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Fall 2006

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

9 September – UISO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher

Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Candide Overture – Leonard Bernstein  (1918 – 1990)  5’
3[1.2.pic] 2 4[1.2.bcl.Ebcl.] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+5 – hp – str

Overture 1812, op. 49 – Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)  16’
3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 2 2 – 4 4[2crnt+2tp] 3 1 – tmp+5 - str

 

27 September – UISO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra – John Harbison (b. 1938)  25’
2 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 2 2 0 0 – tmp+1 – pf - str

Symphony No. 4, op. 98, E minor – Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)  39’
2[1.2/pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+1 – str

 

25 October 2006 – UISO concert (8:00 pm) – Hancher
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Gazebo Dances – John Corigliano (b. 1938)  16’
2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – pf – str

Fragments – Thomas Jefferson Anderson (b. 1928)  20’
3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bclar] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – pf – str
Donal Fox, piano soloist

 

29 November 2006 – UISO/Choir concert (8:00 pm) – Hancher
Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductor

Messa da requiem – Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)  84’
Chorus and soloists SATB
3[1.2.3/pic] 2 2 4 – 4 8 [4tp offstage] 3 1 – tmp+1 - str


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

8 October 2006 – UICO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Clapp
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

La Scala di Seta (The Silken Suitcase): Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868)  7’
1[1/pic] 2 2 1 – 2 0 0 0 – str

Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) /Instr. Anton Webern  9’
1 2[1.Eh] 2[1.bclar] 1 – 1 1 1 0 – tmp – hp – str

Concerto, 2 Oboes, RV 535, D minor – Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)  9’
Mark Weiger and Andrea Gullickson, oboe soloists
cnt – str

Suite No. 1 – Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)  6’
2[1.2/pic] 1 2 2 – 1 1 1 1 – perc – str

Sinfonia Concertante in F – Federigo Fiorillo (1755 – 1823)  14’
Mark Weiger and Andrea Gullickson, oboe soloists
0 0 2 0 – 2 0 0 0 – str

 

8 December 2006 – UICO Opera (8:00 p.m.) – Englert

9 December 2006 – UICO Opera (8:00 p.m.) – Englert

10 December 2006 – UICO Opera (2:00 p.m.) – Englert

Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

 

The Tender Land – Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) /Murray Sidlin  100’
1 0 1 1 – 0 0 0 0 – pf – str



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

15 October 2006 – Phil Concert (3:00 p.m.) – Clapp

Alec Mariani, Samuel Stapleton, & Jeremy Starr, conductors

Ein Morgen, Mittag und Abend in Wien (Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna): Overture – Franz von Suppé (1819 – 1895)  8’ (AM)
2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+2 – str

La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (Danza delle ore) – Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886) 9’ (SS)
3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 – 4 4 3 1[bombardone] – tmp+3 – 2 hp – str

Symphony No. 2, D. 125, B-flat major – Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)  29’ (JS)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str

3 December 2006 – Phil/AUSO concert (3:00 p.m.) – Clapp

Lucas Darger, Alec Mariani, Kevin Pearce, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

König Stephan, op. 117 (King Stephen): Overture – L. v. Beethoven (1770 – 1827)  8’ (SS)
2 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 0 0 – tmp – str

Quiet City – Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990)  10’ (LD)
solo trumpet   solo English horn
str

So Gehst Du Nun, Mein Jesu – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)/
Trans. Alfred Reed  3’ (KP)
3 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+1 – str

Carmen: Suite No. 1- Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875)  12’ (AM)
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+4 – hp – str

 



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

3 December 2006 – AUSO/Phil concert (3:00 p.m.) – Clapp

Lucas Darger, Alec Mariani, Kevin Pearce, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

Adagio, Organ and Strings, G minor – Tomaso Albinoni (1671 – 1750)/
adapt. Remo Giazotto  10’ (SS)

Overture for String Orchestra – Gordon Jacob (1895 – 1984)  5’ (LD)

Short Overture for Strings – Jean Berger (1909 – 2002)  8’ (KP)

Suite for Strings – John Rutter (b. 1945)  12’ (AM)

Spring 2006

 

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

15 February 2006 – UISO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
North American Saxophone Alliance 2006 Biennial Conference

Il Guarani Overture – Antonio Carlos Gomes  (1836-1896) 

Concerto for 7 Winds – Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Tamara Thweat, Mark Weiger, Maurita Murphy Mead, Benjamin Coelho, Jeffrey Agrell, David Greenhoe, David Gier. Daniel Moore, soloists

Intermission

Concerto for Alto Saxophone – Leslie Basset  (1923-)
Clifford Lehman, soloist

Seven Songs for Saxophone – Libby Larsen  (1950)
World Premiere
Eugene Rousseau, soloist

