Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
The Music of Billy Joel
Alexander Jimenez, Guest Conductor
Michael Cavanaugh, Guest Artist
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Alexander Jimenez, Guest Conductor
Michael Cavanaugh, Guest Artist
Jon Nakamatsu was the last American to win the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Nakamatsu was working as a high school German teacher when he won the competition.
Beethoven was in Vienna while it was under attack from Napoleon’s troops when he composed his majestic final piano concerto.
Beethoven Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Whitehead Auditorium. Reservations Required.
Tickets $28 each. Call (229) 333-2150.
Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse (The Joyful Island)
James Lee III Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula
Gustav Holst The Planets
The four operas in Wagner’s “Ring” last a total of 15-17 hours, and would be performed over four days if presented as a complete cycle. Stravinsky’s intense, unpredictable, Rite of Spring is regarded as a work that changed music forever. The Rite’s premiere caused a riot in the audience.
L. Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March
Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Whitehead Auditorium. Reservations Required.
Tickets $28 each. Call (229) 333-2150.
Lili Boulanger D'un matin de printemps
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 - Alexander Korsantia, Piano
TchaikovskySymphony No. 4
Yaniv Dinur, Conductor Candidate
Alexander Korsantia, Piano
Nielsen Helios Overture
Torke Sky Concerto - Tessa Lark, Violin
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Wesley Schulz, Conductor Candidate
Tessa Lark, Violin
Gioachino Rossini Overture to Barber of Seville
Jimmy Lopez Bellido Fiesta! Four Pop Dances for Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1
Camille Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Laura Jackson, Guest Conductor
Ray Ushikubo, Piano & Violin
Celebrate the New Year!
Villa-Lobos Bachianas No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Pianist Rose Shlyam Grace and flutist Sarah Jane Young perform at the Friday Musicale. This program highlights work by women composers, for piano with flute and piccolo flute. Tickets range from $10-$30.
Music from Jaws, Psycho, Night on Bald Mountain, Sorcerer’s Apprentice and more will provide spine-tingling thrills.
Compete for prizes in the VSO’s Halloween Cosplay Competition during the concert.
Trick-or-treating for concertgoers of all ages at this family-friendly concert.
Whitehead Auditorium. Reservations Required.
Tickets $28 each. Call (229) 333-2150.
Alexander Jimenez, Guest Conductor
Sergei Prokofiev Suite No. 2 from Romeo & Juliet
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
Star Wars: A New Hope in concert
Rossini Barber of Seville Overture
Jeff Beal Body in Motion, for violin and orchestra (Georgia premiere)
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”
Tickets $28 each. Call (229) 333-2150
Session 3: Flute Faculty
Traverso Colore performs the music of Gabrielli and di Lasso
Faculty Flute
Featuring music by female composers
Featuring music by female composers
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto movement II. Lento
Hoover: Three Sketches I. Dusk, II. Hide & Seek, III. Danza
Sofia Gubaidulina: sounds of the forest
Sofia Gubaidulina: allegro rustico
Mel Bonis: Sonate I. Andantino con moto, II. Scherzo- Vivace, III. Adagio, IV. Finale- Moderato
Johann Strauss II: Tails from Vienna Woods
Franz Lehar: Merry Widow Waltz
Korngold: Sea Hawk Suite
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 with Garrick Ohlsson
Libby Larson, Guest Composer
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Larsen: Symphony Water Music
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Featuring the music of Jordan Alexander Key, resident composer of the Harn Museum
Verdi: Overture to Nabucco
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez with Chad Ibison
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story