UA Philharmonic Orchestra

Repertoire 2001-present

2009-2010 Season

Charles Bontrager, Keitaro Harada, Jackson Warren, conductors

October

• Wagner:  Overture to Rienzi
• Michael Hunt:  Emerald Reflections (1989)
• Beethoven:   Symphony No. 1 in C major

November, with the University Community Chorus, Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, director

• Mozart:  Three Choruses from Thamos, Konig in Agypten, K.345
• Dvorak:  Te Deum

December

• von Suppé:  Poet and Peasant Overture
• Bach, arr. Stokowski:  Air from the Suite in D major
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, finale

February

• Mascagni:  Prelude and Siciliana from Cavalleria Rusticana
• Mozart:  Sinfonia Concertante, K.364
• Stravinsky:  Suite from The Firebird (1919)                                                     

April

• Walton:   Crown Imperial
• Ravel:   Mother Goose Suite
• Dvorak:  Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"

2008-2009 Season

Charles Bontrager, Keitaro Harada, Jackson Warren, conductors

October 10

• Handel, arr. Johnson:  Music for the Royal Fireworks:  Overture
• Haydn:  Symphony No. 88 in G major
• Delius:  The Walk to the Paradise Garden
• Bizet:  Suite No. 1 from Carmen

December 5

• Menotti: Introduction, March and Shepherd's Dance from Amahl and the Night Visitors
• Erb: Treasures of the Snow
• Humperdinck:  Sandman's Song, Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
• Tchaikovsky:  Suite No. 1from The Nutcracker

March 4

• Rossini:  Overture and excerpts from The Barber of Seville.   Vocal soloists from the UA Opera Theater
• Vaughan Williams:  Variants on Dives and Lazarus
• Cheetham:  Variations on a Gregorian Hymn

April 29

• J. Strauss, Jr.:  Overture to The Gypsy Baron
• Mozart:  Clarinet Concerto.  Myroslava Hawryluk, soloist
• Rimsky-Korsakov:  Suite from The Golden Cockerel

2007-2008 Season
Charles Bontrager, Eiki Isomura, James Stopher, conductors

Friday, October 5

• Beethoven:  Overture to Coriolan
• Saint-Saëns:  Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
• Hanson:  Symphony No. 2, "Romantic"

Friday, November 30 

• Sibelius:  Finlandia
• Millburn:  Chiaroscuro
• Mozart:  Symphony No. 38, "Prague"

Friday, February 29

• Glinka:  Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
• Debussy:  Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
• Tchaikovsky:  Variations on Rococo Theme  
     Theodore Buchholz, cello soloist
• Schuman:  New England Triptych

Tuesday, April 29   UA Opera Scenes

• Opera scenes by Monteverdi, Britten, Strauss, Jr., Puccini and Berlioz.

Friday, May 2.  Joint concert with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra

• Beethoven:  Overture to Egmont
• Stravinsky:  Suite No. 2
• Massenet:  Dances from Le Cid

2006-2007 Season
Eiki Isomura, Martin Majkut, James Stopher, conductors

Friday, October 6

• Beethoven:  Overture to Fidelio, Frank Restesan, conductor
• R. Strauss:  Serenade in E-flat for Winds, op. 7
• Mozart:  Serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik K. 525
• Dvorák:  Symphony No. 8 in G major, first movement

Friday, December 1

• Rossini:  Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia
• Ravel:  Pavane
• Dvorák Symphony No. 8 in G major

Saturday, February 24

• Copland:  An Outdoor Overture
• Weber:  Andante e Rondo Ongarese, Jessica Campbell, bassoon
• Schubert:  Symphony No. 3

Friday, April 20

• Bottesini:  Gran Duo Concertante, Sadarius Slaughter, violin, Humberto Colón-Rivera, double bass
• Bizet:  Excerpts from Carmen, Chloé Hunter, Cynthia Ortíz, Eun Pa Lee, Nathan Krueger, soloists
• Rimsky-Korsakov:  Capriccio Espagnol

