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Here's the VIDEO LINK of our Wednesday, September 27 UISO concert at Hancher!
WEEKLY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
(Schedules, rosters, and repertoire will also be posted on the bulletin board outside Voxman 2400)
WEEK OF October 16, 2017
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MONDAY (10/16)
3:30- SECTIONALS:
WEDNESDAY (10/18)
3:30- Sibelius w Dr. Miller
4:00- Schumann w Dr. Tsachor
FRIDAY (10/20)
3:30- Adams
4:00- Debussy
*4:20- Sibelius w Dr. Miller (CHANGED 10/19! 10 minutes earlier)
4:40- Schumann: III (Strings only)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
TUESDAY (10/17)
1:30- Rossini
1:55- Boieldieu
THURSDAY (10/19)
1:30- Mozart Symphony no. 31
2017-2018 Season Programming Information
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Fall/Spring 2017-2018 Concert Schedule and Repertoire
All Concerts 7:30 pm
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 (HANCHER)
Capriccio Italien ------- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (15”)
3+ 2+ 2 2 – 4 4 3 1 T+3, harp
Clarinet Concerto ------- Aaron Copland (1900–1990) (18”)
Strings, harp, piano
Jorge Montilla Moreno, Clarinet
Fantasia on an Ostinato ------- John Corigliano (1986- ) (16”)
3+ 3 3 3+ - 4 4 3 1 T+4, piano, harp
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Symphony no. 7, A major --- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) (38”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 T (87”)
Tuesday, October 3, 2017: 9:30 & 11 am 4th Graders Concerts (VOXMAN)
"Jupiter" (from The Planets) --------- Gustav Holst/Leidig arr. (6”)
2 1 2 1 - 2 3 3 1, T+2
Trepak & Waltz of the Flowers from the Nutcracker, with dancers --------- P.I. Tchaikovsky
Suite: 3 3 3 2 - 4 2 3 1, T+1, harp
Disney Movie Tunes: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Lion King) &
"Somewhere Out There" (American Tale)
Strings, piano, +perc
Maya Bassuk, soprano --- (UI voice major)
Hoe Down from Rodeo ------------------------- Aaron Copland (3”)
strings only
Tambourin Chinois ------------------------------ Fritz Kreisler (4”)
0 2 2 2 - 2, T+1, harp
Katya Moeller, violin ---- (7th grader at Northwest)
William Tell Overture (Allegro) ----------- G. Rossini/Lehmeier (12”)
2 2 2 2 - 4 3 2 1, T+(3)
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (VOXMAN)
Short Ride in a Fast Machine --- John Adams (1947- ) (4”)
4+ 3+ 4 4+ - 4 4 3 1 T+3
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune --- Claude Debussy (1862-1918) (10”)
3 3+ 2 2 – 4 1perc, 2harps
The Swan of Tuonela ------- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) (8”)
0 1 1+ 2 – 4 0 3 0 T+1, harp
Courtney Miller, English Horn
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Piano Concerto in A minor ------- Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (31”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 T (53”)
Uriel Tsachor, Piano
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 UISO with Choir (HANCHER)
Dr. Stalter, conductor
Messa di Gloria ------- Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) (45”)
2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3, T, harp
Stabat Mater ------- Giuseppe Verdi (1886-1897) (12”)
3 2 2 4 – 4 3 4 0, T+1, harp
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 (HANCHER)
Romeo and Juliet ------- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (19”)
3 3 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 T+2, harp
Butterfly Lovers Concerto ------- Chen Gang/He Zhanhao (27”)
2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 T+3, harp, piano
Goh Suk Liang, Erhu
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Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 102 --- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) (20”)
3+ 2 2 2 – 4 T SD (66”)
Ksenia Nosikova, Piano
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 (HANCHER)
Danzon no. 2 ------- Arturo Marquez (1950- ) (10”)
2+ 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 T+3, piano
Concerto for 2 Pianos no. 10, Eb Major --- W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) (24”)
0 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 T
Réne Lecuona & Alan Huckleberry, Piano
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Brian Stokes Mitchell (45+”)
(79”)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (VOXMAN)
Overture to Candide ------- Leonard Bernstein (1918 -1990) (5’)
3 2 4 3 - 4 2 3 1 T+5, harp
Blumine ------- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) (8”)
2 2 2 2 - 4 1. T, harp
Organ Symphony, op. 42bis ----- Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) (24”)
2 2 2 2 – 4 4 3 1 T+2
Gregory Hand, Organ
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Symphony no. 1 ‘Titan’ ------- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) (53”)
4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ - 7 4 3 1 2T+3, harp (90”)
University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra
Fall/Spring 2017-2018
All Concerts 3:00 pm – Voxman Concert Hall (unless otherwise noted)
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies
Sunday, October 1, 2017
King Stephen Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (Dr J) (8”)
2 2 2 3+ - 4 2 0 0 T
Symphony no. 100 ‘Military’ - Josef Haydn (1732-1809) (SS) (24”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 T+3
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Symphony no. 1, C — Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) (Dr J) (25”)
1 2 0 2 – 2 2 0 0 T (57")
October 13, 14, 15 Opera Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
The Medium ------- Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
1 1 1 1 - 1 1, 1 perc, piano four hands
Sunday, December 3, 2017
L’Italiana in Algeri Overture --- Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) (QH) (9”)
2*2 2 2 – 2 2 1, T+
La Calife de Bagdad - François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834) (SRH) (8”)
2+ 2 2 2 – 2 T+3
Symphony no. 31 ‘Paris’ ----- W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) (SS) (18”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 T
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+ AUSO
Sunday, March 4, 2018 Yang Li – Guest Conductor
Symphony no. 2, Bb major, D125 ------ Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (29”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 T
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Konzert für zwei Fagotte ----- Christian Ludwig Dietter (1757-1822) (20”)
0 2 0 0 – 2 0 0 0
John Miller & William Jones, Bassoons
April 13, 14, 15 Opera Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Così Fan Tutte ------- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
1 1 1 1 - 1, continuo
Sunday, April 29, 7:30 pm 2018
Concerto/Aria Competition Winners TBA
+ AUSO
All-University String Orchestra
2017-2018 Concert Schedule and Repertoire
Voxman Concert Hall
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3 pm
Divertimento, K. 136 ------- W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) (QH) (13”)
Capriol Suite ------- Peter Warlock (1894-1930) (SS) (10")
Sinfonietta ------- Harold Genzmer (1909-2007) (SRH) (10”)
Sunday, April 29, 2018, 7:30 pm
Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34 ------- Edward Grieg (1843-1907) (QH) (9”)
Christmas Concerto --- Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1718) (SRH) (13”)
Andante Cantabile ---- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (SS) (10")
and/or
“Nuages” (Nocturnes) ------- Claude Debussy, arr. S. Stapleton (SS) (8”)