Past URSO and URCO Seasons
Symphony Orchestra 2007-08 Season
Concert I
Saturday, October 20th, 2007: Symphony Orchestra concert
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
featuring Zora Mihailovich, piano, and Rev. Gregory Parris, narrator
Admission Free!
The 100-member University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 52nd year of music-making on the River Campus. Join this group of undergraduates, faculty, graduate students, alumni, and community members for an evening of orchestral masterworks. This concert will include Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia," "Symphonic Variations" by Cesar Franck featuring Ms. Mihailovich on piano, Gershwin's "An American in Paris," and Copland's stirring "Lincoln Portrait" with Rev. Gregory Parris providing the narration.
Concert II
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007: Symphony Orchestra in Geneva, NY
8:00 p.m., Smith Opera House
David Harman, director
featuring Zora Mihailovich, piano, and Rev. Gregory Parris, narrator
Admission Free!
- Sibelius Finlandia
- Franck Symphonic Variations
- Gershwin An American in Paris
- Copland A Lincoln Portrait
Concert III
Saturday, December 8th, 2007: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Admission Free!
- Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
- Ligeti Atmospheres
- Beethoven Symphony no. 5
Symphony Orchestra 2006-07 Season
Concert I
Saturday, October 7th, 2006: Meliora Concert Pops and Booms!
7:30 p.m., Palestra
David Harman and L. Brett Scott, directors
featuring pianist Zora Mihailovich, UR Artist-in-Residence
Brubaker What's Up at the Symphony?
Custer arr. James Bond, Themes from 007
Webber, Custer arr. Evita Medley
Williams E.T. Theme- Adventures on Earth
Beethoven Choral Fantasy, opus 80 (with Zora Mihailovich, piano, and the UR Choruses)
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, opus 49
Concert II
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Daugherty Red Cape Tango
Smetana The Moldeau (Vltava)
Sibelius Symphony no. 2
Concert III
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Ravel Bolero
Grieg Piano Concerto, movement 1 featuring River Campus Concerto Competition winner Lydia Park
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6
Concert IV
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY
David Harman, director
Smetana The Moldeau (Vltava)
Ravel Bolero
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6
Concert V
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Bernstein West Side Story Overture
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, movement 1 featuring River Campus Concerto Competition winner Hannah Lee
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 1
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Symphony Orchestra 2005-06 Season
Concert I
Saturday, October 22, 2005: Symphony Orchestra
Meliora Weekend: "Let's Dance!"
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Saint-Saens Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
Liptak Three Dances for Orchestra (world premier)
Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Concert II
Saturday, December 3, 2005: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Steven Doane, cello solo
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, opus 129
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Concert III
Saturday, March 4, 2006: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Zora Mihailovich, piano solo
Stravinsky The Firebird
Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2
Concert IV
Saturday, April 22, 2006: Symphony Orchestra with Glee Clubs and Houghton College Choirs
8:00 p.m., Palestra
David Harman, director
Bjorn Buschan, piano solo
Ziller Quartett in G fur Schlaginstrumente
Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto no. 5
Brahms Requiem
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Symphony
Orchestra 2004-2005 Season
Concert I
Saturday,
October 9th, 2004: Symphony Orchestra and University Choir
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Zora Mihailovich, piano soloist
Bernstein Overture to West Side Story
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major
Verdi Opera Choruses
Concert
II
Saturday, December 4th, 2004: Symphony
Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
J. Williams Selections from E.T., Jurassic Park, and Hook
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 (London)
Concert III
Thursday, February 24th, 2004: Symphony
Orchestra 50th Anniversary Celebration
8:00 p.m., Eastman Theater
David Harman, conductor
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Choral)
Concert
IV
Saturday, April 23rd, 2004: Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Aedan Coffey, piano
Saint-Saens Concerto No. 2 for Piano, mvmt. 1
Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28
Dvorak Symphony No. 8
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Symphony
Orchestra 2003-2004 Season
Concert I
Meliora Concert.
Saturday, October 11, 2003 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
Zora Mihailovich, piano soloist, U of R Choir, Brett Scott, conductor
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Overture
to "Candide" Leonard Bernstein
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Concerto
for Piano No. 5, opus 73 Ludwig van Beethoven
Zora
Mihailovich, pianist
Ms. Mihailovich is Artist in Residence with the
U of R Department of Music.
