HSO Orchestral Concerts -- 1997-1998 Season

Jed Gaylin, Music Director

Alexander Mickelthwate, Assistant Conductor




Saturday, October 18, 1997, 8:00 p.m. - "Over the River and Through the Woods"

Symphony No. 3, Op. 97 ("Rhenish") Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

I. Lebhaft
II. Scherzo; Sehr massig
III. Nicht schnell
IV. Feierlich
V. Lebhaft

--Intermission--

Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907)

I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Eric Conway, Piano


Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.
with Ken Meltzer

Program notes



Saturday, December 6, 1997, 8:00 p.m. - "Celebrating 200!"

Star-Spangled Banner John S. Smith/arr. Luck
(1750-1836)

Overture to The Creation F.J. Haydn
(1732-1809)

Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra Jim Grant
(b. 1954)

Eve Abraham, Viola

--Intermission--

Symphony No. 1, Op. 39 Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957)

Andante, ma non troppo
Andante, man non troppo lento
Scherzo
Finale: Quasi una Fantasia


Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.
with composer Jim Grant

Program notes



Sunday, March 8, 1998, 2:00 p.m. - "Expatriates"



Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (Br. 53) Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)

I. Allegro maestro
II. Romanze: larghetto
III. Rondo: vivace

Brian Ganz, Piano

--Intermission--

Harmony Andrzej Panufnik
(1914-1991)

American in Paris George Gershwin
(1898-1937)


Pre-concert lecture at 1:00 p.m.
with Jonathan Palevsky

Program notes



Saturday, May 2, 1998, 8:00 p.m. - "The Big Questions"

Overture to Don Giovanni W. A. Mozart


(1756-1791)

Tod and Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24 Richard Strauss
(1864-1949)

--Intermission--

Suites from The Three Cornered Hat Manuel de Falla


(1876-1946)
Suite No. 1: Scenes and Dances

Introduction - Afternoon
Dance of the Miller's Wife (Fandango)
The Corregidor - The Miller's Wife - The Grapes

Suite No. 2: Three Dances

The Neighbors
Miller's Dance
Final Dance


Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.
with Max Derrickson

Program notes


Hopkins Symphony Orchestra programs are made possible by a generous grant from
The Maryland State Arts Council.
Soloists are underwritten by the Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust.