Schedule

Centennial Gala Concert

Lehar, Gold and Silver Waltz
Haydn, IV. Spiritoso from Symphony No. 104
arr. Powers, Shenandoah for Marimba and English Horn
Handel, “The Joyful Celebration” from Music for the Royal Fireworks
Gershwin/arr. Powers, Fascinatin’ Rhythms
Carmichael/arr. Powers, Stardust
Richard Hayman, Pops Hoe-Down
Hans Christian Lumbye, Champagne Galop

Roger Kalia & David Bowden, conductors

Opening Night!

Quinn Mason, Inspiration! Festive Overture
Hanson, Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”
Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

Lucia Micarelli, violin
Eric Byers, cello

Opening Night: Mendelssohn & Tchaik

Quinn Mason, Selections from A Joyous Trilogy
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

Eunice Kim, violin

Gomez & Brahms

Jason Anthony Gomez, TBA (World Premiere commissioned by OSM)
Vaughan-Williams, Oboe Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 1

Ryan Roberts, oboe

Pops Series: Halloween Spectacular

Lloyd-Weber, Phantom of the Opera Overture
Danny Elfman, “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Bernard Hermann, Suite from Psycho
Michael Jackson, Thriller
Kyle Dixon-Michael Stein, Stranger Things: Main Theme
Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill” from Stranger Things
Saint-Saens, Danse Macabre (side-by-side with EPYO) 
Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain (side-by-side with EPYO)
Gounod, Funeral March of a Marionette
John Williams, “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
John Williams,. “Devil’s Dance” from The Witches of Eastwick
arr. McKenzie, I Put a Spell on You
Danny Elfman, Beetlejuice Main Theme
Bobby Pickett, Monster Mash
Humperdinck, “The Witch’s Ride” from Hansel and Gretel
Richard O’Brien, Time Warp

Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Plucked: Mandolin Journeys from Bluegrass to Brahms

Michael Abels, Delights & Dances
Shay, Fischer, Goodwin/arr. Powers, When You’re Smiling
Trad/arr. Powers, Turkey in the Straw
Earl Scruggs/arr. Powers, Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Rafael Hernandez Marin/arr. Powers, El Cumbanchero
Brahms, Symphony No. 2

Solly Burton, mandolin

Classics Series: Classical Jukebox

Mozart, I. Molto allegro from Symphony No. 40
Haydn, II. Andante from Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
Brahms, III. Poco allegretto from Symphony No. 3
Beethoven, IV. Allegro from Symphony No. 5
Verdi, Overture to Nabucco (joined by former EP Principal musicians)
Handel, “La Rejouissance” and “Minuets I & II” from Royal Fireworks Music
Barber, Adagio for Strings
John Williams, “The Jedi Steps and Finale” from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Roaring Holidays

Coleridge-Taylor, Christmas Overture
arr. Farnon, Winter Wonderland
arr. Powers, The Christmas Waltz
Shugar, Hannukah Overture for Clarinet and Orchestra
arr. Powers, At the Christmas Ball
arr. Hemmer, Jingle Bells
Duke Ellington, The Nutcracker Suite (After Tchaikovsky)
arr. Stephenson, Holiday Sing-Along
Gershwin, By Strauss
arr. Powers, Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride
Arr. Powers, I Wonder as I Wander
arr. Custer, O Holy Night
Leroy Anderson, A Christmas Festival

Caroline Goodwin, vocalist
Lane Harden, vocalist

Pops Series: Peppermint Pops

arr. Jackfert, I Saw Three Ships
Barbara Streisand, Jingle Bells
John Debney, Theme from Elf
Trad, Mary Did You Know?
arr. Forrest, The First Noel
Celine Dion, O Holy Night
arr. Sheehan, Evansville at Christmas
Hayman, Here We Come A-Caroling
Memley, O Magnum Mysterium
Eder, Here Comes Santa Claus/Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride
Starr, Theme Man with the Bag
Howard Blake, Walking in the Air
Avalon, Jesus Born on this Day
arr. Goeller, A Christmas Sing-Along
arr. Bass, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Rachel Potter, vocalist
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Evansville Children’s Choir
North High School Huskettes

Pops Series: Peppermint Pops

arr. Jackfert, I Saw Three Ships
Barbara Streisand, Jingle Bells
John Debney, Theme from Elf
Trad, Mary Did You Know?
arr. Forrest, The First Noel
Celine Dion, O Holy Night
arr. Sheehan, Evansville at Christmas
Hayman, Here We Come A-Caroling
Memley, O Magnum Mysterium
Eder, Here Comes Santa Claus/Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride
Starr, Theme Man with the Bag
Howard Blake, Walking in the Air
Avalon, Jesus Born on this Day
arr. Goeller, A Christmas Sing-Along
arr. Bass, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Rachel Potter, vocalist
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Evansville Children’s Choir
North High School Huskettes

THSO Presents: Holiday Brass

Gabrieli, Canzon septimi toni No. 2
Gabrieli, Canzon duodecimi toni
Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium
arr. DiLorenzo, Joy to the World
arr. Hanson, Carol of the Bells
David Watkins, Fanfare for Terre Haute
Grainger/arr. Allen, Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol\
Herbert/arr. Allen, March of the Toys
arr. Snedecor, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Anderson/arr. Armstrong, Sleigh Ride
Anderson, A Christmas Festival

Brass and Percussion

A Christmas Celebration

Program TBA

Jacob Waid, vocalist
Paducah Symphony Chorus

Handel, Messiah

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Kate Tombaugh, mezzo
Jonathan Elmore, tenor
Jason Duika, baritone

Handel, Messiah

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Kate Tombaugh, mezzo
Jonathan Elmore, tenor
Jason Duika, baritone

Mozart & Beethoven 9

Mozart, Concerto for Two Pianos No. 10 in E-flat major
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, “Choral”

Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Elissa Johnston, soprano
I-Chin Feinblatt, mezzo
Nicholas Preston, tenor
James Martin Schaefer, baritone
SoCAL Chorale

Classics Series: Sandoval & Scheherazade

Saint-Saëns, “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson and Delila
Arturo Sandoval, Trumpet Concerto No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

Arturo Sandoval, trumpet

Pops Series: The Music of Earth, Wind & Fire

Serpentine Fire

THSO Presents: The General: Live Silent Film

Andrew E. Simpson, The General (Live Silent Film)

Classics Series: Windows of Heaven

Respighi, Church Windows
Mozart, Exsultate, jubilate
Poulenc, Gloria

Catherine Creed, soprano
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus

Symphony Masala

Anuradha “Juju” Palakurthi, Bollywood singer

Pops Series: Broadway Rocks!

Dan Domenech, vocalist
Chloe Lowery, vocalist
LaKisha Jones, vocalist

Classics Series: Grieg & Rachmaninoff

Clarice Assad, Baião ’N Blues
Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor
Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances

Vijay Venkatesh, piano

Pops Series: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Full Film with Live Orchestra)

John Williams, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

A Night of Masquerades

Anna Clyne, Masquerade
Shostakovich, Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 2
Alan Theisen, L’histoire de la Nouvelle Orléans for Flute & Orchestra (World Premiere of Orchestral Version)
Ravel, La Valse
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique

Angela Reynolds, flute

Summer Festival

Grand Finals of the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Concerto Competition

Walton & Stefan Jackiw

Walton, Symphony No. 1
Barber, Violin Concerto
Morricone, Cinema Paradiso
Gade, Jalousie Tango

Stefan Jackiw, violin