2007-2008 concerts

July 21-August 3, 2008
Vendome Academy, Vendome/Paris, France
Participating conductor
Repertoire (*in concert)
Mozart, Symphony No. 35 * mvts 2, 4
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
(cover conductor)

June 12, 2008
Teplice, Czech Republic
Teplice Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 (2nd and 3rd mvt)

May 3 or 6, 2008
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Cynthia Johnston Turner, guest conductor
Norbert Palej, assistant conductor
Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Norbert Palej Berceuse : 1940
Vassily Kalinnikov Symphony No. 1

May 13, 2008
Collegium Musicum Basel
Arthur Honegger Pastoral d'été
masterclass

April 24, 2008
Song project at Hochschule der Kunste in Zurich
Antonin Dvorak Biblical Songs Orchestrated by ZDH composers

April 13, 2008
Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Scott Tucker, guest conductor
Damien Mahiet, assistant conductor
Alexander Borodin Nocturne
Antonin Dvorak Nocturne
P.I. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

April 12, 2008
Denison University Chamber Orchestra
with Yuja Wang, Piano
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor

April 7 2008
Brave New Works in New York City
St Stephens and Christ Church
Chris Gendall Wax Lyrical (World Premiere)
Steven Mackey Indigenous Instruments
Christopher Rouse Compline

April 6, 2008
Christ Church, Rochester, NY
Brave New Works
Chris Gendall Wax Lyrical (World Premiere)
new works by Cornell, Syracuse and Estman School of Music
Christopher Rouse Compline

April 5, 2008
Setnor Hall, Syracuse University
Brave New Works
Chris Gendall Wax Lyrical (World Premiere)
new works by Cornell, Syracuse and Estman School of Music
Christopher Rouse Compline

April 4, 2008
Mellon Corridor Initiative
Brave New Works
Barnes Hall at Cornell University
Chris Gendall Wax Lyrical (World Premiere)
new works by Cornell, Syracuse and Estman School of Music
Christopher Rouse Compline

March 16, 2008
Palazzina Liberty, Milan, Italy
Ensemble Divertimento
Masterclass and concert (selected for final concert)
Manuell De Falla El Retablo De Maese Pedro

March 8, 2008
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Cindi Johnston Turner, guest conductor
Sergei Prokofiev Violin concerto No.1
with Cornell Concerto Competition winner Jian Liu
George Gershwin Porgy and Bess Suite (Arranged by R. Bennett)

March 7, 2008
Marienbad, Czech Republic
Marienbad Symphony Orchestra
Berich Smetana Sarka from Ma Vlast

March 1, 2008
Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Scott Tucker, guest conductor
Joseph Lin, guest conuctor/soloist
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerton No. 4
Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony

February 25, 2008
8:00 PM
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kenneth Kiesler
presented by the Cornell Orchestras
Performs in Bailey Hall, Ithaca, NY
Evan Chambers Old Burying Ground
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 in c minor
Cornell Alma Mater (conducted by CK)

February 19, 2008
Luzern, Switzerland
Masterclass with Luzern Festival Strings
Othmar Schoeck Sommernacht
Bela Bartok Divertimento for Strings

January 25, 2008
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Igor Stravinsky Firebird Suite (v.1919)

January-June, 2008
Study leave from Cornell University
Study with Johannes Schlaefli at the Zurich Conservatory

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December 5-7, 2007
Firebird Ensemble
12/5 Wednesday 12:30 pm
Firebird concert at Umana Barnes School, East Boston)
12/7 Friday 8:00 pm
Firebird Performance at Percival Hall, Fitchburg State College
12/8 Saturday 2:30 pm
Firebird Performance at Fanueil Hall, Boston
Jon Deak Passion of Scrooge

December 2, 2007
Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Joint concert in Bailey Hall, Ithaca, NY
J.S. Bach Double Concerto for two keyboards
with Mike Lee an Chi-Chen Wu (CCO)
Paul Leary Do We See the Trends of Our Times!
with Adam Matta, Beat Boxer (CCO) (world premiere)
Chris Gendall Holy Roller for Turntable and Orchestra
with DJDouble8 Erik Spangler (CSO) (world premiere)
Bela Bartok Concerto for Orchesra (CSO)

November 12-17, 20007
Brave New Works
Boston Conservatory Residency
11/17 Saturday 8 pm
Eastern Nazarene College Residency
11/16 Friday 7 pm
Steven Mackey Indigenous Instruments
Mark-Anthony Turnage Slide Stride
Braxton Blake Short Stories
Christopher Rouse Compline

November 11, 2007
Cornell Chamber Orchestra Hall
Cornell Composer concert
Barnes Hall, Ithaca, NY
J.S. Bach Double Concerto with Anna Herforth (oboe), Daniel Kim(violin)
Steven Stucky Colburn Variations
Roberto Sierra Viola Concerto with Wendy Richman (viola)

November 9, 10, 11, 2007
Joint Production with Theater Dept and Cornell Orchestras
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
Black Box Theater
Carlisle Floyd Slow Dusk
Jennifer Williams Director
John Rowehl, Vocal coach, assistant conductor
Dorian Bandy Orchestral parts arranger, assistant conductor
Members of Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Ithaca, NY

October 31, 2007
Cornell Symphony Orchestra & Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra
Halloween Concert
Bailey Hall, Ithaca, NY
Adam Glaser March of the Little Goblins (CSO and ISO)
Mussorgsky/Rimsky Korsakov Night on Bald Mountain (CSO)
Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Op. 40 (ISO)
Hector Berlioz March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique (ISO)
John Williams Revenge of the Siths from Star Wars (CSO and ISO)

October 4-7, 2007
Brave New Works
Friday 10/5, 8 pm concert at Windsor Art Gallery
Sunday 10/7, 2 pm Kerrytown Concert House
Steven Mackey Indigenous Instruments
Mark-Anthony Turnage Slide Stride
Braxton Blake Short Stories
Christopher Rouse Compline

September 30, 2007
Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Bailey Hall, Ithaca, NY
Leoš Janáček Suite for Strings (CCO)
Osvaldo Golijov Last Round (CCO)
Christopher Rouse Bump (CSO)
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G Major (CSO)

July 7-19, 2007
International Bartók Seminar and Festival
Szombathely, Hungary
Conducting Masterclass with László Tihanyi (Hungarian Composer, Conductor, Professor at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Hungary)
Pierre Boulez Dérive
Igor Stravinsky Histoire du soldat– suite
Gyorgy Ligeti Kammerkonzert