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March 2005
Saturday, March 19, 2:00 pm

Ensemble Spotlight Series

Normal West High School Wind Ensemble, Normal, IL
Lisa Preston, Conductor
Robert Sheldon, Guest Conductor
Stephen K. Steele, Guest Conductor

Robert Sheldon: Metroplex (World Premiere)
Eric Whitacre: October
David R. Gillingham: Concertino for Percussion and Winds
Corwell and Clayton: Amazing Grace (arr. Himes)
Alfred Reed: Praise Jerusalem

Arapahoe High School Wind Symphony, Littleton, CO
Edward Cannava, Conductor

Fillmore: The Crosley March
Cesar Giovannini: Chorale and Capriccio
Frank Erickson: Toccata for Band
Pierre La Plante: In the Forest of the King: A Suite of Old French Songs
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Minor
John Zdechlik: Chorale and Shaker Dance

Hastings College Wind Ensemble, Hastings, NE
Daniel Schmidt, Conductor
Eric Dale Knapp, Guest Conductor

Jack Stamp: Gavorkna Fanfare
Kamillo Lendvay: Concertino for Piano and Winds
Rob Smith: Dance Mix
Daniel Kallman: An American Tapestry
Donald Freund: Jug Blues & Fat Pickin'


Edward Cannava

Lisa Preston

Daniel Schmidt

Eric Dale Knapp
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Palm Sunday, March 20, 8:30 pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble

Randy Pagel, Conductor
A selection of choruses
Hummel: "Gloria" from Mass in B-flat Major
Beethoven: "Hallelujah" from Mount of Olives
Thompson: Last Words of David
John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth and All Things Bright and Beautiful
Peter Willams: Agnus Dei from Missa Brevis
  Featuring Andrew Riehle, soloist

Participating choruses: Theodore High School Chorus, Theodore, AL; Redding Adventist Academy Choir, Redding, CA; Ukiah Junior Academy Chorale, Ukiah, CA; Velva Womens Choir, Velva, ND; Greenspun Chamber Ensemble, Henderson, NV; The Randy Pagel Choristers, Henderson, NV; Thurman White Middle School Concert Choir, Henderson, NV; Bixby High School Concert Choir, Bixby, OK

Ensemble Spotlight Series

Moanalua High School Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu, HI
Elden Seta, Conductor

Von Suppe: Overture to Morning, Noon and Night
Keola Beamer: Honolulu City Lights
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor (third movement)
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien

Greater Miami Youth Symphony, Miami, FL
Antoine Khouri, Conductor
Roby George, Conductor

Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (first movement)
Bernstein: Symphonic Songs from West Side Story


Randy Pagel

Antoine Khouri

Roby George

Elden Seta
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Monday, March 21, 8:00 pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble

Simon Carrington, Conductor
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339

Participating choruses: Alabama School of Math and Science Concert Choir, Mobile, AL; Fallbrook High School Chamber Choir, Fallbrook, CA; H. L. Bourgeois High School Concert Choir, Gray, LA; First Baptist Church Choir, Winnfield, LA; Lebanon High School Concert Chorale, Lebanon, MO; Lebanon High School Chamber Choir, Lebanon, MO; The Chorale, Miles City, MT; New Mexico Junior College Chorale, Hobbs, NM

David Gardner, Conductor
Brahms: Nanie
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music

Participating choruses: Rincon/University High School Choirs, Tucson, AZ; Tucson Masterworks Chorale, Tucson, AZ; Halstead High School Concert Choir, Halstead, KS; Hugoton High School Choir, Hugoton, KS; Southwestern College A Cappella Choir, Winfield, KS; Katy High School Mixed Choir, Katy, TX

Laura Lane, Conductor
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem

Participating choruses: Carl Sandburg College Choir, Galesburg, IL; Galesburg Community Chorus, Galesburg, IL; Knox College Choir, Galesburg, IL; Rock Island High School Symphonic Chorale, Rock Island, IL; Piscataway High School Concert Choir, Piscataway, NJ; Lakeland Chorale, Wanaque, NJ

Soloists:
Kimberly Giordano, soprano
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Gulnara Mitzanova, mezzo-soprano
Michael Sommese, tenor
Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee, baritone
Marcus DeLoach, baritone


Simon Carrington

David Gardner

Laura Lane
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Easter Sunday, March 27, 2:00 pm

New England Symphonic Ensemble

John Rutter, Conductor
John Rutter: Gloria
John Rutter: Te Deum

Participating choruses: The Southwestern College Chorale, Phoenix, AZ; Montrose High School Choir, Montrose, CO; Quitman High School Chorus, Quitman, MS; Southeastern Community College Chorus, Whiteville, NC; The Women's Choir of Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH; South Dakota State University Concert Choir, Brookings, SD

Jonathan Griffith, Conductor
Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te? Non temer amato bene," K. 505
Beethoven: Mass in C Major

Participating choruses: Paradise Valley High School Chorale, Phoenix, AZ; North Iowa Youth Chorale, Forest City, IA; The Middletown City Chorale, Middletown, NY; Ashland High School Choir, Ashland, OR; Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA; Westosha Central High School Concert Choir, Salem, WI

Soloists:
Sara Galli, soprano
Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano
Amadeo Moretti, tenor
Lawrence Long, bass-baritone
Jenia Manoussaki, piano

Prelude Concert, 1:00 pm

Southwestern College Chorale (AZ)
David Thye, Conductor

Schutz: Cantate Domino
Rene Clausen: All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord
Stanford: Beati quorum via
M. Haydn: Tenebrae factae sunt
Gabrieli: Maria Magdalene et altera Maria
Gregg Smith: Alleluia: Vom Himmel Hoch
Hogan: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord


John Rutter

Jonathan Griffith

David Thye
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Easter Sunday, March 27, 8:00 pm

Ensemble Spotlight Series

Port Angeles High School Symphony, Port Angeles, WA
Ronald Jones, Conductor
Bottom Line Duo: Traci Winters, cello, and Spencer Hoveskeland, bass

Piazzolla: Contrabajissimo featuring the Bottom Line Duo
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 ("From the New World")
              Movements II (Largo) and IV (Allegro con fuoco)

Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, New Brunswick, NJ
William Berz, Conductor
Mark Stickney, Guest Conductor
Scott Mendoker, Tuba

Mark Zuckerman: Raritonality
Khachaturian: Armenian Dances
Yotam Haber: Espresso
David Sampson: Serenade
Fergal Carroll: Song of Lir
Jonathan Newman: The Rivers of Bowery
Roger Nixon: Chamarita!


Ronald Jones

William Berz
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Choral concerts feature the
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Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, Music Director


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