Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 8
Leonard Bernstein - Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
Enrico Chapela - ínguesu
The amazing talents of Columbia Orchestra members will be on display as small ensembles present great works of the chamber music literature in the beautiful, intimate setting of Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia.
This concert features a string quartet playing music by Gershwin and the rarely heard Austrian composer Franz Schmidt. The Columbia Orchestra Brass performs "Fanfare from La Peri" by Dukas, Ewald's Brass Quintet, "Honor and Arms" from Handel's Samson, and several popular favorites.
These concerts are FREE and no seat reservation is required. (Donations to support the series are gladly accepted.) The concert will be about hour in length with no intermission.
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Nkeiru Okoye - Voices Shouting Out
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto
Benjamin Britten - "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 5
Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 10:30 a.m.
& 1:00 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Greg Jukes, narrator
Kinetics Dance Theatre, Priscilla Kaufhold, Artistic Director
Jason Love, conductor
Join us for a “High Seas Adventure” with musical tales of sea-faring pirates and Sinbad the Sailor. Kinetics Dance Theatre and narrator Greg Jukes join the orchestra for Scheherezade, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more! Try your hand at playing instruments at our Musical Instrument Petting Zoo, sponsored by Music & Arts.
Thanks to a generous grant from the PNC Foundation, admission for children 11 and under are FREE!
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Columbia Jazz Band
Rob Zappulla, Vocalist
Teelin Irish Dance Company
Jason Love, conductor
Now with two performances of our most popular program!
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend with Celtic classics featuring the Teelin Irish Dance Company in music from the Emerald Isle. Vocalist Rob Zappulla and the Columbia Jazz Band join the orchestra for A Tribute to Frank Sinatra performing some of old blue eyes' most beloved songs. Plus highlights from My Fair Lady, Jaws, Star Trek, and more round out this family-friendly event!
Rob Zappulla's appearance is sponsored by Vantage House.
The amazing talents of our orchestra members are on display when they come together in chamber ensembles. Hear some of the great works of chamber literature up close in a beautiful, intimate setting.
This concert features Dvorak's Serenade for Wind Instruments, a new work by Maryland composer Mark Lackey, highlights from Schubert's Trout Quintet, and more!
These concerts are FREE and no seat reservation is required. (Donations to support the series are gladly accepted.)
Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 7:00 p.m.
Concord Lighthouse Grounds
Join the Columbia Orchestra for a free, open-air concert at Havre de Grace Concord Lighthouse Grounds. The orchestra is honored to perform as part of the city's three-day commemoration of the Battle of Havre de Grace in the War of 1812.
The whole family will enjoy this program of patriotic music, Broadway hits, a Salute to John Williams, the 1812 Overture and fireworks! For information on attending this event, please visit the Havre de Grace War of 1812 website.
Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church
Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
Johannes Brahms - Piano Trio No. 3
Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre
Jeremy Hess, violin
Lisa Choi, flute
Andrew Kwon, violin
Jason Love, conductor
Chen Yi - Mount a Long Wind
Edouard Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole, First Movement
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Flute Concerto in D, First Movement
Pablo Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen
Igor Stravinsky - Firebird Ballet Highlights
Richard Wagner - Siegfried's Funeral Music
Events and performers are subject to change.
Howard County Center for the Arts
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410.465.8777
Email: info@columbiaorchestra.org