Antonin Dvorak I Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
Antonin Dvorak I Symphony No. 9 'The New World'
Celebrate the opening of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s Second Season with Music Director Aaron Collins in an all Dvorák program. The concert opens up with the complete set of Dvorák’s enchanting Slavonic Dances, Op. 72. We conclude the evening with Dvorák’s “From the New World.” Written after Dvorák’s visit to America, his Symphony No. 9 is a captivating fusion of Czech and Austrian symphonic mastery combined with American inspired visions of Hiawatha and the African-American Spiritual. Celebrated since its debut, “From the New World” mixes broad, loving melodies and vigorous folk dance rhythms. It’s a work that amply justifies its status as one of the best loved symphonies of all.
Piotr Tchaikovsky I Slavonic March, Op. 31
Piotr Tchaikovsky I The Sleeping Beauty, Suite
Sergei Prokofiev I Symphony No. 5
You can’t help but feel Tchaikovsky’s astonishing gift for melody and great dramatic instincts. In this concert, the SCSO celebrates his genius with the soaring and infectious themes of his Slavonic March and music from his ballet masterpiece, The Sleeping Beauty. Then, enjoy the symphony Prokofiev considered his best, calling it music "glorifying the human spirit." This powerhouse symphony was written more than 14 years after his Fourth Symphony and communicates the emotional tensions of wartime Russia.
Rodgers & Hammerstein (orch. Robert Russell Bennett) - An Enchanted Evening
The cast of the Cocoa Village Playhouse joins the Space Coast Symphony in the beauty and power of award-winning composers Rodgers and Hammerstein at their best. Featuring music from Carousel, The King & I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and more, this performance will have audiences humming all night long!
Alexander Borodin I Polovtsian Dances
Anton Arensky I Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Carey Moorman, violin)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov I Scheherazade
Take an excursion with the SCSO in an evening of colorful Russian favorites ranging from the charming and exotic sounds of Arensky's Violin Concerto performed by Space Coast Symphony's own, Carey Moorman. From the tantalizing tints, flaming colors and soaring melodies of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances to Rimsky-Korsakov’s evocation of the riotous pageantry and the languor of the east.
George Frideric Handel I The Messiah, Part 1
Join Maestro Aaron Collins, the Space Coast Chamber Orchestra, and Space Coast Oratorio Society in our third annual Messiah Sing Along. The audience is invited to sing along in the favorite Messiah choruses, which include Glory of the Lord, Thou that tellest Good Tidings, For Unto Us a Child is Born, Glory to God in the Highest, His Yoke is Easy, Behold the Lamb of God, Lift up your heads, and of course, the Hallelujah Chorus. This is truly one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling holiday experiences in Central Florida.
Felix Mendelssohn I A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture & Scherzo
Felix Mendelssohn I Violin Concerto in E minor (Igor Markstein, violin)
Felix Mendelssohn I Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’
The SCSO presents an all-Mendelssohn program. The program features our Concertmaster, Igor Markstein performing the evocative Violin Concerto in E minor, the picturesque Italian Symphony, and Mendelssohn’s mischievous incidental music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a hallmark of both the composer’s oeuvre and the Romantic period.
Jean Sibelius I Finlandia
Bedrich Smetana I The Moldau
Piotr Tchaikovsky I Symphony No. 4 in F Minor
Find the Power in Music in this riveting program featuring Bedrich Smetana’s richly orchestrated portrait of the Moldau River, The Moldau. The seventy-piece Space Coast Chorus joins the SCSO to open up the concert with one of the most rousing works written, Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius, whose music captures the essence of the Finnish spirit. The concert closes with Tchaikovsky’s tumultuous Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, which was composed during his short-lived marriage and amidst significant personal hardship. Symphony No. 4 is a classic, showing the emotion and color of this creative genius. This orchestral showpiece is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.
Samuel Barber I Piano Concerto (Jamila Tekalli, piano)
Robert Schumann I Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’
Celebrate two Icons in Music, Robert Schumann and Samuel Barber. Pianist Jamila Tekalli returns to Central Florida to celebrate Samuel Barber’s Centenary by performing his beloved and extremely demanding Piano Concerto. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Schumann’s birth, the SCSO closes with the powerful Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish.”
Modest Mussorgsky I Night on a Bald Mountain
Richard Strauss I Death and Transfiguration
Sergei Prokofiev I Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2
The SCSO closes its Fall/Spring series with a program full of drama. The concert opens with Modest Mussorgsky’s magnificent and wildly popular Night on a Bald Mountain. Following is one of the most important works of the 20th Century, Richard Strauss’s epic tone poem, Death and Transfiguration. The performance closes with Prokofiev’s unforgettable music from the ballet, Romeo and Juliet.
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Anton Bruckner I Te Deum
Ludwig Van Beethoven I Christ on the Mount of Olives
The Space Coast Oratorio Society and Riverside Presbyterian Church present two powerful works by Bruckner and Beethoven. This annual free concert features over 140 musicians. The Te Deum is a work of Bruckner’s steadfast faith, carrying his typical dedication “to the dear Lord.” Mahler scribbled in his own score his assessment of the performing force: “angelic tongues, Godseekers, tormented hearts and souls purified by flame.” Bruckner was more hopeful, suggesting that on the day he was to meet his maker, “I will show him the score of my Te Deum, and he may judge me accordingly.” (Holoman). Beethoven's only oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives is rarely performed today. This powerful work is a testament to Beethoven's genius.
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April 30, 2011 I 7:00 PM I St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Viera
Juan Carlos Siviero, viola
Dana Tolan, violin
Antonio Vivaldi I Concerto for Strings in G major, "Alla Rustica."
Carl Stamitz I Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I A Musical Joke, K. 522
Paul Hindemith I Trauermusik for viola and strings
Antonin Dvorak I Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22
Take a trip through time with the string section of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra as we take you on a journey through four musical periods. The concert opens up with Antonio Vivaldi's brilliant Concerto for Strings in G major, "Alla Rustica." Carl Stamitz's virtuostic Sinfonia concertante in D major will be brought to life by violinist, Dana Tolan and violist, Juan Carlos Siviero. The first half closes with Mozart's entertaining and humorous A Musical Joke. Principal violist, Juan Carlos Siviero performs Paul Hindemith's haunting Trauermusik. In January 1936, Hindemith heard news of the death of King George V. He quickly wrote this piece in tribute to the late king, and the premiere was given that same evening, the day after the king's death. The concert closes with Antonin Dvorak's very popular Serenade for Strings. Written in 1875 at a very happy time in his life, all five movements are beautifully crafted; with an abundance of melody, it is one of the most popular works in the entire string repertoire.
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ADDITIONAL CONCERTS
Chopin & Schubert
May 14, 2011 I 7:00 PM I First United Methodist Church, Cocoa Beach
May 15, 2011 I 3:00 PM I Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts, Vero Beach
Rochelle Sallee, piano
Frédéric Chopin I Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Franz Schubert I Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417 'Tragic'
Pianist Rochelle Sallee joins Aaron Collins and the Space Coast Chamber Orchestra in performance of Frederic Chopin’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1. The composer’s secret love for Konstancia, a fellow student at the conservatory, inspired this rhapsodic, soaring work. Chopin suggests we think of “a beloved landscape that calls up in one’s soul beautiful memories—for instance, of a fine moonlit spring night” as we listen. The second half of the concert features Franz Schubert's hauntingly beautiful and intense Symphony No. 4 'Tragic', the young composer's first minor-key work, written in 1816. The Symphony No. 4 is a work full of great warmth, passion, and drama. You’ll be humming the marvelous tunes of this program for days.
