2024 CONCERTS

Tuesday May 7, 2024

Verdi: “Triumphant March” from Aida

Brahms: Symphony 1 in C minor Op. 68, Mvt. IV Adagio

Dvorak: Symphony 9 (From the New World)

Sunday March 3, 2024

J S Bach: Prelude in D Minor for Solo Cello

Saint-Saens: Danse Bachanale from Samson and Delilah

Vaughn Williams: English Folk Song Suite

Copland: Fanfare for The Common Man

Mendelsohn: March from Athalia

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite

2023 CONCERTS

Sunday November 19, 2023

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Rimsky- Korsakov: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (Kenton McWilliams, Trombone)

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture

Ivy Allen, Conductor

Beethoven: Symphony 7, A Major, Op, 92

Paul Higdon, Conductor

Same Program at the Wildwood Campus, November 28, 2023

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Tuesday, May 9, 2003, 7:30 PM

Schubert: Symphony 8, b-minor Unfinished

Shostakovich: Polka from Golden Age

Ivy Allen — Conductor

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Rossini: William Tell Overture

Handel (arr. Harty): Suite from Water Music

Paul Higdon. — Conductor

Sunday, March 5, 2023, 3pm, Terry Fischer M. Theater

Beethoven: Symphony in 2, D Major Op 36.

Paul Higdon, Conductor

Grundman: American Folk Rhapsody

Brahms: Hungarian Dances #6 and #7

Anderson: Blue Tango

James Horner, arr. J Moss : Hollywood Blockbusters: Main Title, Appollo13— Somewhere Out There—Bannnockburn—My Heart Will Go On—Southampton

Ivy Allen, Conductor

2022 CONCERTS: 

November

Nicolai: Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor

Vivaldi: Flute Concerto No. 4, G Major, Fausto Barrera, Flute

Faure: Elegie for Cello and Orchestra, Brennan Bukaty, Cello

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite

Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End

Borodin: Themes from Symphony No.2 First Movement (arr. Vernon Leidig)

May

Franz Schubert: Symphony 8 in B minor (Unfinished)

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances 5, 6, & 7

Johann Strauss: Voices of Spring Waltz

Gioachino Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture

Edward German: 3 Dances from Henry VIII’s Music.

2021 CONCERTS:

May:

La Vie Parisienne Overture …………….………….…..…….. Offenbach/Dorati

Gavotte in D Minor ………...........……………………………. Lully/Page

Gavotte in G Major …………….…..…..…..………………… Gluck/Page

Three Viola Duos ...................................................... W. F. Bach

No. 1 G major - Allegro
Alicia Spalding and Amy Stimmel, Viola

Overture to “The Messiah” …………………………………………..……… Handel

Ancient Airs and Dances (Suite 1) …………...…………………………………... Respighi

I. Balletto II. Villanella III. Gagliardo

St. Paul’s Suite ………………….……..………………………….. Holst

I. Jig II. Ostinato III. Intermezzo IV. Dargason

Meet me in St. Louis

…….………….………... Martin-Blane Richards

Tritsch Tratsch Polka ………………………………….……. J. Strauss, Jr.

March:

Liberty Bell March ……………… J.P. Sousa

Jamaican Rhumba ……… Arthur Benjamin

Dance of the Tumblers ……………………………… Rimsky-Korsakoff

Fantasia on Greensleeves …………………………………….. Vaughn-Williams

Divertimento in D, K.136 ………………………………... W.A.Mozart

Allegro, Andante, Presto

Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20 ……………………………………………. Edward Elgar

Allegro piacevole

The Holberg Suite, Op. 40 ………………………………………. Edvard Grieg

Praelude, Sarabande, Gavotte-Musette, Air, Rigaudon

November:

Rimsky-Korsakov - Procession of the Nobles

D. Beckham - Memorial Ode on Vaughn-Williams "Sine Nomine" In Memory of John and Leslie Testa.

Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1

Moussorgsky - A Night On Bald Mountain

Rossini - William Tell Overture

2020 CONCERTS:

Fall 2020 Streaming Concert:

PROGRAM

Turkish March……………………………………………….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Polka, OP. 22 ……………………………………………………Dimitri Shostakovich(1906-1975)

Piano Concerto No.21 (C major) K.467…………………………..W.A, Mozart (1756-1791) Paul Higdon, Piano

Serenade for String Orchestra………………………………. Antonin Dvorak (1847-1904) Moderato Larghetto

Capriol Suite for String Orchestra…………………………… Peter Warlock (1834-1930) Basse Danse—Pavane—Tordion—Bransles Pieds-en L’air— Mattachins

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525………………………………….. W.A, Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro Romance:Andante Minnuetto: Allegretto Rondo:Allegro

March 8, 2020

Music of America and Beyond:

Mozart - Flute Concerto in D major K. 314, First Movement Vernon von der Heydt, Flute

Anderson - Blue Tango

Anderson - Fiddle Faddle

Sousa - Liberty Bell March

Ades - Irving Berlin-A Symphonic Portrait

Sousa - Flags of Freedom March

Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture Op.49

2 Masterpieces

May 3, 2020

Cancelled (Covid 19 )

Howard Hanson-Symphony No.2 (Romantic).

