Russell McCutcheon, Conductor
Taylor Brorby, Narrator
Program:
Vox Populi - Richard Danielpour
A Lincoln Address, Op. 124a - Vincent Persichetti
Taylor Brorby, Narrator
Symphony No. 1 - Timothy Mahr
I. E Pluribus Unum
II. "...to give up every favorite pursuit and lay their shoulder to the work of the day."
III. "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you."
IV. "Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
Commission Consortium Premiere
Americans We - Henry Fillmore
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Russell McCutcheon, Wind Symphony Conductor
Program:
Symphony Orchestra
My Heart's in the Highlands - Arvo Pärt
arr. Vimbayi Kaziboni
Olivia Benson, Elizabeth Buscher, Hannah Koralik, Austin Nikirk, Aubryanna Tayman, Voices
Serenade for flute, harp, and strings, Op. 35 - Howard Hanson
Rose Martus, Flute
Concerto Competition Winner
Overture from William Tell - Gioachino Rossini
Dawn
Storm
Call to the Cows
March of the Swiss Soldiers
Wind Symphony
On this Bright Morning - David Maslanka
In Memoriam
this is most certainly true - James Stephenson
Commission Consortium Premiere
Music for the Royal Fireworks - G. F. Handel
arr. Mark Hindsley
I. Overture
II. La Paix
III. La Rejouissance
IV. Bourrée
V. Menuet
Russell McCutcheon, Conductor
John William Jones, Guest Conductor
Program:
A Festival Prelude - Alfred Reed
John William Jones, Guest Conductor
Daydream - Timothy Mahr
Dusk - Steven Bryant
A Child's Garden of Dreams
I. There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell.
II. A drunken woman falls into the water and comes out renewed and sober.
III. A horde of small animals frightens the dreamer. The animals increase to a tremendous size, and one of them devours the little girl.
IV. A drop of water is seen as it appears when looked at through a microscope. The girl sees that the drop is full of tree branches. This portrays the origin of the world.
V. An ascent into heaven where pagan dances are being celebrated; and a descent into hell where angels are doing good deeds.
Rolling Thunder - Henry Fillmore
Russell McCutcheon, Conductor
Program:
Overture to "Candide" - Leonard Bernstein
arr. Walter Beeler
Scenes from "The Louvre" - Norman Dello Joio
I. The Portals
II. Children's Gallery
III. Kings of France
IV. Nativity Paintings
V. Finale
Opening Night on Broadway - arr. Michael Brown
Music from the film "Lincoln" - John Williams
arr. Jay Bocook
Bond... James Bond - arr. Stephen Bulla
Glory of the Yankee Navy - John Philip Sousa
Russell McCutcheon, Conductor
Alex Schweizer, Euphonium Soloist
Program:
Overture in C Major, Op. 24 - Felix Mendelssohn
Pantomime - Philip Sparke
Alex Schweizer, Euphonium
Concerto Competition Winner
Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
Emblems - Aaron Copland
Pineapple Poll Suite - Arthur Sullivan
arr. Charles Mackerras/W. J. Duthoit
I. Opening Number
II. Jasper's Dance
III. Poll's Dance
IV. Finale
