Alexei Girsh, conductor (unless otherwise indicated)

Spring Concert 05/21/22
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Taylor: Ambrosia Fantasy
  John Lee, piano
• Debussy: Two Danses, Sacred and Profane
  Carolyn Tanksley, harp
• Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 "From the New World"
  I. Adagio; Allegro molto
  II. Largo
  III. Scherzo
  IV. Allegro con fuoco

Holiday Concert 12/09/18
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Shostakovich: Festive Overture
  
• Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake" excerpts
  Scene
  Waltz
• Taylor: Lullaby from "Suite Holidays"
  
  Ilene Gorski, conductor
• Bizet: "March of the Kings" from l'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
  Doug Wyatt, conductor
• J. Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
  
• J. Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
  
• Anderson: Christmas Festival
  
• Frank Loesser: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
  
• Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  
  Nancy Erickson, vocalist; Jeff Evans, conductor
• Davidson: Little Drummer Boy (after Ravel's Bolero)
  
  Paul Covert, arr. & conductor
• Custer: Chanukah Is Here
  
• Berlin: White Christmas
  
• Leontovich-Wilhousky: Carol of the Bells
  
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride
  
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride (encore)

• Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
  Jim Horne, Narrator
• Prokoviev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
  
  II. Scherzo: Vivace
  III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
  
  Hyunjae Kim, piano
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
  
  II. Adagio
  III. Allegro assai
  
  Kaitlyn Gia Lee, piano
• Ravel: Bolero

Spring Concert 5/19/18
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Taylor: Conjunction - Return to the Planets
  
• Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
  
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  I. Moderato
  II. Adagio sostenuto
  III. Allegro scherzando
  
  Andrei Romanov, piano
• Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. Romanov)
  Andrei Romanov, piano

• Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
  II. Andante sostenuto
  III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
  IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
• Artie Shaw: Clarinet Concerto
  Chris Peterson, clarinet
• Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (without encore)
  Edward Kim, piano

• Tchaikovsky: Waltz from "The Sleeping Beauty"
• Von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture
• Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
• Anderson: The Syncopated Clock
• Taylor: I Come In Peace
  Jeffrey Taylor, conductor
• Leontovich-Wilhousky: Carol of the Bells
• Anderson: Christmas Festival
• Tchaikovsky: "Nutcracker" Dances
  
  March
  Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairies
  Paul Covert, conductor
  Arab Dance
  Chinese Dance
  Ilene Gorski, conductor
  Mirlitons
  Russian Trepak
• Berlin: White Christmas
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Fall Concert 10/21/17
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467
  
  II. Andante
  III. Allegro vivace assai
  Young Park, piano
• Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, IV. Allegro; Moderato; Allegro, ma non troppo; Poco più lento; Adagio
  
  Kristy Park, cello
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, I. Allegro molto appassionato
  Takumi Taguchi, violin
• Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
  
  I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
  II. The Kalendar Prince
  III. The Young Pince and the Young Princess
  IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea; The Ship Breaks against a Cliff. Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman

Spring Concert 5/20/17
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Vadim Bibergan: Epilogue from film "Romanovs: The Crowned Family"
  
• Bibergan: Poem of the Struggle
  
  Linda Vogt, violin
  Maureen Stone, English horn
• Bibergan: Aria for Piano and Orchestra
  
  Kyran Adams, piano
• Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 or [Without Applause]
  
  Mele Santos, soprano
• Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  BEWARE OF THE CANNONS!

Winter Concert 3/18/17
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Albinoni/Giozotto: Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ
  
  Linda Vogt, violin
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1
  
  II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
  III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
• Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor, Op. 23
  
  Anastasiya Timofeeva. piano
  I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  II. Andantino semplice
  III. Allegro con fuoco

Holiday Concert 12/11/16
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• J. Strauss: By the Beautiful Blue Danube
  
• J. Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
  
• Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker
  
  Marche
  Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  Trépak - Russian Dance
  Café - Arabian Dance
  Chinese Dance
  Dance of the Mirlitons
  Chocolat - Spanish Dance
  
  Mark Baker. trumpet
  Waltz of the Flowers
• Babajanyan: Holiday Nocturne
  
  Alexei Girsh, piano
• Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (from "Messiah")
  
  Faina Morozoff, soprano
• Carol of the Bells (arr. R. Hayman)
  
• Berlin: White Christmas
  
• Anderson: A Christmas Festival
  
• Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Fall Concert 10/15/16
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Taylor: Of Kings and Queens (for brass and percussion)
  
  I. Henry VIII
  II. Louis XIV
  III. Napoleon I
  IV. Victoria
• Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
  
  Stephen Leou, cello (2016 Young Soloist)
  I. Lento, Allegro maestoso
  II. Andantino con moto
  III. Andante, Allegro vivace
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
  
