2017-2018 Season Programming InformationUniversity 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 -------------------- 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 -------------------- 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”) |