| Symphony 101 |
| Symphony 101 - Session 1a |
| 09/18/2007 - 6:00pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes of a production at the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra? Symphony 101 can take you there. This entertaining and instructive program spans 2 evenings.
The first evening includes a discussion with Music Director Timothy Muffitt & Executive Director Shirley Sands where you’ll learn how the BRSO runs and how the repertoire is chosen. This is followed by a rehearsal that gives new meaning to the concept of VIP seating as you take your place right on stage with the musicians of the orchestra during a Masterworks rehearsal.
The second evening consists of the actual Masterworks concert at the River Center Theater. Enrollment is limited to 20 people per session. |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks I |
| 09/20/2007 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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ROSSINI William Tell Overture
LALO Cello Concerto in D Minor
DVORAK Symphony No. 8
BRUCH Kol Nidrei
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Amit Peled, Cello
Join us as we open our 59th season with a celebration of the cello alongside Israeli cellist Amit Peled, hailed by the American Record Guide as "having the flair of the young Rostropovich" & the Baltimore Sun for a performance "idiomatic and affecting as it was simply gorgeous in sound." |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks II |
| 10/11/2007 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
MASLANKA In Lonely Fields
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Yefim Bronfman, piano
After debuting in Baton Rouge in 2005 to standing ovations; Grammy Award-Winning pianist, Yefim Bronfman, returns in October to play Brahms' monumental Piano Concerto No. 1. |
| Chamber Series |
| Chamber I |
| 10/19/2007 - 8:00pm |
| Manship Theatre | |
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| Join a Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra string quartet as we open our Chamber Series with favorites from the quartet repertoire. |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestras |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestra I |
| 11/04/2007 - 3:00pm |
| B.R.C.C. Magnolia Performing Arts Pavilion | |
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DVORAK Slavonic Dance No. 8
SIBELIUS Finlandia
FREE ADMISSION! |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks III |
| 11/15/2007 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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GRIEG Peer Gynt Incidental Music
BARBER Prayers of Kierkegaard
SIBELIUS Finlandia
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Ellen Wieser, Soprano
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
Join the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Grieg's always popular Incidental Music of Peer Gynt. The orchestra will also perform Samuel Barber's settings for four prayers by Soren Kierkegaard which references time-honored church idioms of Gregorian Chant in a score that seems at once modern and timeless creating a moving and powerful work. |
| Chamber Series |
| Chamber II |
| 12/02/2007 - 7:00pm |
| St. Joseph Cathedral | |
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Orchestra Brass and Percussion
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
The brilliance and majesty of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Brass & Percussion players are sure to bring out your holiday spirit with popular selections we all cherish. Treat yourself to the magnificent opportunity of experiencing great classical music performed live in the intimate setting of the St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Baton Rouge. It is an occasion to enjoy the finest chamber music and a gathering of friends as our musicians express with every note what words can only suggest. Come and relive the joyous memories of holidays past and create a wonderful tradition for your family. |
| Special Events |
| Handel's Messiah |
| 12/08/2007 - 7:00pm |
| First Baptist Church Downtown | |
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HANDEL Messiah
Kenneth Fulton, Chorusmaster & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
A traditional holiday experience awaits your entire family with the chorus and orchestra's presentation of Handel's Messiah |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks IV |
| 01/24/2008 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture
BARTOK Piano Concerto No. 3
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherezade
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Dustin Gledhill, Piano
After winning the Gina Bachauer, Sorantin & Oberlin Piano competitions; pianist Dustin Gledhill joins the BRSO as the gold medal winner of the 2006 New Orleans International Piano Competition for Bartok's lush Piano Concerto No. 3. |
| Chamber Series |
| Chamber III |
| 01/27/2008 - 5:00pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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Presented by: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Pianists:
Inon Barnaton
Gilbert Kalish
Anne Marie McDermott
Andre-Michel Schub
Gilles Vonsattel
Wu Han
The chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center has been an intergral part of New York's cultural offerings for decades. In this concert seven pianists from the society, ranging from ultra-promising virtuosos in their twenties to senior eminences of the keyboard, join to explore a variety of chamber music for multiple pianists. |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestras |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestras II |
| 02/10/2008 - 3:00pm |
| B.R.C.C. Magnolia Performing Arts Pavilion | |
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ROSSINI Barber of Seville Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2
RAVEL Bolero
FREE ADMISSION! |
| Symphony 101 |
| Symphony 101 - Session 2a |
| 02/12/2008 - 6:00pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes of a production at the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra? Symphony 101 can take you there. This entertaining and instructive program spans 2 evenings.
