University City Symphony Orchestra - Programs by Season

The University City Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit community orchestra located in the St. Louis area. This is a partial listing of its programs during its 40+ year existence:

2007 - 2008 Season

The 2007 - 2008 season has been announced and will consist of the following dates and repertoire:

March 30, 2008

* Two Latino Sketches 2004 - Benjamin
* Mid America Overture - Chamberlin
* Winners of the William Schatzkamer Young Artists Competition

March 7-9, 2008

* Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev

February 3, 2008

* Das Lied von der Erde - Mahler

November 11, 2007

* Prometheus Overture - Beethoven
* Symphony No. 26 "Lamentation" - Haydn
* Sinfonia Concertante - Mozart

October 7, 2007

* Concerto No. 1 - Rachmaninoff
* Háry Yános Suite - Kodály

2006 - 2007 Season

February 4 & 11, 2007

* Prelude to Die Meistersinger - Wagner
* Suite - "English Folk Songs" - Vaughan Williams
* Concerto for Oboe in C Major - Mozart
** "Dr. John L. Walker-oboe"
* Fantasia in C minor - Beethoven
** "Rekha Dravina-piano"
** "St. Charles Community College Choir-Jan Parker, director"
** "East Central College Choir-Arturo Gonzalez, director"

October 8, 2006

* Variations on "America" - Ives-Schuman
* Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
**"Monica Godbee-cello"
* - Barber
**"Gretchen Hewitt-soprano"
* Symphony No. 2 in E minor - Rachmaninov
**III Adagio
**IV Allegro Vivace

2002 - 2003 Season

March 23, 2003

* Concerto in D Major for Guitar and Strings - Vivaldi/Pujol
** "Kirk Hanser-guitar"
* Variations on Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto - Reuter
** "Kirk Hanser-guitar"
* Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
** "John McClellan-guitar"
* 1492 Overture - Reuter
** "Kirk Hanser-guitar"
* Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov

2001-2002 Season

April 28, 2002

*Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Mendelssohn
*Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2 - Shostakovitch
**"Sarah Stoltzfus-piano"
*Overture to William Tell - Rossini
*Shéhérazade, Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra - Ravel
**"Kellie Gregg-soprano"
*Othello Overture - Dvorak

1998 - 1999 Season

April 25, 1999

* Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes - Liszt
**"Queena Chi-piano"
* Zigeunerweissen - Sarasate
**"Tessa Ruth Gotman-violin"
* Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
**"Ryan Murphy-cello"
* An American in Paris - Gershwin
* Lincoln Portrait - Copland
**"Rev. William Gillespie-narrator

1993 - 1994 Season

December 5, 1993

*Overture to Candide - Bernstein
*Suite in A for Orchestra, Op. 98b - Dvorak
*Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 - Enescu
*Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 - Mendelssohn
**"Takaoki Sugitani-violin"

1992 - 1993 Season

February 7, 1993

* Overture to Martha - von Flotow
* Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 - Shostakovich
*Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra - Brahms
**"Adrian Walker-violin"
**"Dianne Wachsman-cello"

November 22, 1992

* Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - Nicolai
* Melodies from the Opera, "La Boheme" - Puccini
* Two Slavonic Dances - Dvorak
** Op. 46, No. 3
** Op. 46, No. 8
* Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and Orchestra - von Weber
**"Paul Garritson-clarinet"
**Adagio ma non troppo
**Andante
**Allegro
* Highlights from "Bye Bye Birdie" - Strouse
* "South Pacific": Symphonic Scenario - Rodgers

1991 - 1992 Season

February 9, 1992

* Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
* Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
** "Gena Taylor-cello"
* Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov

November 3, 1991

* Procession of the Nobles (from Mlada) - Rimsky-Korsakov
* Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 "Reformation" - Mendelssohn
* Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 - Dvorak
** "Aleksander Ciechanski-cello"