2016-2017
2016
October
15 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 7:30 PM, Alloy Horn Quartet
Carl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz Overture
Robert Schumann, Konzertstück for 4 Horns and Orch. in F, Op.86
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68
16 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 3:00 PM, Joshua Brown, violin
Mikhail Glinka, Russian and Ludmilla Overture
George Frideric Handel, Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Franz Liszt, Les préludes, S.97
Claude Debussy, “Fêtes” from Nocturnes
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35
23 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Kimberly Han, piano
C. Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto No.2 in Gm, Op. 22
Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 (the “Great”)
29 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
J. S. Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major
Igor Stravinsky, Danses concertantes
Ottorino Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite I
Johannes Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
November
19 Illinois Music Educators Association District 1 Senior Orchestra, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL, 4:00 PM
Sergey Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (2nd suite), Op.64ter
I. The Montagues and Capulets
III. Friar Laurence
IV. Dance
VII. Romeo at Juliet’s Grave
George Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major
20 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 3:00 PM
Louis Joseph F. Hérold, Overture to Zampa
Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8 in B Minor (“Unfinished”)
Johann Strauss Jr., Overture to Die Fledermaus
Georges Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1
December
1 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Helen Callus, viola
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Wasps Overture
Edward Elgar, Salut d’amour
Georg Philipp Telemann, Concerto for Viola in G Major
Herbert Howells, Elegy for Viola, String Quartet, & String Orchestra
Franz Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 104 in D Major
10 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 2:30 PM
Percy Grainger, Shepherd’s hey
Giuseppe Torelli, Concerto grosso, op.8, no.6, G minor (Christmas Concerto)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
Brian Balmages, Fantasia on We Three Kings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Rutter, Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Leroy Anderson, A Christmas Festival
Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith, Winter Wonderland
Émile Waldteufel, Skater’s Waltz
Darby, K,; arr. H. Simeone, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
John Finnegan, Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson, Sleighride
11 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, John-Henry Crawford, cello
Edward Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Franz Joseph Haydn, Concerto for Cello in C Major
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Andante Cantabile from String Quartet, Op.11
Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22
2017
February
2 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Dong-Wan Ha, piano
W. A. Mozart, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 2 in D Major
12 Highland Park Strings, Bennett-Gordon Hall, Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Ilya Kaler, violin, Daniel Kaler, cello
Gioachino Rossini, La Scala di Seta Overture
Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto in A minor for Violin & Cello, Op.102
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
18 International Schools Choral Music Society, Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
Johannes Brahms, Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Christopher Tin, A Bird Came Down the Walk (world premiere)
Charles Ives, Circus Band
Hector Berlioz, “Hungarian March” from Damnation of Faust
George Gershwin, I’ve Got Rhythm
25 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 7:30 PM
Noche de Pasión – 100 Years of Spanish Guitar, Featuring David Maldonado
March
5 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
Pietro Mascagni, Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Gaetano Donizetti, “Tous les trois réunis” from La fille du régiment
Gaetano Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore Duet and Trio (“La, la, la”)
Gioachino Rossini, William Tell Overture
Gioachino Rossini, “La calunnia” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini, “Ecco, ridente in cielo” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Pietro Mascagni, Prelude and Siciliana from Cavalleria rusticana
Gioachino Rossini, “Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini, “Ah! Qual colpa inaspettato!” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
9 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
Jacques Ibert, Hommage à Mozart
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ballet Suite
Gabriel Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Charles Gounod, Symphony No. 1 in D Major
April
22 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, North Shore Center of the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL, 7:00 PM
Johann Strauss II, Emperor Waltz, Op.437
Carl Maria von Weber, Invitation to the Dance
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
Ottorino Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite I
Aaron Copland, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
27 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM
Carl Maria von Weber, Overture to Der Freischütz
Richard Wagner, Siegfried Idyll
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major (“Spring”)
29 Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Reuther Auditorium, Kenosha, WI, 7:30 PM, Panpan Wang, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op.102
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
May
21 Highland Park Strings, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL, 3:00 PM, Joshua Brown, violin
Felix Mendelssohn, The Hebrides
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, Concerto for Violin in D Major, Op. 35
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
25 Northwestern University Philharmonia, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Yerim Lee, violin
Emmanuel Chabrier, España
Édouard Lalo, Symphonie espagnole
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
Arturo Márquez, Danzón No. 2
June
1 Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 7:30 PM, Sylvia Wang, piano
Christopher Theofanidis, Visions and Miracles
Eric Whitacre, A Boy and a Girl
Gerald Finzi, Eclogue in F Major for piano and string orchestra
Josef Suk, Serenade in E-flat Major, Op.6
July
8 All-American College Orchestra Alumni Orchestra, Disney Springs, Walt Disney World, FL, 6:00 PM
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