Posted by Jay Bertolet on August 31, 2002 at 17:27:17:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Baseball-A Music Related Commentary posted by Larry Zaidan on August 31, 2002 at 14:46:00:
We did two things first to determine what we could program that our audience would consider a good choice. We checked past concert ticket sales and we listened to what audience members requested we play. Obviously these two things weren't directly reflected in the final programming because lots of factors go into why a concert sells or doesn't. Also, we have to take into account what the audience hasn't heard in many years (because we've never programmed it before) or ever and balance that into what they actually requested. Lastly, we looked at the resultant list and made sure that all the final selections were fiscally responsible.
I'm sure those of you who study this list will wonder how some of this music could be considered in any way "new". Without going all the way down the list, I can tell you there are some works on this list that have never been performed by the FPO in the 17 years I've been here. One such example is Brahms 4th Symphony. Please take into account that some pieces that you'll view as warhorses will not fit that category here. They will be fresh "new" pieces that our audiences have never heard us play. You'll also see a lot of Mozart. This is another composer whose works are rarely, if ever, performed by the FPO. This is another of the changes we made.
The list is quite long and I'm sorry for that. I wanted to be as complete as possible. Here is an overview of our season:
The Planets
Christopher Wilkins conductor
Women of the Florida Philharmonic Chorus
BRAHMS-Symphony No. 3
HOLST-The Planets
Tuesday, October 8 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Wednesday, October 9 - CSCA
Thursday, October 10 - SRC
Tuesday, October 15 - GCPA
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The Majestic Cello
Rumon Gamba conductor
Amanda Forsyth cello
SCHUBERT-Symphony No. 3
ELGAR-Cello Concerto
SCHUMANN-Symphony No. 1, (Spring)
Saturday, October 19 - BCPA/Amaturo
Sunday, October 20 - BCPA/Amaturo
Tuesday, October 22 - SRC
Wednesday, October 23 - LT
Sunday, October 27 - KCPA
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Haydn, Strauss and Franck
Maximiano Valdés conductor
David Jolley horn
HAYDN-Symphony No. 95
STRAUSS-Horn Concerto No. 1
FRANCK-Symphony in D minor
Sunday, November 3 - KCPA
Monday, November 4 - BCPA/Amaturo
Wednesday, November 6 - GCPA
Thursday, November 7 - SRC
Monday, November 11 - BCPA/Amaturo
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Festividad Latina
Peter Nero conductor and pianist
Néstor Torres jazz flutist
Join Peter Nero, the FPO and Florida's own jazz flutist
Néstor Torres in an evening celebrating the exciting
Latin influences of South Florida.
Monday, November 18 - KCPA
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The Italian
Marco Armiliato conductor
Wendy Chen piano
Jeffrey Kaye trumpet
BEETHOVEN-Overture to Egmont
SHOSTAKOVITCH-Piano Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN-Symphony No. 4, (Italian)
Sunday, December 1 - KCPA
Tuesday, December 3 - BCPA/Amaturo
Wednesday, December 4 - BCPA/Amaturo
Thursday, December 5 - SRC
Sunday, December 8 - LT/5:00 PM
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Gutiérrez Returns!
Paul Nadler conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez piano
BERLIOZ-Overture to Béatrice and Bénédict
RACHMANINOFF-Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN-Symphony No. 3, (Eroica)
Tuesday, December 10 - KCPA
Monday, December 16 - CSCA
Tuesday, December 17 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Wednesday, December 18 - GCPA
Thursday, December 19 - SRC
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Handel's Messiah
Lawrence Leighton Smith conductor
Patricia Johnson soprano
Barbara Dever mezzo soprano
Brian Downen tenor
Mark Embry baritone
Florida Philharmonic Chorus
Jo-Michael Scheibe chorus conductor
Jeffri Bantz assistant chorus conductor
HANDEL-Messiah
Saturday, December 14 - LT
Sunday, December 15 - BCPA/Au-Rene
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Romantic Piano
Bruce Hangen conductor
John Novacek piano
LISZT-Mazeppa
LISZT-Rhapsodie espagnole
TCHAIKOVSKY-Francesca da Rimini
RACHMANINOFF-Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Sunday, January 5 - LT
Monday, January 6 - SRC
Tuesday, January 7 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, January 9 - CSCA
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Mahler's 4th
Joseph Silverstein conductor
Shana Blake Hill soprano
Florida Philharmonic Chorus
POULENC-Gloria
MAHLER-Symphony No. 4
Tuesday, January 14 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, January 16 - SRC
Saturday, January 25 - GCPA
Tuesday, January 28 - KCPA
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Peter's World Tour
Peter Nero conductor and piano
Gioacchino Livigni tenor
Peter Nero, the FPO and Italian tenor Gioacchino
Livigni will take you on a tour that spans the world …
music from Russia, France, Austria, Spain, Latin
America, Great Britain, Italy and Australia.
