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Calvin Alumni Orchestra • Music Literature

   
Fall 2007
Respighi, Ottorino The Birds
               I. Prelude
               II. The Dove
               III. The Chicken
               IV. The Nightingale
               V. The Cuckoo
Sibelius, Jean

The Swan of Tuonela
              Robin Paradez, English Horn

Hovhaness, Alan And God Created Great Whales
Saint-Saëns, Camille Carnival of the Animals
              Hyesook Kim & Mary Scanlon, Piano
              Judy Wagley & Gene Parker, Narrators
Spring 2007
Milhaud, Darius Le Boeuf sur le Toit
Satie, Erik (arr. Debussy) Gymnopédies
Franck, Cesar Symphony in D Minor
Fall 2006
Mozart Overture to the Magic Flute
Gounod Petite Symphonie for Winds
Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 9
Hanson Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
2005-2006
Bach, J. S. and Leopold Stokowski Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
Strauss, Richard Serenade for Winds
Finzi, Gerald Eclogue for Piano and Strings
Gabrielli, Giovanni Sonata Pian’e Forte for Brass Choir
Schubert, Franz Symphony 8, The Unfinished Symphony
Haydn Symphony No. 45: Farewell Symphony
Grieg Holberg Suite for Strings
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Bruinsma Scherzo on a Dutch Nursery Song
2004-2005
Brahms, Johannes Academic Festival Overture
Doppler, Albert Franz Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise (Hungarian Pastorale for Flute and Orchestra)
               Jill Brown, flute
Mendelssohn, Felix Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" Op. 107
               I. Andante, allegro con fuoco
               II. Allegro vivace
               III. Andante
               IV. Andante con moto, allegro vivace
Brahms, Johannes Serenade No. 1 in D Major, opus 11
               Allegro molto
               Scherzo
               Minuetto I and II
               Scherzo
               Rondo
Gershwin, George Rhapsody in Blue
               Rich Ridenour, piano
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Variation XVIII
               Rich Ridenour, piano
Gershwin, George Rialto Ripples
               Rich Ridenour, piano
2003-2004
Joplin, Scott Maple Leaf Rag
Argento, Dominick The Bremen Town Musicians
               Robert Meyering, narrator
Faure, Gabriel Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 80
               III. Sicilienne
Koops, Jed All for a Sound Sleep — Premiere Performance
               Jed Koops as Sam Bumpkin
               Robert Meyering as Lenny Stickmeister
   Commissioned by the Calvin Alumni Orchestra
Beethoven Prometheus Overture, opus 43
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, opus 57
               I. Allegro con brio
               IV. Allegro
Floyd, Carlisle Pilgrimage
               Keith Brautigam, baritone
               I. Adagio molto sostenuto (Job 14)
               II. Andante e molto largamente (Psalm 69)
               III. Andante (Psalm 139)
               IV. Allegro deciso (Psalms 148-149)
               V. Largo, molto tranquillo (Romans 8)
2002-2003
Dvorak, Antonin Legends, opus 59
               I. Allegretto
               II. Allegro con moto
               III. Allegretto grazioso
               IV. Andante con moto
               V. Andante
Ginastera, Alberto

Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
               Hannah Foster, harp

Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1 or 4
Prokofiev A Summer Day
Liadov Eight Russian Folk Songs
2001-2002
Beethoven Symphony No. 1
Beethoven Triple Concerto
               Hyesook Kim, piano
               Chris Martin, violin
               Alicia Stegink, cello
Britten, Benjamin Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Poulenc, Francis

The Story of Babar the Elephant
               Robert Meyering, narrator

2000-2001
Copland Appalachian Spring
  Old American Songs
               Mark Moliterno, baritone
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K.297
               Chris Krive, oboe
               Teressa Bierenga, clarinet
               Peggy Patrick, bassoon
               Cheryl Hoogewind, horn
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 ("Italian") 
1999-2000
Pierne March of the Little Lead Soldiers op. 14 no.6
Schleisinger Tubby the Tuba
               Nathan Polderman , tuba
Elgar  Dream Children, op.43
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
               Robert Meyering, narrator
Schubert Symphony No. 4
Faure Elegy for cello and orchestra
               Karen Krummel, cello
Dvorak Legends
1998-1999
Haydn Symphony No. 73, in D major “La Chasse”
Faure Masques and Bergamasques, op. 112
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 2
               Hyesook Kim, piano
Mussorgsky Dawn on the Moscow River, from the opera “Khovantchina”
Gounod Symphony No. 1 in D major
JS Bach Cantata No. 51
               Charsie Sawyer, soprano
               Leonard Allman, trumpet
1997-1998
Beethoven Coriolon Overture, op. 62
Haydn Symphony No. 103 “Drum Roll”
Mozart Concerto in Eb for Horn and Orchestra
               Richard Britsch, horn
Schubert  Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”
Charles Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra
               Darlene Dugan, flute
Respighi  Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
1996-1997
Beethoven Prometheus Overture, op. 43
Beethoven Symphony No. 1, op. 21
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 15
               Rich Ridenour, Piano
Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, op. 11
Rossini Introduction Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
               John Varineau, clarinet
1995-1996
Schubert Overture in the Italian Style in C major, op. 70
JS Bach  Brandenberg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Handel Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major
               John Hamersma, organ
Richard Strauss Serenade for 13 winds, op. 7
Tchaikovsky Suite No. 1 in D major
Schubert Symphony No. 6 in C major
Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez
               Paul Vondiziano, guitar
1994-1995
Cimmarosa The Secret Marriage Overture
Faure Pavanne
Dvorak Czech Suite
JS Bach Organ Concerto from the Church Sonatas
               Howard Slenk, organ
Mendelssohn Finagal’s Cave Overture
Haydn Symphony No. 104 “London”
Faure Pelleas and Melisande Suite, opus 80
Mozart "Misero! O sogno" Concert Aria K.431
               Carl Kaiser, tenor