Recent Concerts
2010-2011 Concert Season
L’Chaim! – Gifts from Jewish Composers
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Rubinstein – Reve Angelique
Bruch – Kol Nidrei for cello and orchestrafeaturingRacheli Galay, ‘cellist
Meyerbeer – Struensee Overture
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
Bock – Fiddler on the Roof selectionsOctober 24, 2010, at 4pm
Trapp Auditorium – Waukegan High School
Joseph Favero Memorial Concert
Corelli – “Christmas Concerto” in G Minor
Handel – Messiah: “Christmas” portion
Favorite Carols of the SeasonDecember 18th, 2010, at 7pm
First United Methodist Church of Waukegan
Musical Upstarts: Composers Break the Rules
Britten – Simple Symphony
Busoni –- Berceuse Elegiaque
Berlioz – Roman Carnival
Ives/Schuman – Variations on America
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1March 6, 2011, at 4pm
Trapp Auditorium – Waukegan High School
Orchestral Open-House
A special “Young People’s Concert” with your personal musical tour of the sections of the orchestra with “upstairs-downstairs” glimpses into the world of music making. A sure-fire family festival of sound!
April 9, 2011, at 11am
Trapp Auditorium – Waukegan High School
Treasures Old and New
Beethoven – Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart – Symphony No 40
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2featuringJamie Shaak, pianist
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis
May 22, 2011, at 4pm
Trapp Auditorium – Waukegan High School
2009-2010 Concert Season
Break the Mold: Beethoven 5
Mendelssohn – The Hebrides, Op. 26
Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto in A Minor
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
October 25, 2009, 4pm
Joseph Favero Memorial Concert
Handel – Messiah: “Christmas” portion
Corelli – “Christmas” Concerto in G Minor
Favorite Carols of the Season
December 19th, 2009, 7pm
American Spirit: Red, White and Blues
Barber – Second Essay for Orchestra
Grofé – Three Shades of Blue (1926)
Copland – Selections from Rodeo
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
featuring Jamie Shaak, pianist
March 7, 2010, 4pm
Waukegan’s Own plus “Tchaik 5”
Cherubini – Anacreon Overture
Bruch – Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra
featuring Howard Green, clarinet and Petra Zuckova, viola
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor
May 23, 2010, 4pm
2008-09 Season
Like the four seasons and the four points of the compass, the Four Elements have been cornerstones of human experience for centuries. The Greek classical elements (Earth, Water, Air and Fire) date from pre-Socratic times and persisted throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, deeply influencing European thought and culture. In 2008-2009, the Waukegan Symphony celebrates the mysteries of our natural world with its “Season of the Elements” in which the orchestra will explore the idea of each element in its own concert setting.
WATER
Water Music Concerto in F - Handel
Overture in C, “Water Music” – Telemann
The Moldau – Smetana
Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage – Mendelssohn
A Rainy Day Medley – Gold
October 12, 2008
AIR
Symphony No. 22, “The Philosopher” - Hadyn
Nuages from Nocturnes - Debussy
The Lark Ascending - V. Williams
Serenade for Winds, Op. 7 - R. Strauss
Gli uccelli (The Birds) – Respighi
November 23, 2008
EARTH
A Night on Bald Mountain – Moussorgsky
Caucasian Sketches – Ippolitov-Ivanov
“New World” Symphony – Dvořák
March 8, 2009
FIRE
Royal Fireworks Music - Handel
Symphony No. 59, “Fire” - Hadyn
Ritual Fire Dance - de Falla
Magic Fire Music - Wagner
The Firebird: Berceuse & Finale - Stravinsky
May 17, 2009
