2011-2012 Concert Season Schedule
Tickets for concerts at the Center for the Arts (George Mason University) are sold through tickets.com. These concerts take place January 22, April 15, and June 3, 2012. All other concert tickets are sold by AYPO through salesforce.com.
Orchestral Brilliance [Concert Flier] [BUY TICKETS] Sunday, November 6, 2011 • 3:00 p.m. Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus, Virginia
American Youth Philharmonic Daniel Spalding, Music Director & Conductor
Guest Artist: Jeffrey Jacob, piano Pre-concert lecture at 2:30 p.m. with pianist and composer Jeffrey Jacob (free with concert admission)
Program:
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Jacob: Wanderer Fantasy for Piano and Large Orchestra (Symphony No. 4) *World Premiere*
Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite
Program:
Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles
Bach arr. Calliet: Fugue in G Minor
Alfred Reed: Greensleeves - A Symphonic Setting
Del Borgo: Hatikvah
Hershey Kay: Pat-A-Pan
Delibes arr. Isaac: March and Procession of Bacchus
Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kiji Suite
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Program:
Beethoven arr. Robert Longfield: Allegretto (from Symphony No. 7)
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11
Tchaikovsky arr. Jamin Hoffman: Scenes from Swan Lake Holst: Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Program:
Miguel del Aguila: The Giant Guitar
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Tickets: $17 General Admission sold through Baltimore Symphony Orchestra [Buy Tickets]
Comps for Kids Concert: Free for Ages 18 & Under! The Human Spirit [Concert Flier] [BUY TICKETS] Sunday, January 22, 2012 • 3:00 p.m. Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
American Youth Philharmonic Daniel Spalding, Music Director & Conductor
Guest Artist: Dotian Levalier, harp Join us after the concert for an Instrument Petting Zoo sponsored by
Program:
Miguel del Aguila: The Giant Guitar
Mark Adamo: Four Angels, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Comps for Kids is generously sponsored by . No reservations are necessary and free tickets will be available at the door.
Fate's Fortune [Concert Flier] [BUY TICKETS] Sunday, February 26, 2012 • 3:00 p.m. Vienna Presbyterian Church, Vienna, Virginia
American Youth Concert Orchestra J.D. Anderson, Conductor
American Youth Symphonic Orchestra Carl J. Bianchi, Conductor with musicians from Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in a side-by-side concert!
Program:
von Suppé: Light Cavalry Overture
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, mvt. 1
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1 and No. 7
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Program:
Mozart: Symphony No. 25, mvt. I
Borenstein: The Shell Adagio for Strings, Op. 17
Verdi: "La Donna è Mobile" from Rigoletto
Bartók arr. Monday: Romanian Folk Dances
Program:
Liadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, Legend for Orchestra, Op. 62
Tcherepnin: The Distant Princess, Op. 4
Moussorgsky arr. Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on Bald Mountain, Fantasy for Orchestra
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911)
Program:
Doug Wallace: Screech
John Cage: Dance Music For Elfrid Ide, mvt. I
Jennifer Higdon: Splendid Wood
Tobias Brostrom: Nordic Peace
Rudiger Pawassar: Sculpture 3
Manuel de Falla arr. Doug Wallace: "Spanish Dance" from La Vida Breve
Zez Confrey: Dizzy Fingers
Program:
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
Mozart: Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Bach arr. Stokowski: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
Strauss: "Dance of the Seven Veils" from Salome
Music Buddies Showcase Recital [Concert Flier] Monday, June 4, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. Kilmer Middle School, Vienna, Virginia
Music Buddies Mentorship Program Free admission - no tickets required!
Program:
Various repertoire performed by participants in the program
The AYPO Music Buddies Mentorship Program is a peer-to-peer musical training opportunity for youth in the region. The program provides eight months of free, weekly, private music instruction to middle school and elementary school students given by trained AYPO musicians interested in teaching and giving back to the community. At the end of each year, mentees, their families, and mentors are encouraged to participate in the Music Buddies Showcase Recital. This recital is an opportunity for Music Buddies participants to share their musical accomplishments with an audience. [Read More]
