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CLASSICS at Chrysler Hall Pictures at an Exhibition
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano
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Mathis der Maler Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Pictures at an Exhibition
Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer* Saturday, October 27, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Edgar Meyer, bass
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The Chairman Dances Terrence Wilson Plays Bass Concerto No. 3v Concerto No. 2 for Saturday, February 23, 2013 Double Bass Benjamin Rous, conductor Symphony No. 7 Terrence Wilson, piano
Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh Saturday, November 17, 2012 Benjamin Rous, conductor Debra Wendells Cross, flute
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Sinfonia Sevillana Fantasie for a Gentleman Symphony No. 7
Handel’s Messiah
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Schubert’s “The Great” Saturday, March 16, 2013
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JoAnn Falletta, conductor Mark Kosower, cello
BRAHMS SAINT-SAËNS SCHUBERT
Academic Festival Overture Cello Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Mozart’s Requiem
This concert will take place at Harrison Opera House
Saturday, January 19, 2013 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Chloe Hanslip, violin
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The Gadfly Suite Piano Concerto No. 2 Peacock Variations Hungarian Dances No. 1, 4 and 5
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Pines of Rome
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Semiramide Overture Violin Concerto Venetian Rondo Pines of Rome
JoAnn Falletta, conductor Robert Plane, clarinet Virginia Symphony Chorus Vocal Soloists
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Overture to Don Giovanni Clarinet Concerto Requiem
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*Edgar Meyer's appearance is part of a residency co-sponsored by the Diehn Concert Series at Old Dominion University funded by a grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Partial support provided by the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs, dates and locations subject to change. All sales final.
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Handel’s Messiah
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Sunday, December 9, 2012 Benjamin Rous, conductor Virginia Symphony Chorus Vocal Soloists
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Messiah
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Friday, January 18, 2013 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Chloe Hanslip, violin
ROSSINI KORNGOLD PIZZETTI RESPIGHI
Semiramide Overture Violin Concerto Venetian Rondo Pines of Rome
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Pictures at an Exhibition Friday, September 7, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano
KENNETH FUCHS RACHMANINOFF MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL vMid-atlantic premiere
Atlantic Riband for Orchestrav Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Pictures at an Exhibition
Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer* Friday, October 26, 2012
Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh Friday, November 9, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Debra Wendells Cross, flute
TURINA RODRIGO BEETHOVEN
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JoAnn Falletta, conductor Terrence Wilson, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH BEETHOVEN KODÁLY BRAHMS
The Gadfly Suite Piano Concerto No. 2 Peacock Variations Hungarian Dances No. 1, 4 and 5
Friday, March 15, 2013 The Chairman Dances Bass Concerto No. 3v Concerto No. 2 for Double Bass Symphony No. 7
vVirginia Premiere
Friday, February 15, 2013
Schubert’s “The Great”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor Edgar Meyer, bass
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Terrence Wilson Plays Beethoven
Sinfonia Sevillana Fantasie for a Gentleman Symphony No. 7
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Academic Festival Overture Cello Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 9, "The Great”
Mozart’s Requiem Friday, April 12, 2013
JoAnn Falletta, conductor Robert Plane, clarinet Virginia Symphony Chorus Vocal Soloists
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Overture to Don Giovanni Clarinet Concerto Requiem
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*Edgar Meyer's appearance is part of a residency co-sponsored by the Diehn Concert Series at Old Dominion University funded by a grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Partial support provided by the Newport News Arts Commission and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs, dates and locations subject to change. All sales final.
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CLASSICS for the Performing Arts Pictures at an Exhibition Sunday, September 9, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano
HINDEMITH RACHMANINOFF MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL
Mathis der Maler Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Pictures at an Exhibition
Sunday, October 28, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Edgar Meyer, bass
vVirginia Premiere
Sunday, February 17, 2013 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Terrence Wilson, piano
Edgar Meyer Plays Meyer*
JOHN ADAMS EDGAR MEYER BOTTESINI ˇ DVORÁK
Terrence Wilson Plays Beethoven
SHOSTAKOVICH BEETHOVEN KODALY BRAHMS
The Gadfly Suite Piano Concerto No. 2 Peacock Variations Hungarian Dances No. 1, 4 and 5
Schubert’s “The Great” Sunday, March 17, 2013 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Mark Kosower, cello
The Chairman Dances Bass Concerto No. 3v Concerto No. 2 for Double Bass Symphony No. 7
BRAHMS SAINT-SAËNS SCHUBERT
Academic Festival Overture Cello Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Beethoven’s Magnificent Seventh Sunday, November 11, 2012 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Debra Wendells Cross, flute
TURINA RODRIGO BEETHOVEN
Sinfonia Sevillana Fantasie for a Gentleman Symphony No. 7
Holiday POPS!
Sunday, December 16, 2012 Robert Shoup, conductor Virginia Symphony Chorus Other guests Join us for a holiday tradition with your favorite music, delivered in full sound and spectacle by your hometown orchestra. not included in the 6-concert package
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Pines of Rome
Sunday, January 20, 2013 JoAnn Falletta, conductor Chloe Hanslip, violin
ROSSINI KORNGOLD PIZZETTI RESPIGHI
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Semiramide Overture Violin Concerto Venetian Rondo Pines of Rome
JoAnn Falletta, conductor Robert Plane, clarinet Virginia Symphony Chorus Vocal Soloists
MOZART MOZART MOZART
Overture to Don Giovanni Clarinet Concerto Requiem
not included in the 6-concert package
*Edgar Meyer's appearance is part of a residency co-sponsored by the Diehn Concert Series at Old Dominion University funded by a grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. All concerts begin at 2:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs, dates and locations subject to change. All sales final.
