University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American")
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Ksenia Nosikova, piano
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Program to be announced.
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
Program to be announced.
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Katharine Goeldner, mezzo soprano
Dennis Petersen, tenor
William LaRue Jones, conductor
Program:
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Verdi Encores: Brindisi from La Traviata
Strauss Finale from Die Fledermaus
Brentano String Quartet
Named for Antonie Brentano—believed by many to be Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved”—the Brentano String Quartet is beloved by audiences whether they are performing immortal repertoire or contemporary compositions.
UI Bands Spring Pops Spectacular
PROGRAM
University Band
West Side Story Medley
Leonard Bernstein; arr. Jay Bocook
"I Dreamed a Dream," from Les Misérables
Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boubil; arr. Michael Brown
Hawkeye Glory
Karl L. King
Highlights from Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock; arr. John Warrington
UI Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
William LaRue Jones, conductor
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Chen Gang and He Zhanhao Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Yixue Zhang, tour soloist; Goh Suk Liang, erhu
Intermission
Leonard Bernstein; arr. Jack Mason
West Side Story selections for orchestra
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102
Ksenia Nosikova, piano
UI Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
Program:
Giacomo Puccini
Messa di Gloria
Giuseppe Verdi
Ave Maria
Stabat Mater
UI Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Clarinet Concerto
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Jorge Montilla Moreno, clarinet
Fantasia on an Ostinato
John Corigliano (b. 1986)
Intermission
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Poco sostenuto; Vivace
Brian Stokes Mitchell
“The last leading man” comes to Hancher Auditorium to perform with University of Iowa student musicians under the baton of Dr. William LaRue Jones. Brian Stokes Mitchell and his trio will join the UI Symphony Orchestra, which will provide a lush setting for Stokes’s luscious voice.