October 9, 2010 French Masters John Morrison, Interim Music Director Roswell Cultural Arts Center January 29, 2011 Young Artists Concerto     Competition John Morrison, Interim Music Director Roswell Cultural Arts Center March 19, 2011 John Morrison, Interim Music Director Roswell Cultural Arts Center April 23, 2011 Holst — The Planets John Morrison, Interim Music Director Oglethorpe University New 2010-11 Season Come celebrate our 10th season as the Georgia Philharmonic with our 2010-2011 Subscription Series! Back by popular demand, John Morrison rejoins the Georgia Philharmonic as Interim Music Director. We still play the great music our audiences have come to expect, but this year we are introducing a series of exciting new annual events. The season starts with an evening of French Masters, featuring Georges Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 and other beloved works of the French Romantic and Impressionist periods. Join us for Maurice Ravel's hauntingly beautiful "Pavane for a Dead Princess", the moving lyricism of Faure's Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, and the rousing "Danse Bacchanale" from Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens. In January, watch the next generation of musicians battle for a their place in musical history, with the first annual Georgia Philharmonic Young Artists Concerto Competition. In April, the orchestra takes on the most famous Holst work, The Planets. You've heard it used for commercials and fireworks, now hear the whole thing. Also in April, our first annual conducting apprentice program completes with a performance you won't want to miss. We look forward to seeing you there. As we prepare the new season, here are performances from our 2009-2010 season. Classical Pops Summer Fling September 13, 2009, 4 p.m. Reardon Theatre Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Join us for a wonderful blend of classical and pops music again this summer at the Rabun Music Festival, nestled in the North Georgia mountains near North Carolina. This concert features something old and something new, but absolutely nothing blue. On the first half, Dvorak's rousing New World Symphony and Mozart’s Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” will get your feet a-tapping. The second half includes the Strauss Emperor Waltz, the Suppe Light Cavalry Overture, music from The Sound of Music, and three or four familiar surprises to get you dancing in the aisles. Don’t miss this rare pops event! Information and tickets are available at www.rabunmusicfestival.com An Afternoon of Light Classics October 10, 2009, 4 p.m. Roswell Cultural Arts Center Enjoy a Saturday afternoon out with the orchestra. On this fall day, we’ll feature a number of light classical pieces that you are sure to recognize from musicals, movies, ballet, and more. Plus, we launch our 2009-2010 season with guest conductor John Head, retired from the Atlanta Symphony as assistant conductor to Robert Shaw. The concert is perfect for young and old alike. Introduce the kids to music you know, or remind your parents of their favorite ballet music. Share the music with your entire family and invite those friends that think classical music is boring. Boring it won't be! A European Tour November 7, 2009, 7 p.m. Blessed Trinity High School We start the 2009-2010 season off with a bang! Belgian clarinet virtuoso Roeland Hendrikx joins the Georgia Philharmonic to perform the Mozart clarinet concerto in A major, K. 622. Its soaring clarinet lines and lyrical phrasing make it one Mozart’s most beautiful and well-known works. Also well known, but less performed is Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a unique piece. Each variation is dedicated to, and represents, one of Elgar’s friends (many are simply indicated by initials). The variations continue with Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a. Opening the program is Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, a brilliant work which Brahms composed in appreciation of an honorary doctorate from the University of Breslau. John Morrison, of the Georgia Academy of Music and Atlanta Ballet orchestra, guest conducts. An Evening of Bernstein and Gershwin January 30, 2010, 7 p.m. Roswell Cultural Arts Center We've put together the perfect program to lift those mid-winter blahs! Master conductor, performer, and musical arranger John H. Head takes the podium of the Georgia Philharmonic to bring you an evening of rousing favorites from Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Join us for themes from Bernstein's "West Side Story", followed by Gershwin's evocative "An American in Paris" and his unmistakable, unforgettable "Rhapsody in Blue". Also on the program are other classics of these two beloved American composers. It's a night guaranteed to send you home humming... Music of the Modern Age March 20, 2010, 7 p.m. Roswell Cultural Arts Center Join us for our exciting Premiere Night as we feature Music of the Modern Age! This spring marks the beginning of our new Premiere Program as we bring you the debut of an original classical work by modern Atlanta composer Dont'e Davis. We complement this fresh new piece with Sibelius' famed Finlandia and grandiose Symphony No. 2, plus Mussorgsky's inimitable Night on Bald Mountain. John Morrison, of the Georgia Academy of Music and Atlanta Ballet orchestra, returns as guest conductor. Dvorak in his Prime April 24, 2010, 7 p.m. Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University As we approach the anniversary of Antonin Dvorak's death, we take a moment to look back on some of the masterworks he composed during his most celebrated time in Prague. During the period 1875 to 1892, Dvorak caught the attention of Johannes Brahms, whose friendship and patronage helped bring Dvorak's work to audiences throughout Europe. This exposure, and his resultant popularity, resulted in his appointment to the National Conservatory in New York and his beloved "New World" Symphony. Guest conductor Donald Horton leads the orchestra in a glorious selection of pieces from this transformative time in Dvorak's life, including his "Carnival" Overture and Symphony No. 8. This concert is co-sponsored by Oglethorpe University's Arts & Ideas at Oglethorpe series.
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