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Regent University
Handel’s Messiah
Haydn's Trumpet Concerto
Friday, December 7, 2012
Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Benjamin Rous, conductor Tara-Louise Montour, violin George Corbett, english horn
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Daniel Hege, conductor Vahn Armstrong, violin
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Siegfried-Idyll Trickster CoyoteLightning Elk* Autumn Legend Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Serenade No. 13, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Symphony No. 1, "Spring"
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Benjamin Rous, conductor Virginia Symphony Chorus Vocal Soloists
Benjamin Rous, conductor Tara-Louise Montour, violin George Corbett, english horn
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Haydn's Trumpet Concerto Thursday, January 31, 2013
Siegfried-Idyll Trickster CoyoteLightning Elk* Autumn Legend Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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George Hanson, conductor David Vonderheide, trumpet
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Take 6: Symphony with Soul Saturday, September 22, 2012 Benjamin Rous, conductor Take 6, vocals
Ten-time GRAMMY and Dove award-winning a cappella jazz and soul singing group TAKE 6 takes to the Chrysler Hall stage to open the Virginia Symphony POPS! season. They’ve performed with such greats as Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Aaron Neville, George Benson and Al Jarreau to name just a few. Experience their richly layered and masterful vocal harmonies in a broad cross-section of styles – soul, gospel, R&B, pop, jazz and more.
Let’s Go to the (Silent) Movies! Saturday, November 3, 2012 Rick Benjamin, conductor Travel back in time to the glamorous 1920s for an evening of music and film with guest conductor Rick Benjamin and “The Clown Princes.” Experience Charlie Chaplin’s The Pawnshop, Buster Keaton’s Cops and Harold Lloyd’s Get Out and Get Under with incidental music from their original scores performed LIVE by your Virginia Symphony POPS!
Holiday POPS! Saturday, December 15, 2012 Robert Shoup, conductor Virginia Symphony Chorus Guest Artists Join us for a holiday tradition with your favorite music, served up as only the Virginia Symphony POPS! can do. There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with seasonal songs and traditional carols delivered in full sound and spectacle by your home town orchestra along with the inspirational voices of Virginia Symphony Chorus. Bring the whole family for one of our great holiday traditions!
At the Copa: The Music of Barry Manilow Saturday, February 9, 2013 Benjamin Rous, conductor Gary Mauer, vocalist His music epitomized the Seventies. With classic hits such as “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “I Write the Songs,” and of course, “Copacabana,” the VSO POPS! with Phantom star and Broadway veteran Gary Mauer, back by popular demand, pays tribute to the music of the incomparable Barry Manilow. “This One’s For YOU!”
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Saturday, March 23, 2013 Benjamin Rous, conductor Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Multi-platinum, high-voltage Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will have you swinging in the aisles with their irresistible fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music. “America’s Favorite Little Big Band” is shaking things up with our own Virginia Symphony POPS!
Partial support provided by the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Artists, programs, dates and locations subject to change. All sales final.
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Let’s Go to the (Silent) Movies! Friday, November 2, 2012 Rick Benjamin, conductor
Travel back in time to the glamorous 1920s for an evening of music and film with guest conductor Rick Benjamin and “The Clown Princes.” Experience Charlie Chaplin’s The Pawnshop, Buster Keaton’s Cops and Harold Lloyd’s Get Out and Get Under with incidental music from their original scores performed LIVE by your Virginia Symphony POPS!
At the Copa: The Music of Barry Manilow Thursday, February 7, 2013 Benjamin Rous, conductor Gary Mauer, vocalist
His music epitomized the Seventies. With classic hits such as “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “I Write the Songs,” and of course, “Copacabana,” the VSO POPS! with Phantom star and Broadway veteran Gary Mauer, back by popular demand, pays tribute to the music of the incomparable Barry Manilow. “This One’s For YOU!”
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Friday, March 22, 2013 Benjamin Rous, conductor Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Multi-platinum, high-voltage Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will have you swinging in the aisles with their irresistible fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music. “America’s Favorite Little Big Band” is shaking things up with our own Virginia Symphony POPS!
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Super Heroes at the Symphony Sunday, November 4, 2012 Put on your super suit and enjoy music from Superman, Spiderman, The Incredibles and more.
Play-Along with the VSO Sunday, January 27, 2013 Enjoy a side-by-side performance with the VSO and the Bay Youth Orchestra, featuring tunes that YOU can participate in!
Up, Up, and Away! Sunday, April 7, 2013 Star Wars, Flight of the Bumblebee and more. It’s all about being up in the air. Enjoy music inspired by flight and space travel.
The Magical Music of Disney Sunday, May 12, 2013 Your whole family will enjoy your favorite tunes from Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lion King, and more performed LIVE and enhanced with memorable still images projected above the orchestra.
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SPECIAL EVENTS VSOcean Summer Series June 7- September 19, 2012 31st Street Stage at the Oceanfront, Virginia Beach
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We are excited to announce that the VSO has a summer “home” again this season at the oceanfront -- the 31st Street Stage along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. Bring the whole family to enjoy one or more of FOUR FREE CONCERTS by the sea: June 7, July 3, August 15 and September 19. Prefer reserved seats? Call 757.498.0215 for information on VIP Subscriptions.
VSO Unplugged August 24 and 25, 2012 Williamsburg Winery and Bite Restaurant, Norfolk An intimate soiree filled with musical magic! This one-of-akind evening includes exclusive (and sometimes unexpected) performances by select 2012-13 guest artists. A cabaret-style event, emceed by Music Director JoAnn Falletta, features fantastic hors d’oeuvres, a wine auction, and a chance to meet the musicians up close and personal. Reserve your ticket today for the event where boundaries between artist and audience dissolve! Call 757.213.1411 for details.
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