Season 8

1970-1971

Isaiah Jackson, Conductor

SEASON OPENER

December 12, 1970, 3:00 pm
Purcell
Fanfare

Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (“Unfinished”)
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto

Neikrug
Fantasy for Large Orchestra
Andante
Poco piu mosso
Allegro
Adagio
World Premiere

Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Allegro
Turandot, Scherzo
Andantino
Marsch

 

WINTER CONCERT

February 13, 1971, 3:00 pm
Ives
from Washington’s Birthday

Beethoven
Fantasy in C Minor for Arlene Portney, piano, Chorus nad Orchestra, Op. 80
(“Choral Fantasy”)
Soloist: Arlene Portney

Prokofiev
“Alexander Nevsky” Cantata
Russia Under the Mongolian Yoke
Song about Alexander Nexsky
The Crusaders in Pskov
Arise, Ye Russian People
The Battle on Ice
Field of the Dead
Alexansder’s entry into Pskov
Solosit: Claudia Polley

 

SPRING CONCERT

April 24, 1971, 3:00 pm
Dukas
Fanfare for “La Peri””

Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D Major (“London”)
Adagio
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro Spiritoso

Birdsong
Three Songs for Voice, Piano and Orchestra
When a New Born Baby is Born, The World Gets One More Chance
It Ain’t no Fun Being a Welfare Recipient
My Father
Edwin Birdsong, Soloist

bwap
“Eclipse,” Suite for Rock Band and Orchestra
Gymnopedie
Dr. Funk and His Friends
Bill’s Song
Tristan
bwap, Rock Band
Bill Ervin
Douglas Johnson
James Jolis
Bruce Merrill
World Premiere

Conly and Razdow
Opus 31, Miniatures for Synthesizers, Computers, and Diverse Instruments
Paul Conly and Allen Razdow, Soloists
(for G.L. Oliver)
World Premiere

Strauss
“TIll Eulenspiegal’s Merry Pranks”

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