Past Concerts of Sage City Symphony

2014-15 Season

  • Concert, Sunday November 16 2014 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by One World Conservation Center
  • Henry Brant - Whoopie in D (for woodwinds)
  • Michael Wimberly - Kora Saba: For Djembe and Chamber Orchestra
  • Charles Ives - Three Places in New England
  • Beethoven - Cavatitina from string quartet Opus 130
  • Winter Concert, Sunday February 1 2015 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Karl Brosch and Ralph Thomas
  • Beethoven - Eroica
  • Harpsichord concerto with Sandra Mangsen soloist
  • Youth Concert, Sunday March 15 2015 at 4pm
  • Vaughn Williams - Tuba Concerto, soloist Nolan Downey
  • Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet, K.622 (1st movement), soloist Heather Rodgers
  • Young Composer's Program: Featuring works by area high school students.
  • KatiannaNardone from Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington VT, The Bandit
  • From the Long Trail School in Dorset VT: Katrina Czar, Illusions of Battle, Jenna D'Olivo, Danza, Garrett Hastings, The Fight for Liberation, Walker May , Nicholas Mihailovic, Anna Wright, Zhangyi "Rocky" Ye, Pride of the Homeland
  • From the Burr and Burton Academy:Ramsey Eyre, Fast Piece
  • Spring Concert Sunday May 17 2015 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Jack Dawkins
  • Sibelius - Symphony No. 7 in C Major
  • Sibelius - Valsetrise opus 44 no.1
  • Rolando Gori - XLIV

2013-14 Season

  • Fall Concert on Sunday, November 17 2013 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Prime Lending of Bennington VT
  • Cello Concerto in A minor, Opus 22, Mark Humburg soloist, by Samuel Barber
  • Daphnis and Chloe Suite no. 2, by Maurice Ravel
  • Socerer's Apprentice, by Paul Dukas
  • Winter Concert on Sunday, February 16 2014 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Maxine Newman, Cellist
  • Symphony No. 1 by Ludwig Beethoven
  • Concerto a Cinque Opus 174 by Ottorino Respighi
  • Pulcinella Suite by Igor Stravinsky
  • Youth Concert on Sunday, March 16 2014 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Sarah Tenney and the Board of Sage City Symphony
  • Young Composer's Program featuring works composed by Seamus Carey, Liam Dailey, Christian Mailloux and Zack Weishaus from Bennington College, by Sato Matsui of Williams College and Tom Monkell from the College of St Rose.
  • Giovanni Bottesini'sConcerto #2 in C Minor per Contrabasso e Orchestra, soloist Harrison Dilthey
  • Brahms' Academic Festival Overture
  • Spring Concert on Sunday, May 18 2014 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by Berkshire Bank
  • Concerto for Cello, Maxine Neuman soloist, composed by Allen Shawn
  • Enigma Variations Opus 36 by Edward Elgar
  • Sonata Pian' e Forte by Gabrielli
  • Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, composed by Joan Tower

2012-2013 Season

  • Fall 2012 Concert, Dec 2 2012 at 4:00 PM
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1
  • M Ravel, Tzigane for Solo Violin and Orchestra, Kaori Washiyama, soloist
  • Sponsored by Merchants Bank
  • Winter Concert on Sunday, February 17 2013 at 4:00 PM
  • Sponsored by the Board of Sage City Symphony
  • Symphony No 40 by Amadeus Mozart
  • Knoxville Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber, soloist Kerry Ryer-Parke
  • Concerto grosso opus 3 no. 1 by G.F. Handel
  • Youth Concert on Sunday, March 17 2013 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by the Stewart’s Shops
  • Young Composer's Program, Robert Zimmerman mentor and Geoffrey Gee coordinator, featuring works composed by students of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington and the International Baccalaureate Music class of the Long Trail School in Dorset VT
  • Compositions - The Passage by Isaiah Barnard, Tales from the Mire by Collin Campagne, Artemis Legacy by Darius Carey, Metallic Characters (The Unrivaled Epics) by Nolan Downey, Distant Apparitions by Spencer Kristiansen and An Epic Journey and Annabel's Waltz by KatiannaNardone
  • Incidental Music for a Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn, accompanying acted-out scenes performed by the North Bennington Children's Shakespeare Theater
  • Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, sung by the Bennington Children's Chorus and accompanied by Sage City Orchestra
  • Spring Concert on Sunday, May 19 2013 at 4pm
  • Sponsored by the Bank of Bennington
  • Five Orchestral Scenes by Allen Shawn
  • Death and Transfiguration by Richard Strauss
  • Prelude and Fugue by Arcady Dubensky, performed by Harrison Dilthey, Patrick O'Connell, Deb Spohnheimer and Robert Zimmerman
  • Per Questa Bella Mano by Mozart, Keith Kibler, bass, Robert Zimmerman double bass solo
  • CheGelidaManina by Puccini, fromAct 1 of La Boheme, Alex Diaz, tenor

