Western Piedmont Symphony
2009-2010
45th Season Schedule
John Gordon Ross, Music Director and Conductor
Frederick (Chris) Brown, Executive Director
John Peragine, Personnel Manager
Masterworks Concerts
MW#3
February 6, 2010—LaCatrina Quartet
Instrumentation: 3(1)3(1)22+1/4231/timp+1/strings
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet Fantasy (19’)
Julian Orbon—Concerto Grosso for String Quartet and Orchestra (18’) (tentative rep)
Johannes Brahms—Symphony #4 in E minor, Op. 98 (40’)
Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs. Jan. 28, 2010 String Sectional 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Mon., Feb. 1, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs., Feb. 4, 2010 Dress 7:30-10 p.m. Gaston County
Fri., Feb. 5 2010 Concert 8:00 p.m. Gaston County
Sat., Feb. 6, 2010 Dress Rehearsal 2:30-5 p.m. PE Monroe
Sat., Feb. 6, 2010 Concert 8:00 p.m. PE Monroe
MW#4
March 6, 2010—Cynthia Lawing, Piano
Instrumentation: 3(2)2+1-2+1-2+1/4331/timp+4/hp/piano/strings
“Honoring Friends: Rites of Passage”
Russell Peck—Peace Overture (11’)
Frederic Chopin—Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 (32’)
Jean Sibelius—Symphony #1 in e minor, Op. 39 (38’)
Mon., Feb. 22, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs., Feb. 25, 2010 String Sectional 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Mon., Mar. 1, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs., Mar. 4, 2010 Dress 1 7:30-10 p.m. PE Monroe LRU, Hickory
Sat., Mar. 6, 2010 Dress 2 2:30-5:30 p.m. PE Monroe
Sat., Mar. 6, 2010 Concert 8:00 p.m. PE Monroe
MW#5
April 10, 2010—Philip von Maltzahn, Violoncello
“Muses and Friends”
Instrumentation: 2(1)222+1/4331/timp+3/strings
Gioacchino Rossini—Overture to Semiramide (12’)
Armando Bayolo—Orfei Mors: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (18’) (premiere)
Edward Elgar—Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma” (29’)
Mon., March 29, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs., April 1, 2010 String Sectional 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Mon., April 5, 2010 Full Orchestra 7:30-10 p.m. WPS RR
Thurs., April 8, 2010 Dress Rehearsal 7:30-10 p.m. PE Monroe, LRU, Hickory
Sat., April 10, 2010 Dress Rehearsal 2:30-5 p.m. PE Monroe
Sat., April 10, 2010 Concert 8:00 p.m. PE Monroe