Variations (side-by-side with the Houston Youth Symphony)
Houston Symphony - Education Concert: "Coming to America"
January 30, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
JOHN WILLIAMS - Liberty Fanfare
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World"): III. Scherzo
BARTÓK - Romanian Folk Dances
STRAVINSKY - Selections from Pulcinella
SCHOENBERG - Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra
COPLAND - Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo
BERNSTEIN - Selections from West Side Story
Houston Symphony (feat. Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach)
February 7, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
Houston Symphony - Family Concert: "Gotta Dance!"
February 9, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
OFFENBACH - Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
TCHAIKOVSKY - Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
BERNSTEIN - Divertimento for Orchestra
WALDTEUFEL - Les patineurs (The Skaters)
SOUSA - The Stars and Stripes Forever
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
March 6, 2008
Gewandhaus – Leipzig, Germany
[Rehearsal Conductor for Kurt Masur]
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto (Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin)
New York Philharmonic
March 18, 2008
Avery Fisher Hall – New York, NY
[Musical Assistant/Rehearsal Pianist for Kurt Masur]
BACH - St. Matthew Passion
Houston Symphony - Family Concert: Humor in Music
April 10 and 12, 2008
Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX; Jones Hall – Houston, TX
Selections from:
MOZART - A Musical Joke
SAINT-SAËNS - Carnival of the Animals
MENDELSSOHN - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ELGAR - Enigma Variations
BARTÓK - Concerto for Orchestra: IV. “Intermezzo interrotto"
PONCHIELLI - "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda
KABALEVSKY - Suite from The Comedians
Houston Symphony (feat. Johnny Mathis)
April 23, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
GLINKA - Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila
STRAUSS - Wein, Weib, und Gesang (Wine, Women, and Song)
STEINER - Main Title from Gone with the Wind
RACHMANINOFF - Vocalise
JOHN WILLIAMS - Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Houston Symphony (feat. Pink Martini)
May 23, 24, and 25, 2008
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
CHABRIER - Joyeuse marche
RODRIGO/COREA - "Aranjuez"/"Spain"
MORRICONE - Suite from Cinema Paradiso
FALLA - “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo
Houston Symphony - Community Outreach Series
May-June 2008
Six performances throughout southeast Texas
WILLIAMS - Celebration Fanfare (Houston Symphony commission)
COPLAND - Excerpts from Billy the Kid
GRIEG - Excerpts from Peer Gynt
WAGNER - Overture from The Flying Dutchman
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World"): I. Adagio - Allegro molto
2006-07 SEASON
Orchestre National de France
June 22, 2006
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées - Paris, France
[Cover Conductor for Kurt Masur]
BRITTEN - Simple Symphony
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto (Vadim Repin, violin)
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish")
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
June 30 and July 1, 2006
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
SCHOENBERG - Pierrot lunaire
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 7 and 8, 2006
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
STOCK - HOSTAGE [WORLD PREMIERE]
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 14 and 15, 2006
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
BRIGHT SHENG - Four Movements
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 28 and 29, 2006
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
DAVID LITTLE - Soldier Songs [WORLD PREMIERE]
Frankfurt Radio Symphony – Solti Conducting Competition
September 5, 2006
Great Broadcasting Hall of Hessischer Rundfunk - Frankfurt, Germany
MOZART - Gran Partita
Frankfurt Radio Symphony – Solti Conducting Competition
September 7, 2006
Great Broadcasting Hall of Hessischer Rundfunk - Frankfurt, Germany
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8
RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird [1919 version]
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
September 25, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A (William Goldenberg, piano)
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic and Concert Choir
October 23, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
KILAR - Orawa
STRAVINSKY - Symphony of Psalms
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique")
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
November 20, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
BARBER - First Symphony
Orchestre National de France
December 7, 2006
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées - Paris, France
[Assistant Conductor for Daniele Gatti]
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 5
MAHLER - Symphony No. 4 (Ruth Ziesak, soprano)
Memphis Symphony Orchestra – League of American Orchestras Fellowship Audition (Won)
December 13, 2006
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts – Memphis, TN
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring: Suite for Orchestra
HAYDN - Symphony No. 44 ("Trauer-Symphonie")
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 4 ("Tragic")
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
January 26, 2007
Theatre at Civic Center - Peoria, IL
JOHN ADAMS - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
February 12, 2007
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
JOHN ADAMS - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
GRIEG - Piano Concerto
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
LISZT - Les Préludes