Mozart - Mass in C major, K.317 (Coronation)

November 10, 2020

Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Beethoven - Turkish March

Warlock - Capriol Suite

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 , Andante, Paul Higdon, Piano

Shostakovich - Polka from the Age of Gold Ballet

Dvorak - Serenade for Strings

2019 CONCERTS

March 10, 2019 3PM: A Concert of American Music In support of THE ST.LOUIS WARRIOR SUPPORT FOUNDATION: ;

The Star Spangled Banner-Smith, Armed Forces Salute-Lowden, Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance-Fletcher, Variations on a Shaker Melody-Copland, The Red Pony (selections)-Copland Saturday Night Waltz and Hoe-Down (from Rodeo),Copland, Raiders March-Williams, Annunciation-Repperger, Gateway Fanfare and March-Meuer, Concertino for Clarinet OP.26,-Weber (Jeff Kuenzel, soloist), Stars and Stripes Forever-Sousa,

Program subject to change.

May 5, 2019 3PM: Symphony 2 in D Major Op.73, Brahms. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K.525, Mozart. Marche Slave Op. 31, Tchaikovsky

October 18, 2019 String Orchestra Concert at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ,

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (mvt 1) Mozart, Fiddle Dance-Fletcher, Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra-Carl Maria von Weber Jeff Kuenzel Clarinet solo, Red Pony Suite- Aaron Copland, Ashokan Farewell-Unger Anna Allen, violin, Ashby Laws, Accordion, Cannon in D-Pachelbel, Selections from Coco- Moore, Day Tripper-Lennon &McCarthy,

November 24, 2019 3pm:

Shostakovich - Festive Overture op. 9 Sweetin - River Cathedral Strauss - Emperor Waltz op. 437 Bizet - Symphony in C

Program subject to change.

2018 CONCERTS

  Music of America and Beyond

March 4, 2018 3 pm: In support of THE ST.LOUIS WARRIOR SUPPORT FOUNDATION: 

Star Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful- Samuel Ward,Selections from South Pacific-Rodgers, Jim Croce in Concert-Croce, The Liberty Bell-J.P. Sousa, Armed Forces Salute- Lowden, Serenata- Leroy Anderson, Strike Up the Band-Gershwin, The Empire Strikes Back- John Williams,   Souvenir de Porto Rico-Gottschalk,   Symphony No. 9 [From the New World] , (2nd movement)-Dvorak, The Phantom Regiment-Anderson, Guadalcanal March-Rodgers, Stars and Stripes Forever-Sousa.                                   (Subject to Change)

May 6, 2018:       3pm                                  Glinka; Russlan and Ludmilla, Overture, Liadov,  Kikimora,  Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantablile opus 11,  Mozart,Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K.191/186e--soloist: Robert Carter;   Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major-- soloist: Jessica Platt 

November 18, 2018 3:00 PM

A MUSICAL TRIP THROUGH THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

 Beethoven: Symphony 5 Op.67,  Bizet: Farandole from  L'Arlesienne Suite #2.   Wagner:  Die Meistersinger Overture WWV 96.   Mussorgski/Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on Bald Mountain.

2017 CONCERTS

March 5, 2017 3 pm: in support of THE ST.LOUIS WARRIOR SUPPORT FOUNDATION and in Memory of Bill Starr

Star Spangled Banner, Sousa: Washington Post, Kern: Show Boat Highlights, Grofe: Mississippi Suite, Anderson: Buglers Holiday, Copland: Hoe Down from Rodeo, Grundman: American Folk Rhapsody, Mandel-Altman: M*A*S*H Theme and Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

May 7, and 9, 2017 : Mendelssohn: Symphony  #5 in D Major Op 107 (Reformation),  American Folk Rhapsody,Bizet: Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite #2 Op.23 (bis)

November 19, 2017: 

Mozart: Symphony 41 K. 551 (Jupiter). Smetana: 3 Dances from The Bartered Bride.  Kodaly: Intermezzo from Hary Janos Suite  

2016 CONCERTS

March 6, 2016 3 pm:

Patriotic music, in support of THE ST.LOUIS WARRIOR SUPPORT FOUNDATION

Smith: The Star Spangled Banner, Lowden:Armed Forces Salute, Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever, and The Thunderer,  Rogers: Selections from South Pacific and Selections from Victory at Sea, Ward: America the Beautiful,  Beethoven: Overture to Egmont,  (Paul Higdon, guest conductor), Litton: Heroes March

March 8, 2016, 7:30 PM  at the Wildwood Campus  STLCC same program at March 6

May 1, 2016, 3 pm:

 Dvorak: Symphony #9 (From the new world), Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K.364 (soloists:Jessica Platt - Violin, Deberah Hefferkamp - Viola), Rimsky-Korsakoff: Dance of the Tumblers from the Snow Maiden

November 20,2016, 3 pm :

Dedicated to the memory of Jocleta (Jo) Allen

Mussorgsky/Tushmaloffl: Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimsky-Korsakoff: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada, Ravel: Mother Goose Suite

2015 CONCERTS

March 8, 2015, 3pm:Beethoven, Symphony #1,  Herold, Overture to Zampa,  Bizet, Carmen Suite #1, Wagner,  Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III

May 3, 2015, 3pm: Debussy,  3 Nocturnes,  Prokofieff, Lt. Kije Suite

November 22, 2015 3 pm: Berlioz,  Roman Carnival Overture,  Schubert, Symphony in C major "the Great",  Rossini, Introduction, Theme and Variations-Russell Roussin, Clarinet Soloist

Programs subject to change. Admission to FVSO concerts is free of charge. 

Performance Location:

The Terry M. Fischer Theater (T on the lower map below)
3400 Pershall Road
St. Louis MO 6313