2007-08 Concert Season

Roman Holiday Tuesday, September 18, 2007 — 8:00pm Charles Villarrubia, Tuba A festive season opener that starts with a bang and never looks back: from a Berlioz classica to a tuba concerto to the finale of Respighi’s Roman trilogy… a finale so bombastic...

2006-07 Concert Season

Stormy Weather Tuesday, September 26, 2006 You thought Texas weather was fickle?  This program runs the gamut from a stormy overture to sunny Medieval dances to a balmy love song and a thunderous finale.  The perfect opening to a windy season. Fanfare: Fanfare for a...

2005-06 Concert Season

  First Night Fun! September 27, 2005 Frank Ticheli, composer First we step off to Rocky Point Holiday, a furiously fast, rollicking romp.  Next you’ll be treated to pure genius in the Finale to Charles Ives’ Symphony #2.  Then we’ll race...

2004-05 Concert Season

September 14, 2004 Leonard Bernstein was an American Original – brilliant composer, dedicated teacher, inspired author and controversial media superstar.  His music is the genuine article, as wonderful on your ears as the day it was written.  You go, Lennie....

2003-04 Concert Season

September 16, 2003 Paganini in Metropolis  Read the Dallas Morning News review of this concert >> Eddie Daniels, clarinet Nicolo Paganini was an amazing violinist.  Wrote beautiful melodies too.  Songs that stay in your head.  Tunes you can whistle.  No wonder...

2002-03 Concert Season

September 24, 2002 Made in the U.S.A. (Dallas Morning News Review) Fanfare: Washington Fanfare – Clancy Weeks (Houston, Texas) Leonard Bernstein: Overture to “Candide” Henry Fillmore: Rolling Thunder John Gibson: Horizon Donald Grantham: Don’t...

2001-02 Concert Season

September 18, 2001 Vienna, Paris & Rome Franz Von Suppe: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Camille Saint Saens: Marche Militaire Francaise Charles Ives: “Country Band” March J.S. Bach: Komm Susser Tod Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino for Clarinet...

2000-01 Concert Season

October 10, 2000 Sorcerers, Saxophones & Superheroes Gustav Holst: Mars from “The Planets” David Maslanka: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band Harvey Pittel, Saxophone Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Hector Berlioz: March to the Scaffold...
2016-17 Concert Season

2016-17 Concert Season

Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 7:30pm, Meyerson Symphony Center Laurence Kaptain, cimbalom Start the season in timeless fashion with the wind band premiere of Kodaly’s Hary Janos Suite, featuring an authentic Hungarian folk instrument: the cimbalom Ron Nelson –...

1999-2000 Concert Season

October 12, 1999 It’s Opening Night! Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture John Philip Sousa: Who’s Who in Navy Blue John Philip Sousa: Old Ironsides – WORLD PREMIERE! Claude Debussy: The Girl With the Flaxen Hair Barnes: Fantasy Variations Paul...