Past Programs

OCtober 11, 2009, Sunday at 2:00pm

  • La Gazza Ladra (Rossini)
  • Grillen-Symphonie (Telemann)
  • Gli Uccelli (Respighi)
  • The Swan of Tuonela (Sibelius)
  • Peter & the Wolf (Prokofiev)

April 26, 2009, Sunday at 2:00pm

  • Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky
  • Symphony No. 6 - Beethoven
  • Piano Concerto in a - Grieg performed by Marina Radiushina

February 21st, 2009, Saturday at 8:00pm

  • The Marriage of Figaro Overture - Mozart
  • Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra - Rosauro performed by Jason Furman
  • Concertino for Bassoon and String Orchestra, op. 45, no. 4- Larsson performed by Marc Slakoff
  • Romance for Trombone and Orchestra - Jorgensen performed by Gustavo Vilchez
  • Elegie for Cello and Orchestra- Faure performed by Beverly Daw
  • Concertino for Flute and Orchestra - Chaminade performed by Kimberly Alvarez
  • Masonic Funeral Music - Mozart
  • Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 - Enesco

December 7th, 2008, Sunday at 2:00pm

  • Finlandia - Sibelius
  • Slavonic Dance No.8 - Dvorak
  • Jubilee - Chadwick
  • Emperor Waltz - Strauss
  • Nocturne from "A Midsummer Night Dream" - Mendelssohn
  • Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus - Vaughan Williams
  • Prelude to the 49th Parallel - Vaughan Williams

October 18th, 2008, Saturday at 8:00pm

  • Roman Carnival Overture - Berlioz
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 - Bizet
  • Dance Bacchanale from "Sampson and Dalila" - Saint-Saens
  • Symphony # 3 (Organ Symphony) -Saint-Saens

April 27, 2008, Sunday at 2:00pm

  • William Tell Overture - Rossini
  • Symphony No. 8 - Dvorak
  • Haydn Variations - Brahms

February 23rd, 2008 at 8:00pm & February 24th, 2008 at 2:00pm

  • Second Essay for Orchestra - S. Barber
  • Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo - A. Copland
  • The Winter's Passed - W. Barlow (featuring oboist, Janice Gillies)
  • Rhapsody in Blue - G. Gershwin (featuring pianist, Kent Lyman)
  • Stars and Stripes Forever - J.P. Sousa

December 9, 2007, Sunday at 2:00pm

  • Excerpts from "The Nutcracker Suite" - P. Tschaikovsky
  • Noel - Chadwick
  • Siegfried Idyll - R. Wagner
  • Sandman's Song and Dream Pantomime from "Hansel and Gretel" - E. Humperdinck
  • Concerto Grosso Op.8, No.8 - Corelli

October 13, 2007, Saturday - 8:00pm

  • Peer Gynt Suite No.1- E. Grieg
  • Symphony No.5- D. Shostakovich
  • Egmont Overture Op. 84-L.V. Beethoven

April 22, 2007, Sunday - 2:00pm

  • Rimsky-Korsakov: The Procession of the Nobles from Mlada
  • Beethoven: Emperor Concerto (performed by Dr. Michael Caldwell, piano)
  • Franck: Symphony in D minor

February 25, 2007, Sunday - 2:00pm

  • Sibelius: Finlandia
  • Borodin: On the Steps of Central Asia
  • Chabrier: Espana
  • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