2011-2012 Season

  • Fall 2011 Concert, Nov 13 2011 at 4:00 PM
  • Igor Stravinsky, Petruska (1911 Version)
  • M Finckle, Tundr
  • Handel, Concerto Grosso Opus 3 No 2 (two movements)
  • Winter Chamber Concert, Sunday February 12 2012 at 4:00 PM
  • Handel, Concerto Grosso Opus 3 No 2 (all movements)
  • H Villa-Lobos, Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra, Jerry Lanoue soloist
  • L Beethoven, Symphony No 2 Opus 36 in D Major
  • Youth Concert, Sunday March 18 at 4:00 PM
  • Young Composer Project, compositions for orchestra by Bennington College students Dmitri Glickman (Tides), Atticus Lazenby (Dots and Loops), Kimberly Nucci (Decline and Resolution) and Emma Piazza (Sweet Bay Magnolia)
  • L Calabro, Ten Short Pieces for String Orchestra, with the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra
  • Vivaldi, Double Concerto for Two Trumpets, soloists Sue Green and Tom Neeson
  • Franz Doppler, Pastoral Fantasy Opus 26 for Flute and Orchestra, Holly Mutascio soloist
  • Spring Concert, Sunday May 13 2012 at 4:00 PM
  • Brahms, Symphony No 1 in C Minor Opus 68
  • Aria from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart,Dies Bildnisistbezauberndschön, soloist Michael Gallagher
  • Mozart, Grand Partita for winds
  • Premiere of a new work by Nick BrookeTable of Toys and Numbers

2010-2011 Season

  • Fall Concert, Sunday November 14 2010 at 4:00 PM
  • Samuel Barber, Op. 11 Adagio for Strings
  • Robert Schumann, Symphony no. 4 in D minor, Op 120
  • Randall Neal, Premiere Electronic Version of Three for Orchestra and Hyperpiano
  • Mozart, Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 21, Muriel "Petie" Palmer soloist
  • Chamber Concert, Sunday February 13 2011 at 4:00 PM
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Horn Concerto no. 2 in E flat K 412, John Eagle soloist
  • Robert Zimmerman, Suite from GestaRomanorum
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Jupiter Symphony
  • Youth Concert, Sunday March 20 2011 at 4:00 PM
  • Young Composer's Project, John Eagle mentor
  • Concerto movements performed by Emily Call, Jennifer Schwartz and Melanie Piech from the Bruch Violin Concerto in G Minor, Dvorak Violin Concerto in A Minor, and the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor
  • Spring Concert, Sunday May 15 2011 at 4:00 PM
  • Debussy La Mer
  • Faure, Elegy for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 24, Perri Morris, soloist
  • Premiere of commissioned work by John Eagle, composer
  • Mozart, Piano Concerto in D Minor, No 20, K. 466, Miles Yucht, soloist

2009-2010 Season

  • Fall Concert, Sunday November 15 2009 at 4:00 PM
  • Two Choral Preludes by Bach, arr. Michael Finckel
  • Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Opus 36 by P. Tchaikovsky
  • Lark Ascending by R. Vaughan Williams, soloist Jeffrey Winseman
  • Winter Concert, Sunday February 7 2010 at 4:00 PM
  • Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass by Giovanni Bottesini, soloists Kaori Washiyama and Robert Zimmerman
  • Symphony No. 13 in D Major by Joseph Haydn
  • Serenade in D Minor, Opus 44 by Antonin Dvorak
  • Youth Concert, Sunday March 14 2010 at 4:00 PM
  • Peter and the Wolf by SergiProkofieff
  • Young Composers Project, Mike Gallagher, Coordinator
    Featuring a new work in three movements by Peter Kosmorsky of the Long Trail School, title "Fugue in Purple in F minor"
  • Spring Concert, Sunday May 23 2010 at 4:00 PM
  • Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World" by Antonin Dvorak
  • Premiere of a commissioned work by Randy Neal. Cost of this commission donated by the Vermont Country Store.

2008-2009 Season

  • Fall Concert, Sunday November 16 2008 at 4:00 PM
  • Symphony in Three Movements by Igor Stravinsky
  • Five Greek Songs by Maurice Ravel, soprano soloist Kerry Ryer-Parke
  • Danses for Harp and String Orchestra by Claude Debussy, harp soloist Leah Kidwell-Fernandes
  • Winter Concert, Sunday February 15 2009 at 4:00 PM
  • Symphony No. 96 in D Major, "The Miracle" by Joseph Haydn
  • Cello Concerto in A Minor by Camille Saint-Saens, soloist David Gibson
  • Concerto Grosso by Frederick Handel
  • Youth Concert, Sunday March 8 2009 at 4:00 PM
  • Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra by Vivaldi, featuring Aubrey Restifo, Jennifer Schwartz and Emily Call of Bennington College
  • Composing for Orchestra, a project by Robert Singley and Bennington area high school students
  • Selections performed by The Bennington Children's Chorus under the direction of Kerry Ryer-Parke including:
  • Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure, arr. by Rutter
  • Child's Play by Lou Calabro
  • Spring Concert, Sunday May 3 2009 at 4:00 PM
  • Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, opus 27 by S Rachmaninov
  • Premiere of Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Robert Singley, featuring flute soloist Christine Lanza

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