Rogue Valley Symphony 2017-2018 Season Programs, Instrumentation, and Schedule Masterworks 1 (98 ) September 15, 16, & 17, 2017 4[1.2.3/pic.4/pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.3/D-cl/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] 6 4 3 1 tmp+4 hp str Strings: 13-12-9-8-4 Mozart: Piano concerto No. 20, K.466 in D minor (30 ) 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 tmp str Peter Serkin, piano Mahler: 5 th Symphony (68 ) 4[1.2.3/pic.4/pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.3/D-cl/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] 6 4 3 1 tmp+4 hp str Thursday, 9/7, 6:30 9:30 pm Saturday, 9/9, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 9/11, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 9/13, 6:30 9:30 pm Thursday, 9/14, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 9/15, 7:30 pm, Ashland Saturday, 9/16, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 9/17, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Masterworks 2 (77 ) October 6, 7, & 8, 2017 2 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 4 2 2(3) 0 tmp+2 str Strings: 10-8-7-6-3 I lana Cotton: Cantus (17 ) 2 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 4 2 2[tbn.btbn] 0 tmp+2 str Haydn: Symphony No. 103, Drum Roll (27 ) 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 tmp str Beethoven: Triple Concerto (33 ) 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 tmp str The Tempest Trio
Saturday, 9/30, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 10/2, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 10/4, 6:30 9:30 pm Thursday, 10/5, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 10/6, 7:30 pm, Ashland Saturday, 10/7, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 10/8, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Masterworks 3 (62-67 ) November 10, 11, & 12, 2017 2 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] 4 3 3 1 tmp+1 str Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture (8 ) 2[1.pic] 2 2 2-4 3[1.2.crt] 3 0 tmp str Ludwig: Violin Concerto (25 ~30 ) 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 tmp+1 str Bella Hristova, violin Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Reformation (27 ) (500 th anniver. of Reformation) 2 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] 2 2 3 1 tmp str *Please note* - concerts on Saturday and Sunday will both be in Medford. Saturday, 11/4, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 11/6, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 11/8, 6:30 9:30 pm Thursday, 11/9, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 11/10, 7:30 pm, Ashland Saturday, 11/11, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 11/12, 3:00 pm, Medford Holiday (71 ) December 1, 2, & 3, 2017 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 [1.2/bcl] 2 tsx 4 3 3 1 tmp+2 hp pf/cel str Strings: 7-6-5-4-2 Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude 8 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 tmp+2 str
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 str Mozart: Three German Dances 6 2[1.2/flautino] 2 0 2 2 4[2tp, 2 posthn] 0 0 tmp str[no va] NOTE 1: The flautino is NOT piccolo. Use a recorder? NOTE 2: Posthorns to be played by horn players. Mozart: Exsultate jubilate 17 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 org (keyboard) str Laura Portune, soprano Glière: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano 14 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 tmp+1 hp str Laura Portune, soprano Prokofiev: Troïka from Lieutenant Kijé 3 3[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 tsx- 3perc hp pf str Two pieces TBA 10 Rogue Valley Children s Chorus Anderson: Sleigh Ride 3 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 perc pf str Arr. Campbell: A Christmas Carol Fantasy 7 SATB and/or SSA chorus (Children s Choir) 2[1.2/pic]/2/2[1.2/bcl]/2-4/3/3/1 tmp+2 hp pf/cel str NOTE: A beautiful medley of "Ding dong Merrily on High," "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol), "Silent Night," "God Rest Ye Marry Gentlemen," and "Joy To The World. Rogue Valley Children s Chorus *Please note* - concerts in Ashland and Medford are reversed from the usual order. Monday, 11/27, 6:30 9:30 pm Tuesday, 11/28, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 11/29, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 12/1, 7:30 pm, Medford Saturday, 12/2, 7:30 pm, Ashland Sunday, 12/3, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Masterworks 4 (71 ) January 19, 20, & 21, 2018
3[1.2.3/pic] 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 hp pf/keyboard tmp+4 str Bernstein: Fancy Free: Three Dance Variations (7 ) (100 th anniversary of birth) 2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 tmp+3 pf str Tracy Silverman: Violin Concerto No. 3: Love Song to the Sun (~20 ) not more than 2.2.2.2,- 4.3-3.1; keyboard-harp-timp+4 Tracy Silverman, electric violin Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (44 ) 3[1.2.3/pic] 2 2 2 4 2 3 1 tmp str Saturday, 1/13, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 1/15, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 1/17, 6:30 9:30 pm Thursday, 1/18, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 1/19, 7:30 pm, Ashland Saturday, 1/20, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 1/21, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Masterworks 5 (63-65 ) February 16, 17, & 18, 2018 3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] 4 3 3 1 asx tmp+5 hp pf/cel str Leshnoff: Rogue Sparks (5 7 ) Instrumentation TBD similar to Rach Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain (23 ) 3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 2 2 4 2 3 1 tmp+2 hp cel str Gabriela Martinez, piano Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (35 ) 3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] 4 3 3 1 asx - tmp+5 hp pf str *Please note* - There is a Tuesday rehearsal in place of the regular Wednesday rehearsal. Saturday, 2/10, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 2/12, 6:30 9:30 pm Tuesday, 2/13, 6:30 9:30 pm
Thursday, 2/15, 6:30 9:30 pm Friday, 2/16, 7:30 pm, Ashland Saturday, 2/17, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 2/18, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Masterworks 6 (95 ) April 20, 21, & 22, 2018 chorus solos SATB 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] 4 2 3 0 tmp+3 hp str Gans-Morse: Symphony No. 1: How Can You Own the Sky? (30 ) (includes drumming & poetry reciting) 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] 4 2 3 0 tmp+3 hp str Beethoven: 9 th Symphony (65 ) 3[1.2.pic] 2 2 3[1.2.cbn] 4 2 3 0 tmp+3 str Melinda Whittington, soprano Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano Brian Thorsett, tenor Norman Garrett, baritone SORS + Rogue Valley Chorale *Please note* - Both Friday and Saturday concerts plus the last two rehearsals will be in Medford. Saturday, 4/14, 9:30 am 12:30 pm Monday, 4/16, 6:30 9:30 pm Wednesday, 4/18, 6:30 9:30 pm (Medford) Thursday, 4/19, 6:30 9:30 pm (Medford) Friday, 4/20, 7:30 pm, Medford Saturday, 4/21, 7:30 pm, Medford Sunday, 4/22, 3:00 pm, Grants Pass Discovery Concert May 19, 2018 Dorman: Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu (30 ) 2[1.2/pic] 2 2[1.2/bcl] 2 3 2 2[tbn.btbn]1 timp str Strings: 6-5-4-3-2 Haruka Fujii and Luke Rinderknecht, percussion 1 narrator TBD
Tuesday, 5/15, 6:30 pm Friday, 5/18, 6:30 pm Concert: Saturday, 5/19, 2:00 pm Link Up May 30, 2018 Instrumentation 2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/EH] 2 2 4 2 3 1 tmp+3 hp pno str Strings: 8-7-6-4-2 Thursday, 5/24, 6:30 pm Tuesday, 5/29, 6:30 pm Concert: Wednesday, 5/30, 10:00 am