Programs from our Past

Here are some photos of our members in concert:

May 15, 2011: Celebrating Spring!

For this concert, we performed the following selections:

• O Canada byC. Lavallée. Lyrics by A-B.Routhier/R.Weir
• Carmen Suite No. 1 by G. Bizet
  • Prélude
  • I. Aragonaise
  • II. Intermezzo
  • III. Seguedille
  • IV. Les dragons d’Alcala
  • V. Les Toréadors
• Enigma Variations by E. Elgar, IX. Nimrod
• L’Arlesienne #2 G. Bizet. Guest Conductor: Murray Vaasjo
  • I. Pastorale
  • IV. Farandole
• Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26 M. Bruch. Violin Soloist: Gabrielle Després
  • III. Finale: Allegro energico
• The Barber of Seville Overture by G. Rossini, arr. byM.J. Isaac
• Finlandia, Op. 26 by J. Sibelius
• The Muppet Medley arr. by B. Chase
• Pirates of the Caribbean by K. Badelt, arr. by T. Richetts

May 2, 2010: Spring Symphony

For this concert, we performed the following selections:

• Divertimento, by Joseph Haydn, arr. by David Stone
  • St Anthony Chorale
  • Menuetto
  • Rondo
• The Magic Flute, Overture, by W.A. Mozart
• Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op 33 C, by Camille Saint-Saens. Soloist Julian Savaryn
• Wiener Blut, by Johann Strauss, Jr.
• Symphony No. 5, Fourth Movement, by Ludwig van Beethoven
• My Fair Lady, by Frederick Loewe
• Summon the Heroes, by John Williams, arr. by Calvin Custer

May 3, 2009: Welcome Spring

For this concert, we performed the following selections:

• Occasional Overture, by G. F. Handel, arr. by A. Winter
  • Maestoso, Allegro, Adagio, March
• Symphony No. 101 (The Clock), by J. Haydn
  • Adagio, Presto
• London Every Day Suite for Orchestra, by Eric Coates
  • Covent Garden (Tarantelle), Westminster (Meditation), Knightsbridge (In Town To-Night) March
• Unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, by F. Schubert
  • Allegro moderato, Andante con moto
• Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, by J.S. Bach, arr. by. J. Frederick Muller
• Star Trek Through the Years, arr. by C. Custer

May 4, 2008: Music for Spring

Featured in this concert was Horns 'O Plenty, led by Mary Fearon. Octet members: Kathy Buchanan, Charlene Campbell, Marino Coco, Matthew Dahl, Pamela Graham, Janet Proos, Mitchell Semple, Kevin Smith, Doug Vick, Mike Wayman.

We performed the following selections:

• Praeludium, by R. Myer, Horns 'O Plenty and orchestra horns
• Palladio, by K. Jenkins
  • Concerto Grosso
  • Largo
  • Allegretto
• First Symphony, by L. Van Beethoven
  • Adagio Molto
  • Allegro con Brio
• Deutsche Messe, by F. Schubert, Horns 'O Plenty
  • Kyrie
  • Gloria
  • Credo
  • Offertorio
  • Sanctus
  • Benedictus
  • Agnus Dei
  • Schlussgesang
• Carmen Suite, by G. Bizet
  • Toreadors
  • Habanera
• Iolanthe Overture, by A. Sullivan
• Hansel and Gretel, by E. Humperdinck. Dedicated to the memory of violist Wendell Gillespie
  • Evening Prayer
  • Dream Pantomime
• Send in the Clowns, by S. Sondheim
• More, by R. Ortolani and N. Oliviero, orchestra and Horns 'O Plenty
• Grand March (from Aida), by G. Verdi, orchestra and Horns 'O Plenty

May 6, 2007: Sounds of Spring

Featured in this concert were Josephine van Lier, cello soloist, and Heather Tilroe, soprano soloist. We performed the following selections:

• Light Cavalry Overture, by F. von Suppe
• Chorale and Invention, by J.S. Bach
• Nocture, A Midsummer Night's Dream, by F. Mendelssohn
• Kol Nidrei, Adagio for Cello and Orchestra, by M. Bruch. Josephine van Lier, cello soloist
• Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, by H. Villa-Lobos, for Soprano and Cello Octet
• I. Aria (Cantilena)
• II. Dansa (Martelo)

Heather Tilroe, soprano soloist

Octet members: Erik Visser, Larissa Stetzenko, Kathy Hilsentager, Laurie Stalker, Alice Goulet, Lenya Beaulac, Erin Turnell, Frances Elgaard

• Symphony Number 4 in A Major (Italian), by F. Mendelssohn
  • II. Andante con moto
  • III. Con moto moderato
• Musetta's Waltz, by G. Puccini, La Boheme. Soprano soloist Heather Tilroe
• The Man I Love, by George Gershwin
• Embraceable You, by George and Ira Gershwin
• Summertime, by George Gershwin. Soloists Heather Tilroe and Josephine van Lier.