  I. Poco sostenuto, Vivace
  II. Allegretto
  III. Presto
  IV. Allegro con brio

Spring Concert 5/21/16
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• [VIDEO] Max Bruch: Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, Op. 88
  
  Chris Peterson, clarinet; Kelly Moore, viola
  I. Andante con moto
  II. Allegro moderato
  III. Allegro molto
  
  
  Bruch: Double Concerto; Chris Peterson, clarinet; Kelly Moore, viola

• Jeffrey Taylor: Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra, Op. 27 (world premiere)
  Lisa Hedley, piccolo
  I. Vim and Vigor
  II. Pastorale
  III. Dance
  
  
  Taylor: Piccolo Concerto; Lisa Hedley, piccolo

• Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World"
  
  I. Adagio - Allegro
  II. Largo
  III. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Poco sostenuto
  IV. Allegro con fuoco

Winter Concert 3/19/16
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major "The Great"
  
  I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
  II. Andante con moto
  III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
  IV. Allegro vivace
• [VIDEO]Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47
  
  Evan Johanson, violin
  I. Allegro moderato
  II. Adagio di molto
  III. Allegro, ma non tanto
  
  
  Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Evan Johanson, violin

Holiday Concert 12/6/15
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• J. Strauss: By the Beautiful Blue Danube
  
• J. Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
  
• Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker
  
  Marche
  Chocolat - Spanish Dance
  Chinese Dance
  Café - Arabian Dance
  Trépak - Russian Dance
• W. A. Mozart: German Dance "Sleigh Ride"
  
  arr. Covert
  
  Paul Covert, conductor
  
  Mozart: German Dance; Paul Covert, arranger/conductor

• Bizet: Selections from L'Arlesienne
  
  Carillon, Allegro moderato
  Farandole
• Anderson: A Christmas Festival
  
• [VIDEO] Handel: from The Messiah
  
  #38 Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage?
  
  Robin Wyatt-Stone, bass
  Doug Wyatt, conductor
  
  Handel: The Messiah; Robin Wyatt-Stone, bass; Doug Wyatt, conductor

Fall Concert 10/10/15
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• [VIDEO] Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
  
  Annie Pham, violin
  I. Allegro moderato - Moderato assai
  II. Canzonetta, Andante
  III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
  
  
  Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Annie Pham, violin

Spring Concert 5/16/15
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2
  
  I. Allegro non troppo
  II. Adagio non troppo
  III. Allegretto grazioso, Presto
  IV. Allegro con spirito, Tranquillo
• [VIDEO] W. A. Mozart: Concerto in C for Oboe and Orchestra
  
  Logan Esterling, oboe
  I. Allegro aperto
  
  
  Mozart: Oboe Concerto; Logan Esterling, oboe

• [VIDEO] George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue for Trumpet & Orchestra
  
  arr. Timofei Dokshitser
  
  George Steward, trumpet
  
  Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; George Steward, Trumpet

Winter Concert 3/15/15
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
  
  Evan Johanson, violin
  I. Allegro moderato
  II. Andante
  III. Presto in moto perpetuo
  
• Pagannini: Caprice No. 5 [Evan Johanson encore]
  
• Jacques Ibert: Trois Pièces Brèves
  
  Lisa Hedley - flute
  Maureen Stone - oboe
  Julie Shankland - clarinet
  Bruce Kelley - horn
  Eric Shankland - bassoon
  I. Allegro, En pressant jusqu’à la fin
  III. Assez lent, Allegro scherzando, Vivo
  
• Patrick Harlin: Rapture
  
• Vadim Bibergan: Tribute to the Teacher
  
  “Towards the Centenary of D. D. Shostakovich’ birthday.”
  II. Variations on the Theme From D. D. Shostakovich
• Vadim Bibergan: Aria

Holiday Concert 12/7/14
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Handel: Selections from "The Messiah"
  
  Eastside LDS Tri-Stake Choir
  Joellen Santos, director
  Mele Santos, soprano
  Robin Wyatt-Stone, bass
  Doug Wyatt - conductor
  12. For Unto Us A Child Was Born
  4. And the Glory of the Lord
  45. I Know that My Redeemer Liveth
  48. The Trumpet Shall Sound
  44. Hallelujah
  

• [VIDEO] Angerer, L. Mozart, Haydn: Toy Symphony
  
  Jeff Evans - conductor

Toy Symphony; Jeff Evans, conductor

• [VIDEO] Paul Covert: Holiday Overture
  
  Paul Covert - conductor

Paul Covert: Holiday Overture; Paul Covert, conductor

• Tchaikovsky: Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
  
• Berlin/Bennet: White Christmas
  
• Anderson: A Christmas Festival
  
• [VIDEO] Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Anderson: Sleigh Ride and Holiday Craziness

