The Eastern Connecticut

Symphony Orchestra

is proud to announce

and welcome

Toshiyuki Shimada

as our new

Music Director.

2009-2010  SEASON  PROGRAM

 Saturday, September 26, 2009

"MEET OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR"

Jeffrey Biegel, Piano

Smith - The Star Spangled Banner
Rossini - Overture to William Tell
Schubert - Symphony No. 7 in B Minor
(Unfinished)     
Bernstein - Candide Overture
Copland - Rodeo
Gershwin - Rhaposody in Blue

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009

"OUR OWN CLASSICAL IDOL" 

Stephan Tieszen, Violin

Takemitsu - Star-Isle
Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5

 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

"PIANO VIRTUOSO" 

Peter Serkin, Piano

Higdon - Blue Cathedral
Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis of
    Themes by Weber
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010

"A PROVEN WINNER" 

Stephen Charles Page, Jr., Alto Saxophone
2009 Instrumental Competition Winner 

Haydn - Symphony No. 104 (London)
Ibert - Concertino da Camera
Stravinsky - Petrouchka (1947)

 SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2009

"SPRING IS ON THE WAY"

Ole Akahoshi, Cello

Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite
Schumann - Cello Concerto
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

 SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010

"FRENCH CONNECTIONS" 

Dukas - Fanfare to La Peri
Dubussy - Prélude à “L’Après-midi d’un faune”
Poulenc - Gloria - Featuring the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus and Guest Soloist,
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Mozart - Symphony No. 31 in D Major (Paris), K. 297
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 (with chorus)    

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