Past Seasons
November 14-15 2009 |
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King Stephen Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pastorale d'été
Arthur Honegger
Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra
Michael Gandolfi
Fiddlers, Op.1
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Symphony No.5
Franz Schubert |
March 6-7 2010 |
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Diana, Queen and Huntress -
World Premiere
Robert Edward Smith
Mist
Diane Wittry
Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem (Mar 6 only)
Gabriel Faure
Nashua South Concert Choir
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Janice Weber (Mar 7 only) |
June 5-6 2010 |
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Fair Melusina
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto del sur
Manuel Ponce
Speak, Sing, Whale
Stephen Feigenbaum
Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Nov 15-16 2008 |
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Horn |
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Polish Renaissance Suite.
Robert Edward Smith
Octet for Winds, Op. 216
Carl Reinecke
Morceau de Concert for horn, Op. 94
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 103 E-flat "Drum Roll"
Franz Joseph Haydn |
Feb 21-22 2009 |
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Westward Odyssey & Snake River Stomp
Steve Laven
Suite, Op. 4
Richard Strauss
Hungarian Dances
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 102 in B-flat
Franz Joseph Haydn |
June 6-7, 2009 |
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November 10-11, 2007 |
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Convocation (East Coast Premiere)
Katrina Wreede
Salve Regina, D. 676
Franz Schubert
Aria:"Nehmt meinen Dank" K. 383
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonietta
Albert Roussel
Symphony No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven |
March 8-9, 2008 |
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Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins
Antonio Vivaldi
Suite
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Simple Symphony
Benjamin Britten
Symphony in D
Juan Crisostomo Arriaga |
May 31 & June 1, 2008 |
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Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.1
Ottorino Respighi
Cello Concerto, Op. 85
Edward Elgar
Suite No. 4 in G "Mozartiana"
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky |
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November 2006 – Inspired by Drama | Mozart | | Overture to “The Impresario”, K.486 | C.P.E. Bach | | Flute Concerto in d minor
Fenwick Smith, flute
| Sibelius | | Suite “Pelleas & Melisande”. Op.46 | February 2007 – London Bridges | J.S. Bach | | Concerto for Oboe and Violin in c minor Tim Gocklin,oboe
Justin Ouellet, violin | Dvorak | | Serenade for Winds, Cello, Double Bass | Walton | | Two Pieces for Strings | Haydn | | Symphony No. 104 “London” | June 2007 – Roman Holiday | Rossini | | Overture to Il Signor Bruschino | Smith | | Concerto for English Horn - World Premiere commissioned by the NCOCathy MacIntyre, English Horn | Mendelssohn | | Symphony No.4 in A Major “Italian”, Op. 90 |
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October 2005 – Coming Home |
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Beethoven |
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Coriolan Overture, Op.62 |
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Vaughn Williams |
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The Lark Ascending
Beth Welty, violin |
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Bartók |
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Rummanian Folk Dances |
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Smith |
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Variations on an American Folk Song - World Premiere |
| February 2006 – A French Toast |
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Saint-Saëns |
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Berlioz |
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Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights), Op.7
Krista River, mezzo-soprano |
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Gounod |
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Symphony No.2 in E flat |
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June 2006 – Lasting Gifts |
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Wagner |
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Siegfried Idyll |
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Mozart |
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Clarinet Concert in A major K.622
John Hotchkiss, clarinet |
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Schubert |
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Symphony No.6 in C, D.589 |
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November 2004 – Sweet Serenade | Elgar | | Serenade for Strings | Strauss | | Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments, Op.7 | Haydn | | Concerto in C Major for Violoncello and Orchestra
Harel Gietheim, cello | Debussy | | Children’s Corner Suite | Handel | | Suite from “The Water Music” | | February 2005 – Suite Serenade | Telemann | | | Schubert | | Symphony No.8 in b minor, “Unfinished” | Telemann | | Suite in A minor for Flute and Strings
Alan Weiss, flute | Copland | | Appalachian Spring | June 2005 – Sweet Serenade | Hanson | | Serenade for Flute, Harp and String Orchestra
Shailey DeVito, flute
