2011 Concert Schedule

Alpena Symphony Orchestra-"Concert in the Park"

(Sponsored by the Thunder Bay Arts Council)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Program

6:30 p.m., Alpena Band Shell, Admission FREE!

Dr. Eric Lawson, Conductor

1.  Overture to the Magic Flute                                  W. A. Mozart                                     7 min.

2.  Symphony in D (Sinfonia Veneziana)                                 Antonio Salieri                                   4 min.

                I.  Allegro assai

3.  Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201                    W.A. Mozart                                      21 min.

                I.    Allegro moderato

                II.   Andante

                III.  Menuetto

                IV.  Allegro con spirito

4.  Suite Nos. 1 and 2 from the Water Music     G. F. Handel/arr. Stone                     9 min.

                Suite 1, Hornpipe, Air, Bourree,

Suite 2, Alla Hornpipe

Intermission

5.  Overture to the Pirates of Penzance                 Sullivan                                                 7.5 min.                                

6.  Palladio for strings                                                     Karl Jenkins                                        3.5 min.

I.  Allegretto   Strings only

7.  Take Five                                                                      Desmond/arr. Cerulli                      4.5 min.

8.  A Tribute to Lerner and Loewe                             Arr. Rosenhaus                                 5. 5 min.

9.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince             Hooper/arr. Brubaker                    6.5 min.

10.  The Shadow of Your Smile                                   Mandel/Webster                             3 min.

11.  Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka                                              Johann Strauss (Jr.)                         3 min.

12.  Stars and Stripes                                                      Sousa                                                    4 min.

If there is rain, we will postpone to Thursday, August  11, 2011.  Time will be the same.  If there is rain on Thursday we will move to the Alpena High School (Stanley Beck) auditorium.

Friday, June 10, 2011

ASO Spring Concert

Stanley Beck Auditorium

7:30 p.m.

     John Schubert, Condutor

Tentative Program                                                       

1. Renaissance Ayres and Dances                               

2. Vivaldi Concerto for Diverse Instruments RV 574 

Soloists:

            Violin:  Eric Lawson

            Clarinet 1:  Michael Moors

            Clarinet 2:  Kristin Burrone

            Bass Clarinet:  John Walters

            Horn 1:  Brian Carter

            Horn 2:  Jaimee Reynolds

            Viola: Liz Mikkelson

3.  Bizet:  Carmen Suite # 1                                       

4.  Saint-Saens:  Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso 

Soloist:  Eric Lawson-Violin

5.  Curtain Up

There’s No Business Like Show business, Phantom of

the Opera, Don’t Rain on My Parade, If He Walked into

 My Life, and Everything’s Coming Up Roses.           

 6.  Pirates of the Caribbean:

  At World’s End,  Hoist the Colors, Singapore, I See Dead People in Boats,  Up is Down, and Drink Up Me Hearties.

Friday, February 11, 2011

From Vienna with Love. 

$20/person, $35/couple.

Alpena Community College (Newport Center)

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Rooms: Granum Theatre, CTR 104 and CTR 106

Featuring:

Hors D'Oeuvres and Beverages

Entertainment including:

 Small groups

A Brass Quintet

2 Flute-Clarinet Trios

A Chamber orchestra performing Vienna Blood Waltz, Thunder and Lightning Polka and others

Tickets go on sale on 1/1/2011 at: Cash and Carry Feeds, How Cute is that?, The Alpena Chamber of Commerce and Niemann's Family Market.