Past Performances
2019-2020 Concert Season: Once Upon a Time…
David Kravitz
John Small
Sarah Pelletier
A Gothic Tale
October 18 & 19, 2019, 8pm
Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 82, “The Bear”
Béla Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
David Kravitz, baritone
John Small, The Bard
The season opener includes Bartok’s suspenseful one-act opera: Bluebeard’s Castle. In this gothic tale, Duke Bluebeard and his new wife Judith enter the great hall of his large, gloomy, chilly castle. The Duke has a mysterious past and Judith notices seven locked doors. Come find out what is behind the doors!!!
Joyce Kulkawik
Alex Kinmonth
Siri Smedvig
Jeffrey Korn
Fairytale Adventures
December 8, 2019, 2pm and 4pm
Bedřich Smetana, The Bartered Bride
Michael Gandolfi, Pinocchio’s Adventures in Funland
Paul Patterson, Little Red Riding Hood Songbook
Joyce Kulhawik, narrator
Holiday Songs
This concert is suitable for children of all ages! Come hear Joyce Kulhawik narrate two beloved fairytales and lead a holiday sing-along.
Ehlers Young Artist Concert
January 24 & 25, 2020
7:15pm – Pre-concert recitals
8:00pm – Orchestra concert
Johannes Brahms, Tragic Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1
Young Artist Competition Winner: Andrew Gu, piano
Pre-concert recitals:
Violinists Fei Yang-Sady (Fri) & Kaitlyn Kaminuma (Sat)
Many orchestra and audience members say that this is their favorite concert of the season. Come experience the excitement, enthusiasm, and artistry of our young talented competition winners.
Into The Woods
March 27 & 28, 2020, 8pm
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 2
Jean Sibelius, Tapiola, op. 112
Ludwig August Lebrun, Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Alex Kinmonth, oboe
Fall under the spell of Tapiola, Sibelius’ atmospheric tone poem about forest spirits and listen to Carlisle native, Alex Kinmonth, play a rarely heard classical oboe concerto.
Pops! Journeys To New Lands
May 15 & 16, 2020, 8pm
May 17, 2020, 2pm
Pablo Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen
Siri Smedvig, violin
Bernard Hoffer, Kurt Weill Songbook
Jerome Kern, Showboat
Jeffrey Korn, vocalist
George Gershwin, American in Paris
John Williams, Superman March
Josef Suk, Scherzo Fantastique
It’s festive. It’s fun. It’s Pops! Immerse yourself in Gershwin’s 1920’s Paris soundscape, and be entertained by Bernie Hoffer’s wonderful American Songbook arrangements and Sarasate’s violin showpiece, Zigeunerweisen, interpreted by Concord residents, Jeff Korn and Siri Smedvig.