Bedřich Smetana - Two Fanfares

Fanfare for Shakespeare’s Richard III
Prelude to Libuše

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Prelude
Dance of the Swans
Neopolitan Dance
Hungarian Dance “Czardas”
The Black Swan - Entrance and Coda

Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suitę, Op. 60

I. The Birth of Kijé
II. Romance
III. Kijé’s Wedding
IV. Troĩka
V. The Burial of Kijé

Leonard Bernstein - Selections from West Side Story

Link to Livestream

Composer-in-residence Steven Bryant

Hector Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture

Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Steven Bryant - The Automatic Earth

A Slow Fire
Days of Miracle and Wonder
Shining of Shadow
The Automatic Earth
The Language of Light

Free admission

Link to the livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/KMHMtaR-yxI

Featuring the winners of the Biennial Tri-College
Concerto-Aria Competition

Eric Ewazen - Prelude and Fugue for Trumpet Ensemble

ACU/McM Trumpet Ensemble

Emmanuel Séjourné - Mvt II from Concerto for Marimba and Strings

Aaron Brokovich, marimba

Paul Hindemith - I. "Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal": Langsam – Mäßig bewegt, mit Kraft from Der Schwanendreher

Turner Rey, viola

Claude Debussy - Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra

Karissa Ward, clarinet

Johannes Brahms - Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Link to Livestream

Pre-Program music

Alexander Borodin - I. Allegro Moderato from String Quartet No. 2

Giuseppe Verdi - Overture to Nabucco

Dimitri Shostakovich/arr. Stokowski - Prelude in Eb minor

Arnold Bax - Phantasy for Viola and Orchestra

I. Poco lento. Largamente
II. Lento semplice
III. Allegro vivace

Dr. Katheen Crabtree, viola

Dimitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

IV. Allegro non troppo

Free admission

Link to Livestream

Faculty and Friends Chamber Concert
Heavenly Rest chamber series

Joseph Canteloube - Rustiques

Jacques Ibert - Five Pieces for Trio

I. Allegro vivo
II. Andantino
III. Allegro assai
IV. Andante
V. Allegro quasi marziale

Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Winds, Op. 44

I. Moderato quasi marcia
II. Menuetto. Tempo di minuetto
III. Andante con moto
IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Joseph Price - Intrada Dramatica for Trumpet Ensemble

Dimitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Yvonne Desportes - French Suite for Four Clarinets

Joaquín Rodrigo - Adagio for Wind Orchestra

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Link to Livestream

Paul Dukas - Fanfare from La Péri

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”

I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto

Richard Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro - Rondo

Patrick Thomas, Horn

Kevin Day - Blue Hour Skyline

Featuring the winners of the Biennial Tri-College Concerto-Aria Competition

Handel - Tornami a vagheggiar (Turn to me with longing) from Alcina

Penelope Teague, soprano

Eugene Goossens - Oboe Concerto, Op. 45

Carly Coleman, oboe

Steven Bryant - Dusk (consortium premiere)

Beethoven - Fidelio Overture

Arutiunian - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

William Marshall, trumpet

Livestream link on YouTube

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 10, Op. 74

I. Poco Adagio – Allegro

Samuel Barber - First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12

Édouard Lalo - Cello Concerto in D minor

I. Prelude, lento – Allegro maestoso

Adrienne Banks, cello

Alexander Borodin - Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor

Free admission

Livestream link - https://www.youtube.com/live/iBF4tbLXlgY?si=3DqlCto1SGiH4NSd

Originally from Chicago, Adrienne Banks began studying cello at the age of 9. She graduated with honors from Illinois State University, where she earned a B.M. in music performance and music therapy, studying cello under Dr. Adriana La Rosa Ransom. She was a member of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest before moving to Texas in 2016.

