“Blockbusters and Discoveries” program:
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Saturday, October 15, 2005
7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre
Just as Leonardo da Vinci toiled to create some of the world’s greatest art under the demands
of religious and political leaders, Ludwig van Beethoven and Jennifer Higdon demonstrate
the triumph of the human spirit over tragic obstacles.
Johann Sebastian Bach
----- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Featuring soloists from the Columbia Orchestra
Elaine Newhall, flute ·
Lindsey Spear, Oboe · Carl Reynolds, trumpet · Brenda Anna,violin
Jennifer Higdon
----- blue cathedral
Ludwig van Beethoven
----- Symphony No. 5
Jason Love, conductor
“EXPLORATIONS” concert:
A Tribute to John Denver
Sunday, October 30, 2005
3:00 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre<
Members and songwriters of the original John Denver Band remember the music of one of
America’s best-loved singers, as they perform Rocky Mountain High, Thank God I’m a
Country Boy, and more than a dozen other hits!
Featuring: Kenn Roberts and Mack Bailey of The Hard Travelers
and friends
Chris Nole, Bill Danoff, Mollie Weaver, Jim Salestrom, Jim Horn, and John Sommers.
This concert is a project of the M.U.S.E. Foundation
Jason Love, conductor
“EXPLORATIONS” concert:
Young People's Concert
Saturday, December 3, 2005
12:30 PM & 3:00 PM, Wilde Lake Interfaith Center
An introduction to the orchestra and dance for children and their parents in a fun, informal setting. The program will feature students from the Peabody Dance Program, Carol Bartlett, Director.
Don't miss the 1:30-3:00 Musical Instrument Petting Zoo for a chance to hear, touch and play musical instruments!
George Kleinsinger
----- Tubby the Tuba
Deems Taylor
----- Through the Looking Glass
Jason Love, conductor
“Blockbusters and Discoveries” program:
Arabian Nights
Saturday, January 21, 2006
7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre
Though children may dream of Tales of Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov
used these myths and legends to inspire a tone poem of epic proportions. Just as China gave the gift of paper to the world, Tan Dun explores its sonic possibilities in an enthralling new work.
Tan Dun
----- Paper Concerto for Paper Percussion and Orchestra (2003)
John Locke, percussion
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
----- Scheherazade
Jason Love, conductor
“Blockbusters and Discoveries” program:
Perfect Storms
Saturday, March 4, 2006
7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre
Britten’s seafarer Peter Grimes is the quintessential outsider, while the
waves of Sibelius’ Symphony lap the shores of a proud nation with both
calm waters and perilous seas.
Featuring the winners of the Columbia Orchestra 2006 Young Artist Competition
Benjamin Britten
----- “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes
Francis Scully, conductor
Max Bruch
----- Concerto in g minor
Patricia Wnek, violin
Junior Division Winner of the 2006 Young Artist Competition
Ernest Bloch
----- Baal Shem
Jennifer Leung, violin
Senior Division Winner of the 2006 Young Artist Competition
Jean Sibelius
----- Symphony No. 2
Jason Love, conductor
“EXPLORATIONS” concert:
COMCAST presents “By George! By Ira! By Gershwin!”
Saturday, April 8, 2006
7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre
Celebrate the genius of George and Ira Gershwin as a dramatic multimedia narrative with
spectacular visual images tells the compelling story of their rise to fame. A jazz quintet
joins the orchestra for Selections from Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody in Blue, and more!
Featuring: Carolyn Black-Sotir, Arno Drucker, R. Timothy McReynolds, Thomas Williams and Richard McCready
Jason Love, conductor
“Blockbusters and Discoveries” program:
Clear and Present Danger
Saturday, June 3, 2006
7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre
Aristocracy and democracy. Religion and humanism. Communism and capitalism. Mozart
and Shostakovich respond to turmoil around them by creating some of
the most revolutionary and moving music ever written.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
----- Piano Concerto No. 25
Eric Zuber, piano
2005 Yale Gordon Competition Winner
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Dmitri Shostakovich
----- Symphony No. 10
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Jason Love, conductor
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