 

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29 March 2006 – (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones & Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductors

Concerto for Orchestra – Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Intermission

Prayers of Kierkegaard Op. 30 – Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductor

 

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28 April 2006 – Hancher Auditotium 8:00 p.m.*
30 April 2006 – Hancher Auditotium 2:00 p.m.*

Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

The Crucible – Robert Ward (1917-)

 

 


 

University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

7 March 2006 – Englert Theater 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Tricia Park & Anthony Arnone, soloists

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15  – Henri Wieniawsky (1835-1880)
Tricia Park, violinist

Violoncello Concerto, D major, Hob. VIIb:2 – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Anthony Arnone, cellist

Symphony no. 31, K. 297, D major “Paris” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

 

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7 May 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Concerto/Aria Competition winners

Serenade in E major for Strings – Antonín Dvorák  (1841-1904)

Ain’t It a Pretty Night – Carlisle Floyd (1926) 
From the musical drama Susannah
Colleen Jennings – soprano

 Písen Rusalky o me sícku – Antonín Dvorák  (1841-1904)
From the lyric fairy-tale Rusalka
Colleen Jennings – soprano

Piano Concerto, Op. 54 A Minor – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Liang Fang Chang, soloist

 


 

University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

25 February 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 6:00 p.m.)
UI Honor String Program

Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Talles – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

 

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26 February 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

Symphony no. 1, Op. 11, no. 1, G major – Joseph Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Symphony no. 1, D major – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 
Jason Hooper, conductor

Toy Symphony – Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) 
Samuel Stapleton, conductor

Symphony no. 1, K. 16, E-flat major – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

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23 April 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Philharmonia/All-University Concert
Jason Hooper, &  Jeremy Starr, conductors

 

Preciosa Overture – Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

Ballet Suite no. 1 (1949) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) 
Jason Hopper, conductor



 

 All University String Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

23 April 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Philharmonia/All-University Concert
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

 

Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock (1894-1930) 
Jason Hooper, conductor

Festliche Musik for Strings and Piano – Hermann Schroeder  (1904-1984)
Samuel Stapleton, conductor

Canon – Jahann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Quatro Momentos Musicais no. 3 – Ernani Aguiar 
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

 


 

 

UI Honor String Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

25 February 2006 - Clapp Recital Hall 6:00 p.m.

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Talles – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

 

Suite for Strings – John Rutter (1945-)


 

 


Fall 2005

 

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones - Music Director

 

28 September 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor
Uriel Tsachor, soloist

Concerto no. 2, Op. 102 – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Intermission

Symphony no. 5 – Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

 

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26 October 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor
Dr. Timothy Stalter, choir director
Scott Conklin, soloist
Kantorei

 Nocturnes – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Violin Concerto op. 64, E minor – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Intermission

Symphony no. 2 (Sinfonia India) – Carlos Chávez (1899-1978)

 

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30 November 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor
University of Iowa Choirs

The “Great” Mass in C minor K. 427 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Completed and edited by Robert L. Levin

 

 


 

University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones - Music Director

 

30 October 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
OctOboefest
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Alex Klein, Carolyn Hove, Dr. Charles Veazey, soloists

Introduction, Theme and Variations – Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Alex Klein, soloist

Concertino for English horn and Strings – A. Oscar Haugland (1922-) Carolyn Hove, soloist

Concerto in E-flat “ Dumbarton Oaks” – Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Concerto in One Movement for Oboe and Orchestra – Eugène Goossens (1893-1962-)
Dr. Charles Veazey, soloist

 

 

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11 & 12 November 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dance Gala
Enaldo Oliveira, conductor
Mark Weiger, soloist

 

Concerto for Violin and Oboe BWV 1060 – Johann SEbastian Bach (1685-1750)
Scott Conklin & Mark Weiger, soloist  

 

 


 

University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones - Music Director

9 October 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Sam Stapleton, conductors

Symphony no. 85, B-flat major “La Reine” – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

Intermission

Pavane for a dead Princess – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sam Stapleton, conductor

William Tell: Pas de six – Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Rocky Point Holiday – Ron Nelson (1929-)
Jason Hooper, conductor

 

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04 December 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.

