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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.
Baroque Music 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 5, 2009, 2:00 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 the winner of the 52nd Young Artist Competition and Orchestra-Within-An-Orchestra students.
Americana 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.
Sheherazade & Khovanshchina April 17, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Janet Sung, violin
Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina Prelude Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina prelude and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto brings the 53rd season to a close. Janet Sung on violin will be our guest star this night.
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