The Kennett Symphony of Chester County (KSCC) announces its concert lineup for its 2015-2016 75th Anniversary season. The 75th Anniversary Season is one of celebration and “firsts” for the KSCC, including a world premiere commission in honor of the 75th anniversary, a free Thank You Concert for the community, new performance venues, and special events in celebration of the 75th Anniversary Season.
American Flair!
Saturday, September 12, 2015, 7:30pm
FREE! Thank You Concert for the Community
- Presented in Partnership with The Mushroom Festival 30th Anniversary & Kennett Symphony 75th Anniversary
- Venue: Mushroom Festival Tented Main Stage, Willow & State Streets, Kennett Square
- No tickets required. Open seating. First-come, first-served.
Nothing beats live music from a full orchestra to get your hands clapping, toes tapping and spirits soaring. Join us for a FREE concert in downtown Kennett Square: American Flair! Enjoy The Mushroom Festival during the day, and stick around to be entertained by your symphony orchestra as they perform a potpourri of diverse selections, including Broadway, movie music and patriotic tunes to pay tribute to America’s rich musical heritage.
PROGRAM
Bernstein – West Side Story Medley Anderson-Lopez – Music from Frozen
Arr. Ricketts – Chicago – Film Selections Horner – Music from Apollo 13
Offenbach – Can Can Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Schonberg – Les Miserables: I Dreamed a Dream Arr.Lowden – Armed Forces Salute
Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera Ward – America the Beautiful
Williams – Star Wars Medley Sousa– Stars and Stripes
Williams – Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
MASTERWORKS 1:
75th Anniversary Opening Night Concert
Saturday, October 17, 2015, 7:30pm
- Michael Hall, Conductor
- Timotheos Petrin, Cello
- Venue: Unionville High School
Our opening concert celebrates our 75th anniversary with a commission by the acclaimed young composer, Anthony Constantino whose music has been described as, “Plush, cinematic and animated” by Anthony Tommasini, chief music critic for The New York Times. Timotheos Petrin, winner of the Techni Cello Competition, will perform the Saint Saëns Cello Concerto. The program includes Puccini’s beautiful and melancholy elegy for strings and builds to a boisterous finale with Respighi's epic tone poem, The Pines of Rome.
PROGRAM
Constantino KSCC 75th Anniversary Commission/World Premiere
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
Puccini Crisantemi
Respighi The Pines of Rome
Pops Goes The Holiday
Saturday, December 5, 2015, 7:30pm
- Michael Hall, Conductor
- Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus
- First State Ballet Theatre
- Venue: Unionville High School
Join us for a joyous program of holiday favorites. The Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus will join us, and back by popular demand, First State Ballet Theatre will dance excerpts from The Nutcracker. One of our favorite and most festive nights of the year, make POPS GOES THE HOLIDAY part of your holiday tradition.
PROGRAM
Anderson A Christmas Festival
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Tumblers
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Selections
Stephenson Bassoon It Will Be Christmas
Anderson Sleigh Ride
Vaughan Williams Greensleeves
Richman Hanukkah Festival Overture
Selections performed by Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus
Music Can Change the World
Annual Family Concert &
Post-Concert Instrument Zoo/Musician Meet & Greet
Sunday, March 13, 2016, 2:00pm
- Venue: Asplundh Hall, West Chester University
Our Family Concerts are the perfect opportunity to ignite your child’s imagination and love of classical music. This year’s concert is entitled, “Music Can Change the World.” This fun, educational and engaging concert examines the power of music to affect us all. Kids also get the opportunity to get up close and personal with the instruments of the orchestra. A wonderful experience for the whole family.
PROGRAM
Williams Olympic Fanfare
Barber Adagio for Strings
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Verdi Anvil Chorus
Sibelius Finlandia
Beethoven Ode To Joy
MASTERWORKS 2: Immortal Beethoven
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 7:30pm
- Michael Hall, Conductor
- Margaret Dziekonski, Violin
- Venue: Conservatory, Longwood Gardens
Da-da-da-dum….the most famous four notes in history. No other musical statement can match its raw power and intensity. Beethoven’s 5th symphony is the composer’s moving expression of triumph over adversity. Up and coming Polish-American violinist Margaret Dziekonski dazzles with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, recognized as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time. All performed in the glorious Exhibition Hall at Longwood Gardens.
PROGRAM
Sibelius Valse Triste
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Symphony Under The Stars:
Postcards from Abroad – A Musical Journey Through Europe
Saturday, August 13, 2016, 7:00pm
Rain Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016, 7:00pm
- Michael Hall, Conductor
- Sein An, Violin, Young Artist Competition Winner
- Venue: Open Air Theatre, Longwood Gardens
Enjoy a relaxing summer night of music under the stars. This casual outdoor evening performance features an eclectic mix of light classics and pops, beginning with Rossini’s tantalizing Overture to the Barber of Seville and concluding with the atmospheric Polovetsian Dances by Borodin. Included is a performance of the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto by the winner of our Instrumental Competition, Sein An. Come revel in a fun and memorable experience with the Symphony.
PROGRAM
Rossini Overture to the Barber of Seville
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Movement 1: Allegro Moderato
Lloyd Webber Evita
Mozart The Abduction of the Seraglio
Schönberg Les Misérables
Borodin Polovetsian Dances
Subscriptions and tickets to the 2015-16 season are on sale now. Special discounts and benefits apply to subscriptions. Student ticket prices available.
About the Kennett Symphony of Chester County:
The KSCC is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Founded in 1940, the Kennett Symphony is Chester County’s only fully professional symphony orchestra, and serves the residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, along with thousands of tourists who attend the Kennett Symphony’s popular summer concerts at Longwood Gardens. The Symphony’s mission is to serve the community by enriching lives through music. In addition to presenting varied and entertaining orchestral concerts, the Kennett Symphony encourages young musicians through annual Young Artist Competitions and its affiliation with the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus. More information can be found at www.kennettsymphony.org
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