CMU Symphony Orchestra Repertoire 2019-20 (All titles subject to change)
FALL 2019 All dress rehearsals and concerts in Staples Family Concert Hall (SFCH)
CONCERT CYCLE 1 – Thursday, October 17 @ 7:30pm
-Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) – Adagietto from Symphony Nº 5 (10’) Hp—str
-Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) –Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) (16’) [Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano] Solo voice (medium) 3[1.2.3/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 3[1.2.3/bcl] 2—4 2 3 0—tmp+2—hp—str (perc.: bd, cym, tri, tamtam, glock)
I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht (4’) [0.0.2.0/0.0.0.0/tmp.tri/hp/str.voice] II. Gieng heut’ Morgens über’s Feld (4’) [2+1.0.0+1.0/0.0.0.0/hp/str.voice] III. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer (3’) [3.2.3.2/4.2.3.0/tmp/str.voice] IV. Die zwei blauen Augen (5’) [3.2d1.2+1.0/0.0.0.0/hp/str.voice]
[Intermission]
-Enrique Granados (1867-1916) – Three Spanish Dances)(13’) 3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+3—hp—str
I. Oriental (4’ 27”) II. Andaluza (4’ 33”) III. Rondalla Aragonesa (4’)
-Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) – Bolero (16’) 3[1.2/pic2.pic1] 3[1.2/ob d’am.Eh] 3[1.2/Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn]—4 4[pic tp. 1.2.3] 3 1—ssx, tsx—tmp+4—hp—cel[played by perc]—str (perc.: bd, cym, 2sd, tamtam, cel[played by perc])
HONORS STRING ORCHESTRA – Friday, October 11 – All Day (Rep TBD)
INSTRUMENTAL WORKSHOP CONCERT – Friday, November 22 - 2pm (Rep TBD)
STRING AUDITIONS – Saturday, November 23 (All), and Sunday, November 24 (Concertmaster)
CONCERT CYCLE 2 - Thursday, December 5 @ 7:30pm
-Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) – Concerto grosso Op. 6, Nº 8 in G minor (Christmas Concerto) (13’) [CMU Consort – Alicia Valoti, music director] 2 solo violins, solo violoncello—Cnt—str
I. Vivace – Grave – Allegro (3’) II. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio (3’) III. Vivace (1’) IV. Allegro (2’) V. Pastorale (4’)
-Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) – The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant) (22’) [Keith Clifton, narrator] Text by Jean de Brunhoff 2[1/pic.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn]—2 2[1/crt.2] 1 1—tmp+1—hp—str (perc.: tri, sd, bd, tambn, cym, tamtam, whistle, autohorn)
[Intermission]
-Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – Nutcracker Suite Nº 1, Op. 71A, TH 35 (24’) 3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+1—hp—cel (or pf)—str (perc.: glock, tambn, tri, cym)
I. Overture miniature (4’) II. Danses caractéristiques: (a) Marche (3’) (b) Danse de la fée-dragée (2’) (c) Danse russe trepak (1’) (d) Danse arabe (2’) (e) Danse chinoise (1’) (f) Danse des mirlitons (4’) III. Valse des fleurs (7’)
-Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) – Sleigh Ride (3’) 2+1.2.2.2/4.3.3.1/6 perc (*)/2altsx, 1tensx/str (88555) (*) -Mallet percussion (2 players): bells, xylo -Percussion (4 players): sleigh bells, temple blocks, whip crack.
JULETIDE??? – December: Fri 6 @ 7:30pm (Dress?); Sat 7 @ 7:30pm; Sun 8 @ 2pm -Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – Selections from Nutcracker -Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) – Sleigh Ride
CMU Symphony Orchestra Repertoire 2019-20 (All titles subject to change)
SPRING 2020 All dress rehearsals and concerts in Staples Family Concert Hall (SFCH)
CONCERT CYCLE 3 - OPERA -March: Fri 20&Sat 21 @ 7:30pm; Sun 22 @ 2:00pm
•Sitz 1 & 2: Feb 25&27 @2pm (Room 156) •Wandle 1 & 2: March 3&5 @2pm (Room 156) •Dress: March 16, 17, 18, 19 @7pm •Performances: March 20 & 21 @ 7:30pm, and March 22 @ 2pm
-Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) – Béatrice et Bénédict (2 hrs. approx. -contains dialogue) 2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2—4 3[1.2.crnt] 3 0—tmp+3—1gtr—2hp—str (gtr+hp=1 kb player)
-Overture (8’) / Act 1 (1hr 9’) -Entr’acte: Sicilienne (3’) / Act 2 (35’) Opera’s Total Timing: 1hr 55’ 48”
CONDUCTING AUDITIONS Thursday, February 20
STRING DAY Thursday, February 20 – All Day (Rep TBD) [Elias String Quartet]
DA CAPO CONCERT – Friday, February 28 & Saturday, February 29 (Rep TBD)
CHILDREN’S OUTREACH CONCERT Wednesday, March 25 - 9:30am(RepTBD)
CONCERT CYCLE 4 - Thursday, April 30 @ 7:30pm
-Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008) – Air for Strings (4’) Str
-Parker Fritz (b. 1997) – Hewn from Rough Edges (7’) 2 2[1.2/Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn]—4 2 3 1—tmp+2—str
-Concerto/Aria TBD (ca.10’)
[Intermission]
-Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) – Scheherazade, Op. 35 (42’) 2[1.2/pic.pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+5—hp—str (perc: bd, cym, sus cym, sd, tri, tambn, tamtam)
1. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship 2. The Tale of Prince Kalendar 3. The Young Prince and the Princess 4. The Festival at Bagdad; The Sea; The Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock.