University City Symphony Orchestra – Programs by Season
# 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
* Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - 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 - Dvořák

## 1998-1999 season

### April 25, 1999

* Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes - Liszt
   * Queena Chi-piano
* Zigeunerweisen - 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 - Dvořák
* 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 bohème – Puccini
* Two Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. Nos. 3 and 8 – Dvořák
* Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and Orchestra – Weber (Paul Garritson, clarinet)
* 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 - Dvořák
   * Aleksander Ciechanski-cello
