2009-2010 Season Schedule

A season subscription provides admission for the following 6 concerts plus one voucher to share with a friend! All concerts are held at the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center in Richmond, Indiana. 

A Baroque Evening
September 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Carol Aufmann, Bassoon
Michael Vaughn, Violin
Josh Ulrich, Violin

Corelli-Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F
Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in F Major
Telemann - Suite "La Changante"
Biber - Sonata a Cinque
Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins

RSO principal bassoonist Carol Aufmann will be our featured soloist this night.  She will be highlighted on Vivadi’s Bassoon Concerto in F Major.  A violin duet will also be performed by our associate concertmaster and principal second violinist in another piece by Vivaldi, Concerto in D minor for Two Violins.  The evening will be completed with music composed by other Baroque giants, Corelli, Telemann and Biber.

Music of the British Isles
October 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Harvey Thurmer, violin

Handel/Harty - Water Music Suite
Elgar - Chanson de Matin (Morning Song)
         - Chanson de Nuit (Night Song)
Vaughn-Williams - The Lark Ascending
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

 Our second concert will offer music composed by those with ties to the British Isles:  Handel-Hardy, Elgar, Vaughn-Williams and Mendelssohn.  Our concertmaster, Harvey Thurmer, will be in the spotlight during Vaughn Williams The Lark Ascending.




Family Pops
December 6, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
Young Artist Competition Winner
Orchestra-within-an-Orchestra

Glinka - Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Concerto Winner TBA
Anderson - Blue Tango
                - Sandpaper Ballet
                - Jazz Pizzicato
Nicolai - Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor (OWO)
Strauss - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Anderson - Belle of the Ball
                - Promenade
                - Serenata
Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry
Suppe - Poet and Peasant Overture

Winter’s chill will be in the air; the RSO has a plan to warm the heart with familiar pops music by Anderson, Glinka, Suppé, Strauss, Grainger and Nicolai.  This afternoon family concert includes Orchestra-Within-An-Orchestra students. 

American Salute
Featuring the RSO Singers
February 6, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Deb Bordo, Soprano
RSO Singers

Gould - American Salute
Berlin - God Bless America RSO Singers
Law arr. - Sinatra Songs
Webber arr. - Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebration RSO Singers
Gilpin arr. - The Music of MGM RSO Singers
Wilson arr. - 76 Trombones
Steffe/Rutter - Battle Hymn of the Republic RSO Singers


 This concert will supply music that is part of the fabric of our country.  Patriotic tunes, Broadway show-stoppers, a Sousa march and the Battle Hymn of the Republic – who could ask for a more complete picture of our nation?  The RSO Singers will join us for this crowd-pleasing show.  Debra Bordo will be our special guest singer for a Sinatra tribute.

Meditations and Drama
March 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Spencer Myer, piano

Mozart - Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
McKinley - April: Meditation for Orchestra
Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5

Spencer Myer will return to Richmond to play Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 5.  The RSO premiere of a piece by a contemporary local composer will make this concert extra special – Elliott McKinley’s April: Meditation for Orchestra.  A Brahms symphony and an overture by Mozart add balance to this diverse concert program.

Scheherazade
April 17, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Janet Sung, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina Prelude 
Sibelius - Violin Concerto 

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina prelude and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto brings the 53^rd season to a close.  Janet Sung on violin will be our guest star this night.