CONCERTS AND EVENTS

In music, an Overture is an orchestral composition that forms the prelude or introduction to an opera, oratorio or musical, and CCCO’s program, Making Overtures is, literally, a prelude to our new season. The program showcases overtures in a wide variety of musical styles and spanning the centuries,  from late 18th century works by Gluck and Mozart, to early 19th century works by Beethoven, Rossini and Schubert, and works from the mid-late 1800’s  by Glinka and Offenbach, to a modern overture by young Spanish film composer Oscar Navarro.

The Star Spangled Banner – John Stafford Smith / Orchestrated by Walter Damrosch

Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla – Mikhail Glinka

Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis – Christoph Willibald Gluck

Overture to Marriage of Figaro, K.492 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Overture to La Gazza Ladra – Gioacchino Rossini

Overture to Egmont,Op. 84 – Ludwig van Beerthoven

Rosamunde Overture, Op. 26 (D797) – Franz Schubert

Overture to La belle Helene – Jacques Offenbach

Downey Overture – Oscar Navarro

with soloist Susan Waller, flute

Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Concerto for Flute in G Major, K. 313 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro maestoso
Adagio non troppo
Rondo – Tempo di Menuetto

INTERMISSION

Serenade No. 11 in Eb for eight wind instruments, K. 375 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro maestoso
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto
Allegro

Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro molto
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro assai

with soloists Sarah Sloan, soprano and Jeffrey Albright, tenor

Overture to Cariolanus, Op. 62 Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
Andante cantabile con moto
Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

INTERMISSION

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s Birth
Overture to On the Town Leonard Bernstein

Concert Suite No. 1, from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein
Maria – One Hand, One Heart – Somewhere – Balcony Scene (Only You/Tonight)
      with Sarah Sloan, soprano and Jeffrey Albright, tenor

“Dream with Me”, from Peter Pan Leonard Bernstein
      with Sarah Sloan, soprano

Overture to Candide Leonard Bernstein

with soloist Elizabeth Hunter Ashley

Ain’t it a Pretty Night, from “Susanna” Carlisle Floyd

Summertime, from “Porgy and Bess” George Gershwin

Old American Songs Aaron Copland
Shall We Gather at the River
I Bought Me A Cat
Simple Gifts
Ching-A-Ring Chaw
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ahsley, Lyric Coloratura Soprano

Tribute to Irving Berlin arr. Healey
There’s No Business/Alexander’s Ragtime Band/Always/Anything You Can Do
How Deep is the Ocean/Blue Skies/Puttin’ on the Ritz, (then segue to) God Bless America

Hoagy Carmichael: An American Treasure arr. Sammy Nestico
Georgia on My Mind, Heart & Soul, Lazy River, Skylark, Stardust

Broadway Tonight arr. Bruce Chase
Everything’s Comin’ Up Roses/Soon It’s Gonna Rain/My Favorite Things
Try to Remember/That’s Entertainment/People

The Carousel Waltz, from “Carousel” – Richard Rogers

A Salute to Rogers & Hammerstein – Richard Rogers

with soloist Martin Morley, piano

joyRIDE – Michael Markowski
Based on Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Variations on “America”- Charles Ives/orchestrated by William Schuman

America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward/arr. Alfred Reed

Selections from Porgy and Bess– George Gershwin/arr. John Whitney
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Summertime
I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin
Bess You Is My Woman Now
There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’

American Salute – Morton Gould

Based on When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Folk Tune and Fiddler’s Fury – Alexander Safford
with the Alhambra High School String Orchestra
(Friday concert only)

Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin/orch. Ferde Grofe
With Martin Morely, piano
(Saturday and Sunday concerts only)

Fascinating Rhythm – George Gershwin/arr. John Whitney

Early Light – Carolyn Bremer
Based on melodic ideas from The Star Spangled Banner

George M. Cohan Salute –  George M. Cohan/arr. Hermann
Yankee Doodle Boy
Harrington
Mary’s A Grand Old Name
You’re a Grand Old Flag