May 7, 2006: Celebrate Spring

Featured in this concert was John Thomson, trumpet soloist. We performed the following selections:

• Les Petits Riens Overture, by W.A. Mozart
• Symphonie No. 7, by L. van Beethoven
  • II. Allegretto
• Prélude et Mazurka from Coppelia, by L. Delibes
• Türkish March (from Piano Sonata in A, K.331), by W.A. Mozart, Orch. by P. Pascal
• A Trumpeter’s Lullaby, by L. Anderson, Arr. by P.J. Lang. John Thomson trumpet soloist
• Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite 1, by O. Respighi
  • I. Balleto called “Il Conte Orlando”
• Suite – English Folk Songs, by R. V. Williams
  • No. 1 Seventeen Come Sunday
  • No. 2 Intermezzo – My Bonny Boy
  • No. 3 March “Folk Songs from Somerset”
• Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings, by H. Shore, Arr. B. Cerulli
• The Pink Panther, by H. Mancini, Arr. V. Lopez
• A Salute to the Big Bands, Arr. C. Custer

May 1, 2005: Welcome to Spring

Featured in this concert was Lorna Misselbrook, French horn soloist. We performed the following selections:

• Academic Festival Overture, by J. Brahms. Arr. by J. F. Muller
• Horn Concerto No. 3, by W. A. Mozart. Lorna Misselbrook, French horn soloist
• Eine Steppenskizze (In the Steppes of Central Asia), by A. Borodin
• Coronation March from "The Prophet", by G. Meyerbeer
• Music for the Royal Fireworks, by G. F. Handel. Arr. by T. Johnson
• Hopak from "The Fair at Sorochinsk", by M. Moussorgsky
• Summertime, by G. Gershwin, Dubose, D. Heyward, and I. Gershwin
• Prairie Sketches (I. Song at Sunrise, II. Prairie Panorama, III. Dance), by R. McMullin
• Tschaikovsky Symphony No. 2, Finale, by P. I. Tschaikovsky. Arr. by J. F. Muller

May 2, 2004: Sounds of Spring

At this concert, we featured Edmonton clarinet soloist John Mahon. We performed the following selections:

• Overture to the Opera Suzanne's Secret, by E. Wolf-Ferrari
• The Heavens are telling, from The Creation, by J. Haydn. Arr. by T. Moses
• Concerto No. 2, Movements I, II, III, by C. M. v. Weber. John Mahon, clarinet soloist
• Trumpet Voluntary, attributed to H. Purcell
• Faust Ballet Music, Movements I, III, V, by Ch. Gounod
• New World Symphony, Movement I, by A. Dvorak. Arr. by M. J. Isaac
• The Waltzing Cat, by L. Anderson

May 4, 2003: Music to Welcome Spring

At this concert, we featured Edmonton cellist David Eggert. We performed the following selections:

• Procession of the Nobles, by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Arr. by M. J. Isaac
• Hungarian Rhapsody by D. Popper, Op.68 Arr. by. M. Schlegel. David Eggert, cello soloist
• Symphony in C Major “The Great”: III. Scherzo, Allegro Vivace, by F. Schubert
• Tango De La Luna, by S. Secunda
• Suite from the Watermusic: I Allegro from Suite in F, by G. F. Handel
• Variations on a Shaker Melody, by A. Copland
• L'Arliesienne Suite No. 2: II Intermezzo; III Menuetto; IV Farandole, by G. Bizet
• Blue Moon, by R. Rodgers and L. Hart. Arr. by C. P. Herfurth
• South American Holiday, by H. A. Alshin

May 5, 2002: Sounds of Spring

At this concert, we featured Michael Cooney, 2001 Male International Grand Champion of Whistling; and Hong Yan Powell, soprano soloist. We performed the following selections:

• Highlights from the Sound of Music, by R. Rodgers and O. Hammerstein 2nd
• Serenade to Spring, by R. Rodgers and O. Hammerstein 2nd
• Karelia Suite, by J. Sibelius. Featuring Michael Cooney, whistler
• Tango in D, by I. Albeniz
• Blue Tango, by L. Anderson
• The Whistler and His Dog, by A. Pryor. Featuring Michael Cooney, whistler
• The Phantom of the Opera, by A. L. Webber
• Dance Macabre, by C. Saint-Saens. Featuring Lewis Davies, violin soloist
• Ave Maria, by Bach/Gounod. Featuring Hong Yan Powell, soprano soloist
• Over the Rainbow, by E. Y. Harburg and H. Arnlen
• Carmen Suite, Danse Boheme, by G. Bizet

October 29, 2001: 30th Anniversary Concert

For this very special concert, we performed the following selections:

• Trumpet Voluntary, by Henry Purcell
• Flourish--Voluntary--Ground, by Roger Deegan (premiere performance)
• London (London Every Day) Suite for Orchestra, by Eric Coates
• Tower Music, by Roger Deegan
• King of the Cats, by Roger Deegan
• Suite for String Orchestra from Abdelazer or The Moors' Revenge, by Henry Purcell
• Mirkwood March for string orchestra, by Roger Deegan
• Autumn Breezes Valse, by J.H. Squire
• Jamaican Rumba, by Arthur Benjamin
• Hungarian Dance No. 5, by Johannes Brahms

Spring 2000: Music for the Millennium

At this concert, we performed the following selections

• Unter Donner und Blitz, by Johann Strauss, Jr.
• Summertime, by George Gershwin, Du Bose, Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
• Coronation March from The Prophet, by G. Meyerbeer
• Blue Danube Waltz, by Johann Strauss, Jr.
• Feuerfest Polka Francaise, by Josef Straub
• Radetzky March, by Johann Strauss, Sr.

In addition, we performed several selections with the Men's and Women's German choirs.

Spring 1999

We performed with the St. David's Welsh Male Voice Choir for this concert.

These were the orchestra's selections:

• Procession of the Sardar, by M. Ippolitov-Ivanov
• Unter Donner und Blitz, by Johann Strauss
• Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, KV219, by W. A. Mozart. Alexander Lozowski violin soloist
• Pomp and Circumstance, by Edward Elgar
• Alice Blue Gown, by Joseph McCarthy and Harry Tierney
• Radetzky March, by Johann Strauss

We also performed a number of selections with the choir. They included The Impossible Dream and March of the Men of Harlech.