La Clemenza di Tito Overture, K. 621 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Idomeneo Overture, K. 366 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

 

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08 December 2005 – Englert Theater 8:00 p.m. *
Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater
Mozart's Overture & Arias

La Clemenza di Tito Overture, K. 621 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Idomeneo Overture, K. 366 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

 



 

 All University String Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones - Music Director

 

 04 December 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Sam Stapleton, conductors

Le Triomphe de l’Amour Ballet Suite – Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

Chacony in G minor – Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sam Stapleton, conductor

Symphony in A major – Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Mannheim Symphony no. 2, A major – Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (1717-1757)
Jason Hooper, conductor

 

 

 


Spring 2005

 

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra

 

February 23, 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

“Sensemaya” – Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)

Symphony in C – Eldon Obrecht (1920)

Symphony no. 3 Op. 55, E-flat major – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

 

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March 22, 2005 – Englert Theater 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

 Symphony no. 4 Op. 90 , A major “Italian” – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Serenade no. 6 K. 239, D major “Serenata notturna” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Brandenburg concerto no. 2, BWV 1047, F major – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

 

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May 4, 2005 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor

“Elijah” Op. 70 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

 

 


 

University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra

 

April 1 & 2 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 8:00 p.m. *
April 3, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 2:00 p.m. *
Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

 The Rape of Lucretia – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

 

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May 1, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino & Enaldo Oliveira, conductors
Concerto/Aria Competition Winners

 Tragic Overture, Op. 81 – Jahannes Brahms  (1833-1897)

Batti-batti Aria from Don Giovanni – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Heather Youngquist, soloist

Willow Song from the Ballad of Baby Doe – Douglas Moore (1893-1969)
Heather Youngquist, soloist

Viola Concerto Op. Posth. – Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
completed by Tibor Serly
Julía Immel, soloist

 


 

University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra

February 27, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, JasonHooper, Enaldo Oliveira & Jeremy Starr, conductors

Symphony no. 8, B minor “Unfinished” – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Dance Rhythms, Op. 58 – Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961)

Emperor Waltzes, Op. 437 – Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

“West side story” selection for orchestra– Leonaard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Arr. Jack Mason

 

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May 08, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, JasonHooper & Jeremy Starr, conductors

Egmont Overture – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Danses sacrée et profane – Claude Debussy (18162-1918)

Royal fireworks music – George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

 


 

 All University String Orchestra

 

 May 08, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, JasonHooper, Enaldo Oliveira & Jeremy Starr

Canzona – Giovanni Gabrieli (1551-1612) 

“No Balanço da Bossa” – Arr. Hermínio de Almeida 

“Cantilena” Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)  Arr. John Krance 

Divertimento K. 136 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

 

 


 

 

UI Honor String Orchestra

January 22, 2005 – Clapp Recital Hall 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Jean Montes, conductor

Sinfonietta for Strings – Harold Genzmer (1909-)

“Cantilena” Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)  Arr. John Krance

Sinfonia no.12 in G minor – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

 

 

Fall 2004

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra

 

September 22, 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

“Don Giovanni” Overture K. 527 – Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791)

 Symphony no. 7 , Op. 70 in D minor – Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)

Concerto for Flute – Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Eugenia Zukerman, soloist

 Night Soliloquy for Flute solo – Kent Kennan (1913-)
Eugenia Zukerman
, soloist

 

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October 27, 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

Symphony no. 2 – Charles Ives (1874-1954)

 Concerto for Violin Op. 14 – Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Bolero – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

 

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December 1, 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor

Messa di Gloria – Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Chichester Psalms – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

 


 

University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra

 

October 17, 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

Bachiana Brasileiras no. 2 – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Piano Concerto no. 23 K. 488 in A major – W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Réne Lecuona, soloist

  

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December 12, 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

Prometheus Overture – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sarabende & Dance– Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Suite no. 3 BWV 1068 D major – Johann S. Bach (1685-1750)

 


 

University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra

 

October 10, 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, Enaldo Oliveira & Jeremy Starr

Light Cavalry Overture – Franz von Suppé (1819-1895)

Pelléas and Mélisande Op. 46 – Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Masquerade Suite – Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

 

  

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“Holiday Concert”
December 5, 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, Jason Hooper, Enaldo Oliveira & Jeremy Starr, Conductors

Christmas Festival Overture – Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Overture on Jewish Themes – Livingston Gearhart (1916-1996)

Chorale “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” – Johann Sebastian Bach (1735-1782)
“Awake! The voice is calling to us”          Arr. by Eugene Ormandy

Nutcracker Suite no. 1. Op. 71A – Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

 


 

All University String Orchestra

 

“Holiday Concert”
December 5, 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, Jason Hooper, Enaldo Oliveira & Jeremy Starr, Conductors

 

Concerto Grosso Op. 6 no. 8 in G minor – Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
“Christmas Concerto”

Fantasia of 17th Century Tune – Richard Stephan (1929-)

Weihnachts Symphonie – G. M. Schiassi (1698-1754)

Abdelazar Suite – Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

 

Spring 2003

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
 

Christopher O’Riley!!
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor
Wednesday, 11 February 2004 c

Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 – Johannes Brahms

Symphony no. 7, Op. 92 in A major – Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto no. 2, Op. 16 in G minor – Serge Prokofiev
Christopher O’Riley, soloist

 

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"Mozart's Immortal Requiem”
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor
Wednesday, 24 March 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.

Regina Coeli in C major, K. 276 – W. A. Mozart 

Requiem K. 626 – W. A. Mozart
Completed by Robert D. Levin

 

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Martha Ellen Tye Opera Theatre Presents
“CARMEN” by Georges Bizet
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

Friday, 30 April 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 01 May 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2 May 2004 – Hancher Auditorium 2:00 p.m.

 


 

 University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra
 

 

Sunday, 22 February 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

Ciranda das Sete Notas – Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
For Basson solo and Strings
Benjamin Coelho, soloist

Double bass Concerto no. 2 in B minor – Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
Volkan Orhon, soloist

Three Latin-American Sketches – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

 

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  Sunday, 25 April 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors
Concerto/Aria Competition

 Midsummernight’s Dream Overture, Op. 21 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 

Violin Concerto, Op. 35 in D major – Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Alla Cross, soloist

 


 

University of Philharmonia Orchestra
 

Sunday, 28 March 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Valdir Claudino, Margaret Licon, Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors

Night on Bald Mountain – Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Orchestrated by N. Rimsky-Korsakov

Danse Macabre. Op. 40 – Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

 Three dance episodes – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Corral Nocturne, Saturday night Waltz & Hoe down

Symphony no. 1, Op. 21 in C major – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

 

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"Philharmonia & AUSO Concert"
Valdir Claudino, Margaret Licon & Enaldo Oliveira, Conductors

Sunday, 9 May 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
 

Lucio Silla Overture, K. 195 in D major – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Sicilienne – Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 – Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

  


  

All University String Orchestra
 

"Philharmonia & AUSO Concert"
Valdir Claudino, Margaret Licon, Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors
Sunday, 9 May 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.

Five Pieces for String Orchestra, op. 44 no. 4 – Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Canzonetta, op. 62a – Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Three pieces in Baroque Style – Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)

Little Suite, op. 1 – Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

 


  

UI Honor String Oorchestra
 

Saturday, 31 January 2004 – Clapp Recital Hall 7:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor

 

Octet for Strings, E-flat major, Op. 20 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Irish tune from County Derry – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Suite in F Major (Lady Radnor’s Suite) – Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

 

 

Fall 2003

 

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
 

Elegant Elgar
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor
Wednesday, 1 October 2003 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.

Roman Carnival Overture – Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Javelin  – Michael Torke (1961-)

Enigma Variations Op. 36 – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

 Concerto for Cello Op. 85, E minor – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Hannah Holman, Soloist

 

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“Super Stravinsky”
Dr. William LaRue Jones,
Conductor
Wednesday, 29 October 2003 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.

Russian Easter Overture Op. 36 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings Op. 14  – Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1987)
Kenneth Tse, Soloist

 Petrouchka (1947) – Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

 

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 “Midwest Composers Forum”
Enaldo Oliveira, Conductor
Friday, 7 November 2003 – Clapp Recital Hall 8:00 p.m.

Samba – Alexis Bacon (1975-)

 

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 “Glorious Bach”
Dr. Timothy Stalter, Conductor
Wednesday, 3 December 2003 – Hancher Auditorium 8:00 p.m.

B minor Mass BWV 232 – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

 


 

 University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra
 

 "OctOBOEfest"
Margaret Licon, Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors
Sunday, 19 October 2003 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.

La scala di seta Overture (The silken staircase) – Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

Concerto for Oboe d’Amore in A major BWV 1055 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Wayne Rapier, soloist

Concerto No. 3 in B-flat for Oboe and Strings – Antonio Reichenauer
Mark Weiger, soloist

“Karuna” – Akira Nishimura (1953-)
Thomas Indermühler, soloist

A Contemporary Concert Grosso for WiZARDS! – Graham Powning (1949-)
Mark Weiger, Andrea Gullickson, S. Blake Duncan & Greg Morton, soloists
Oboe, Oboe d’Amore, Cor Anglais, Bassoon and strings

 

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Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre Presents
The Merry Widow “Midnight at Maxim’s” - Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Dr. William LaRue Jones, Conductor
Saturday, 13 December 2003 – Clapp Recital Hall 8:00 p.m.

