University City Symphony Orchestra – Programs by Season

The University City Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit community orchestra located in the St. Louis area. This is a partial listing of its programs during its 40+ year existence:

2007-2008 season
The 2007–2008 season has been announced and will consist of the following dates and repertoire:

March 30, 2008

 * Two Latino Sketches 2004 - Benjamin
 * Mid America Overture - Chamberlin
 * Winners of the William Schatzkamer Young Artists Competition

March 7–9, 2008

 * Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev

February 3, 2008

 * Das Lied von der Erde - Mahler

November 11, 2007

 * Prometheus Overture - Beethoven
 * Symphony No. 26 "Lamentation" - Haydn
 * Sinfonia Concertante - Mozart

October 7, 2007

 * Concerto No. 1 - Rachmaninoff
 * Háry Yános Suite - Kodály

February 4 & 11, 2007

 * Prelude to Die Meistersinger - Wagner
 * Suite - "English Folk Songs" - Vaughan Williams
 * Concerto for Oboe in C Major - Mozart
 * Dr. John L. Walker-oboe
 * Fantasia in C minor - Beethoven
 * Rekha Dravina-piano
 * St. Charles Community College Choir-Jan Parker, director
 * East Central College Choir-Arturo Gonzalez, director

October 8, 2006

 * Variations on "America" - Ives-Schuman
 * Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
 * Monica Godbee-cello
 * Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Barber
 * Gretchen Hewitt-soprano
 * Symphony No. 2 in E minor - Rachmaninov
 * III Adagio
 * IV Allegro Vivace

March 23, 2003

 * Concerto in D Major for Guitar and Strings - Vivaldi/Pujol
 * Kirk Hanser-guitar
 * Variations on Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto - Reuter
 * Kirk Hanser-guitar
 * Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
 * John McClellan-guitar
 * 1492 Overture - Reuter
 * Kirk Hanser-guitar
 * Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov

April 28, 2002

 * Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Mendelssohn
 * Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2 - Shostakovitch
 * Sarah Stoltzfus-piano
 * Overture to William Tell - Rossini
 * Shéhérazade, Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra - Ravel
 * Kellie Gregg-soprano
 * Othello Overture - Dvořák

April 25, 1999

 * Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes - Liszt
 * Queena Chi-piano
 * Zigeunerweisen - Sarasate
 * Tessa Ruth Gotman-violin
 * Hungarian Rhapsody - Popper
 * Ryan Murphy-cello
 * An American in Paris - Gershwin
 * Lincoln Portrait - Copland
 * Rev. William Gillespie-narrator

December 5, 1993

 * Overture to Candide - Bernstein
 * Suite in A for Orchestra, Op. 98b - Dvořák
 * Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 - Enescu
 * Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 - Mendelssohn
 * Takaoki Sugitani-violin

February 7, 1993

 * Overture to Martha - von Flotow
 * Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 - Shostakovich
 * Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra - Brahms
 * Adrian Walker-violin
 * Dianne Wachsman-cello

November 22, 1992

 * Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor – Nicolai
 * Melodies from the opera La bohème – Puccini
 * Two Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. Nos. 3 and 8 – Dvořák
 * Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and Orchestra – Weber (Paul Garritson, clarinet)
 * Highlights from Bye Bye Birdie – Strouse
 * South Pacific: Symphonic Scenario – Rodgers

February 9, 1992

 * Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
 * Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra - Tchaikovsky
 * Gena Taylor-cello
 * Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov

November 3, 1991

 * Procession of the Nobles (from Mlada) - Rimsky-Korsakov
 * Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 "Reformation" - Mendelssohn
 * Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 - Dvořák
 * Aleksander Ciechanski-cello