Spring 2025 Concert:
"Invitation to the Dance"
May 2nd and 9th
Program:
Invitation to the Dance Carl Maria von Weber
Four Norwegian Dances Op.35 Edvard Grieg
Danzas Espanolas E. Grenados
Lakme Ballet Music Delibes
Winter 2024 Concert:
"Christmas Awakening"
December 11th and 18th
Program:
Good King Wenceslas Morton Gould
Fantasia on We Three Kings Brian Balmages
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 Arcangelo Corelli
Ukrainian Bell Carol Mykola Leontovych
Three Noels Clare Grundman
This Heav'nly Boy Terre Johnson
Angels We Have Heard on High arr. Dan Forrest
The Awakening Joseph M. Martin
We Wish You a Merry Christmas! arr. Jerry Brubaker
Spring 2024 Concert:
"Celebrating Women Composers"
May 3rd and 10th
Program:
Callirhoe Suite, Prelude Cecile Chaminade
Gaelic Symphony, III Movement Amy Beach
The Big Blue Marble Julie Giroux
Juba Dance Florence Price
The Old Boatman Florence Price
The Wreckers, Overture Ethyl Smyth
Winter 2023 Concert:
"See, Amid the Winter's Snow"
December 13th and 15th
One of our most well received concerts ever. We had enthusiastic audiences at both performances.
Program
Christmas Fantasy—Goeller
The Holberg Suite—Grieg
Thankful—Hayes
Magnificat—Stroope/Thompson
Eight Days of Light—Clurman/Adams
See, Amid the Winter’s Snow—Forrest
Featuring the Liberty High School Choir
Spring 2023 Concerts:
“Americana, Wide Open Spaces”
May 5th and 12th.
This concert started when the orchestra gave the conductor a signed
copy of Billy the Kid score by Aaron Copeland.
It developed into an homage of the American frontier.
Program
Americana Symphony, mov. 1, 3 & 6, Mark O’Connor
I. Wide Open Spaces
III. Different Paths Toward Home
VI. Splendid Horizons
Billy the Kid: Waltz, Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid: Prairie Night & Celebration, Aaron Copland
O Pioneers!, Bruce Broughton
Our Wings Have Caught the Wind, John Keltonic
Winter 2022 Concerts:
"Masters in this Hall"
December 7th and 14th, 2022
There’s nothing like an old fashioned Christmas concert to usher in the Holiday spirit. There is just nothing like it. Guests include the Liberty High School Choirs and Los Grillos Renaissance Consort Voices.
Program
He is Born with Away In A Manger, Dan Goeller
Canadian Brass Christmas - arr. Luther Henderson, orch. Calvin Custer
Angels We Have Heard On High with O Come All Ye Faithful, Dan Goeller
Fantasia on Greensleeves, Ralph Vaughn Williams, arr. David Stone
Hanukkah Lights, Holiday Medley, arr. Jeffrey Olenick (premier)
Miracle on 34th Street Overture, Bruce Broughton, arr. Johnnie Vinson
Do You Hear What I Hear, arr. Emily Crocker & John Moss
Silent Night, Franz Grüber, arr. Dan Forrest
Masters in this Hall, Traditional, arr. Mark Hayes
Spring Concert 2022,
"The Traveler Part 2",
May 6th, 2022
Our theme reflected a mini-expedition around the globe. We featured a reprise of ‘The Traveler’, an orchestra piece written by composer Debbie Wiseman for Viking Cruise Lines, which we are performing for the second time by exclusive permission from the composer.
Program
Summon the Heroes, John Williams, arr. Calvin Custer
Pastorale, from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2, Georges Bizet
Suite in A, Op. 98b, “American,” mov. 2, Antonin Dvorák
Lithuanian Dance from Mlada Suite, mov. 3, Rimsky-Korsakov
Nimrod, from Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Edward Elgar
Reinzi Overture, Richard Wagner
The Traveler, (Den Reisende), Debbie Wiseman (encore)
Winter Concert 2021
"A Christmas Carol",
Dec 15th, 2021
The concert featured several traditional holiday arrangements by Dan Goeller, a set of two beautiful solemn pieces by John Williams, a number from Disney’s "A Christmas Carol " with tenor soloist Tony Peterson, members of the LIberty High School choir, and a sing-along.
Winter Concert Program
A Christmas Festival of Carols, Dan Goeller
Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Fiesta de Navidad, Dan Goeller
A Prayer for Peace, John Williams
Hatikva (The Hope), arr. John Williams
Carol of the Bells, Mikola Leonovich, arr. Richard Hayman
Christmas Rhapsody, Dan Goeller
A Christmas Carol: God Bless Us Everyone (Symphony Pop Series), Alan Silvestri
Christmas Carol Sing-Along, Dan Goeller