2008 - 2009 Season Schedule
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has been providing live music for the people of Bangor since 1896 and hasn't missed a season since. From Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, old and new, the Bangor Symphony has something for everyone this season. The Bangor Symphony begins its 113th season in late September, 2008 with its classical series of music, holiday favorites and summer POPS programs.
Opening Night with Biss
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Peakes Auditorium
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 1-8
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Mozart in Maine
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Peakes Auditorium
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Ashley Emerson, soprano
Michi Wiancko, violin
Jennifer Stumm, viola
Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat Major, K. 16
Mozart: Arias for Soprano from Zaide
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
Beethoven's Emperor
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Maine Center for the Arts
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Joel Fan, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
From the New World
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Maine Center for the Arts
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Trond Sæverud, conductor
Noreen Silver, cello
H. Sæverud: Lucretia Suite (1936)
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 (From the New World)
Through the Eyes of Mary
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Maine Center for the Arts
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Massenet: Marie-Magdeleine
University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society
Ludlow Hallman and
Dennis Cox, directors
Massenet's first success that won him the praise of Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Bizet was his oratorio Marie-Magdeleine. The oratorio concerns the last days of Jesus from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. In its day the subject matter caused a controversy, as some believed that a physical love was implied between Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Russian Dances
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Maine Center for the Arts
Xiao-Lu Li, conductor
Phillip Silver, piano
William Whitener, trumpet
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35
Prokofiev: Suite No. 3 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 101
Tchaikovsky: Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird
Order your tickets for the 2008-2009 season today!
You can order by calling the Bangor Symphony box office at 207.942.5555 or 800.639.3221.
All concerts are at 3pm unless otherwise stated.
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