Adrienne has traveled around the United States and Europe to perform, including orchestral tours throughout France and Germany and as a cellist with the International Chamber Music Institute in Bulgaria. She has had the pleasure of playing for hundreds of live events, including SXSW musical festival and concert tours for major artists. She has also recorded for various artists’ albums and done live and commercial work for Amazon Prime. Adrienne has a passion for collaborating with theatre artists, having performed for numerous theatrical productions, including as the company cellist for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Adrienne has been a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) since 2014 and has worked with a wide variety of individuals and groups to bring healing through music. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, having served in multiple leadership positions and earning the Regional Alumnae Leadership Award for excellence in music and community service. She currently performs as a core cellist with Sienna String Quartet based in Austin, TX, as a substitute cellist with the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, and teaches cello for Abilene ISD while maintaining a private studio.

All repertoire for this concert has been chosen by the student’s in the orchestra!

String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 “American” - Antonín Dvořák

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Violins – Emma Hoover, Naomi McCracken
Viola – Teran Hall Cello – Leyton Leslie

Spanish Dance No. 1 - Manuel de Falla

Music from “How to Train Your Dragon”

Suite No. 1 from Carmen - Georges Bizet

Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” - Antonin Dvorak

IV. Allegro con fuoco

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Ballade in A minor, op. 33

Omar Thomas - Of Our New Day Begun

Lennon/McCartney arr. Shelly Berg - Blackbird

Duke Ellington - Three Black Kings

Featuring guest artists Meghan Ahern (saxophone), Jacob Murillo (piano), Stacey Nash (bass), and Allen Teel (drums)

Mason Bates - Mothership

Jean Sibelius - Lemminkäinen’s Return, Op. 22 No. 4

Andy J. Patterson/arr. Steven Ward - Sonare
Bill Harden, bassoon

Aaron Copland - Quiet City
Susie Rockett, english horn
David Amlung, trumpet

Arturo Márquez - Danzón No. 2

Free Admission

Livestream link - https://youtu.be/sw4ygc5k9qc

Featuring the winners of the Biennial Tri-College Concerto/Aria Competition

Antonin Dvorak - Slavonic Dance No. 1, Op. 46

David Richardson (Hardin Simmons University) - Introspection (Premiere)

Gaetano Donizetti - “Bella siccome un angelo” from Don Pasquale
Collin Jumes, Baritone (Abilene Christian University)

Emmanuel Séjourné - III. Rhythmique, Energique from Concerto for Marimba
Adam Clifton, Marimba (McMurry University)

Dimitri Shostakovich - Festive Overture

Livestream Link: https://youtu.be/vCD9g7A4fDg

Cinema

Hans Zimmer/arr. Lavender - Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest

Danny Elfman/arr. Kazik - “This is Halloween” from
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Krzyztof Penderecki - Symphony No. 3: Passacaglia

Characters

Andrew Lloyd Webber - “The Music of the Night” from
The Phantom of the Opera
Christopher Hollingsworth, The Phantom

Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre
Erin Weber, violin

Benjamin Britten - “Claggart’s Aria” from Billy Budd
Rick Piersall, John Claggart

Costumes, Puppets, and Dolls

Clarice Assad - Bonecos de Olinda

In person: Free admission; no tickets required; masks worn in audience and on stage

Youtube Link for Livestream: COA Halloween Concert 2021

LINK TO LIVESTREAM ON YOUTUBE


Adrienne Albert - Fanfare for 13 Brass (pre-recorded)


Anton Arensky - Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky, op. 35a


Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 22 in Eb major “The Philosopher”

I. Adagio
II. Presto
III. Minuet e trio
IV. Finale: Presto


Igor Stravinsky - Suite No. 2 for small orchestra

I. Marche
II. Valse
III. Polka
IV. Galop


LINK TO LIVESTREAM ON YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-CB8w0R6lY&feature=youtu.be

Beethoven, Hindemith, and a special performance by Abilene’s own Revolution Strings

Beethoven - Military March No. 1 in F (Yorckscher Marsch)
Hindemith - Geschwindmarsch by Beethoven (Paraphrase)

Revolution Strings

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 (Eroica)

Chamber Concert featuring grammy award winning saxophonist Tim McAllister, performing Higdon’s Soprano Saxophone Concerto.

Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Higdon Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Milhaud La Creation du Monde (The Creation of the World)