Meet the 2011 orchestras


25 orchestras applied. The Albany Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Toledo Symphony were chosen.

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ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.
THE NEW BRANDENBURGS

AARON JAY KERNIS

Concerto with Echoes
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 6)
MELINDA WAGNER

Little Moonhead
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 4)
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES

Sea Orpheus
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 5)
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS

Muse
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 3)
STEPHEN HARTKE

A Brandenburg Autumn
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 1)
PAUL MORAVEC

Brandenburg Gate
(inspired by Brandenburg No. 2)

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TOLEDO SYMPHONY
Stefan Sanderling, Music Director
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 30
ANDRE PREVIN
TOM STOPPARD
Every Good Boy Deserves Favor
Director: Cornel Gabara
Cast: Pete Cross—Alexander
David de Christopher—Ivanov
Yazan “Zack” Alquadi—Sasha
Kevin Hayes—Colonel
Benjamin Pryor—Doctor
Pamela Tomassetti—Teacher

New York City premiere of full orchestra version

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ALBANY SYMPHONY
David Alan Miller, Music Director
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.
SPIRITUALS RE-IMAGINED

GEORGE TSONTAKIS
Let the River Be Unbroken


The Spirituals Project

JOHN HARBISON “Ain’t goin’ to study war no mo’”
DONAL FOX “Hear de’ Lams A’cryin’”
BUN CHING LAM “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”
TANIA LEON “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN “Harvest”
KEVIN BEAVERS “Deep River”
RICHARD ADAMS “Stan’ Still, Jordan”
STEPHEN DANKER “Wade in de’ Water”
Nathan De’Shon Meyers, baritone

AARON COPLAND


Appalachian Spring (complete ballet,1945)

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THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jaap van Zweden, Music Director
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

STEVEN STUCKY August 4, 1964

Indira Mahajan, Soprano
Kristine Jepson, Mezzo-soprano
Vale Rideout, Tenor
Rod Gilfry, Baritone
Dallas Symphony Chorus (prepared by Don Krehbiel)

New York premiere


Commisioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and first performed in September 2008 to commemorate the 100th birthday of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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OREGON SYMPHONY
Carlos Kalmar, Music Director
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

CHARLES IVES The Unanswered Question
JOHN ADAMS The Wound-Dresser
Sanford Sylvan, Baritone
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4 in F minor

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THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

IGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto in D for String Orchestra
MARIA SCHNEIDER Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Maria Schneider, Conductor

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Commission (New York premiere)

BELA BARTOK Five Hungarian Folk Songs for Soprano and String Orchestra, arranged by Richard Tognetti
Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D, London

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ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTREAL
Kent Nagano, Music Director
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYMPHONY

GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sacrae Symphoniae for brass excerpts
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sinfonias, for solo keyboard, Nos. 1-5

Angela Hewitt, Piano
ANTON WEBERN Symphony, Op.21
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sinfonias, for solo keyboard, Nos. 8,9

Angela Hewitt, Piano
IGOR STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920 version)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sinfonias, for solo keyboard, Nos 11, 12, 15

Angela Hewitt, Piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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