February 24, 2007, Saturday - 8:00pm

  • Grieg: Holberg Suite
  • Mozart: Sinfonie Concertante for Violin and Viola (performed by Dr. Michelle Michaelis, violin, and Cyrus Beroukhim, viola)
  • Beethoven: Symphony #7
December 10, 2006, Sunday - 2:00pm
  • Bach: Orchestral Suite in D major
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 (performed by Jean Schneider, piano)
  • Smetana: Dances from the Bartered Bride
  • Sibelius: Valse Triste
  • Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances
  • DeFalla: Dances from the Three-Cornered Hat
October 7, 2006, Saturday - 8:00PM
  • Serenade Opus 7 - Alexander Glazunov
  • Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 - Jean Sibelius (performed by Fabiola Kim)
  • Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 - Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
April 30, 2006, Sunday - 2:00 PM
  • The Firebird Suite - Igor Stravinsky
  • Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - Claude Debussy
  • Rienzi Overture - Richard Wagner
  • Piano Concerto, Opus 54 - Robert Schumann (performed by Gustavo Ponzoa)
February 25, 2006, Saturday - 8:00 PM AND February 26, 2006, Sunday - 2:00 PM
  • Symphony No.5 in c- Beethoven
  • Le nozze di Figaro Overture- Mozart
  • Sinfonie No. 35 in D ("Haffner")- Mozart
  • "Deh vieni non tarda" from "The Marriage of Figaro"- Mozart
    (Performed by Sarah Weiner-Jamison, soprano)
  • "Ach ich fuhls" from "The Magic Flute"- Mozart
    (Performed by Sarah Weiner-Jamison, soprano)
  • "Madamina! Il catalogo" from "Don Giovanni"- Mozart
    (Performed by Eric Thomas, baritone)
  • "Deh vieni alla Finestra" from "Don Giovanni"- Mozart
    (Performed by Eric Thomas, baritone)
  • "La ci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni"- Mozart
    (Duet performed by Sarah Weiner-Jamison, soprano & Eric Thomas, baritone)
  • "Papagena, Papageno" from "The Magic Flute"-Mozart(Duet performed by Sarah Weiner-Jamison, soprano & Eric Thomas, baritone)
December 4, 2005, Sunday -2:00 PM
  • A Christmas Medley-Arr. by Arthur Harris
  • Festive Sounds of Hanukah-Arr. by Bill Holcombe
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No.2- Georges Bizet
  • Festival Overture- Shostakovich
  • Peter and the Wolf- Serge Prokofieff
October 8, 2005, Saturday - 8:00 PM
  • Fanfare For the Common Man - Aaron Copland
  • Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber
  • Appalachian Spring Suite - Aaron Copland
  • Overture to Candide - Leonard Bernstein
  • An American in Paris Suite - George Gershwin
  • Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofe
May 1, 2005, Sunday - 2:00 PM
  • Symphony No.4 in e minor- Brahms
  • Concerto in f minor for Piano and Orchestra
    (Featuring Robert Thies,1995 Gold Medal winner of the 1995 Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.)
  • The Force of Destiny Overture-Verdi
February 19, 2005, Saturday - 8:00 PM
  • Symphony Fantastique- Berlioz (Movements IV and V)
  • Midsummer's Night Dream-Mendelssohn (Overture, Movements 1 and 7)
  • Night on Bald Mountain - Moussorgsky
  • A Trumpeter's Lullaby- Leroy Anderson (Featuring BCC Symphony trumpet Trudy Cavallo)
  • Eine Kleine Nacht- Mozart
December 5, 2004, Sunday - 2:00 PM
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 (Bizet)
  • The Barber of Seville Overture (Rossini)
  • Radetsky March (Johann Strauss Sr.)
  • Einzugsmarch (Joahnn Strauss Sohn)
  • Ballet from Faust (Gounod)
  • Festive Sounds of Hanukah (Alfred Reed)
  • Christmas- a Medley of Well-Known Carols (Arthur Harris)
  • Wind Ensemble- Sixteen German Dances (Franz Schubert)
  • Strings Only
    • The Entertainer (Joplin, Arr. by Caponegro)
    • Durango Tango (Gazda)
    • Plink, Plank, Plunk (Anderson)
  • Orchestra and Soprano Voice (Sarah Weiner-Jamison)
    • Till There Was You (Wilson)
    • I Could Have Danced All Night (Lerner and lowe)
    • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin and Blane)
October 16, 2004, Saturday - 8 PM
  • Beethoven- Leonore Overture No. 3
  • Dvorak- Symphony No. 5 in e minor(from the "New World")
  • Mendelssohn- Violin Concerto, performed by Meimei Luo (Concertmistress of the Florida Philharmonic)
April 25, 2004, Sunday - 2 PM
  • Symphony No. 4-Tschaikovsky
  • Zweites Konzert fur Pianoforte and Orchester (Featured Pianist- Dr. Caldwell, Department Head of the Visual And Performing Arts Department, Central Campus)
  • Hungarian Dance #5- Brahms
  • Ouverture zur Oper "Der Freischutz" - von Weber
February 28, 2004, Saturday - 8 PM
Orchestra and Voices
  • Micaela's Aria - Georges Bizet
  • I Vespri Siciliani - Sinfonia- Giuseppe Verdi
  • Semiramis Overture - Gioachino Rossini
  • Carmen Suite No.1 and 2 - Georges Bizet
  • Oh! Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi - Puccini
December 16, 2003, Sunday - 8 PM
  • Ballet Suite from "Swan Lake" - Tschaikovsky
  • Die Fledermaus Overture - Strauss
  • The Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Arr. by Calvin Custer)
  • Irish Rapsody - Herbert
  • Christmas-A Medley of Well-known Carols - Arr. by Arthur Harris
  • Festival Overture - Shostakovich
  • Hebrides Overture - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
October 25, 2003, Saturday - 8 PM
  • The Four Seasons ("Summer" and "Winter") - Vivaldi (featuring violinist- Mei Mei Luo)
  • Symphony No. 8 in G Major (Dvorak)
  • The Moldau (Smetana)
  • Slavonic Dance Op.46 No. 8 (Dvorak)