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Richard Strauss, Serenade for Winds
Joachim Raff, Sinfonietta
Richard Strauss, Symphony for Winds (The Happy Workshop)
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Chippens Hill School
551 Peacedale St.
Bristol, CT Get Directions
On this program you will have the rare opportunity to hear fabulous pieces composed for orchestral winds by Romantic
period composers. Performed by the virtuoso players of the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra’s wind section, the works by Strauss are the epitome of Romantic wind
ensemble composition. Raff’s composition is the first piece ever written with the title sinfonietta.
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Franz Schubert, Symphony #3
Larry Alan Smith, Symphony #2 (Genesis/Antietam)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto #3 for Piano and Orchestra
Luiz de Moura Castro, Pianist
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church, Avon
35 Harris Rd. Get Directions
Composer Larry Alan Smith and pianist Luiz Castro have international careers and are residents of Avon. Join with the
orchestra and hear the superb sounds created by these famous individuals. The program includes Schubert’s playfully rambunctious Symphony #3. This
concert is the first in a series spotlighting communities served by the Nutmeg Symphony. Next year’s concerts will include The Magic of Bristol.
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Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony #3 (The Scottish)
Edward Elgar, Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations)
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Torrington
220 Prospect St. Get Directions
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony is a musical impression of Scotland’s scenery and people based on Mendelssohn’s travels
in Scotland. The Enigma Variations honor Elgar’s friends, as each variation is a description of a different individual. The selections on the concert have
been chosen for you by members of the orchestra. Principal Clarinetist Robert Pytel has selected the Mendelssohn symphony. Violinist Meridith Bryant has
chosen the Elgar variations.
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