Of Love and Loss
OF LOVE AND LOSS
Sunday, February 2, 2025 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director
LISA WILLIAMSON, Soprano
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI - Overture to William Tell
H. LESLIE ADAMS - Nightsongs
I. Prayer
III. The Heart of a Woman
IV. Night Song
V. Sence You Went Away
VI. Creole Girl
Lisa Williamson, soprano
GIACOMO PUCCINI - Vissi D’Arte from Tosca
Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly
GIACOMO PUCCINI - Sole e amore
Lisa Williamson, soprano
Intermission
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Andante
III. Menuetto
IV. Presto
Past Prologues
PAST PROLOGUES
Sunday, April 6, 2025 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director
HECTOR BERLIOZ - Le carnaval romain, H 95
Roman Carnival Overture
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Simple Symphony, Op. 4
I. Boisterous Bouree
II. Playful Pizzicato
III. Sentimental Sarabande
IV. Frolicsome Finale
AMY BEACH - Bal Masque for Orchestra, Op. 22
Intermission
JOHANNES BRAHMS - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante moderato
III. Allegro giocoso
IV. Allegro energico e passionato
American Vistas
AMERICAN VISTAS
Sunday, June 8, 2025 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director
LEONARD BERNSTEIN - Overture to Candide
NEVA DEREWETZKY - World Premiere
Piece commissioned for the CSO
Intermission
FERDE GROFE - Grand Canyon Suite
I. Sunrise
II. Painted Desert
III. On the Trail
IV. Sunset
V. Cloudburst
Holiday Dreaming
HOLIDAY DREAMING
Sunday, December 15, 2024 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director
NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Snow Maiden Suite
I. Introduction “Le beau printemps”
II. La danse des oiseaux
III. Le cortège du roi
IV. Le danse des bouffons
ARCANGELO CORELLI - Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8
I. Vivace - Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà
II. Allegro
III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
IV. Vivace
V. Allegro - Largo. Pastorale ad libitum
SERGEI PROKOFIEFF - Lieutenant Kijé (suite), Op.60
IV. Troika
GUSTAV HOLST - On Christmas Day H. 109
Choral Fantasy on Old Carols
Intermission
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY - The Nutcracker (suite), Op.71a
Selections TBA
DAN GOELLER - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
LEROY ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
Latin Dances
LATIN DANCES
Sunday, October 27, 2024 / 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119
PAUL MCSHEE, Music Director
JAMIE ANDRUSYAK, Violin
MIKHAIL GLINKA - Spanish Overture No. 2
“Souvenir d’une nuit d’été à Madrid“
PABLO DE SARASATE - Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op.25
I. Introduction. Allegro moderato
II. Moderato
III. Lento assai
IV. Allegro moderato
V. Moderato
Jamie Andrusyak, violin
Intermission
JOSE PABLO MONCAYO - Huapango
NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
I. Alborada
II. Variazioni
III. Alborada
IV. Scena e canto gitano
V. Fandango asturiano
Tales from Afar - June 9, 2024
Tales from Afar
Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
June 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The Theater of the Performing Arts
359 Washington St, Hartford, CT 06106
Darling, Leanne - Isma’a
Sadeqi, Ali - Lullaby (world premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai - Scheherazade
Violin Solo: Sayumi Takahashi Harb, Concertmaster
Lyrical Dances - April 14, 2024
Lyrical Dances
Jeffrey Spenner, conductor
April 14, 2024 at 3:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119
Price, Florence - Dances from the Canebrakes
Marcello, Alessandro - Oboe Concerto
Soloist: Erik Andrusyak
Rachmaninoff, Sergei - Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Symphonic Serenades - February 4, 2024
Symphonic Serenades
Mark Vickers, conductor
February 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Serenade for winds in C Minor, K. 388
I. Allegro
II. Andante
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr - Serenade for strings, Op. 48
II. Valse: Moderato — Tempo di valse
IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante — Allegro con spirito
Beethoven, Ludwig von - Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Holiday Concert - December 8, 2023
Home for the Holidays
Kevin Kinsall, conductor
December 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM
West Hartford Town Hall
50 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
Vaughn-Williams, Ralph - Fantasia on Greensleeves
Anderson, Leroy - Sleigh Ride
Goeller, Dan - Christmas Carol Singalong led by sporano Michelle Murray Fiertek
Holcome, Bill - Festive Sounds of Hanukkah
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr - Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
Trad. - Brass Quintet Holiday Selections
Featuring members of our brass section.
and other holiday favorites!
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Dark Adventures - November 4, 2023
Dark Adventures
Jeffrey Spenner, conductor
November 4, 2023 at 7:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - “Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” from The Magic Flute
Soloist: Kathryn Bowden
Berlioz, Hector - Symphonie Fantastique