Season 14: AY 2015-2016

Fall 2015
 

 Five orchestral arrangements for 24 players -- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, clarinet, 2 bass clarinets, trumpet, bass trombone, 6 violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos, harp, piano, and 2 percussionists.

• Dvorak Serenáda in d minor, Op. 44 (Minuet in F).  Dvorak wrote his Serenade for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, cello and double bass.
• Suk Serenáda in Eb major, Op. 6 (Andante con moto).  Suk composed this Serenade for orchestral strings (34 violins, 14 violas, 12 celli, 6 double basses).
• Beethoven Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus. Beethoven wrote the Prometheus Overture for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings (18 violins, 6 violas, 4 celli, 2 double basses). 
• Saint-Säens Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila. Saint-Säens tapped myriad instruments for the Danse Bacchanale:  piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, cornet, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, triangle, castanets, cymbal, bass drum, harp, and strings (26 violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, and 6 double basses).
• A. Silvestri, G. Ballard, and J. Brubaker Suite from the Polar Express.  Suite from the Polar Express uses piccolo, 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, piano/synth, timpani, and myriad percussion.

Spring 2016
 

Five orchestral arrangements for 23 players -- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, trumpet, bass trombone, 6 violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos, harp, piano, and 2 percussionists.

• Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship).  Rimsky-Korsakov scored “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship” for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, harp, and strings (34 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 8 double basses).  
• Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”, Op. 95 (Allegro con fuoco). Dvorak scored the “Allegro con fuoco” movement for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, and strings (34 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 8 double basses).