2011-2012 Season "Of Lands Far and Wide"


"Postcards from France"

Sunday, October 9, 2011 ● 3:00 pm

Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton

conductor, Dr. Eric Reiff
assistant conductor, Clint Correll

Anna Loi, violin●Melinda McKenzie, Oboe

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande
Offenbach Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Gounod Ballet Music from Faust
Bach Double Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe
Saint-Saëns “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah
Saint-Saëns Marche militaire française
Lowden Selections from Les Misérables
Messager Les deux pigeons Suite:  “Entrées de Tziganes”

"Home for the Holidays"

Sunday, December 11, 2011 ● 3:00 pm

Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton

conductor, Dr. Eric Reiff

Humperdinck Overture to Hansel and Gretel
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite No.1: (March, Trepak & Waltz of the Flowers)
Chase “Around the World at Christmas Time”
Holcombe “Festive Sounds of Hanukah”
German “Winter: Christmastide”
Waldteufel “Hebe: Suite of Valses”
Handel Selections from The Messiah

"The World of Dreams"

Sunday, March 11, 2012 ● 3:00 pm

Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton

conductor, Dr. Eric Reiff
assistant conductor, Clint Correll
guest conductor, Steven Brindle

Jamie Agee, violin ● Hannah Whitlock, violin
Winners of the 2011-2012 YRSO Young Artists Competition

“Star Trek: Through the Years”
Holcombe “Evening at the Pops”
Schubert Symphony No. 3
Arr. Ford “Video Games”
Romberg Selection from The Student Prince
Bruch Vorspiel: Allegro Moderato from Violin Concerto in G minor
Wieniawski Allegro Moderato from Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

"The Fertile Crescent"

Sunday, May 20, 2012 ● 3:00 pm
Mary Christian Auditorium, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton

conductor, Dr. Eric Reiff

Ketelby “In a Persian Market”
Bock Fiddler on the Roof, selections
Lavry “Chasidischer Tanz”
Loden Overture to David and Bathsheba
Howgill Three Eastern Sketches
Thurban Three Turkish Pictures
Verdi Aida: Finale Act II: Triumphal March and Ballet
Mussorgsky Persian Dances from Khovantchina
Woodforde-Finden “A Lover in Damascus” 

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