A SEASON OF

OCTOBER 19, 7:30 P.M.

Opening NightBLAKE MCGEE, CLARINET SOLOIST

STRAUSS, OVERTURE TO DIE FLEDERMAUSCOPLAND, CLARINET CONCERTOMRQUEZ, DANZN NO. 2BEETHOVEN, SYMPHONY NO. 6, PASTORALE

OCTOBER 9, 7:30 P.M.

Bossa NovaWITH THE WYOMING JAZZ ENSEMBLEBEN MARKLEY AND BETH VANDERBORGH, DIRECTORSTHE MUSIC OF ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM

FEBRUARY 11, 7:30 P.M.

Airs and Dances, Old and NewJAMES PRZYGOCKI, DIRECTORMOZART, SERENATA NOTTURNARESPIGHI, ANCIENT AIRS AND DANCES, SUITE #3PIAZZOLLA, 3 PIECES FOR PIANO AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

UW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

NOVEMBER 30, 7:30 P.M.

Deux Pianos, Deux!THERESA BOGARD AND CHI-CHEN WU, PIANO SOLOISTS

MOZART, SYMPHONY NO. 31, PARIS GUZZO, WYOMING VOICES REISTETER, NEW WORK NOT YET TITLED POULENC, CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS SAINT-SANS, BACCHANAL FROM SAMSON AND DELILAH

DECEMBER 9, 7:30 P.M., AND DECEMBER 10, 3:00 P.M.

Gala Holiday Concerts: A Hot Chocolate HolidayITS SWEET, WARM, RICH, AND TOTALLY CALORIE-FREE!

DATES OR TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE.

MARCH 1, 7:30 P.M.

Bach By Any Other NameSHERRY SINIFT, VIOLIN SOLOISTJAMES PRZYGOCKI, VIOLA SOLOISTJAMES ANDERSON, GUEST CONDUCTOR

MASLANKA, A DANCE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLDMOZART, SINFONIA CONCERTANTE FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA MENDELSSOHN, SYMPHONY NO. 5, REFORMATION

APRIL 26, 7:30 P.M.

A Choral Trio FinaleTHE LYSANDER PIANO TRIO, SOLOISTSTHE UW COLLEGIATE CHORALE, BEL CANTO WOMENS CHORUS, AND SINGING STATESMENNICOLE LAMARTINE AND MICHAEL GRIFFITH, CONDUCTORS BERNSTEIN, CANDIDE OVERTUREBEETHOVEN, TRIPLE CONCERTOBRAHMS, NNIEBERNSTEIN, CHICHESTER PSALMS

MARCH 28-31, 7:30 P.M.

The Tender LandAARON COPLANDS LOVELY COMING-OF-AGE OPERA, SET IN AN IDYLLIC AMERICAN FARM TOWN, WILL BE FULLY STAGED ON THE THEATRE DEPARTMENTS MAIN STAGE. UWSO MEMBERS WILL BE IN THE PIT, AND DR. GRIFFITH IS CONDUCTING, WITH STAGE DIRECTION BY SEAN STONE.

2017-2018

For the orchestras at UW, this year will be A Season of Joy. People seem

discouraged these days, with the states economy, budget cuts, the political

tensions, and so on. So Ive chosen music that lets us escape all the Sturm und

Drang for a while. Not silly music: uplifting music.

Symphonies on tap are Beethovens 6, (the Pastoral Symphony), Mozart 31

(Paris), and Mendelssohn 5 (Reformation). Newer pieces by David Maslanka,

Arturo Mrquez, Steve Reisteter, and Anne Guzzo will raise our spirits. Three

great old favorites are the Strauss Fledermaus Overture, Bernsteins Candide

Overture, and Saint-Sans Bacchanale. There will be two choral works:

Bernsteins uplifting Chichester Psalms and Brahms beautiful Nnie. Coplands

charming opera The Tender Land, with a smaller orchestra in the pit, will be

a fully-staged production. The Chamber Orchestra will offer an evening of

virtuoso works, and join the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble for a night of Brazilian

bossa nova.

Wonderful soloists will grace our concerts as well. Blake McGee will do the

Copland Clarinet Concerto, the epitome of a joyful concerto. Theresa Bogard

and Chi-Chen Wu will have such fun with the Poulenc two-piano concerto, and

Sherry Sinift and James Przygockis contribution will be the Mozart Sinfonia

Concertante. And if two double concertos wasnt enough, the Lysander Piano

Trio will bring Beethovens Triple Concerto to our stage.

When youre ordering your tickets, please remember to join the Symphony

Association. If possible, up your contribution from last year. Those budget cuts

were trying to forget will impact the Music Department and the orchestra, so

we need your help. Thank you. And see you October 19!

-Michael Griffith

The Lysander Trio is brought to you by UW Presents, Janelle Fletcher, Director. We are so grateful for their cooperation and assistance. Guest soloists are always a wonderful addition to the orchestras season.

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DEAR FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION,Every year I am amazed at how Dr. Griffith comes up with a theme to unite the various components of the UW

Symphony season. This year the theme is Joy and the season includes some of my favorites such as the Beethoven

Pastoral Symphony and Mendelsohns Reformation Symphony interspersed with many lesser known contemporary

pieces. I look forward to another exciting season.

All good things come with a cost, however, and that is why I am encouraging you to join the Symphony Association

for the University of Wyoming. The primary purpose of the Symphony Association is to provide scholarships,

especially to first year students, and to help reimburse some of the students travel costs for conferences. This

year, we have been incredibly fortunate in the number of scholarship offers accepted and anticipate welcoming

high-caliber musicians from Wyoming and across the U.S., and foreign students as far flung as Brazil, Taiwan, and

Vietnam. This past year we helped defray the travel costs of thee of our talented musicians to attend workshops

and competitions both in the U.S. and Europe. The Symphony Association also provides for concert advertising and

in the past has contributed to instrument and equipment purchases, among other things.

All of this, of course, requires contributions from our members to sustain. Although a couple of our scholarships

are funded by special endowments, the vast majority are funded by the annual contributions of music lovers like

you. At a time when the University is actively trying to increase student recruitment to help ease our financial woes,

every scholarship we offer is one small contribution to encouraging increased student enrollment.

As a member of the Symphony Association, you will receive a newsletter previewing each concert with notes from

Dr. Griffith, an acknowledgment in the concert programs, and a possible tax deduction. More importantly, your

contribution will bring you the satisfaction of knowing you helped bring some of the musicians you hear on stage

to the University of Wyoming. Please join us today by adding a contribution to your season ticket subscription or

go to our website, www.uwyo.edu/sa, follow the Give Online link to the Foundation and scroll down to the UW

Symphony Association under Gift Designation.

We look forward to your membership in what promises to be a joyous academic year.

David Perry, President

The Symphony Association for the University of Wyoming

A SEASON OFTHE UW SYMPHONY 2017-18

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