Concert Opera Series 2009 – 2010

CARMEN
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Featuring:
Kirstin Chavez as Carmen
Richard Troxell as Don Jose
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Alan Bruun, Artistic Director

This seductive tale of an irresistible gypsy woman who drives men to extremes has enchanted generations of music lovers with its passion, drama and action. Audiences are sure to enjoy the Philharmonic’s production of Carmen, one of the most beloved operas of all time.

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Focus Series 2009 – 2010

String Romance
Monday, February 15, 2010 7:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Tamas Kocsis, violin
Rosalind Beck, harp

Gustav Holst: St. Paul Suite
Keith Lay: On the Playground Concerto for Violin & Strings
Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane, solo Harp & Strings
Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings

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Super Series 2009 – 2010

Pops á la Arthur Fiedler
Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Andrew Lane, conductor
Michelle Amato, jazz vocalist

You’ll be tapping your toes to the lively tunes of jazz greats including Duke Ellington, Leroy Anderson, Elmer Bernstein, Johann Strauss, Jr., Richard Rogers, Henry Mancini and more!

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Super Series 2009 – 2010

Itzhak Perlman SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Carl Maria von Weber: Ruler of the Spirits, J.109, op. 26, E-flat major
Beethoven:Violin Concerto, op.61, D major
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 D.944 in C major, The Great C major

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Super Series 2009 – 2010

Home for the Holidays
Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:00 & 8:00 PM

Andrew Lane, conductor
Holiday Singers
The Next Generation Kids, David Chernault, director

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as the Orlando Philharmonic performs holiday music from around the world! Enjoy this variety of holiday selections featuring special guests The Holiday Singers and the talented members of the Next Generation Kids.

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Sounds of Summer 2009

Sovereign Brass – You Can’t Be Serious?
Monday, June 22, 2009 7:00 PM

Can the merry mirth-makers of our Sounds of Summer series stifle themselves long enough to do a full recital of serious classical music?

Can music from the Classical, Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic eras be played with a straight face by a group of musicians who love to clown around? We made them a bet that “You Can’t Be Serious!”

Sounds of Summer 2009

The Orlando Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble
Monday, July 6, 2009 7:00 PM

Olga Feroni • Joni Hanze-Bjella • Julia Gessinger • Olga Kolpakova • Linda Van Buren • Shelley Mathews • Jennie Rudberg • Dina Fedosenko • Oxana Harlamova (piano)In the tradition of the famous Moscow ensemble, this all-female group of eight violinists performs music from the Baroque through the 20th Century.

Sounds of Summer 2009

Redwing Blackbird Ragtime Band
Monday, July 20, 2009 7:00 PM

Mark Goldberg, director

Audiences will delight in this program of original “turn of the century” Ragtime Band arrangements including Rags, Waltzes, Marches, Gallops – a là Scott Joplin – Set in the 1920’s

Sounds of Summer 2009

Diversimento
Monday, August 3, 2009 7:00 PM

Joni Hanze-Bjella / Thomas Macklin / Brian Smithers

Start with the classics of George Gershwin and Astor Piazzolla…
Mix in the movie scores of John Williams, Ennio Morricone and Mark O’Connor…
Sprinkle in some music by jazz greats Chuck Mangione and Gerry Mulligan…
Finish off with a splash of original music by the performers themselves, and you have a recipe that’s sure to satisfy the musical tastes of everyone.

Included on the program are: Mangione: Soft / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue O’Connor: Brave Wolfe from the movie, “Liberty” Williams: Escapades from the movie “Catch Me if You Can” Hanze-Bjella, Smithers & Macklin: Coffee House Blues (original composition) Smithers & Macklin: The Calm After the Storm (original composition)

Sounds of Summer 2009

Double Reed Heaven
Monday, August 17, 2009 7:00 PM

Diane Bishop, Julie Fox, Ted Shistle, David Schillhammer, bassoons Jamie Strefeler, Sherwood Hawkins, Christopher Wilkins, oboes Keiko Andrews, piano/harpsichord

Poulenc: Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Saint Saëns:Sonata for bassoon and piano Bozza:Divertissements for three bassoons Beethoven: Trio in C Major, op. 87 for two oboes and English horn Mozart:Kyrie from Requiem, K. 626 Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe from the movie “The Mission”

Super Series 2009 – 2010

Ode to Joy
Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:30 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
The Opera Chorus
The Orlando Chorale
University of Central Florida Chorus
Stella Zambalis, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor
Peter Van de Graaff, bass

Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, op. 56a
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, op. 125, D minor (Choral)

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Super Series 2009 – 2010

A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Saturday, October 10, 2009 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Andrew Lane, conductor
Dave Bennett, clarinet

Bennett joins the talented musicians of the Orlando Philharmonic to perform some of Goodman’s most popular hits along with some tunes that Goodman made his own. Included on the program are Moonglow, I Got Rhythm, Don’t Be That Way, Stompin at the Savoy, Goody Goody and Sing Sing Sing. Read more….

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Focus Series 2009 – 2010

Haydn‘s London Years
Monday, October 26, 2009 7:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Jamie Strefeler, oboe
Diane Bishop, bassoon
Tamas Kocsis, violin
Ronald Gardiner, cello
Colleen Blagov, principal flute
Sandra del Cid, flute

Overture to an English Opera, “Windsor Castle”
Sinfonia concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin, and violoncello
Concerto for 2 Lire organizzate Symphony No. 104 in D, ‘London‘

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Super Series 2009 – 2010

Russian Masters
Friday, October 30, 2009 8:00 PM

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
William Wolfram, piano

Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 18 in C minor
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, op. 47 in D minor

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Young Composers Challenge

Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Christopher Wilkins, conductor

Witness an amazing afternoon of excitement, drama and music.
Be sure to mark your calendar to hear the winning compositions by America’s best young composers performed by the OrlandoPhilharmonic Orchestra in concert. This is the premier orchestra composition event in America with entries from top young composers, ages 13 to 18, from around the Southeast United States. This FREE concert is a must for all serious young musicians and anyone interested in hearing the works of the next generation of great American composers.

The competition is sponsored jointly by the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Full Sail University, the Goldman Charitable Trust, and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Read More