Calendar
2017
October
15 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 3:00 PM, Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
Felix Mendelssohn, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26
Béla Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances for Orchestra, Sz.68
Antonín Dvořák, Czech Suite in D, Op.39
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35
22 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Galina Sakhnovskaya, soprano; Mikhail Yanovitsky, piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto No. 5 for Piano in E-flat, Op.73 (the “Emperor”)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.21
26 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
Felix Mendelssohn, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26
J.S. Bach, Suite (Overture) No. 1 in C Major
Michael Tippett, Divertimento on “Sellinger’s Round”
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op.93
28 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 7:30 PM, Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Max Bruch, Concerto for Violin, No. 1 in G minor, Op.26
Mozart, Symphony No. 41 in C, K.551
November
19 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 3:00 PM
Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Anatoly Liadov, The Enchanted Lake
Alexander Borodin, “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Vasily Kalinnikov, Symphony No. 1 in G Minor
30 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Tian Tang, piano
Frank Bridge, Sir Roger de Coverly (Christmas Dance)
Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Johannes Brahms, Serenade No. 1 in D Major
December
9 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 2:30 PM
Leroy Anderson, A Christmas Festival
Leontovich/Wilhousky, Carol of the Bells
Lion Jessel; arr.Gould, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Victor Herbert/McAlister, March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
arr. A. Harris, Good King Wenceslas
John Williams, Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone
John Finnegan, Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson, Sleighride
10 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Lily Honigberg, violin; Steven Honigberg, cello
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin in E major (“Spring”) from The Four Seasons
Franz Joseph Haydn, Concerto for Cello in D Major
Tomaso Albinoni, Adagio in G minor
Nino Rota, Concerto for Strings
2018
January
13 Indiana ASTA – All State Orchestra, The Grand Wayne Convention Center, Fort Wayne, IN, 1:00 PM
Aaron Copland, Billy the Kid Suite
Serge Prokofiev, Symphony No.5, op.100, B-flat major: Finale. Molto Vivace
Arturo Marquez, Danzón No. 2
February
3 International Schools Choral Music Society, Suzhou Cultural and Arts Centre, Suzhou, China
Engelbert Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel Overture
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana (selections)
8 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Dong-Wan Ha, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Rudolf Barshai), Chamber Symphony (after String Quartet No. 4)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G Major (“Mozartiana”)
10 Township High School District 211 Honors Orchestra, James B Conant High School, Hoffman Estates, IL, 7:00 PM
Gioacchino Rossini, La Gazza Ladra: Overture
Johannes Brahms (arr. Parlow), Hungarian Dance No.5
Benjamin Britten, “Sentimental Saraband” from Simple Symphony, op.4
Alexander Borodin, “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
11 Highland Park Strings, Bennett-Gordon Hall, Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Nikki Chooi and Timothy Chooi, violins
Tomaso Vitali, Ciaccona
Maurice Ravel, Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
18 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 3:00 PM, Tabby Rhee, viola
Carl Maria von Weber, Turandot: Overture and March, Op.37
Franz Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata, D.821
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No 38 in D Major, K.504 (“Prague”)
March
11 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 3:00 PM
Leonard Bernstein, Candide Overture
Johann Strauss Jr., An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube)
Alexander Borodin, Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
15 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Ashley Carter, trombone
Anton Wilhelm Solnitz, Sinfonia in A Major
Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Jean Sibelius, Pelléas et Mélisande
April
14 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Carthage College Chapel, Kenosha, WI, 7:30 PM, Carthage College and Tremper High School choirs
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
Beethoven, Mass in C major, Op. 86
22 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 3:00 PM, Jeff Yang, violin; Ariel Chapman, viola
Gioacchino Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364
Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 (“Scotch”)
May
3 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
Roger Zare, Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)
Michael Torke, “Ash” from Color Music
Aaron Copland, Music for the Theatre
Francis Poulenc, Sinfonietta
22 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Masha Lakisova, violin; Lyudmila Lakisova, piano
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin in E major (“Summer”) from The Four Seasons
Felix Mendelssohn, Concerto for Violin and Piano in D Minor, MWV O4
Poitr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
June
3 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 3:00 PM
Léo Delibes, Sylvia Suite
Charles Gounod, Ballet Music from Faust
Georges Bizet, L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
7 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, W. Stephen Smith, baritone
Ludwig van Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Domenico Cimarosa, Il maestro di cappella
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 5 in D Major
July
15 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 3:00 PM
Hector Berlioz, Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust
Charles Gounod, Ballet Music from Faust
Georges Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1
Morton Gould, American Salute
George Gershwin, Lullaby
Leonard Bernstein, Candide Overture
Aaron Copland, Incidental Music from Our Town
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Mason), Selections from West Side Story
21 Sinfonia Strings, 56th National Convention of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, New Orleans, LA, 8:00 PM
Antonio Vivaldi, Sinfonia in B minor, RV 169 “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Béla Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances for Orchestra, Sz.68
George Gershwin, Lullaby
Scott Joplin, The Pineapple Rag
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