Symphony Series

2009-2010 series sponsor - the Kinsman Foundation

Autumn Prelude

Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus
Rossini—William Tell Overture
Chopin—Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Alexander Bernstein, pianist
Schumann—Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major

Season’s Greetings

Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:30 pm, Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

Humperdinck—Hansel and Gretel Prelude
Davis—A Hamchilla Holiday WORLD PREMIER COMPOSITION BY WA-HI SENIOR, Parker Davis
Blake—The Snowman, Kevin Loomer, narrator
Mozart—Piano Concerto in A Major, K 488, Margaret Kim, pianist
A medley of seasonal music with a youth choir comprised of children from local schools directed by Christine Janis and accompanied by the symphony:

Hot Cup of Cocoa, Phyllis White, orchestrated by David Daniels

Pretty Sure I Think, Phyllis White, orchestrated by David Daniels

Ding Dong Merrily on High, arranged by Howard Cable

Halleluia (from Handel's Messiah), arranged by Paul Jennings

Teachers and participating schools: Sharpstein Elementary (Lori Parnicky), Green Park Elementary (Mary Norby), Prospect Point Elementary (Denise Hurst), Edison Elementary (Ronda Gabbard), Blue Ridge Elementary (Margaret Yount), Davis Elementary (ReNae Davis), Meadowbrook (ReNae Davis) St. Basil Academy (Christine Janis), Garrison Middle School (Mike Jones), Pioneer Middle School (Mike Jones & Ronda Gabbard)

Guest artist sponsor, Isaacs and Associates

Sweet Land of Liberty

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus
Gould—American Salute
Barber—Adagio for Strings
Copland—Lincoln Portrait, Parke Thomas, Narrator; visuals by Samuel Wenberg
Dvorak—New World Symphony

Sleeping Beauty with The Eugene Ballet Company

Saturday evening performance sponsored by Banner Bank.
Sunday afternoon performance sponsored by Walla Walla General Hospital, Wheatland Village and the 2nd Century Club.

Two exciting performances of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3: 00 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

The Walla Walla Symphony under the direction of Yaacov Bergman performing with the Eugene Ballet Company, Toni Pimble, Artistic Director, and Walla Walla-area dancers under the supervision of Idalee Hutson-Fish.

Flora and Fauna

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

Rautavaara—Cantus Arcticus Op. 61, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Visuals by Liz Gill Neilson
Saint Saens—Carnival of the Animals with text by Peter Schickele, Alexander and Andrew Scott, Pianists
Jim Bock, Narrator
Beethoven—Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral"