SEASON 52, JOSHUA GERSEN, MUSIC DIRECTOR
ORCHESTRA
SEASON OPENER
Sunday, November 23, 2014, 2:00 pm
Beethoven
Egmont Overture
Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
Conrad Tao, piano
Cindy Giron
Nelumbo (world première)
Stravinsky
Firebird Suite
Introduction
Round dance of the princesses
Infernal dance of King Kashchey
Lullaby
SPRING CONCERT
Sunday, May 24, 2015, 2:00 pm
Rossini
Overture to La gazza ladra
Harrison Hollingsworth, Conductor
Molly Joyce
Fresh (world première)
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Molto vivace
Adagio molto e cantabile
Presto – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace
JAZZ
CELESTIAL SWING
Monday, May 18, 2015, 7:30 pm
Ellington/George/Hodges/James (arr. Sammy Nestico)
Beginning to see the light
Donaldson/Whiting
My blue heaven
Carmichael/Paris
Stardust
Marcus Wilcher
Beautiful eyes (world première, First Music commission)
Romberg/Hammerstein II (arr. Paich)
Softly as in a morning sunrise
Young/Washington (arr. Bill Holman)
Stella by starlight
Gray
Sun Valley Jump
Warren/Dubin (arr. Riddle)
I only have eyes for you
Evans/Mann (adapted by Scott Ninmer)
No moon at all
Mancini/Mercer (arr. Jorger Calandrelli/ adapted by Matt Holman)
Moon River
Berlin (arr. Weston/ adapted by Myles Collins)
Cheek to Cheek
Porter
In the still of the night (arr. Mike Holober)
Night and day (arr. Myles Collins)
Woods (arr. Billy May/ adapted by Chris Zuar)
What a little moonlight can do