The NSO's 2009-2010 Season
Concert 3
February 28th, 3:00 pm
THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC: The Mind/Body/Spirit Connection
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"This concert will be preceded by a Wellness Fair featuring a wide spectrum of holistic, spiritual, religious and traditional western medicine approaches to the Mind/Body/Spirit connection. Our concert repertoire features music that tops the list of favorites provided by listeners who have used the Healing Power of Music to enhance their personal meditation and visualization techniques as they magnified their own positive energy while overcoming medical challenges and promoting lifelong wellness.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique: First Movement
J.S.Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs, with NSO Concertmaster Kristina Nilsson
Bruch: Violin Concerto, 1st Movement, Jaclyn Freshman joint winner of the Lasker Prize, joint winner of the high school division of the NSO's Lasker Young Soloists' Competition.
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune with flutist Brian van Sickle
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite: Infernal Dance of King Katschei, Berceuse, Finale
Ponchielli: Dance of the hours from La Gioconda
Tchaikovsky: Forest Scene (Pas de Deux) from the Nutcracker
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Roses from the South
Artie Shaw: Concerto for Clarinet, with clarinetist Ian Greitzer
Respighi: The Pines of Rome: The Pines of the Appian Way
John Williams: Across the Stars
John Williams: Olympic Spirit
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka
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Concert 4
April 25th, 7:30 pm
FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #1, in G minor, Winter Dreams, Op. 13
Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto, 1st movement with Hikaru Yonezaki, joint winner of the Lasker Prize, joint winner of the high school division of the NSO's Lasker Young Soloists' Competition.
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3, in D minor, Op. 30 with pianist
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Concert 1
October 4th, 7:30 pm THE POWER AND MAJESTY OF BRAHMS
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77 with violinist Markus Placci
Concert 2
November 15th, 3:00 pm THOSE FABULOUS CZECHS
Josef Suk: Scherzo Fantastique
Antonin Dvořák: Prague Waltzes
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from Má Vlast
Antonin Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 with cellist Bobby ChenFamily Concert
January 10th, 3:00 pm
MUSIC FOR AND FROM CHILDHOOD
This program funded in part by the Newton Cultural Council with a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours
Bernofsky: Red Iguana Rumba -- Played by the Newton, All City Orchestra
Saint Saens: Cello Concerto in A minor, First Movement with cellist Sophie Applbaum, winner of the middle school division of the NSO Young Soloists CompetitionSarasate: Carmen Fantasy, with violinist Mitsuru Yonezaki winner of the elementary school division of the NSO Young Soloists Competition
Respighi: The Pines of Rome: Finale: Pines of the Appian Way
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Last Movement, Newton Symphony, with the Newton, All City OrchestraLeroy Anderson: Bugler's Holiday
John Philip Souza : El Capitan March
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