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Gloria Francis
Poulenc
Concert
II
Saturday, December 6, 2003 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
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La
Valse Maurice Ravel
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The
Planets Gustav Holst
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Concert III
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
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Roman
Carnival Overture Hector BerliozConcerto winner(s)
15-20’
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Symphony
No. 2, opus 73 Johannes Brahms
Concert
IV
Tuesday, March 23, 2004 Concert 8:00PM at St.
Andrew's Church, 923 Portland Ave.
Concert
V
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
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Symphony
Orchestra 2002-2003 Season
Concert I
Meliora Concert. In Memory of and in Tribute to Ward Woodbury.
Saturday, October 12, 2002 7:30 PM in Strong Auditorium
Zora Mihailovich, piano soloist, U of R Chorus, Brett Scott, conductor
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Toccata & fugue
in D Minor, BWV 565 J. S. Bach, arr. Stokowski Concerto
for Piano No. 2 in C Minor, opus 18 Serge
Rachmaninoff
Zora
Mihailovich, pianist
Ms. Mihailovich is Artist in Residence with the U of R Department of
Music.
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Carmina
burana Carl Orff
Concert
II
Saturday, December 7, 2002 8:00 PM Concert in Strong Auditorium
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Helios
Overture, opus 17 Carl Nielsen Peer Gynt:
Suite No. 1 Edvard Grieg
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Scheherazade,
opus 35 Nicolai Rimisky-Korsakov
Concert III
Saturday, March 1, 2003 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
(Women’s Studies Month)
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Symphonie
Fantasie Helen Gunderson World Première*
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Concerto winner(s) 15-20’
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Pictures
at an Exhibition Mussorgsky arr. Ravel
Concert
IV
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 Tuesday Concert 8 PM in Strong Auditorium
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Cuban
Overture George Gershwin
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Concerto Winner(s)
10-15’
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Symphony
No. 1 in D Major (Titan) Gustav Mahler
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Chamber Orchestra 2007-08 Season
Concert I
Friday, October 19th, 2007: Joint Chamber Orchestra/Wind Symphony concert
4:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman and William Tiberio, directors
Admission Free!
In a unique collaborative effort, two elite College ensembles combine for one very special concert. The 40-member Chamber Orchestra will perform Haydn's Symphony no. 104 ("London"), and the 80-member Wind Symphony will play traditional and contemporary works for concert band and wind ensemble.
Concert II
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007: Chamber Orchestra at Medical Center
5:00 p.m., Flaum Atrium at UR Medical Center
David Harman, director
Admission Free!
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture
- Haydn Symphony no. 104 ("London")
Concert III
Saturday, November 10th, 2007: Viennese Ball
9:00 p.m., Wilson Commons
Admission $10 in advance at Common Market/$13 at the door
Featuring the sounds of the Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Singers in a magical evening of formal entertainment. Enjoy waltzing on three separate dance floors, door prizes, light refreshments, and a special exhibition by the Botsford Ballroom Dance Team, an award-winning group of professional ballroom dancers. A stunning balloon drop at the stroke of midnight brings this favorite UR tradition to a memorable finish.
Concert IV
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Admission Free!
