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UPCOMING CONCERTS
Look below for the exciting details on upcoming concerts. Our entire concert series for October 2009 - August 2010 can be reviewed here.
| SONGS & DANCES |
March 21, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Union Church
137 S. Garfield Avenue, Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
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Welcome spring with familiar tunes by top American composers, as our chamber orchestra performs a mix of toe-tapping dances and beautiful songs.
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| Joplin | The Entertainer |
| Joplin | Maple Leaf Rag |
| Joplin | Ragtime Dance |
| Bernstein | A Simple Song |
| Gershwin | Lullaby |
| Copland | Appalachian Spring |
| Copland | Music for Movies |
| Barber | Adagio for Strings |
| ANCIENT TALES |
April 18, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Westmont High School
909 Oakwood Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
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Set your imagination free with enduring tales passed down through the ages. This symphony orchestra concert features Rimsky-Korsakov's popular Scheherazade - a spectacular musical rendition of an Arabian princess's 1001 nights of clever storytelling. And the winner of our annual high school concerto competition, Kiyoshi Hayashi, will perform the first movement of Dvorak's Violin Concerto in A minor. |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade |
| Saint-Saëns | Bacchanale from Samson & Delilah |
| Berlioz | The Corsair Overture |
| Dvorak | Violin Concerto in A Minor, Movement 1 |
 | Kiyoshi Hayashi, violin
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| AMERICAN RHAPSODIES |
May 23, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Hinsdale Central High School
55th & Grant Streets, Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
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Don't miss Rhapsody in Blue and other great American music with dynamic piano soloist William Koehler and our symphony orchestra! This concert showcases Gershwin's beloved piano rhapsody, inspired by America's melting pot and unique spirit, and Grofé's popular tribute to one of our country's great natural wonders.
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| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
| Gershwin | I Got Rhythm Variations |
| Grofé | Grand Canyon Suite |
| Barber | Symphony No. 1 |
 | William Koehler, piano
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DVORAK & DIXON
TWO PERFORMANCES! |
Special appearance by:
West Suburban Symphony Festival Orchestra |
August 7, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Cantigny First Division Museum grounds
1 S 151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187
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August 12, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Riverwalk Center
150 West Adams Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424
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Tickets will be sold only through the two concert venues:
Cantigny Park: general information, or order tickets.
Riverwalk Center: click here.
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Celebrate the spirit of America in a special, blockbuster concert this summer - presented both on the prairie of Illinois and in the mountains of Colorado. Our festival orchestra performs Dvorak's popular New World Symphony, and renowned singer-guitarist Moe Dixon joins us as soloist in orchestral arrangements of his own songs of life and love. The Breckenridge concert will open with an original composition for guitar, cello, and Native American flute by Colorado musician Leon Littlebird. |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 9 - The New World |
| Dixon | Medley: Out of the Blue, Waterfall, Children of Peace, and Into the Blue |
| Dixon | Medley: One Last Ride, Slow Dancing, Out of Control, and Rosie Maloy |
 | Moe Dixon, singer-guitarist
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