Sunday, December 2, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
“Solstice Solace” Pre-concert lecture at 4:30 p.m. with Dr. Sara Castro-Klarén, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures W. A. Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Opus 37 Lisa Weiss, piano Johann Strauss, Jr.: Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz
Sunday, October 21, 2001, 5:30 p.m.
“Folk and Fashion” Pre-concert lecture at 4:30 p.m. with Max Derrickson, Shriver Auditorium Béla Bartók: Dance Suite, Sz 77 Béla Bartók: Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 Christie Julien, piano Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Sunday, April 22, 2001, 2:00 p.m.
“Fantastic!” Pre-concert lecture at 1:00 p.m. with Yasmina Mobarek, JHU Department of Romance Languages & Literatures Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Opus 26 Vitaly Briskin, violin Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14 Program notes
Saturday, March 3, 2001, 8:00 p.m.
“Picture This” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m. in Shriver Auditorium with composer James Grant James Grant: Waltz for Saxophone and Strings David Stambler, alto saxophone James Grant: Symphonic Poem No. 1: Release (world premiere) Narrative for orchestra after LifeLines – a set of 23 platinum prints – by Elizabeth Siegfried
Saturday, December 2, 2000, 8:00 p.m.
“Hymn of Praise” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m in Shriver Auditorium with Jonathan Palevsky Felix Mendelssohn: Lobgesang, Opus 52 (Hymn of Praise) Elizabeth Knauer, soprano Madeleine Gray, mezzo-soprano Walter Dixon, tenor Johns Hopkins Choral Society David Neal, Director Goucher College Choir, Tom Hall, Director Program notes
Saturday, October 21, 2000, 8:00 p.m.
“Different Facets” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m. with Max Derrickson, Shriver Auditorium Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919 version) Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Opus 83 Caleb Tsai, piano Program notes
Saturday, April 29, 2000, 8:00 p.m.
“Russian Excursions” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m. with Max Derrickson Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Opus 10 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Opus 23 Jerry Wong, piano Program notes
Sunday, March 5, 2000, 3:00 p.m.
“Spirit Worlds” Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 p.m. with Jonathan Palevsky Engelbert Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel & Gretel Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Opus 47 Qing Li, violin Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye) Program notes
Saturday, December 4, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
“Landscapes” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m. with composer Mark Lanz Weiser Mark Lanz Weiser: Into the Dark and Darker Cold (libretto by Lia Purpura) Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Opus 70 Program notes
Saturday, October 23, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
“Contemporaries and Namesakes” Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m. with Prof. Vernon Lidtke, JHU Department of History Luigi Cherubini: Overture from Les deux journées Ludwig Spohr: Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, Opus 57 Elisabeth Ganter, clarinet Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Opus 67 Program notes