- Wagner Siegfried Idyll
- Copland Appalachian Spring
Chamber Orchestra 2006-07 Season
Concert I
Friday, October 6th, 2006: Joint Chamber Orchestra/Wind Symphony Concert
4:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman and William Tiberio, directors
Rossini Overture to The Italians in Algeria
Mozart Symphony no. 35 ("Haffner")
Concert II
Saturday, November 11th, 2006: Viennese Ball
9:00 p.m., Wilson Commons
David Harman and L. Brett Scott, directors
Admission $10 in advance/$13 at door
Tickets available at the Common Market, Wilson Commons
Concert III
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Prokofiev Classical Symphony
Beethoven Symphony no. 8
Concert IV
Saturday, February 24th, 2007: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Beethoven Symphony no. 3
Nielsen Flute Concerto, movement 1 featuring River Campus Concerto Competition winner Stefanie Trop
works by Tchaikovsky and Dvorak
Concert V
Saturday, April 21st, 2007: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2
Milhaud Le boeuf sur le Toit
Concert VI
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007: Chamber Orchestra featuring Zora Mihailovich, piano
5:00 p.m., Flaum Atrium of UR Medical Center
David Harman, director
co-sponsored by the URMC Department of Neurology
Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2
Milhaud Le boeuf sur le Toit
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Chamber Orchestra 2005-06 Season
Concert I
Friday, October 21, 2005: Chamber Orchestra
Meliora Weekend Open House
4:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Kenneth Grant, clarinet solo
Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K.V. 492
Weber Concertino for Clarinet, Opus 26
Beethoven Symphony no. 7
Concert II
Saturday, December 10th, 2005: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Ravel Ma Mere L'Oye (5 pieces enfantines)
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian)
Concert III
Friday, February 24, 2006: Chamber Orchestra with Chamber Singers and Glee Clubs
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Andrew Niles, piano solo
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no. 2, first movement
Mozart Symphony no. 40
Thompson Frostiana
Concert IV
Tuesday, May 2, 2006: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, director
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Dvorak Three Slavonic Dances
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Chamber Orchestra 2004-2005
Season
Concert I
Friday, October 8th, 2004: Music Department Open
House featuring the UR Chamber Orchestra
3:30 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Douglas Prosser, trumpet soloist
Mozart Impressario Overture
Hummel Concerto for Trumpet in E flat
Bartok Rumanian Folk Dances
Rossini La Scala Di Seta: Sinfonia
Saturday, October 30th, 2004: Viennese Ball
9:00 p.m., Wilson Commons
David Harman and L. Brett Scott, conductors
Admission $10 in advance/$13 at the door
Tickets available at the Common Market
Concert
II
Tuesday,
December 7th, 2004: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Schubert Symphony no. 5, movement 1
Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 "Scottish"
Concert III
Saturday, February 19th, 2005: Chamber Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Adam Olm-Shipman, piano solo
Saint Saens Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 22 (first movement)
Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte
Beethoven Symphony no. 1
Concert IV
Saturday, April 9th, 2005: Chamber
Orchestra and Chamber Singers
8:00 p.m., Strong Auditorium
David Harman, conductor
Omar Figueredo, marimba solo
Creston Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, movement 1
Mendelssohn Psalm 115, op. 31
Brahms Serenade no. 1 in D Major
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Chamber
Orchestra 2003-2004 Season
Concert I
Meliora Weekend.
Friday, October 10, 2003 Concert 3:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
Viennese
Ball
Saturday, November 8, 2003 9:00-midnight in Wilson Commons
Admission Price $10 in advance/$13 at the door
A grand formal ball in the Viennese tradition. Dance to the waltzes and
polkas of the Strauss family and enjoy the singing of the University Choir.
Phone (585) 275-2828 for more information.
Concert II
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
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Le
Coin des Enfants Claude Debussy
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Jeux des
Enfants Georges Bizet
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Symphonic
Variations Cesar Franck
Zora
Mihailovich, pianist
Ms. Mihailovich is Artist-In-Residence with the U of R Department of
Music.
Concert
III
Saturday, February 21, 2004 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
Concert
IV
With University Choir
Saturday April 3, 2004 Concert 8:00 PM in Strong Auditorium
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Chamber
Orchestra 2002-2003 Season
Concert I
Meliora Weekend. Friday, October, 2002 Concert 3 PM
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Piano
Concerto no. 20 in D Minor, KV 466 Mozart
Zora Mihailovich, piano solo
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Appalachian
Spring (full orchestra version) Copland
Viennese
Ball
Saturday, November 9, 2002 9-midnight
Wilson Commons 9 PM to Midnight Admission Price $12.
A grand formal ball in the Viennese tradition. Dance to the waltzes and
polkas of the Strauss family and enjoy the singing of the University choir.
Phone (585) 275-2828 for more information.
Concert II
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
8 PM
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The
Hebrides, op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave) Mendelssohn
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Czech
suite, op. 39 Dvorak
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Symphony
No. 104 (London) Haydn
Concert
III
Saturday, February 22, 2003 Concert 8 PM
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Gli
uccelli (The Birds) Respighi
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Masques et
Bergamasques, op. 112 Fauré
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Symphony
No. 41 (Jupiter), KV 551 Mozart
Concert
IV
With University Chorus Saturday April 12, 2003 concert 8 PM
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