Fall Concert 10/18/14
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2
  
  I. Montagues and Capulets
  II. The child Juliet
  III. Friar Laurence
  IV. Dance
  V. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
  VI. Dance of the Girls with Lilies
  VII. Romeo at Juliet’s Grave
• [VIDEO] Ernst Bloch: Nigun from "Baal Shem"
  
  Takumi Taguchi, violin

Bloch: Nigun from "Baal Shem"; Takumi Taguchi, violin

• [VIDEO] Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
  
  Aaron Hauser, cello
  I. Adagio - Moderato
  II. Lento - Allegro molto
  

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Aaron Hauser, cello

• Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
  
  I. Scène
  II. Valse
  III. Danses des cygnes
  IV. Scène
  V. Danse hongroise. Czardas.

Concert 5/17/14
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
  
• Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory
  
  Mark Baker, trumpet
• Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino in Eb for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 26
  
  Chris Peterson, clarinet
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
  
  I. Allegro con brio
  II. Andante
  III. Poco allegretto
  IV. Allegro

Concert 3/15/14
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Concerto No. 6 in E minor for Five Flutes
  
  Lisa Hedley, Wendy Baker, Janet Roberts, Kathy Forgave, Marilyn Ward, flutes
• Jeffrey Taylor: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, Op. 23 (world premiere)
  
  Jeffrey Taylor, tuba
  I. Larghetto-Moderato-Piu lento-Moderato-Larghetto
  II. Largo
  III. Finale: Scherzando-Tranquillo-Andante

• Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44
  
• Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
  
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy

Concert 12/08/13
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• George Frederic Handel: Excerpts from The Messiah
  
  Eastside LDS Tri-Stake Choir
  Joel Santos, director
  1. Overture
  4. And the Glory of the Lord
  8. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
  
  Erin Gee, alto
  9. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings
  
  Erin Gee, alto
  11. The People that Walked in Darkness
  
  Robin Wyatt, bass
  Doug Wyatt, conductor
  12. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
  44. Hallelujah

• Beethoven: Romance in F for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50
           Linda Vogt, violin
  
• Henry Purcell: Dido's Lament from "Dido and Aeneas"
           Brass Choir: Alan Karlak, Peter Pawlak, Frank Riggs, trumpet
           Mike Andrewartha, Karen Lyons, Dick Simonson, trombone
           Jeff Taylor, tuba
  
• J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Mov't 1
           Cecilia Archuleta, Linda Vogt, violins
  
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Selections from "The Nutcracker" Ballet
           Waltz of the Flowers
                   Carolyn Tanksley, harp
           Dance of the Reed Flutes
           Dans Russ Trepak
  
• Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival
  
• Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
  *These recordings were extracted from the video, which is not as high a quality as the usual audio recordings.

Concert 11/03/13
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• John Williams: Selections from "E.T. - The Extraterrestrial"
  
• Antonin Dvorak: Violin Concerto, Op. 53 (3rd Movement)
  
  Marie Leou, violin

• Franz Danzi: Bassoon Concerto No. 2 in F (2nd and 3rd Movements)
           Thomas Mallos, bassoon

• Ravel: Tzigane
           Adrian Steele, violin

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55, "Eroica"
           I. Allegro con brio (incomplete)
  *These recordings were extracted from the video, which is not as high a quality as the usual audio recordings. The recording of the Beethoven is also cut short due to the recording running during a fire alarm that occurred during the concert and emptied the auditorium.

Concert 5/18/13
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  
  Natalya Ageyeva, piano
  1. Allegro ma non tanto
  2. Intermezzo; Adagio
  3. Finale; Alla breve
• Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22)
  Maureen Stone, English horn; Doug Wyatt, conductor
• Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2 in D flat, Op. 30 "Romantic"
  1. Adagio; Allegro moderato
  2. Andante con tenerezza
  3. Allegro con brio

• Aaron Copland: A Lincoln Portrait
  
  Jim Horne, narrator

• Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite
  
  I. The Irish Washerwoman
  II. The Minstrel Boy
  III. The Rakes of Mallow
  IV. The Wearing of the Green
  V. The Last Rose of Summer
  VI. The Girl I Left Behind Me
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  
  I. Allegro con brio
  II. Andante con moto
  III. Scherzo. Allegro - IV. Allegro

