University City Symphony Orchestra – Programs by Season explained

The University City Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit community orchestra located in the St. Louis area. This is a partial listing of its programs during its 40+ year existence:

2007-2008 season

The 2007–2008 season has been announced and will consist of the following dates and repertoire:

March 30, 2008

• Two Latino Sketches 2004 - Benjamin
• Mid America Overture - Chamberlin
• Winners of the William Schatzkamer Young Artists Competition

March 7–9, 2008

• Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev

February 3, 2008

• Das Lied von der Erde - Mahler

November 11, 2007

• Prometheus Overture - Beethoven
• Symphony No. 26 "Lamentation" - Haydn
• Sinfonia Concertante - Mozart

October 7, 2007

• Concerto No. 1 - Rachmaninoff
• Háry Yános Suite - Kodály

2006-2007 season

February 4 & 11, 2007

• Prelude to Die Meistersinger - Wagner
• Suite - "English Folk Songs" - Vaughan Williams
• Concerto for Oboe in C Major - Mozart
  • Dr. John L. Walker-oboe
• Fantasia in C minor - Beethoven
  • Rekha Dravina-piano
  • St. Charles Community College Choir-Jan Parker, director
  • East Central College Choir-Arturo Gonzalez, director

October 8, 2006

• Variations on "America" - Ives-Schuman
• Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
  • Monica Godbee-cello
• - Barber
  • Gretchen Hewitt-soprano
• Symphony No. 2 in E minor - Rachmaninov
  • III Adagio
  • IV Allegro Vivace

2002-2003 season

March 23, 2003

• Concerto in D Major for Guitar and Strings - Vivaldi/Pujol
  • Kirk Hanser-guitar
• Variations on Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto - Reuter
  • Kirk Hanser-guitar
• Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
  • John McClellan-guitar
• 1492 Overture - Reuter
  • Kirk Hanser-guitar
• Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov

2001-2002 season

April 28, 2002

• Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Mendelssohn
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2 - Shostakovitch
  • Sarah Stoltzfus-piano
• Overture to William Tell - Rossini
• Shéhérazade, Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra - Ravel
  • Kellie Gregg-soprano
• Othello Overture - Dvořák

1998-1999 season

April 25, 1999

• Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes - Liszt
  • Queena Chi-piano
• Zigeunerweisen - Sarasate
  • Tessa Ruth Gotman-violin
• Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
  • Ryan Murphy-cello
• An American in Paris - Gershwin
• Lincoln Portrait - Copland
  • Rev. William Gillespie-narrator

1993-1994 season

December 5, 1993

• Overture to Candide - Bernstein
• Suite in A for Orchestra, Op. 98b - Dvořák
• Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 - Enescu
• Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 - Mendelssohn
  • Takaoki Sugitani-violin

1992-1993 season

February 7, 1993

• Overture to Martha - von Flotow
• Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 - Shostakovich
• Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra - Brahms
  • Adrian Walker-violin
  • Dianne Wachsman-cello

November 22, 1992

• Overture to The Merry Wives of WindsorNicolai
• Melodies from the opera La bohèmePuccini
• Two Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. Nos. 3 and 8Dvořák
• Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and OrchestraWeber (Paul Garritson, clarinet)
• Highlights from Bye Bye BirdieStrouse
• South Pacific: Symphonic ScenarioRodgers

1991-1992 season

February 9, 1992

• Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
  • Gena Taylor-cello
• Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov

November 3, 1991

• Procession of the Nobles (from Mlada) - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 "Reformation" - Mendelssohn
• Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 - Dvořák
  • Aleksander Ciechanski-cello