Great Winter Festival I, Anna Polonsky, piano

Friday,  Oct 24, 2008, 7:00pm Metropolitan State University,  ST Paul

Sunday, Oct 26, 2008 2:00pm Basilica of St Mary, Minneapolis

September from The Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Peter Tchaikowsky (1840-1893)

Piano concerto #1 in C Major, op. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ludwig Van Beethoven ((1770-1827)

              Anna Polonsky, piano

Overture on Hebrew Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergei Prokofiev ((1891-1953)

Symphony No. 93 in D Major  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Joseph Haydn ((1732-1809)

Ms. Polonsky’s accommodations are provided courtesy of the Radisson Hotel

Great Winter Festival II, Kyoko Takewawa, violin

In memory of Yuri  Merzhevsky

Friday   Jan  9, 2009, 7:00pm Metropolitan State University,  ST Paul

Sunday Jan 11, 2009, 4:00pm Temple Israel Synagogue, Minneapolis

Great Winter Festival Overture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Dankner (b. 1944)

                Sinfonia commission and world premiere

Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Symphony No. 35, Haffner , K. 385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756-1791) 

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Ms.Takezawa's accomodations provided courtesy of the Hilton Hotel

Great Winter Festival III, Lydia Artymiw, piano

Friday,     Feb 13, 2009, 7:00pm Metropolitan State University,  ST Paul

Saturday, Feb 14, 2009, 2:00pm Basilica of St Mary, Minneapolis

Hoedown from Rodeo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Pavane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Introduction and Allegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Piano concerto #21 in C Major, K. 467. .   . . . . . . . .Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

            Lydia Artymiw, piano

Great Winter Festival IV, Eugene Rousseau, saxophone

Friday,     March 13, 2009, 7:00pm Metropolitan State University,  ST Paul

Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:00pm Basilica of St Mary, Minneapolis

Overture to Il Signor Bruschino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gioacino Rossini (1792-1868)

Five Argentinian Folk Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Kutnowski (b. 1968)

         Sinfonia commission

Concerto in d minor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alessandro Marcello (1684-1750)

             Eugene Rousseau, saxophone

Concerto for Saxophone in E Flat, op. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)

              Eugene Rousseau, saxophone

 The Magic of Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

 Mr. Rouseau’s performances are made possible by a gift from an anonymous donor

Great Winter Festival IV, Stephanie Jeong, violin

In memory of Claire Rosen

Friday,   Apr 24, 2009, 7:00pm First Covenant Church, ST Paul

Sunday, Apr 26, 2009, 4:00pm  Temple Israel Synagogue, Minneapolis

Gavota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

Violin Concerto #4 in D Major, K.218 . . . . . . . . . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

              Stephanie Jeong, violin

Le Tombeau de Couperin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Concerto in C Major, Movt III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

               Max Lungren, winner Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition

Intermezzi from Op. 118 and 119. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

These concerts are sponsored by a generous gift from a family friend in memory of Claire Rosen

Ms. Jeong's accomodations provided courtesy of the Marquette Hotel