Program

von Suppé Light Calvary Overture
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1
Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet
Rodgers King and I
Williams Harry Potter
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, III

Program Notes

Thrill to this collection of popular favorites ranging from John William’s stirring music for “Harry Potter” to Borodin’s lovely “Polovtsian Dances” perhaps better known as the inspiration for the song “Stranger in Paradise” from the musical “Kismet.”   Alexander Arutunian’s “Concerto for Trumpet” is a spectacular, crowd-pleasing composition, often used for auditions by trumpet players.  The evening concludes appropriately with Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, the “Pathétique.”