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T H E  S O U T H E R N  T I E R  S Y M P H O N Y

JOHN WHITNEY - MUSIC DIRECTOR

 

Programs & Events
…both orchestra and conductor created a vibrant and
           magical atmosphere of sonority. Mr. Whitney’s interpretation
           of the work (Debussy) was everything one could hope for.

                                                 ~Olean Times Herald

 

          “TAKE THE FIFTH”

   October 13, 2007       Olean High School, 7:30 p.m.

   October 14, 2007       UPitt/Bradford, Bromeley Hall, 3:00 p.m.


Die Fledermaus Overture………………………..…………….Johann Strauss

Concerto for Trumpet in D Major………………..…………..Guiseppe Torelli
Mark Ponzo, guest artist

Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (Lohengrin)................Richard Wagner

Symphony No. 5, opus 67 in C minor………….…..Ludwig van Beethoven

     

“PREMIERE POPS”

   March 8, 2008             Olean HS, 7:30 p.m.

   March 9, 2008             UPitt/Bradford, Bromeley Hall, 3:00 p.m.


William Tell Overture………………………..…………….Gioacchino Rossini

Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera………………..…….………Don Gillis

Selections from “Porgy and Bess”…………………...……George Gershwin
                                                                                                                  arr. Whitney

Tribute to Leroy Anderson…………………………………..arr. Calvin Custer

Cole Porter Salute……………………………….……………arr. John Whitney

Jazz Trio Selections with Orchestra

 

“FABULOUS FRENCH”

  May 3, 2008                 Houghton College, Wesley Chapel, 7:30 pm

  May 4, 2008                 Olean High School, 3:00 p.m.


Rakoczy March (Damnation of Faust)…………………..……Hector Berlioz

Symphony in D minor…………………………………………….Cesar Franck

 Orpheus in the Underworld Overture…………….……Jacques Offenbach

Pavane for a Dead Princess………………………………...…Maurice Ravel

Bolero……………………………………………………….……..Maurice Ravel