Houston Symphony – Assistant Conductor Audition (Won)
March 1, 2007
Jones Hall – Houston, TX
BEETHOVEN - Overture from Egmont
TCHAIKOVSKY - Violin Concerto
BARTÓK - Hungarian Sketches
MOZART - Symphony No. 38 ("Prague")
Northern Illinois University Opera
March 30 and April 1, 2007
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
STRAVINSKY - The Rake's Progress
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
April 23, 2007
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
KEVIN PUTS - Symphony No. 2 ("Island of Innocence")
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2
Northern Illinois University Faculty Chamber Players
April 25, 2007
Recital Hall - DeKalb, IL
KEVIN PUTS - Einstein on Mercer Street
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic – Recording Project
April 2007
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2 (Jim Hendricks, piano)
2005-06 SEASON
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 22 and 23, 2005
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
ROSS BAUER - Oda al Olor de la Leña
JEFFREY NYTCH - …and the wind spoke… [WORLD PREMIERE]
MATHEW ROSENBLUM - Circadian Rhythms
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 29 and 30, 2005
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
STOCK - Sonidos de la Noche
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
August 5 and 6, 2005
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
KAMRAN INCE - Hammer Music
ARTHUR KREIGER - Meeting Places
DAVID CUTLER - Jabberwocky [WORLD PREMIERE]
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
September 28, 2005
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
COPLAND - El Salón México
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic - Halloween Family Concert
October 30, 2005
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
STRAUSS - Also sprach Zarathustra (excerpt)
LIGETI - Atmosphères
WILLIAMS - Suite from Star Wars
Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM – Mata Conducting Competition
November 9, 2005
Sala Nezahualcóyotl - Mexico City, Mexico
BEETHOVEN - Overture from Egmont
BRAHMS - Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
CHÁVEZ - Sinfonía India
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
November 30, 2005
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
MICHAEL TORKE - Javelin
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")
Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra
January 27, 2006
Borden Auditorium – New York, NY
MOZART - Finale from Symphony No. 40
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
February 13, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
MOZART - Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner")
ROSSINI - various concert arias
IBERT - Flute Concerto
STRAVINSKY - Suite from The Firebird [1919 version]
Orchestre National de France – Assistant Conductor Audition (Won)
February 23, 2006
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées - Paris, France
BEETHOVEN - Overture from Egmont
MENDELSSOHN - Selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream
TCHAIKOVSKY - Capriccio Italien
Northern Illinois University Faculty Chamber Players
March 8, 2006
School of Music Recital Hall - DeKalb, IL
SCHOENBERG - Pierrot lunaire
Northern Illinois University Opera
March 31 and April 2, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
MARK ADAMO - Little Women
Northern Illinois University Philharmonic
April 26, 2006
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall - DeKalb, IL
ROGER BRIGGS - Gathering Together
MAHLER - Symphony No. 1
2004-05 SEASON
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
June 19, 2004
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
DAN WELCHER - Tsunami
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
June 26, 2004
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
DAVID HEUSER - Immaculate, Bored, Off-Key, and Vain [WORLD PREMIERE]
JULIA WOLFE - Girlfriend
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 3, 2004
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER – Music of Amber
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 10, 2004
City Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
PAUL STANHOPE - Morning Star III
JASON ECKHARDT - A Glimpse Retraced
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 17, 2004
City Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
STOCK - A Little Lightmusic
DAVID LANG - sweet air
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 20 and 21, 2004
Berkeley Street Theatre - Toronto, ON
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER – Music of Amber
University of Texas University Orchestra
October 5, 2004
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
WAGNER - Overture from The Flying Dutchman
SCHUMANN - Piano Concerto (Emy Todoroki-Schwartz, piano)
Brașov Philharmonic
October 27, 2004
University of Transylvania Concert Hall - Brașov, Romania
NIELSEN - Helios Overture
Brașov Philharmonic
October 30, 2004
University of Transylvania Concert Hall - Brașov, Romania
BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 1 (Andrei Deleanu, piano)
Brașov Philharmonic
November 3, 2004
University of Transylvania Concert Hall - Brașov, Romania
NIELSEN - Symphony No. 4 ("Inextinguishable")
University of Texas University Orchestra
November 16, 2004
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
WILLIAMS - March from Superman (in memoriam Christopher Reeve)
University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
March 28, 2005
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
SCHUMANN - Overture from Manfred
BRITTEN - Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
University of Texas University Orchestra
April 17, 2005
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides
MAHLER - Songs of a Wayfarer (David Small, baritone)
RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome
2003-04 SEASON
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 19, 2003
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
DANIEL KELLOGG - Divinum Mysterium
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 26, 2003
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
YANNICK PLAMONDON - Autoportrait sur Times Square [U.S. PREMIERE]
ROGER DANNENBERG - The Watercourse Way [WORLD PREMIERE]
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
August 2, 2003
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
LAURA SCHWENDINGER - Buenos Aires
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
August 9, 2003
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
STEVEN MACKEY - Indigenous Instruments
KIEREN MACMILLAN - Furious Overfall: The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
University of Texas University Orchestra
October 7, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
DEBUSSY - Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
TCHAIKOVSKY - Romeo and Juliet: Overture-Fantasy
University of Texas University Orchestra
November 18, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
COPLAND - Quiet City (Christopher Carrillo, trumpet | Susan Hatch Tomkiewicz, English horn)
IVES - The Unanswered Question
GRIEG - Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt
University of Texas University Orchestra
February 24, 2004
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
ELGAR - Cockaigne: In London Town
BARBER - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Amanda Martin, soprano)
STRAVINSKY - “No Word from Tom” from The Rake’s Progress (Kelley Mann, soprano)
Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra
March 12, 2004
Borden Auditorium – New York, NY
BRAHMS - Variations on a Theme by Haydn
University of Texas University Orchestra
April 20, 2004
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) - Pictures at an Exhibition
University of Texas New Music Ensemble
May 4, 2004
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
KIEREN MACMILLAN - Furious Overfall: The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
2002-03 SEASON
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 13, 2002
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
MAURICE WRIGHT - The Lyric's Tale [WORLD PREMIERE]
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
August 10, 2002
Hazlett Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
DAVIES - Eight Songs for a Mad King
University of Texas New Music Ensemble
October 1, 2002
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
KEVIN PUTS - Einstein on Mercer Street
University of Texas University Orchestra
November 19, 2002
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
MENDELSSOHN - Piano Concerto No. 1 (YoonJung Kim, piano)
BARBER - Second Essay for Orchestra
University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
November 25, 2002
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
COPLAND - El Salón México
University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
March 25, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
JAMES NORMAN - Ligyrophobia [WORLD PREMIERE]
University of Texas New Music Ensemble
April 14, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
JAMES NORMAN - Wake (chamber opera) [WORLD PREMIERE]
University of Texas University Orchestra
April 15, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
April 28, 2003
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished”)
2001-02 SEASON
University of Texas University Orchestra
November 20, 2001
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
MICHAEL TORKE - Javelin
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
University of Texas University Orchestra
April 23, 2002
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
SHOSTAKOVICH - Festive Overture
BIZET - Habanera from Carmen (Keely Rhodes, mezzo-soprano)
DELIBES - Flower Duet from Lakmé (Leah Knight, soprano | Jessica Lloyd, mezzo-soprano)
ROSSINI - “Largo al factotum” from The Barber of Seville (Ben Bell, baritone)
VERDI - “O don fatale” from Don Carlo (Vanessa Beaumont, mezzo-soprano)
BERNSTEIN - “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide (Amy Tefft, soprano)
University of Texas Chamber Orchestra
April 29, 2002
Bates Recital Hall – Austin, TX
FAURÉ - Pelléas et Mélisande
2000-01 SEASON
Western Washington University Chamber Orchestra
November 29, 2000
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
WAGNER - Siegfried Idyll
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5: III. Largo
North Sound Youth Symphony
March 24, 2001 - Judson Auditorium – Lynden, WA
March 25, 2001 - Northlake Community Church – Bellingham, WA
MASCAGNI - Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana
MUSSORGSKY - Hopak from Sorochyntsi Fair
MARCELLO - Oboe Concerto in D minor (Ben Bethea, oboe)
MOZART - Overture from The Magic Flute
Western Washington University Chamber Orchestra
May 6, 2001
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
BACH - Concerto for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1061 (Jessica Schroeder and Gemma Yi, pianos)
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 24 (Debra Richter, piano)
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 1 (Gina Han, piano)
BACH - Concerto for Three Harpsichords, BWV 1064 (Jeffrey Gilliam, Debra Richter, and Rachel Roulet, pianos)
Western Washington University Symphony Orchestra
May 10, 2001
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
BRIAN SCHEND - Umm... for Orchestra [WORLD PREMIERE]
Western Brass
May 16, 2001
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
BRETT MITCHELL - Brass Quintet [WORLD PREMIERE]
1999-2000 SEASON
Western Washington University Symphony Orchestra
May 17, 2000
Concert Hall at the Performing Arts Center – Bellingham, WA
MOZART - Oboe Concerto (Katie Frankhauser, oboe)