Season Opener - Symphonic Romantics

Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:00 PM Amira

Join the Waltham Symphony Orchestra for an evening of symphonic romantics, from Liszt to Rachmaninov.  Amira Acre joins the WSO in the legendarily difficult Rachmaninov Third Piano Concerto, one of the most recognized works from the piano repertoire. The program begins with a Halloween treat, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas

 

Paul Dukas, The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Franz Liszt, "Les Preludes," Poème Symphonique

Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 3

 

 

Annual Holiday Pops

Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 3:00 PM

Come join the Waltham Symphony Orchestra for an Melanie-Howell-Brooksafternoon of festive orchestral fun! Saxaphonist Melanie Howell Brooks joins Conductor Patrick Botti and the WSO in Paule Maurice's sax repertoire staple, "Les Tableaux de Provence" and hear a hot new holiday overture, "Rocket Sleigh" by composer Delvyn Case along with many more holiday favorites.

 

Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Suite

Anderson, Christmas Festival

Custer, A Salute to the Big Bands

Paule Maurice, Les Tableaux de Provence featuring Melanie Howell Brooks, Saxophone

Devlyn Case, Rocket Sleigh

 

Celebrate the joy and excitement of the season with us. Bring your smile and your voice and join the orchestra in our traditional sing-along!

 

 

The Voice of Youth Family Concert

Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM George-Li

The Waltham Symphony Orchestra welcomes back famed young pianist George Li for a performance of Chopin's First Piano Concerto. We also wecome the gifted young violinist Yuki Beppu performing excerpts from Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole. Bizet's Symphony in C and Leopold Mozart's Toy Symphony will delight audiences young and old.

 

Leopold Mozart, Toy SymphonyYuki-Beppu

Bizet, Symphony in C

Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1

Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole

 

Meet the musicians and their instruments at our instrument petting zoo!

 

 

Mother's Day - Symphonic Evening

Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM

The Waltham Symphony Orchestra welcomes pianist Thomas Stumpf in a performance of Schumann's well-loved piano masterpiece, Piano Concerto in A Minor. Famed pianist Thomas Strumpf brings his deep knowledge, love and Thomas-Stumpfunderstanding of Schumann to this performance.

 

Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor

Thomas Stumpf, Piano

Debussy, Petite Suite

Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

 

Please join us for this special concert as we conclude a season dedicated to the beloved piano.