Piper Runnion-Bareford, harp | Kennan | | Night Soliloquy for Flute and Orchestra
Shailey DeViot, flute | Ravel | | Mother Goose Suite
Piper Runnion-Bareford, harp | Melloni | | Elegy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra - World Premiere
Mark Latham, violin
Mimi Bravar, viola | Beethoven | | Symphony No.7 in A Major, op.92 |
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November 2003 – Romance and Reason | Schumann | | Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E Major, op.52 | J.S. Bach | | Cantata No.55
Frank Kelly, tenor | J.S. Bach | | Cantata No.73 – 2nd movement, Aria
Frank Kelly, tenor | Milhaud | | Dixtuor D’Instruments À Vents | Mozart | | Symphony No.35 – "Haffner" | | March 2004 – Love and Laughter | Vivaldi | | Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra in C Major, p.79
Elizabeth Kalenik, piccolo | Faure | | Pelléas et Mélisande, op.80 | Bottesini | | Concerto No.2 in b minor for Double Bass
Susan Hagen, double bass | Brahms | | Serendade No. 1 in D, Op.11 | June 2004 - Heroes and Harmonies | Copland | | Corral Nocturne from Rodeo
Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring | Hovhaness | | Artik Concerto for Horn and Strings, Op.78
Eric Tindle, horn | Beethoven | | Symphony No.5 in c minor, Op.67 |
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November 2002 - English Fanfare, Italian Fun | Purcell | | Married Beau Suite | Mozart | | Cosi dunque tradisci
Mentre ti lasciao, o figlia
Un bacio di mano
Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo
Alcandro, lo confesso
Mark Cleveland, bass | Mackenzie | | Benedictus | Cherubini | | Symphony in D | | March 2003 - Sounds of Optimism and Joy | Vivaldi | | Concerto in G Major for Two Violins and Two Celli
Anne Egan, violin
Debby Jordan, violin
Mark Meess, cello
Jane Hanle-Olsson, cello | Humperdinck | | Humoreske | Copland | | Quiet City
Tim Miles or Charles Latshaw, trumpet
Sharon Juhasz, English Horn | Beethoven | | Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 | June 2003 - Haunting Harmonies, Magical Melodies | Rossini | | Overture to The Barber of Seville | PDQ Bach | | The Civilian Barber | Novacek | | Sinfonietta Op.48 | Debussy | | Danses Sacree et Profane | Mozart | | Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat Major, K.364
Kathy Andrew, Violin
Marcia Cassidy, viola |
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November 2001 -A Feast of Masterworks | J.S. Bach | | Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C. BWV 1066 | Raff | | Sinfonietta, Op.188 | Rossini | | L'Italiana in Algieri | Mozart | | Piano Concerto No. 24 in c minor, K.491
Walter Delahunt-Haley, piano | | February 2002 - Sounds Old and New | Boyce | | Symphony No. 4 in f minor | Somers | | Little Suite on Canadian Folk Songs | Etezady | | Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
Matthew Prendergast, marimba | Mozart | | Symphony No. 38 in D Major, "Prague" K.504 | June 2002 - Heroic Sounds, Joyful Songs | Haydn | | The Heavens Are Telling (from The Creation)
The Merrimack Chorus
Sara Phelps, soprano
Dave Phelps, tenor
Rich Hoeck, bariton | Beethoven | | Overture to Egmont, Op.84 | Maute | | Miserere: Concerto for Viola, Violoncell and Orchestra
Gretchen Taubl, viola
Emily Taubl, violoncello | Latham | | Elegy: In Memoriam to Don Wherry
Suellen Davidson, clarinet
Rochelle Goren, clarinet
Matt Prendergast, marimba | Donizetti | | Overture to Don Pasquale | Vivaldi | | Gloria
Sara Phelps, soprano
Lelia Dutton, alto |
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November 2000 | Handel | | Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 | Jadassohn | | Serenade, Op. 104 | Purcell | | The Gordian Knot Unty'd, Z.597 | Bloch | | Suite Modale for Flute and Strings
Dianne Fallier, flute | Mozart | | Symphony No.34 in C Major, K.338 | | February 2001 | Lully | | Le Triomphe de l'Amour | Ravel | | Pavane pour une infante defunte | Gliere | | Harp Concerto, Op.74
Piper Runnion-Bareford, harp | Gounod | | Symphony No.1 , D Major | June 2001 | Barsanti | | Concerto Grosso in D, 0p.3, #4 | Raff | | Sinfonietta | Handel | | Largo from "Xerxes"
Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano | Barber | | Dover Beach
Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano | Mozart | | Aria from opera, "Titus"
Aria from opera, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano | Beethoven | | Symphony No. 2 in D |
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November 1999 | Schubert | | Overture in D, "in the Italian Style" D.590 | Scarlatti | | Sinfonia No. 5 in d minor | Vivaldi | | Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon, Op.42, #3
Barbara Kipp, oboe
Nancy Tong, bassoon | Schubert | | Overture in C, "in the Italian Style" D.591
| Ross | | Interlude for String Orchestra | Mozart | | Symphony No.31 "Paris" K.297 | | February 2000 | Avison | | Concerto in e minor | Dvorak | | Czech Suite, Op.39
| Vivaldi | | Magnificat in g minor
Ellen Roskelly, soprano
Leila Dutton, alto
Phil Knotts, tenor
and the Merrimack Chorus | Sarasate | | Navarra, Op.33
Malorie & Elise Blake, violin | Latham | | A Final Dream of Bells
Sara Phelps, soprano
Jo Ierardi, Sharon Knotts, Phil Knotts, solo trio
Rich Hoeck, spoken narration
and the Merrimack Chorus | June 2000 | Telemann | | Concerto in C for Two Violins
Mowry Pearson, violin
Mary Greene, violin | Delius | | Two Pieces for Small Orchestra
| J.S. Bach | | Violin Concerto No.2 in E Major | Donizetti | | Sinfonia in g minor for Winds | Beethoven | | Symphony No. 1 in C Major |
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November 1998 |
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Corelli |
