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George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Noah Bendix-Balgley, orch. Samuel Adler: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto
John Williams: Adventures on Earth (ET)
Michael Daugherty: Cadillac Ranch

Paul Wiancko: American Haiku
Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks 
Jennifer Higdon: Amazing Grace
Florence Price: Night
Paul Schoenfield: Café Music

Jocelyn Morlock: Interloper
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.4
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
Douglas Schmidt: DSCH
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2

Todd Wilson, organ

Louis Vierne: Marche triomphale, Op. 46
Claude Debussy: Nocturnes
Joseph Jongen: Symphonie Concertante, Op. 81

Mel Bonis: Flute Sonata
Aruna Narayan: Mishra Pilu for String Quartet
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
Juan Crisostomo Arriaga: String Quartet No. 1

Coppélia is widely regarded as one of the greatest comic ballets of the nineteenth century and continues to hold a central place in classic ballet repertoire. At its heart, it is a story about curiosity, jealousy, and the fine line between imagination and reality. 

Gioachino Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio ltalien

Some music meets you where you are. Other music finds you before you know you need it.

For me, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, the Pathétique, belongs to the second category. It’s one of the most personal symphonies ever written and a work that I return to again and again, discovering something new each time.

Vivian Fung: Aqua
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

David Baker: Concertino for Cellular Phones and Symphony Orchestra 
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Emperor” 
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Jessie Montgomery – Voodoo Dolls
Quinn Mason: The 19^th Amendment for piano, clarinet, and violin
Irene Britton Smith: Fugue in G Minor for string trio
Jeff Scott: Sermon for Saints and Sinners

This vibrant program spans centuries of sound, from the intimate warmth of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 to the wit and edge of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, all culminating in the sparkling elegance of Handel’s Water Music.

These masterworks, each unmistakable in voice and style, come together in a concert that celebrates connection, contrast, and enduring musical brilliance.