The first evening includes a discussion with Music Director Timothy Muffitt & Executive Director Shirley Sands where you’ll learn how the BRSO runs and how the repertoire is chosen. This is followed by a rehearsal that gives new meaning to the concept of VIP seating as you take your place right on stage with the musicians of the orchestra during a Masterworks rehearsal.
The second evening consists of the actual Masterworks concert at the River Center Theater. Enrollment is limited to 20 people per session. |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks V |
| 02/14/2008 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
STRAUSS Oboe Concerto
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll
HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
James Ryon, Oboe
Join the orchestra for a romantic Valentine evening beginning with the "beautiful, penetrating and pure sound of oboist James Ryon" - El National de Caracas, and continues with Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, a piece written as a gift from Wagner to his wife to express his love. |
| Special Events |
| Historic Plaquemine Special Concert |
| 03/02/2008 - 6:00pm |
| St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church | |
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| Historic Plaquemine began by inviting the Vienna Choir Boys in 2007 and continue their infusion in the music world by inviting the Canadian Brass to perform in this special one night only concert. |
| Chamber Series |
| Chamber IV |
| 03/07/2008 - 8:00pm |
| Manship Theatre | |
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| The Chamber Series will close with a night dedicated to the music of the Baroque period. |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks VI |
| 03/13/2008 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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MCKENZIE Baton Rouge Roux
BARBER Violin Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSOKOV Le Coq d'or Suite
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Violin
The orchestra is joined in March by internationally acclaimed violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg; recognized as one of the world's preeminent violinists and one of the most original and fearless artists on the concert stage today. |
| Masterworks Series |
| Masterworks VII |
| 04/10/2008 - 7:30pm |
| River Center Theater for the Performing Arts | |
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HAYDN Symphony No. 96 "The Miracle"
ORFF Carmina Burana
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director & Conductor
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Worth, baritone
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
Louisiana Youth Orchestra
April opens with a special performance by the Louisiana Youth Orchestra and then the Masterworks season comes to a close as the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus joins the Orchestra for Carl Orff's passionate cantata Carmina Burana. |
| Special Events |
| Barbeque of Seville |
| 04/13/2008 - 5:00pm |
| B.R.C.C. Magnolia Performing Arts Pavilion | |
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Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
David Torns, Conductor
This casual and fun family tradition begins with a 45-minute concert of popular orchestral pieces brought to you in collaboration with the Baton Rouge Community College inside their new Magnolia Performing Arts Pavilion. Bring your picnic blankets and lounge on the grass or relax at a table as you are treated to a barbeque feast. Don't worry about rain we've got you covered! |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestras |
| Louisiana Youth Orchestras III |
| 05/04/2008 - 3:00pm |
| B.R.C.C. Magnolia Performing Arts Pavilion | |
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COPLAND An Outdoor Overture
DVORAK Symphony No. 9
FREE ADMISSION! |
| Special Events |
| Mother's Day Lunch & Chamber Concert |
| 05/11/2008 - 12:00pm |
| De La Ronde Hall | |
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Honor the most cherished person in your life with a Mother's Day celebration that only the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra can provide. Delight your mother with a lunch in a beautiful setting featuring a string quartet certain to capture Mom's heart.
The performance begins at noon, single tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for children under 13 with the purchase of an adult ticket. |
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