2010-11 Season Announced

RESURRECTION SYMPHONY
Saturday, September 25, 2010    8:30 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
The Orlando Philharmonic Concert Opera Choir
The University of Central Florida Choir

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 The Resurrection Symphony

GUYS and DOLLS
Saturday, October 9, 2010    2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Davis Gaines as Sky Masterson
Faith Prince as Miss Adelaide
Mad Cow Theatre, Alan Bruun, director

Frank Loesser’s Tony award-winning musical is brought to life by the talents of Mad Cow Theatre and the Orlando Philharmonic!

TIME MACHINE: Mozart in Prague, January 1787
Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Sarah Limper, mezzo-soprano
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro K.492
“non più andrai” from The Marriage of Figaro “Voi che sapete” from The Marriage of Figaro
“Ch’io mi scordi di te – Non temer, amato bene”
Overture to Don Giovanni K.527
Symphony No. 38 in D major (Prague) Janissary March from The Abduction from the Seraglio

MYTH and POETRY
Saturday, October 30, 2010    8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Sir Tamas Kocsis, violin

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Chausson:
Poème, op.25
Vaughan Williams:
The Lark Ascending
Stravinsky:
The Firebird (1919 version)

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010   2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

The Orlando Philharmonic rings in the holiday season with a host of your favorite holiday melodies.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH (PART 1)
Monday, December 13, 2010 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Kimberly Randall, soprano
Tai Oney, countertenor Curtis Rayam, tenor
Thomas Potter, baritone
The Orlando Chorale

YOUNG ROMANTICS: CHOPIN & SCHUMANN
Saturday, January 8, 2011    8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, pianist – 2008 Winner of the Florida International Piano Competition

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
Chopin:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op.21
Schumann:
Symphony No. 2, in C major, op. 61

THAT’S AMORÉ
Saturday, January 29, 2011     2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
George Schram, conductor
A celebration of all things Italian including a tribute to Luciano Pavarotti

CONCERTANTE
Monday, February 14, 2011 7:00 PM
Anthony Hose, conductor
Sir Tamas Kocsis, violin Mauricio Cespedes, viola
Nikolay Blagov, clarinet
Diane Bishop, bassoon J. S. Bach: Brandenburg No. 3
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Richard Strauss: Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major K.364

MY FAVORITE THINGS ~ THE MUSIC OF RICHARD RODGERS
Saturday, February 19, 2011   2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor

Enjoy a program filled with Rodgers most beloved works including: Carousel Waltz, Sound of Music, Oklahoma and The King and I.

TOP BRASS
Monday, March 28, 2011 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
The Orlando Philharmonic Brass & Percussion Byrd: The Earl of Oxfords March
Wagner: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral Holst: Suite from The Perfect Fool
Wagner: Gathering of the Armies from Lohengrin

CLASSICAL MASTERS
Saturday, April 9, 2011    8:00 PM

Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Colleen Blagov, flute
Jamie Strefeler, oboe
Diane Bishop, bassoon
Mark Fischer, French horn

Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K. 297b
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op.36

Paul McCartney: A Symphonic Tribute
Friday, April 22, 2011  8:00 PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011  2:00 PM

Michael Krajewski, conductor

Live and Let Die combines the power of pop with the beauty of symphonic orchestration to bring a delightful concert experience to McCartney and Beatle fans of all ages.

JOSHUA BELL
Saturday, May 14, 2011   8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, op.5 (1892 version)
Sibelius:
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op.39
Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op.35