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WEEKLY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
(Schedules, rosters, and repertoire will also be posted on the bulletin board outside Voxman 2400)
WEEK OF AUGUST 21, 2017
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MONDAY & TUESDAY - Auditions
WEDNESDAY - Rehearsal 1
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
THURSDAY - Rehearsal 1
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) (40”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 T (89”)
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, 3harps (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) (QH) (8”)
2 2 2 3+ - 4 2 0 0 T
Symphony no. 100 ‘Military’ - Josef Haydn (1732-1809) (SS I, II) (24”)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 T+3 (SRH: III, IV)
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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)
*(Orchestration TBA)
Sunday, December 3, 2017
L’Italiana in Algeri Overture --- Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) (QH) (9”)
1 2 2 2 – 2 2 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)
*(Orchestration TBA)
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
Heart Wounds / Last Spring ------- 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”)