1996/1997 Season Listing

I. YOUTH AND BEAUTY

    Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 - Ludwig van Beethoven
        Bettina Wong, piano soloist
    Symphony in D minor - César Franck

    Sat., Nov 2, Hudson HS, 7:30 
    Sun., Nov 3, Leominster City Hall, 4:00

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II. HOLIDAY DELIGHTS

    Polonaise from "Christmas Eve" - Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov
    Danses for Harp and Strings - Claude Debussy
        Susan Miron, solo harp
    The Snowman - Howard Blake
        Raymond Magliozzi, narrator
        Andrew Pye, boy soprano (Dec 14)
        Aaron Bloom, boy soprano (Dec 15)
    A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson
    Harp Concerto - George Frideric Handel
        Susan Miron, solo harp
    Seasonal Selections performed by the SPM Youth Chorus
        Jan Patterson, director
    'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Randy Bass
        Raymond Magliozzi, narrator
    Christmas Favorites "Sing-along" - arr. Bruce Chase

    Sat., Dec 14, Hudson HS, 7:30
    Sun., Dec 15, Leominster City Hall, 4:00

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III. BUILDING THE SYMPHONIC SOUND

    Fanfare for Brass & Percussion - Kevin A. Kaska
    Serenade for Strings - Edward Elgar
    Little Symphony for Woodwinds - Charles François Gounod
    The Planets - Gustav Holst
        with the women of the Salisbury Singers, Laurie K. Redmer, conductor

    Sat., Feb 15, Hudson HS, 7:30 
    Sun., Feb 16, Leominster City Hall, 4:00 

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IV. OPERA GALA

    Carmen: Overture - Bizet
    Carmen: Habañera - Bizet
    Rigoletto: Questa o Quella - Verdi
    Tosca: Vissi D'Arte - Puccini
    La Bohème: Love Duet (O Suave Fanciulla) - Puccini
    Marriage of Figaro: Overture - Mozart
    Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus - Verdi
    Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba - Leoncavallo
    Die Fledermaus: Opening, Act II - Strauss
    Die Fledermaus: Champagne Trio - Strauss
    La Traviata: Prelude, Act III - Verdi
    La Traviata: Sempre Libera - Verdi
    Madama Butterfly: Entrance of Butterfly - Puccini
    Nabucco: Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) - Verdi
    Norma: Casta Diva - Bellini
    Eugene Onegin: Waltz - Tchaikovsky
    Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet - Donizetti
    Cavalleria Rusticana: The Easter Scene - Mascagni
    Turandot: Nessun Dorma - Puccini
    La Traviata: Brindisi (Libiamo) - Verdi
        Margaret Tartaglia, soprano
        Joanna Porackova, soprano
        Priscilla Gale, soprano
        Maxwell Li, tenor
        Richard Monroe, tenor
        The Salisbury Singers, chorus, Laurie K. Redmer, conductor

    Fri., Apr 11, Hudson HS, 7:30
    Sun., Apr 13, Leominster High School, 4:00

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V. PORTUGUESE & BRAZILIAN CELEBRATION

    Divertimento I - Joly Braga Santos
    Choros #6 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Batuque - Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez
    Prelúdio from Bachianas Brasileiras #4 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Fado - Fuga - Amalia Rodrigues
    Rapsodia Nortenha - Emidio/Jorge Ferreira
        Denis Frias Latin Dance Company
    Antonio Carlos Jobim Medley - arr. Kevin Kaska

    Fri., May 16, Hudson HS, 7:30
    Sat., May 17, Leominster City Hall, 7:30

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