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Concerto Grosso, Op.6 #8 |
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Fauré |
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Pavane |
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Mozart |
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Horn Concerto in D, K.412 |
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Mozart |
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Symphony No.40, K.550 |
| February 1999 |
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J.S. Bach |
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Cantata No. 51
Sarah Phelps, soprano
Eric Berlin, trumpet |
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Ives |
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Unanswered Question |
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Gustav Holst |
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St. Paul's Suite |
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Torelli |
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Concerto in D for Trumpet, Strings & continuo |
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June 1999 |
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Beethoven |
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Coriolan Overture, Op.62 |
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J.S. Bach |
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Concerto in d minor for Two Violins, WV 1043
Betty Stewart, violin
Karen Hart, violin
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Gounod |
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Petite Symphony for Winds |
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Mozart |
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Piano Concerto No.9, K.271
George Lopez, piano |
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November 1997 | Geminiani | | Concerto Grosso, Op.7, No.1 | Dvorak | | Serenade for Winds, Op.44 in d minor | Grandjany | | Aria in Classic Style | Dittersdorf | | Concert in A Major for Harp and Orchestra
Piper Runnion-Bareford, harp
| | February 1998 | Rossini | | Overture to La Scala di Seta | Stamitz | | Concerto or Viola in D Major
Jennifer Stirling, viola
| Boyce | | Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major | Grieg | | Holberg Suite, Op.40 | June 1998 | Cimarosa | | Concerto for Oboe and Strings
Cathy MacIntyre, oboe | Dello Joio | | "Roulade" from Easthampton Sketches
| trans. Roseman | | Renaissance Suite | Mozart | | Arias from Die Zauberflöte
Arias from Don Giovanni
David Ripley, baritone | Mendelssohn | | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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November 1996 | J.S. Bach | | Orchestral Suite No. 2 | Barber | | Adagio for Strings, Op.11
| Witt | | Symphony in C Major, "Jena" | | February 1997 | Vivaldi | | "Winter" from The Seasons | Tchaikovsky | | Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher, Op.42
Gregory Vitale, violin
| J.C. Bach | | Sinfonia, Op. 18, No.2 | Resphigi | | Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
| June 1997 | Mendelssohn | | Sinfonia I in C Major | Handel | | Concerto Grosso Op.6, No.5
Gershwin Lullaby
| Mozart | | Piano Concerto No.23, K.488
Andrew O'Brien, piano |
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November 1995 | Beethoven | | Egmont Overture, Op.84 | Corelli | | Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.4
Betty Stewart, violin
Karen Hart, violin
Rowena Carr, cello
| Foote | | Air and Gavotte | Strauss | | Serenade for Thirteen Winds, Op.7 | Haydn | | Symphony No. 7 in C Major, "Le Midi" | | February 1996 | Vivaldi | | Concerto for Four Violins, Op.3, No.10
Karen Hart, violin
Mary Greene, violin 2
Nancy Grzywacz, violin 3
Caroline Bond, violin 4 | Britten | | Simple Symphony Op.4
| Handle | | O Had I Jubal's Lyre
Piangero, piangero la mia sorte | Rakhmaninov | | Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 | Mozart | | Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165 | June 1996 | J.S. Bach | | Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049
Lauara Jackson, violin
Diane Fallier, flute
Joy Iaquinta, flute | Warlock | | Capriol Suite
| Mozart | | Sinfonia Concertante K.297B
Cathy MacIntyre, oboe
Stephanie Ratté, clarinet
Stephen Taylor, French horn
Nancy Tong, bassoon |
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February 1991 | Cervetto | | Sonata II
Rowena Carr, cello
Valerie Matthews, cello
Jane Olsson, cello | Pachelbel | | Kanon
| J.S. Bach | | Suite No.2 in b minor
Diane Brown, flute | Elgar | | Salut d'Amour | Hamlisch | | Theme from Ice Castles | Verdi | | Two Songs from "Un Ballo In Maschera"
Ree-Ven Wang Dai, soprano | Weber | | Two Songs from "Der Freischütz"
Ree-Ven Wang Dai, soprano | Holst | | St. Paul's Suite
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1990 | Mozart | | Divertimento No.11 | Mozart | | Vado Ma Dove
Nehmt Meinen Dank
Chi Sa, Chi Sa, Qual Sia
Ree-Ven Wang, soprano
| Haydn | | Toy Symphony | R. Strauss | | Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier |
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May 1989 | Mozart | | Clarinet Quintet | Faure | | Pavane
| Mozart | | Flute Concerto No. 2 in D
Joy Iaquinta, flute | Brahms | | Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52, Nos. 9-11 | Beethoven | | Romance, Op.50
Muriel Orcutt, violin | Joplin | | Ragtime Favorites | Haydn | | Symphony No. 104 “London” | Kirilenko | | Elegie
Irina Kirilenko, conducting | Loewe | | My Fair Lady Selections |
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