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WEEKLY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
(Schedules, rosters, and repertoire will also be posted on the bulletin board outside Voxman 2400)
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Week of April 16/23, 2018
FRIDAY (4/20)
3:30 pm- Mahler Symphony mvt 4
4:15 pm- movement 1
MONDAY (4/23) Mahler Symphony
3:30 pm- mvt II
3:45 pm- III
4:05 pm- I
4:30 pm- IV
WEDNESDAY (4/25) Rm 2400, then to Concert Hall
3:30 pm- Candide (7”)
3:37 pm- Blumine (13”)
3:50 pm- MOVE TO CONCERT HALL
4 pm- Widor w organ
FRIDAY 4/27 (2400)
3:30 pm- Candide
3:35 pm- Blumine
3:50 pm- Mahler Symphony: I-IV (whole symphony)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
TUESDAY (4/24) IN CONCERT HALL
1:30 pm- Prokofiev w Peng
2:00 pm- Mozart Concerto w Shawn
THURSDAY (4/26) (Room 2400)
1:30 pm- Prokofiev, orchestra only (~7")
1:38 pm- Prokofiev w Peng
2:00 pm- Mozart w Shawn
SUNDAY (4/29) 5:30 pm Dress Rehearsal (Concert Hall)
5:30 pm- Mozart Concerto (30")
6 pm- Prokofiev Concerto (30")
(6:40 pm- AUSO Rehearsal)
*7:30 pm CONCERT (UICO on 2nd half, AUSO on 1st half ~30 mins)
UICO program order: Mozart, then Prokofiev
And that’s it folks, thanks for all your hard work & artistry this semester, and throughout the year!
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 – 2 2 3 1, T
Stabat Mater ------- Giuseppe Verdi (1886-1897) (12”)
3 2 2 4 – 4 3 4, 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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West Side Story Selections for Orchestra - L. Bernstein arr. Mason (10")
2/pic 2/e.h 2 2 - 4 3 3 1, 3saxes, timp+, harp
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)
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
Danzon no. 2 ------- Arturo Marquez (1950- ) (10”)
2+ 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 T+3, piano
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Brian Stokes Mitchell (45+”)
instrumentation tba (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) (WLJ) (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) (WLJ) (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 UICO (+ AUSO)
L’Italiana in Algeri Overture --- Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) (SS) (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
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Symphony no. 2, Bb major, D125 ------ Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (SZ) (29”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 T
Suite no. 1 for Small Orchestra ---------- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) (SS) 7")
2+ 1 2 2 - 1 1 1 1, perc
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Konzert für zwei Fagotte ----- Christian Ludwig Dietter (1757-1822) (HCS) (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) (WLJ) 2:15"
1 1 1 1 - 1, continuo
Sunday, April 29, 7:30 pm 2018
Concerto/Aria Competition (+ AUSO)
Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K. 191 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) ( _ ) (18")
0 2 0 0 - 2
Shawn Seguin, Bassoon
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C, op. 26 ------------ Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) (SS) (28")
2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3, T+
Peng Zhang, Piano
All-University String Orchestra
2017-2018 Concert Schedule and Repertoire
Voxman Concert Hall
Sam Stapleton, conductor
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3 pm
Divertimento, K. 136 ------- W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) (SS) (13”)
Capriol Suite ------- Peter Warlock (1894-1930) (SS) (10")
Sinfonietta ------- Harold Genzmer (1909-2007) (SRH) (10”)
Sunday, April 29, 2018, 7:30 pm
Christmas Concerto ------ Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1718) (13”)
Andante Cantabile ---- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (10")
“Nuages” (Nocturnes) -------- Claude Debussy, arr. Sam Stapleton (8”)