Wednesday, January 15 - BCPA/Au-Rene
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An Evening of Mozart
Joseph Silverstein conductor
Awadagin Pratt piano
MOZART-Symphony No. 18
MOZART-Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488
MOZART-Symphony No. 40
Sunday, February 2 - KCPA
Monday, February 3 - CSCA
Tuesday, February 4 - BCPA/Amaturo
Wednesday, February 5 - BCPA/Amaturo
Thursday, February 6 - LT
Monday, February 10 - SRC
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In Love with Mozart
Sarah Hicks conductor
MOZART-Overture to The Magic Flute
MOZART-Sinfonia Concertante
BERLIOZ-Love scene from Romeo et Juliette
PROKOFIEV-Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Friday, February 14 - SRC/2:00 PM
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Silverstein Plays Beethoven
Joseph Silverstein conductor and violin
BARBER-Second Essay
BRAHMS-Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN-Violin Concerto
Saturday, February 15 - GCPA
Sunday, February 16 - KCPA
Monday, February 17 - SRC
Tuesday, February 18 - BCPA/Amaturo
Wednesday, February 19 - BCPA/Amaturo
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Bruckner's "Romantic"
David Lockington conductor
Gary Graffman piano
MOZART-Overture to Cosí fan tutte
RAVEL-Piano Concerto in D Major, (Left Hand)
BRUCKNER-Symphony No. 4, (Romantic)
Friday, February 28 - SRC
Sunday, March 2 - KCPA
Tuesday, March 4 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, March 6 - GCPA
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Festividad Latina
Peter Nero conductor and pianist
Néstor Torres jazz flutist
Join Peter Nero, the FPO and Florida's own jazz flutist
Néstor Torres in an evening celebrating the exciting
Latin influences of South Florida.
Wednesday, March 5 - BCPA/Au-Rene
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Harmonica Spectacular
Albert-George Schram conductor
Robert Bonfiglio harmonica
GERSHWIN-Cuban Overture
VILLA-LOBOS-Concerto for Harmonica
COPLAND-El salón México
LECUONA-Selections to be announced
Tuesday, March 18 - KCPA
Wednesday, March 19 - BCPA/Amaturo
Thursday, March 20 - BCPA/Amaturo
Sunday, March 23 - LT/5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 25 - CSCA
Thursday, March 27 - SRC
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Music Over the Centuries
TBA conductor
Aaron Rosand violin
MOZART-Symphony No. 34
PISTON-Symphony No. 6
BRAHMS-Violin Concerto
Tuesday, April 1 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, April 3 - SRC
Sunday, April 6 - LT/5:00 PM
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Brahms' Double
Joel Revzen conductor
Igor Gruppman violin
Andrés Díaz cello
Louis Lebherz baritone
Florida Philharmonic Chorus
COPLAND-Canticle of Freedom
WALTON-Belshazzar's Feast
BRAHMS-Concerto for Violin and Violoncello, (Double)
Tuesday, April 8 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, April 10 - SRC
Saturday, April 12 - GCPA
Tuesday, April 22 - KCPA
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Broadway Encores
Peter Nero conductor and piano
Christiane Noll soprano
Soprano Christiane Noll will treat FPO audiences to favorites from the
Broadway stage … including selections form Carousel, Oklahoma, Guys and
Dolls, Candide and more!
Wednesday, April 9 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Monday, April 21 - KCPA
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The Three B's
Albert-George Schram conductor
BACH-Movements from Orchestral Suites 2 and 3
BRAHMS-Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
BEETHOVEN-Symphony No. 4
Friday, April 11 - SRC/2:OO PM
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Great Opera Arias and Duos
Sarah Hicks conductor
TBA soprano
TBA tenor
VERDI-Overture to Nabucco
VERDI-Selections from Rigoletto, La Traviata and Aida
ROSSINI-Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville
MOZART-Selections from The Marriage of Figaro
LEONCAVALLO-Vesti la giubba from I Pagliacci
VERDI-Solenne in quest'ora from La forza del destino
FLOTOW-M'appari from Martha
VERDI-Dio, che nell'alma from Don Carlo
PUCCINI-The Chrysanthemums
PUCCINI-Selections from Tosca, Madama Butterfly and La Rondine
Sunday, May 4 - LT/5:00 PM
Wednesday, May 7 - KCPA
Monday, May 12 - SRC
Tuesday, May 13 - BCPA/Au-Rene
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Great Opera Overtures
Albert-George Schram conductor
ROSSINI-Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
WAGNER-Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
TCHAIKOVSKY-Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
GOUNOD-Ballet music from Faust (Waltz, Dance Antique and Satin's Dance)
PONCHIELLI-Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda
SMETANA-Overture to The Bartered Bride
VERDI-Overture to Nabucco
PUCCINI-Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
VERDI-Prelude to Act III from La Traviata
BORODIN-Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Friday, May 9 - SRC/2:00 PM
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Virtuosity and Passion
Keri-Lynn Wilson conductor
John Browning piano
BEETHOVEN-Creatures of Prometheus
BARBER-Piano Concerto
WAGNER-Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
WAGNER-Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nüremberg WAGNER-Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Wednesday, May 14 - BCPA/Au-Rene
Thursday, May 15 - KCPA
Monday, May 19 - SRC
Tuesday, May 20 - GCPA
These are just the main concerts. We're also doing a couple of operas (Cav/Pag & Don Giovanni) as well as many youth concerts, community concerts, etc. I hope this info is what you were looking for.
My opinion for what it's worth...