 


 

University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra
 

Sunday, 26 October 2003– Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Margaret Licon, Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors

  

Der Freischütz Overture – Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Symphony no. 101 in D major (The Clock) – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Soirées Musicales Op. 9 (after Rossini) – Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

 

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"Philharmonia & AUSO Concert"
Margaret Licon & Enaldo Oliveira, Conductors
Sunday, 7 December 2003 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.

 

Iphigenie in Aulis Overture – Christoph Willibald Gluck ( 1714-1787)

La Damnation de Faust – Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) 
Will-o-the-wisps (Menuet de Follets)
Dance of the Sylphs
Rakoczy March ( Hungarian March)

  


  

All University String Orchestra
 

"Philharmonia & AUSO Concert"
Margaret Licon, Enaldo Oliveira & John Winzenburg, Conductors
Sunday, 7 December 2003 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.

Mini Concerto Grosso – Claudio Santoro (1919-1989)

Sinfonietta for Strings – Harold Genzmer (1909-)

Pequena Suite – Osvaldo Lacerda (1927-)

Roumanian Folk Dances – Béla Bartók (1881-1945)


 

Spring 2006

 

University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

15 February 2006 – UISO concert (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
North American Saxophone Alliance 2006 Biennial Conference

Il Guarani Overture – Antonio Carlos Gomes  (1836-1896) 

Concerto for 7 Winds – Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Tamara Thweat, Mark Weiger, Maurita Murphy Mead, Benjamin Coelho, Jeffrey Agrell, David Greenhoe, David Gier. Daniel Moore, soloists

Intermission

Concerto for Alto Saxophone – Leslie Basset  (1923-)
Clifford Lehman, soloist

Seven Songs for Saxophone – Libby Larsen  (1950)
World Premiere
Eugene Rousseau, soloist

 

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29 March 2006 – (8:00 p.m.) – Hancher *
Dr. William LaRue Jones & Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductors

Concerto for Orchestra – Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Intermission

Prayers of Kierkegaard Op. 30 – Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dr. Timothy Stalter, conductor

 

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28 April 2006 – Hancher Auditotium 8:00 p.m.*
30 April 2006 – Hancher Auditotium 2:00 p.m.*

Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

The Crucible – Robert Ward (1917-)

 

 


University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

7 March 2006 – Englert Theater 8:00 p.m. *
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Tricia Park & Anthony Arnone, soloists

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15  – Henri Wieniawsky (1835-1880)
Tricia Park, violinist

Violoncello Concerto, D major, Hob. VIIb:2 – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Anthony Arnone, cellist

Symphony no. 31, K. 297, D major “Paris” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

 

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7 May 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor
Concerto/Aria Competition winners

Serenade in E major for Strings – Antonín Dvorák  (1841-1904)

Ain’t It a Pretty Night – Carlisle Floyd (1926) 
From the musical drama Susannah
Colleen Jennings – soprano

 Písen Rusalky o me sícku – Antonín Dvorák  (1841-1904)
From the lyric fairy-tale Rusalka
Colleen Jennings – soprano

Piano Concerto, Op. 54 A Minor – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Liang Fang Chang, soloist

 


University of Iowa Philharmonia Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

25 February 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 6:00 p.m.)
UI Honor String Program

Dr. William LaRue Jones, conductor

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Talles – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

 

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26 February 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

Symphony no. 1, Op. 11, no. 1, G major – Joseph Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Symphony no. 1, D major – Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 
Jason Hooper, conductor

Toy Symphony – Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) 
Samuel Stapleton, conductor

Symphony no. 1, K. 16, E-flat major – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

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23 April 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Philharmonia/All-University Concert
Jason Hooper, &  Jeremy Starr, conductors

 

Preciosa Overture – Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

Ballet Suite no. 1 (1949) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) 
Jason Hooper, conductor



 All University String Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

 

23 April 2006 – Clapp Recital Hall 3:00 p.m.
Philharmonia/All-University Concert
Jason Hooper, Alec Mariani, Jeremy Starr, & Samuel Stapleton, conductors

 

Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock (1894-1930) 
Jason Hooper, conductor

Festliche Musik for Strings and Piano – Hermann Schroeder  (1904-1984)
Samuel Stapleton, conductor

Canon – Jahann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Alec Mariani, conductor

Quatro Momentos Musicais no. 3 – Ernani Aguiar 
Jeremy Starr, conductor

 

 


 

UI Honor String Orchestra

Dr. William LaRue Jones
Director of Orchestral Studies

25 February 2006 - Clapp Recital Hall 6:00 p.m.

Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Talles – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

 

Suite for Strings – John Rutter (1945-


 

For additional information about the UI orchestras call or email  Jeremy Starr

 

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