2005-2006 Season
Jason Curley, Juan de Dios Hernández and Martin Majkut, conductors

Friday, October 14

• Rossini:  Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri
• Respighi:  Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1
• Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1, first movement
• Dvorák:  Slavonic Dance

Friday, December 2

• Corelli:  Concerto Grosso, op. 8 no. 6
• Vivaldi:  "Spring" and "Summer" from The Four Seasons, Frank Restesan violin and conductor
• Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1 in C, 

Friday, February 24   Concert in Context, “What is Classical about Classical Music?”  an event of the Arizona Cultural Forum  

• Mozart:  Overture to The Impresario
• Haydn:  Symphony No. 104

Friday, April 28:  Joint concert with the Arizona Symphony

• Mendelssohn:  Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
• Mussorgsky:  Night on Bald Mountain

2004-2005 Season
Juan de Dios Hernández, Ki-Sun Lee and Martin Majkut, conductors

Friday, October 8

• Bartók:  Romanian Folk Dances
• Stravinsky:  Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra
• Beethoven:  Symphony No. 2, first movement
• Grieg:  Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2

Friday, December 3

• Ewald:  Brass Ensemble
• J. Strauss, Jr.:  Blue Danube Waltzes
• Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Juan de Dios Hernández, soloist
• Beethoven:  Symphony No. 2

Friday, February 25

• Schubert:  Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"
• Bach:  Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe
     José Flores and Andrea Shaheen, soloist
• Schumann:  Symphony No. 4, finale

Friday, April 29

• Walton:  Crown Imperial
• Fauré:  Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
• Schumann:  Symphony No. 4 in D minor

2003-2004 Season
Juan de Dios Hernández, Ki-Sun Lee, Linus Lerner, and Martin Majkut, conductors

Friday, October 10

• Bizet:  Suite from Carmen
• Eichenbaum:  Three Women
• Schubert:  Symphony No. 3 in D

Friday, December 5

• Menotti:  Amahl and the Night Visitors: Introduction, March, Shepherd's Dance
• Boccherini:  Cello Concerto
• Tchaikovsky:  Suite from The Nutcracker

Friday, Saturday February 20-21  with UA Opera Theatre, Stevie Eller Dance Theater

• Gounod:  Petite Symphonie
• Haydn:  La Canterina, (The Budding Soprano)

Friday, April 23

• Thomson:  Suite from The Plow That Broke The Plains
• Copland:  Music from Billy the Kid
• Mozart:  Symphony No. 39 in E-flat

2002-2003 Season
Adam Boyles, David Cole and Linus Lerner conductors

Friday, October 18, 2002

• Rossini:  Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
• Dvorak:  Czech Suite
• Mozart:  Symphony No. 38, "Prague"

Sunday, December 8   "A Christmas Card for Tucson"
with the UA Community Chorus, Symphonic Choir

• Music of Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Willcocks

Thursday, February 26

• Stravinsky:  Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
• Riegger:  Dance Rhythms
• Schubert:  Symphony No. 5

Friday, May 2

• Vaughan Williams:  Overture to The Wasps
• Rodrigo:  Concierto de Aranjuez
• Haydn:  Symphony No. 104, "London"

2001-2002 Season
Adam Boyles, Linus Lerner conductors

October 5, 2001  

Schubert:  Overture in the Italian Style
Bartók:  Romanian Dances
Haydn:  Symphony No. 103, "Drum Roll"   

December 4, 2001 

Cimarosa:  Overture to Il matrimonio segreto
Mozart:  Arias from Le nozze di Figaro
Stravinsky:  Seven Instrumental Miniatures
    Gordon Andrus, conductor
Vaughan Williams:   Fantasia on Greensleaves
Respighi:  Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite I

February 22, 2002  

Handel:  Concerto Grosso op. 6, no. 6
Mozart:  Wind Serenade in C minor
Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1 in C major

April 25, 2002  

Todd Gabriel:  Path of Choice
Haydn:  Cello Concerto in D major
Fauré:  Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
Bizet:  L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1