2006-2007 Concert Season
2006-2007 Members

Program 1:
Brahms Tragic Overture
Eckhardt-Grammatte Bassoon Concerto: Isabelle Plaster, soloist
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Saturday November 18, 2006 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)
Sunday November 19, 2006 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall Purchase Brandeis Tickets

Family Weekend Concert:
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Mvts 2 and 4
Saturday October 28, 2006
2pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
7pm Brandeis University Slosberg Hall

Program 2:
Catch a Rising Star! Featuring the winners of the 2006 Brandeis and Wellesley concerto competitions:
Kate Housman (Strauss Horn Concerto No.1), Arum Chun (Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 mvt 1), Dan Chen (Sibelius Violin Concerto Mvt 1 - deferred until next year), Heather Rich (Strauss Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehn), Aubre Carreon-Aguilar (Mozart Aria: Vado ma dove?)
Saturday March 3, 2007 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)
Sunday March 4, 2007 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall Purchase Brandeis Tickets

Program 3:
Brahms: A German Requiem
Don Wilkenson, Baritone; Janet Brown, Soprano
Saturday April 28, 2007 at 8:30pm Brandeis University Levin Ballroom Purchase Brandeis Tickets
Sunday April 29, 2007 at 7pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)

2005-2006 Concert Season

Concert 1:
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Chabrier Espana
Dukas Fanfare from La Péri
Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Saturday November 19, 2005 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)
Sunday November 20, 2005 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 2:
Catch a Rising Star! Featuring the winners of the 2005 Brandeis and Wellesley concerto competitions:
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Annie Swafford, Piano
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Graham Patten, Violin
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)
Saturday March 4, 2006 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)
Sunday March 5, 2006 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 3:
Gershwin Concerto in F, Sarah Takagi, Piano
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Stravinski Firebird Suite (1919)
Saturday April 8, 2006 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel (Tickets available at the door)

SPECIAL RUSH HOUR CONCERT:
The Brandeis/Wellesley Orchestra invites Staff and Faculty to enjoy a FREE concert after work
Program will last about an hour with no intermission
Monday April 10, 2006 at 5:30pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 4:
Featuring internationally renown jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and His trio in his unique improvised interpretation of Gershwin's Concerto F
Sunday April 30, 2006 at 7pm Brandeis University Spingold Theater Purchase Brandeis Tickets

2004-2005 Concert Season

Concert 1:
Beethoven Overture to Egmont,
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Adam Marks '00, piano,
Franck D Minor Symphony
Saturday November 6, 2004 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday November 7, 2004 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 2:
Catch a Rising Star! Featuring the winners of the 2005 Brandeis and Wellesley concerto competitions: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher, Sharon Bielik, viola; Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915, Lianna Levine, soprano, Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra, Victoria Lo, flute; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Kristina Nilsson, violin.
 Saturday February 12, 2005 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday February 13, 2005 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall
See the poster

Concert 3:
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major, Elise Yun, piano
Brahms Haydn Variations
Lili Boulanger D'un Matin de Printemps (Of a Spring Morning)
Bernstein Pas de deux from Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
 Saturday April 16, 2005 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday April 17, 2005 at 7pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

2003-2004 Concert Season

Concert 1:
Elgar Enigma Variations, Merriman "In the Dreamtime", Schumann Cello Concerto, Josh Gordon, soloist
Saturday October 25 2003 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday October 26 2003 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall
See the October 25 and 26 poster in PDF or PNG format

Concert 2:
Strauss Wind Serenade Op.9, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, Jenny Tang, soloist, Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)
Saturday November 22 2003 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday November 23 2003 at 3pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 3: Download the poster in pdf format
Featuring winners of the concerto competition
Bloch: Schelomo, Joshua Silverstein, cello (winner of the Brandeis Concerto Competition)
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Amy Cho (winner of the Wellesley Concerto Competition)
World premier of "Glimmer": a work written for the orchestra by Brandeis Phd candidate Jeff Roberts
Saturday February 28 2004 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday February 29 2004 at 7pm Brandeis Slosberg Recital Hall

Concert 4: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday May 1 2004 at 8pm Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Sunday May 2 2004 at 7pm Brandeis University Spingold Theater

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2002-03 Concert Season

Concert 1: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Smetana's "Die Moldau" from "Ma Vlast", Dvorak's Romance in F Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Louisa Olds, Violin (Winner, 2002 Wellesley Concerto Competition)
Saturday October 5 8pm at Wellesley College: Houghton Chapel (free, donation suggested)
Sunday October 6 at 3 pm at Brandeis University: Slosberg Recital Hall (admission $5, discounted with Brandeis ID)

Concert 2: Tchiakovsky Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Walton Viola Concerto; Dennis Tu, Viola (Winner, 2002 Brandeis Concerto Competition)
Saturday November 23 8pm at Wellesley College: Houghton Chapel (free, donation suggested)
Sunday Novmenber 24 at 3 pm at Brandeis University: Slosberg Recital Hall (admission $5, discounted with Brandeis ID)

Concert 3: Features the winners of the 2002 concerto competition: Elgar Cello Concerto, Maya Goldin-Pershbacher, cello, Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto; Karen Chan, piano, Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy.
Saturday February 22 at 8pm at Wellesley College: Houghton Chapel (free, donation suggested)
Sunday February 23 at 3 pm at Brandeis University: Slosberg Recital Hall (admission $5, discounted with Brandeis ID)

Concert 4: Chadwick Synfonietta in D Major, Dvorak New World Symphony.Saturday April 12 at 8pm at Brandeis University Slosberg Recital Hall (admission $5, discounted with Brandeis ID)Sunday April 13 at 8 pm at: Wellesley College: Houghton Chapel (free, donation suggested)