Repertoire
SEASON 7 (2008/2009)
Youth Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
- Verdi - Nabucco Overture
- Holst - Jupiter
- Beethoven - 5th Symphony
- Popper - Hungarian Rhapsody
- Dvorak - Symphony No. 4 in G major
- Haydn - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol
- Borodine - Polovetsian Dances
- Aaron Copland – Old American Songs:
The Boatman’s Dance, The Dodger, Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts,
I Bought Me a Cat, At the River, Ching-A-Ring Chaw - Dvorak – Symphony No. 8
Junior Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
- Corelli - Menuetto and Corrente
- Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor for two violins
- Beethoven - Allegretto
- Dvorak - Themes from New World Symphony (Arranged by Gruselle)
- Soon Hee Newbold - Equuleus
- Balmages - To Tame the Raging Rapids
- Williams - Star Wars (Arranged by TD Ellis)
- Mozart - Symphony No. 41 – Jupiter
- Van Morrison - Moondance (Arranged by Hopkins)
SEASON 6 (2007/2008)
Youth Orchestra
- Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite
Suite I: Mvt 1, Mvt 3, Mvt 4;
Suite II: Mvt 1, Mvt 4 - Handel - Vieni, o figlio – Aria from Ottone
- Rossini - Curda sorte! – Aria from The Italian Girl in Algiers
- Rossini - William Tell Overture
- Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra: 1st Movement
- Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture Op. 26
- Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 5 “Reformation” Op. 107
Junior Orchestra
- Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King (Arranged by Frost)
- Warbeck – Shakespeare in Love (Arranged by Osborne)
1. The Beginning, 2. Viola and Will, 3. The Dances - Soon Hee Newbold - Fantasia Espanola
- Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (Arranged by Doan)
- Britten - The Simple Symphony: Frolicsome Finale
- Anderson - Plink, Plank, Plunk (Arranged by Zinn)
- Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the Tumblers (Arranged by Dackow)
- Longfield - Momentum
SEASON 5 (2006/2007)
Youth Orchestra
- Schumann - Symphony No. 4, 1st movement
- Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20
- Strauss - Pizzicato Polka
- Beethoven - Egmont Overture
- Haydn - Symphony No. 104
- Brahms - Hungarian Dance # 1
- Dvorak - Slavonic Dance # 8
- Copland - Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Junior Orchestra
- Soon Hee Newbold - Blue Fire Fiddler, Dragon Dances & Mythos
- Telemann - Concerto in D Major
- Vivaldi - Allegro
- Dvorak - Slovanic Dance, Opus 46, No. 8 (Arranged by McCashin)
- Rossini - The Barber of Seville
- Williams - Dorian Variations
- Del Borgo - Sinfonia in G
- Bach - Overture from Suite #3 in D
- Telemann - Viola Concerto, Allegro
- Balmages - Variations on an Irish Tune
- Schaffer - Bavarian Rhapsody
SEASON 4 (2005/2006)
Youth Orchestra
- Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs
- Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C, Op. 21 (All Movements)
- Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov - Night on Bald Mountain
- Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
- Sibelius - Karelia Suite Op. 11
- Aaron Copland - Quiet City
- Schubert - Overture to Die Zauberharfe
- Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C major
I. Andante-Allegro ma non troppo, II. Andante con moto,
III. Scherzo, IV. Allegro vivace - Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1
I. Prélude, II. Aragonaise, III. Intermezzo, IV. Seguedille,
V. Les Dragons d'Alcala, VI. Les Toreadors - Saint-Saëns - Danse Bacchanale from Samson & Delila
- Williams - Fantasia On Greensleeves
Junior Orchestra (Inaugural Season)
- Bizet - Carillon from L'Arlésienne Suite #1
- Meyer - Dragonhunter
- Leyden - Serenade for String Orchestra
- Del Borgo - Sonata Vivant
- Mozart - Allegro in C
- Longfield - Momentum
- Berkovich - Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
- Richard Meyer - Dragonhunter
- Telemann - Don Quixote Suite, His Attack on the Windmills
SEASON 3 (2004/2005)
- Mozart - Overture Die Zauberflöte
- Dvorák - Symphony No. 8 in G major
IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Barber - Adagio for Strings
- Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
I. Allegro Con Brio - Rossini - Barber of Seville
- Bizet - L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1
I. Prélude, II. Minuetto, III. Adagietto, IV. Carillon - Traditional - Amazing Grace (Arranged by Ryden)
- Barab - The Selfish Giant
- Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Opus 46 (1st and 4th Movements)
- Franck - Panis Angelicus
SEASON 2 (2003/2004)
- Bizet - Carillon from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
- Elgar - Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20
Allegro piacevole, Larghetto - J.S. Bach - Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1060
II. Adagio - Purcell - Fanfare and Te Deum (Arranged by David R. Thomas)
- Anonymous - Sonata from "Die Bankelsangerlieder" (Arranged by David R. Thomas)
- Mozart - Serenade for Winds No. 13 in B flat Major, K. 361
"Gran Partita"
III. Adagio - Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished"
Allegro Moderato - Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A
2nd Movement - Allegretto - Haydn - Symphony No. 104 in D "London"
1st Movement - Adagio-Allegro - Copland - Appalachian Spring, “Simple Gifts”
- Ives - The Unanswered Question
SEASON 1 (Inaugural Concert, May 4, 2003)
- Vivaldi - "Spring" from The Four Seasons
(Arrangement of 1st movement by Jonathan Schiffman) - J. S. Bach - Suite No. 2 in B Minor (selections)
Rondeau, Bourrees I & II, Menuet, Badinerie - Haydn - Concerto in G Major for Flute and Oboe (1st and 2nd Movements)
Romance: Allegretto, Finale: Allegro - Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances

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