University City Symphony Orchestra – Programs by Season
Appearance
The University City Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit community orchestra located in the St. Louis area. This is a partial listing of its programs during its 40+ year existence:
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2007-2008 season
[edit]The 2007–2008 season has been announced and will consist of the following dates and repertoire:
March 30, 2008
[edit]- Two Latino Sketches 2004 - Benjamin
- Mid America Overture - Chamberlin
- Winners of the William Schatzkamer Young Artists Competition
March 7–9, 2008
[edit]February 3, 2008
[edit]November 11, 2007
[edit]- Prometheus Overture - Beethoven
- Symphony No. 26 "Lamentation" - Haydn
- Sinfonia Concertante - Mozart
October 7, 2007
[edit]2006-2007 season
[edit]February 4 & 11, 2007
[edit]- Prelude to Die Meistersinger - Wagner
- Suite - "English Folk Songs" - Vaughan Williams
- Concerto for Oboe in C Major - Mozart
- Fantasia in C minor - Beethoven
- Rekha Dravina-piano
- St. Charles Community College Choir-Jan Parker, director
- East Central College Choir-Arturo Gonzalez, director
October 8, 2006
[edit]- Variations on "America" - Ives-Schuman
- Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
- Monica Godbee-cello
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Barber
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor - Rachmaninov
- III Adagio
- IV Allegro Vivace
2002-2003 season
[edit]March 23, 2003
[edit]- Concerto in D Major for Guitar and Strings - Vivaldi/Pujol
- Variations on Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto - Reuter
- Kirk Hanser-guitar
- Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
- John McClellan-guitar
- 1492 Overture - Reuter
- Kirk Hanser-guitar
- Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov
2001-2002 season
[edit]April 28, 2002
[edit]- Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Mendelssohn
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2 - Shostakovitch
- Sarah Stoltzfus-piano
- Overture to William Tell - Rossini
- Shéhérazade, Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra - Ravel
- Kellie Gregg-soprano
- Othello Overture - Dvořák
1998-1999 season
[edit]April 25, 1999
[edit]- Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes - Liszt
- Queena Chi-piano
- Zigeunerweisen - Sarasate
- Tessa Ruth Gotman-violin
- Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
- Ryan Murphy-cello
- An American in Paris - Gershwin
- Lincoln Portrait - Copland
1993-1994 season
[edit]December 5, 1993
[edit]- Overture to Candide - Bernstein
- Suite in A for Orchestra, Op. 98b - Dvořák
- Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 - Enescu
- Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 - Mendelssohn
- Takaoki Sugitani-violin
1992-1993 season
[edit]February 7, 1993
[edit]- Overture to Martha - von Flotow
- Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 - Shostakovich
- Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra - Brahms
- Adrian Walker-violin
- Dianne Wachsman-cello
November 22, 1992
[edit]- Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor – Nicolai
- Melodies from the opera La bohème – Puccini
- Two Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. Nos. 3 and 8 – Dvořák
- Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and Orchestra – Weber (Paul Garritson, clarinet)
- Highlights from Bye Bye Birdie – Strouse
- South Pacific: Symphonic Scenario – Rodgers
1991-1992 season
[edit]February 9, 1992
[edit]- Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
- Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
- Gena Taylor-cello
- Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov
November 3, 1991
[edit]- Procession of the Nobles (from Mlada) - Rimsky-Korsakov
- Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 "Reformation" - Mendelssohn
- Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 - Dvořák
- Aleksander Ciechanski-cello