Tenth Anniversary Gala Concert David Epstein, Isaiah Jackson, Conductors
October 22, 1972, 7:30 pm
Bach
“Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major
(Alle breve)
Adagio ma non tanto
Allegro
Uri Mayer, viola, Marcus Thompson, viola, Gary Fitzgerald, cello, and Holly Singer, cello
Schubert
“Romanze,” from “Rosamunde”
Mahler “Urlicht”
Claudia Polley, mezzo-soprano
Wagner
Prelude to “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
David Epstein, Conductor
Massenet
“Ces lettres!…ces lettres!…je les relis sans cesse”
“Les larmes qu’on ne pleures pas,” from “werther”
Joy Blackett, mezzo-soprano
Poulenc
Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos an Orchestra (1932)
Allegro ma non troppo
Larghetto
Finale: Allegro molto
Arlene Portney, piano, Rita Sloan Gottlieb, piano
Ravel
“Danse generale,” from “Daphnis and Chloe”
Isaiah Jackson, Conductor
SEASON OPENER
December 16, 1972, 3:00 pm
Rossini
Overture to “La gazza ladra”
Beethoven
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra (“Emperor”)
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso
Rondo: Allegro
Ellen Wassermann, piano
Ravel
“Daphnis and Chloe” Suite No. 2
Daybreak
Pantomime
General Dance
WINTERCONCERT
February 10, 1973 , 3:00 pm
Barber
Overture to “The School for Scandal”
Gary Sheldon, Assistant Conductor
Copland
Dance Symphony
Introduction: Lento
Molto allegro
Andante moderato
Allegro vivo
Herbert
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2,
Op. 30*
Gary Fitzgerald, cello
Ives-Schuman
Variation on “America”
SPRING CONCERT
April 21, 1973, 3:00 pm
Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major
Adagio—Vivace assai
Adagio
Minuetto: Allegretto
Vivace
Ravel
Cinq melodies populaires grecques (Five Greek Folk Songs)
Chanson de la mariée (Song for the Bride)
Là-bas vers l’église (Yonder, at the Church)
Quel galant m’est comparable (What Dandy Can Compare with Me)
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques (Song of the Girls Gathering Resin)
Tout gai (Very Merrily)
Roslyn Jhunever, soprano
Bartók
Suite from “The Miraculous Mandarin”