Russell McCutcheon, Wind Symphony Conductor; Alexander Kahn, Symphony Orchestra Conductor
Victoria Sharbaugh, Concerto Competition Winner
Program:
Wind Symphony:
Colonial Song - Percy Grainger
Serenade for Winds - Carter Pann
Fireworks - James Colonna
Premiere Performance
Symphony Orchestra:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ("Songs of a Wayfarer") - Gustav Mahler
I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht ("When my darling has her wedding day")
II. Ging heut Morgen übers Feld ("I walked across the fields this morning")
III. "Ich hab' ein glühend Messer" ("I have a gleaming knife")
IV. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" ("The two blue eyes of my beloved")
Victoria Sharbaugh, Mezzo-Soprano
Concerto Competition Winner
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral" - Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro ma non troppo (Awakening of happy feelings on arrival in the countryside)
II. Andante molto moto (Scene by the brook)
III. Allegro (Peasants' Merrymaking)
IV. Allegro (Thunderstorm)
V. Allegretto (The Shepherd's Song; Glad and Thankful Feelings after the Storm)
