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Spring 2008
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies

 

15 February 2008 – UISO Tour concert (7:30 p.m.) – Sondheim Performing Arts Center/ Fairfield *

20 February 2008 – UISO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

blue cathedral – Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)   11’
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.Eh] 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – hp – pf/cel – str

Grand duo concertante, Violin & Double Bass – Giovanni Bottesini (1821 – 1889)/ arr.  M. Fleschig  15’
2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp – str
Katie Wolfe, violin
Volkan Orhon, double bass

Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) – Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881)/ orch. Maurice Ravel  35’
3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – asx – tmp+5 – 2hp – cel – str

26 March 2008 – UISO concert (8:00 pm) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture – Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)  10’
2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp –str

Concerto, Flute, op. 39 – Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)  25’
2[1.pic] 2[1.Eh] 2[1.bcl] 2[1.cbn] – 2 2 0 0 – tmp+1 – hp – pf – str
Nicole Esposito, flute

Symphony No. 1, op. 38, B-flat major (Spring) – Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)  30’
2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+1 – str

7 May 2008 – UISO concert (8:00 pm) – Hancher *
Dr. Timothy Hankewich, conductor

Musica celestis – Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960)  11’
str

Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)  32’
0 2 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 – str
Mark Weiger, oboe
Maurita Mead, clarinet
Benjamin Coelho, bassoon
Jeffrey Agrell, horn

Symphony No. 2, op. 16 (The Four Temperaments) – Carl Nielsen (1865 – 1931)  32’
3[1/pic.2.3/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp – str


Spring 2008
University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies

 

8 February 2008 – UICO/ Center for New Music/ Midwest Composers Forum concert (8:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Kevin Pearce & Jeremy Starr, conductors

In Memoriam – Timothy A. Davis (b. 1980)  7’ (KP)
2 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 – 2 2 2 1 – str

Sprawl-Dystopia – Nebojsa S. Macura (b.  1982)  10’ (JS)
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+2 – str

2 March 2008 – UICO concert (3:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Dr. David Nelson, conductor

La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868)  10’
2[1.pic] 2 2 2 – 4 2 1 0 – tmp+4 – str

Concertino for Clarinet, B-flat major – Francesco Mignone (1897 – 1986)  10’
Maurita Murphy Mead, clarinet
2 2 0 2 – 2 2 0 0 – str

Symphony No. 104, D major (London; Saloman) – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)  29’
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str

4 April 2008 – UICO Opera (8:00 pm) – Clapp
5 April 2008 – UICO Opera (8:00 pm) – Clapp
6 April 2008 – UICO Opera (2:00 pm) – Clapp
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Viva la Mamma! – Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)  90’
2[1/pic.2] 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+3 – str

 

4 May 2008 – UICO concert (3:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Dr. David Nelson, conductor
Concerto/Aria Competition winners

Concerto, Piano, No. 5, op. 73, E-flat major (Emperor) – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)  38’
Minji Kwon, piano
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo – Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945)  3’
2[incl pic] 2 2 2 – 2 0 0 0 – hp – opt org – str

Concerto, Viola, op. posth. – Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)  21’
Samuel Gold, viola
3[1.2.3/pic] 2 2 2 – 3 3 2 1 – tmp+2 – str


Spring 2008
University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies

 

7 March 2008 – Phil Orchestra Invitational Concert (7:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Lucas Darger, Andrea Molina, Kevin Pearce, & Jeremy Starr, conductors

Egmont: Overture – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)  9’ (AM)
2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 – 4 2 0 0 – tmp – str

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, op. 21 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)  12’ (LD)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 1[oph] – tmp – str

Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 – Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)  18’ (JS)
1 1 2 1 – 2 1 0 0 – str

Carmen: Suite No. 2 (mvt. II, IV, V, VI) – Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875)  11’ (KP)
2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+4 – hp – str

 

27 April 2008 – Phil/AUSO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Lucas Darger, Andrea Molina, Kevin Pearce, & Jeremy Starr, conductors

Capriccio italien, op. 45 – Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)  15’ (JS)
3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 2 2 – 4 4[2crt, 2tp] 3 1 – tmp+4 – hp – str

Symphony No. 5, op. 107, D major (Reformation) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)  27’
2 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] – 2 2 3 1[serp] – tmp – str
I.  10’ (LD)
II.  5’ (KP)
III.  4’ (KP)
IV.  8’ (AM)


Spring 2008
All-University String Orchestra
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Director of Orchestral Studies

 

27 April 2008 – Phil/AUSO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Lucas Darger, Andrea Molina, Kevin Pearce, & Jeremy Starr, conductors

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048, G major (mvt. I) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)  7’ (AM)

Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade, K. 525) (mvt. I, II, IV) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)  14’ (KP)

Sinfonia No. 9, C minor (Swiss) (mvt. I) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)  11’ (JS)

Simple Symphony, op. 4 (mvt. I, III, IV)  – Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)  13’ (LD)

 

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