• Jeffrey Taylor: Redmond Overture

• Peter Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71 (selections)
  Children's Galop & Arrival of the Guests
  Scene and Grandfather Dance
  Divertissement: Chocolate
  Pas de Deux: Prince and Sugar-Plum Fairy
  Tarantella
  Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
  Coda
• J. S. Bach: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
  
• Ukrainian Traditional: Carol of the Bells
  
• The Baud Boys: Christmas Medley
  

• Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival
  
• Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

• Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
  Mira Yamamoto, violin
  1. Allegro non troppo
• Édouard Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor (1876)
  Audry Chen, cello
  1. Prelude, lento - Allegro maestoso
  2. Intermezzo, andantino con moto - Allegro presto - Andantino - Tempo I
  3. Introduction, andante - Allegro vivace
  
• Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, Op. 35
  
  I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
  II. The Kalendar Prince
  III. The Young Pince and the Young Princess
  IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea; The Ship Breaks against a Cliff. Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman

Concert 5/19/12
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Paul Dukas: Villanelle
  Bruce Kelley, horn
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
  
  I. Adagio molto-Allegro con brio
  II. Andante cantabile con moto
  III. Menuetto, Allegro molto e vivace
  IV. Finale, Adagio-Allegro molto e vivace
• Richard Strauss: Suite in Bb for Winds, Op. 4 (selections)
  
  Gavotte
  Introduction und Fuge
• Stephen Verhelst: Song for Japan (arr. Gregg Hirakawa)
  
• Words by Alexei and Board Members
  
• Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
  
• Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D
  
• Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 3 in Ab (Polka)
  
• Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8 in G minor (Furiant)

Concert 3/17/12
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Catherine McMichael: Three Philosophies for Low Flutes, String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion
  
  Lisa Hedley, contrabass, bass, and alto flutes
  1. Essence (contrabass flute)
  2. Insight (bass flute)
  3. Compassion (alto flute)
• Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
  
• Jeffrey Taylor: In Memoriam 911
  
• Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 (excerpts)
  VI. Uranus
  II. Venus
  IV. Jupiter
  I. Mars
  (I. Mars - reprise)

Holiday Concert 12/4/11
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival
  
• Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in Eb - 1. Allegro
  Mark Baker, trumpet
  
• Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20 (excerpts)
  Introduction; Pas de Caractère (Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat); Waltz
• Vittorio Monti: Czardas
  Linda Vogt, violin
  
• Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
  March
  Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy
  Russian Dance-Trepak
  Arabian Dance, Paul Covert, guest conductor
  Chinese Dance, Linda Vogt, guest conductor
  Dance of the Reed Pipes, Jack Lynch, guest conductor
  Waltz of the Flowers
• Leroy Anderson: The Typewriter
  Doug Wyatt, Underwood typewriter
  
• Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Concert 10/22/11
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Franz von Suppé: Light Cavalry Overture
  
• Paul Creston: Marimba Concertino-1st Movement
  Stella Perlic, marimba
  
• Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104, 1. Allegro
  Audrey Chen, cello
  
• Mikhail Glinka: Valse Fantasie
  
• Mikhail Glinka: Kamarinskaya
  
• Mikhail Glinka: Life for the Czar Overture
  
• Mikhail Glinka: Krakowiak

Concert 5/21/11
Redmond Performing Arts Center

• Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
  
  Natalya Ageyeva, piano
  1. Maestoso
  2. Larghetto
  3. Allegro vivace
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
  1. Non allegro
  2. Andante con moto (Tempo di Valse)
  3. Lento assai, Allegro vivace

• Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1, 3rd movement
  
  Will Spengler, cello
• Stamitz: Concerto for Viola, 1st movement
  
  Andrew Pang, viola
• Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
  
  Audrey Chen, cello
• Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
  
  Sean Mitchell, narrator
  Nanyi Qiang, piano
  John Viasko, piano
• Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

• Johann Strauss Jr: Blue Danube Waltzes
  
• W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
  
  Julie Shankland, clarinet
• Jeffrey Taylor: Suite Holidays
  
  Jeffrey Taylor, conductor
• David Popper: Concert Polonaise for Cello
  
  Ha Jung Yuk, cello
• Katherine Kennicott Davis: Drummer "Girl"
  
• Traditional: Carol of the Bells
  
  Jeanette Hood, Katarina Katya, and Deena, singers
• Traditional: Carol of the Bells
  
  Jeff Evans, conductor
• Nutcracker in Ohio
  
  Alexei Girsh, harmonica; Tom Roy?, singer/guitar
• Nutcracker in Ohio-singer goes on
  
  Tom Roy?, singer/guitar
• 12 Days by Microsoft
  
  Baud Boys
• Leroy Anderson:Christmas Festival
  
• Leroy Anderson:Sleigh Ride