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    2009-2010 Symphony Season!

TO THE PLANETS AND BEYOND
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 8 pm
Prelude 7:15 pm
Auditorium


Program:
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Featuring Shakespeare narration & video images from space
Anton Bruckner - Te Deum

Narrated Shakespeare texts and video images from space
accompany Holst’s greatest masterpiece performed by the
Midland Symphony Orchestra like never before! Bruckner’s
Te Deum with guest soloists and full chorus also helps bring
an uplifting end to a powerful symphony season!

Guest performers:
Tamara Haskin, Soprano
Linda Pavelka, Mezzo-Soprano
Patrick Marques, Tenor
Philip Skinner, Bass
Music Society Chorale & Camerata Singers
CMU Choirs

Sponsored by Simmons Specific Chiropractic.
Funded in part by the Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Fund.

Admission:
Adults - Rows A-Z - $32 / Rows AA-GG - $23.04
Students -Rows A-Z - $10 / Rows AA-GG - $7.20
Student Rush Tickets (day of concert only) - $5


Sat. Apr. 17, 2010 - 8 pm - TO THE PLANETS

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Planets and Beyond

Sponsored by
Simmons Specific Chiropractic

Funded in part by the Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Fund.

FOOD FOR MUSIC
MAKE WEDNESDAY YOUR NIGHT TO DINE OUT!

Support Midland Symphony Orchestra’s Maestro Wannabe:
Food for Music by dining at any of the participating restaurants on Wednesday nights during January, February & March. Each restaurant will donate a portion of their Wednesday night proceeds to Midland Symphony Orchestra! Watch the winning restaurant’s representative conduct at the April 17 MSO performance:
To the Planets and Beyond!


Individual contributions also accepted through April 3. Call Midland Center for the Arts Ticket Office at 989-631-8250, or donate online.

Maestro Wannabes FAQs pdf

Donate online

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    PAST PERFORMANCES
VAN CLIBURN PIANO COMPETITION WINNER
Saturday, February 6, 2010- 8 pm
Prelude 7:15 pm
Auditorium


Program:
Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries: Prelude:
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

"Son should have no trouble building a career. She's got the fingers and the personality - and, at least here, the haut-est couture." – Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

Yeol Eum Son, Silver Medalist of the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, performs with the Midland Symphony Orchestra.

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(photo copyright 2009, Stephen Eastwood/Lynx)

NUTCRACKER
featuring the Grand Rapids Ballet Company


Program:
Peter Illych Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker

Leap into the holiday season! Share the magic and rekindle the tradition, or start a new one, as the Grand Rapids Ballet Company brings this timeless classic to life. The MSO performs Tchaikovsky’s timeless score for an enchanting performance the whole family will enjoy.


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Nutcracker

OPENING NIGHT: OPERA IN CONCERT
Michael Wade Lee, tenor


Program:
Johann Strauss, Jr. - Die Fledermaus: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi - Il Trovatore: Di quella pira; Vedi! Le Fosche
George Bizet - Carmen: Prelude; "The Flower Song;" March & Chorus from Act IV
Richard Wagner - The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Overture; Va Pensiero sull’ali Dorate
Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
Giuseppe Verdi - Aida: Triumphal March

A sentimental evening for opera lovers, this spectacularly beautiful performance pays tribute to great operatic composers including Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. The program includes overtures and vocal selections from Die Fledermaus, Il Trovatore, Carmen, and Aida.

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Michael Wade Lee

Special thanks to our generous season sponsors:

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation

 

The Dow Chemical
Company

Season Sponsor
 

Chemical Bank
Season Sponsor
 
Wildfire
Credit Union

Season Sponsor
  Simmons Specific Chiropractic

 
National Endowment
for the Arts


 



The H Hotel
MSO Official Hotel
  Paper Moon
Paper Moon
Season Sponsor
  MOMS Club
of Midland

Co-Sponsor of
"Tunes for Tots"
 

The Iles Group - Merrill Lynch
Season Sponsor
 

Midland Symphony League
Season Sponsor &
Co-Sponsor of
"Tunes for Tots"
 

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

 


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