2008-2009 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.
Black Forest Cake September 13, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Spenser Myer, Piano
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4
The first concert of our season is all Beethoven and features Spencer Myer's delicious playing of Piano Concerto No. 4. To whet the appetite, Symphony No. 4 and the Coriolan Overture are also offered on the menu.
A Fine Bordeaux October 25, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Eli Eban, Clarinet
Ravel - Alborada del Grazioso Debussy - Premiere Rhapsodie Satie - Gymnopedies 1&3 Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
Next we taste French delicacies from Ravel, Satie, and Berlioz. Eli Eban is our guest artist, supplying sweet notes on his clarinet in Premiere Rhapsodie by Debussy.
Spice It Up! December 6, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Joe Augustine, Piano
Gershwin in Hollywood, arr. Bennet Augustine arr. - Action, Film and Music - A Very Good Year - Looney Tunes - 3 at 100 (Gershwin, Ellington, Carmichael) - The Christmas Song Augustine - Liberty Augustine - On This Special Day Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld, Overture
Fresh jazz with Joe Augustine on piano. Augustine is renowned for his yummy renditions of tunes by Gershwin, Ellington and Carmichael; he will delight us with his own recipes also.
Petit-Fours February 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Darin Sorley, Horn
Gounod - Petite Symphonie (I, IV) Grieg - Holberg Suite (4 mvmts) Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 4 Haydn - Symphony No. 101, "The Clock"
RSO French horn principal, Darin Sorley,whips up Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4. We will also partake of portions of Gounod's Petite Symphonie, Haydn's Symphony No. 101 ("The Clock") and Grieg's Holberg Suite in this chamber concert.
Warm Strudel March 14, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Augustine Hadelich, Violin
Strauss - Serenade in Eb Bruch - Violin Concerto Brahms- Symphony No. 2
Next we share sweet pieces by Strauss and Brahms. Soloist Augustin Hadelich tantalizes with his violin performance of Bruch's Violin Concerto. A scrumptiously romantic concert!
Hot Buttered Popcorn April 18, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Orchestra-within-an-Orchestra RSO Singers Concerto Winner
Custer arr. - Star Trek through the Years Zimmer - Gladiator (arr Wasson) Verdi - Overture to Nabucco (OWO) Massenet - Meditation from Thais Mascagni - Intermezzo Concerto Winner - TBA Bedelt - Pirates of the Caribbean Williams - Raiders March Williams - Theme From Shindler's List Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries Williams - Dry Your Tears Africa- RSO Singers Williams - Hymn to the Fallen- RSO Singers Williams - Jurassic Park
We conclude our musically delicious season with movie themes delectably performed by the RSO. Joined by the RSO Singers, this will be a frothy finish to a season full of wonderful, tasty treats.
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