2009-2010 Season
Jonathan Carney & The Rite of Spring
Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Over 100 musicians take the stage as the orchestra brings you three of the most inspired pieces of music ever conceived! Beethoven was considered mad by his contemporaries…Tchaikovsky’s Concerto was deemed unplayable…The French police couldn’t stop the riot at Stravinsky’s premiere…But today these incredible works stand among the greatest of the Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth-Century masterpieces.
Chamber Concert
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 3:00 p.m.
Join members of the orchestra for a FREE chamber program including Dvorak's Sextet for Strings, Corelli's Christmas Concerto, Poulenc's Sextet for Piano and Winds and more!
A Time and Place
Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
From the craggy rocks of the Scottish islands in Mendelssohn’s overture to Respighi’s triumphant trumpets of ancient Rome, join us as we explore four exotic musical landscapes. Commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloch's death with local virtuoso Ronald Mutchnik in an exploration of Chassidic life, and then hear the premiere of Albert Hurwit’s winning work in the orchestra’s fourth American Composer Competition, inspired by his family’s migration during the Jewish Diaspora and the Holocaust. Don’t miss our pre-concert lecture with the composer in attendance!
Featuring the winner of the American Composer Competition, Albert Hurwit.
Young People's Concert
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 12:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
One of our most popular events! Narrated tales including Casey at the Bat teach children about the instruments of the orchestra and more. Choose either the 12:30 or 3:00 concert and try your hand at playing one of the instruments from the concert at our Musical Instrument Petting Zoo, sponsored by our friends at Music & Arts.
Symphonic Pops
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
What do you get when you bring together Broadway shows like Les Miserables and Gypsy, the songs of Simon & Garfunkel, Celtic classics including music from Lord of the Dance, and combine it with great film scores? It’s an evening the whole family will not forget! Featuring Theresa Bickham, soprano, Neil Ewachiw, baritone, and members of the Teelin Irish Dance Company.
Short Stories
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
Definitely one for the whole family! Symphonies may be long like novels, but great music often comes in smaller packages. Each of these Argentinian, Czech, French, and American stories has a flavor all its own. Maryland composer Jonathan Leshnoff is gaining international renown, and his Rush will sweep you off your feet! Plus, performances by the young maestros who win our Young Artist Competition are a highlight to the season.
This concert sponsored in part by a generous contribution from PNC.
Chamber Concert
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
You'll love hearing members of the orchestra up close and personal in this intimate setting! This concert includes highlights from Mendelssohn's glorious Octet, Dvorak's G Major Quintet, a Mozart String Quartet, and the return of the bassoon quartet! This is a free concert (donations accepted) and a wonderful way to hear our players featured in small ensembles.
Chamber Concert
Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
Concertmaster Brenda Anna, violin, pianist Nancy Smith, and Music Director Jason Love, cello, bring you three masterworks with a decidedly ethnic flavor! Swiss composer Frank Martin brings a multicultural twist to his Trio on Irish Folk Songs while Zoltan Kodaly explores the traditions of his Hungarian homeland in the virtuosic Duo for Violin and Cello. The program closes in the great Austrian tradition with Schubert's tuneful B-Flat Major Trio. Free admission (donations accepted).
The Titans
Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
What a way to celebrate Mahler’s 150th! We pull out all the stops in Mahler’s most popular symphony, an emotional crown jewel in the Romantic tradition. But first, Gemini Trio pianist and Howard Community College faculty member Hsiu-Hui Wang captures both the stormy and profound moods of one of Mozart’s most cherished works.
Events and performers are subject to change.
