II: January 2023

Favorite Music for All Ages
Rohan Smith, Conductor
Program:
Hector Berlioz: Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust
George Kleinsinger: Tubby the Tuba
-- featuring Douglas Ertman, Tubist, and Denise Shannon, Narrator
Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Morton Gould, arranger: Yankee Doodle
-- featuring Joel Preston, “Conduct the Orchestra” Winner
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Allegro molto moderato
-- featuring Mesa Schubeck, Pianist, 2022 Judith Elser Concerto Competition Winner
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Performance Dates:
Saturday, January 14, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. - Franco Center
with Intermission Entertainment by Young Fiddlers Beck Welling and Owen Kennedy
Sunday, January 15, 2023 - 2:30 p.m. - Orion Performing Arts Center
with FREE pre-concert "Meet the Instruments" 1:30-2 p.m. People of all ages are invited to toot, strum, and squawk on a variety of orchestral instruments with MSO musicians. Adults bringing children may qualify for free tickets! Get info here.