2007-08 Season Program
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1. 25th Season Opener: Cool Motown, Hot Horns |
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Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
 115 4th Street North, Stillwater
| Igor Stravinsky |
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Greeting Prelude |
| Michael Daugherty |
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Motown Metal |
| Robert Schumann |
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Concertpiece for Four Horns and Orchestra, Opus 86 |
| Antonin Dvorák |
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Symphony #7 in D Minor, Opus 70 |
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra opens its 25th season with Stravinsky’s outrageous orchestration of Happy Birthday as a prelude to Motown Metal, Michael Daugherty’s soulful, high-octane evocation of Detroit. Four horn players from the Minnesota Orchestra join the celebration and display their solo virtuosity in Schumann’s
dazzling Concertpiece. The program concludes with Dvorák’s
dark and powerful Symphony #7, one of the Czech master’s most profound orchestral creations.
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2. Sonic Boom: Organ & Trumpet Extravaganza |
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Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Saint Olaf Catholic Church,
215 South 8th Street, Minneapolis
| J.S. Bach |
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Brandenburg Concerto #3 for Strings and Harpsichord, BWV 1048 |
| Christopher Rouse |
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Ku-Ka-Ilimoku for Four Percussionists |
| Antonín Dvorák |
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Serenade, Opus 44 in D Minor for Winds, Cello and Bass |
| Aram Khachaturian |
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Symphony #3 for Organ, Orchestra and Fifteen Trumpets |
Music Director William Schrickel and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra perform music of Bach for strings, Rouse for
percussion and Dvorák for winds. For the grand finale, organist Lynn Trapp and fifteen trumpets join forces in the loudest
work you’ll ever hear in a live orchestra concert, Aram Khachaturian’s Third Symphony.
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3A. Family Concert: Pirates, Olympians & Lutherans! |
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Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
490 Hall Avenue, St. Paul
| Leo Arnaud |
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Bugler’s Dream |
| John Williams |
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Quidditch from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,
Theme from Schindler’s List,
Main Title from Star Wars |
| Klaus Badelt |
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Music from Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Randall Davidson/Garrison Keillor |
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The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra |
Join us for this free one-hour Family Concert! Familiar favorites
include the Leo Arnaud brass fanfare that has become known
around the world as the “Olympic Theme,” film music by John
Williams, including music from Star Wars and Harry Potter and a suite of music from Pirates of the
Caribbean. Randall Davidson’s The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra features narrator Vern
Sutton reading the hilarious “informative” text by Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor. Bring the whole
family, and tell the kids to invite their friends for this captivating afternoon of symphonic music.
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3B. Family Concert: Pirates, Olympians & Lutherans! |
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins
| Leo Arnaud |
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Bugler’s Dream |
| John Williams |
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Quidditch from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,
Theme from Schindler’s List,
Main Title from Star Wars |
| Klaus Badelt |
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Music from Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Randall Davidson/Garrison Keillor |
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The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra |
Join us for this free one-hour Family Concert! Familiar favorites include the Leo Arnaud brass fanfare that has become known around the world as the “Olympic Theme,” film music by John Williams, including music from Star Wars and Harry Potter and a suite of music from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Randall Davidson’s The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra features narrator Vern Sutton reading the hilarious “informative” text by Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor. Bring the whole family, and tell the kids to invite their friends for this captivating afternoon of symphonic music.
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4. Guitarist Billy McLaughlin with the MSO |
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Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Saint Anthony Park Lutheran Church
2323 Como Avenue West, St. Paul
| J.S. Bach |
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Brandenburg Concerto #3 for Strings and Harpsichord, BWV 1048 |
| Leo Arnaud |
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Bugler’s Dream |
| John Williams |
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Quidditch from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| Christopher Rouse |
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Ku-Ka-Ilimoku for Four Percussionists |
| Antonín Dvorák |
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Serenade in D minor for Winds, Cello and Bass |
| Billy McLaughlin |
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Selections for Guitar and Strings |
Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear one of the world’s most amazing guitarists as Billy McLaughlin joins Music Director William Schrickel and the
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for this special evening concert. You’ll also enjoy lyrical favorites by Bach and Dvorák, brass music by John Williams and
Leo Arnaud and an exciting showpiece for four percussionists by Pulitzer Prize winner Christopher Rouse.
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5. A Myth, a Commission, Concerto, Bolero! |
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Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church
7520 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
| Samuel Barber |
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Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Opus 23a |
| John Tartaglia |
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Dark Night—Glad Day (World Premiere) |
| Richard Strauss |
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Concerto #1 for Horn and Orchestra in E-flat, Opus 11 |
| Maurice Ravel |
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Bolero |
Samuel Barber’s depiction of the jealous, vengeful Medea opens this concert of the
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director William Schrickel.
John Tartaglia’s newest work receives its world premiere, and the MSO’s principal horn,
Melissa Morey, is the soloist in Strauss’s First Horn Concerto. Ravel’s rhythmically hypnotic
Bolero closes out the concert with an explosion of orchestral color.
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Photo by Paul Ryan
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Benefit for Fairview Home Care, Hospice, and Music Therapy programs |
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 3:15 p.m.
6754 Valley View Rd
Edina High School, Edina
This concert is sponsored Fairview to benefit Fairview Home Care, Hospice, and Music Therapy programs
Tickets: $50 per person (tax-deductible)
Location: Fick Auditorium; Edina High School, Edina
For event and ticket information, call Anne O'Keefe at 612-728-2309.
| Leo Arnaud |
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Bugler’s Dream (Olympic Fanfare) |
| Antonín Dvorák |
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Serenade in D minor for Winds, Cello and Bass, op. 44 (Movement 4) |
| John Williams |
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Theme from Schindler’s List |
| Billy McLaughlin |
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SimpleGifts |
| Billy McLaughlin |
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Selections for Guitar and Strings |
| John Williams |
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Selections from Star Wars |
Billy McLaughlin will again join Music Director William Schrickel and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for this concert to benefit the Fairview Home Care, Hospice, and Music Therapy programs. Come to support these important programs by your attendance and ticket purchase. You'll have an opportunity to learn more of what these Fairview programs will accomplish
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6. Gala Finale: Vänskä Premiere, Monumental Mahler |
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Normandale Lutheran Church
6100 Normandale Road, Edina
| Osmo Vänskä |
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The Bridge
(World Premiere) |
| Gustav Mahler |
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Symphony #7 |
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Music Director William Schrickel celebrate the
culmination of the MSO’s 25th season with the world premiere of a new piece by Osmo Vänskä,
Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra, and a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Seventh
Symphony, a work that the composer conducted for the first time almost exactly 100 years ago. Mahler never divulged a program for his work, occasionally
referred to as “The Song of the Night,” but the five-movement masterpiece traverses a huge emotional and musical landscape and reveals a journey from darkness
to light. Come and share in the excitement of the gala season finale, and allow the music of Vänskä and Mahler to engulf your senses and refresh your soul.
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