Excerpts from Recent Seasons

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SPRING CONCERT – STORYTELLING – 6.2.24
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WIND ENSEMBLE
Reply All
Hurakan
Fairest of the Fair

STRING ENSEMBLEf
In the Steppes of Central Asia
The Odyssey
Tales from the Vienna Woods
The Old Boatman

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Scheherazade

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WINTER CONCERT – LOVE – 3.3.24
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WIND ENSEMBLE
Splanky
Toccata for Band
Harvest Hymn
La Oreja de Oro

STRING ORCHESTRA
Troika from Lt. Kije
The Lover’s Waltz
Inverno

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture
Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

ALL ENSEMBLES PIECE
“Waltz” from Sleeping Beauty Suite

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FALL CONCERT – FANTASY – 11.19.23
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WIND ENSEMBLE
The Deacon
The Rakes of Mallow
Acrostic Song
Concord

STRING ORCHESTRA
Dance of the Tumblers
Dragon Fire
Boreas

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Scènes de féerie
Peer Gynt Suite
Golden Spinning Wheel

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2022-2023 Season

Symphony Orchestra
Variation on a Theme by Hayden, “Finale” – Johannes Brahms – November 20, 2022

Symphony Orchestra
Colonial Dance – Florence Price – March 5, 2023

Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 in C Major – Johannes Brahms – June 4, 2023

Wind Ensemble
Flourish for Wind Band – Ralph Vaughan Williams – November 20, 2022

Wind Ensemble
First Suite in Eb – Gustav Holst – March, 5, 2023

Wind Ensemble
“Laputa” from Castle in the Sky – Joe Hisaishi (arr. Morita) – June 4, 2023

String Orchestra
Synergy – Deborah Baker MondayNovember 20, 2022

String Orchestra
Symphony No. 5, I. Allegro – W. A. Mozart – March 5, 2023

String Orchestra
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, II. Andante & III. Presto – Joseph Bologne (arr. Meckler) – June 4, 2023

2021-2022 Season

Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5, IV. Allegro – Presto (Excerpt) – Beethoven – December 5, 2021

Symphony Orchestra
Polovtsian Dances (Except) – Alexander Borodin – March 6, 2022

Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5, IV. Finale (Excerpt) – Tchaikovsky – June 5, 2022

Wind Ensemble
Nitro – Frank Ticheli – December 5, 2021

Wind Ensemble
El Relicario – Jose Padilla – March 6, 2022

Wind Ensemble
Encanto – Robert Smith – June 5, 2022

String Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Mvt. 1 – J.S. Bach – December 5, 2021

String Orchestra
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mvt. 1 (Excerpt) – W. A. Mozart – March 6, 2022

String Orchestra
Cakewalk – Norman Leyden – June 5, 2022

2019-2020 Season

Symphony Orchestra
Tod und Verklaring (Excerpt) – Strauss – February 23, 2020

Wind Ensemble
Commando March – Barber – February 23, 2020

String Orchestra
Andante Festivo – Sibelius – February 23, 2020