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Midland Symphony Orchestra

Antonia Joy Wilson
Artistic Director & Conductor
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    2009-2010 Symphony Season!
NUTCRACKER
featuring the Grand Rapids Ballet Company

Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 3 pm
Auditorium


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.

Sponsored by Chemical Bank

Admission:
Adults - Rows A-Z - $34 / Rows AA-GG - $24.48
Students -Rows A-Z - $16 / Rows AA-GG - $11.52
Family 4-Pack (2 adults, 2 students) - $80 / Additional students - $16

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Sat. Dec. 5 - 3 pm - NUTCRACKER

Sat. Dec. 5 - 8 pm - NUTCRACKER

Sun. Dec. 6 - 3 pm - NUTCRACKER

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Nutcracker

Sponsored by
Chemical Bank

VAN CLIBURN PIANO COMPETITION WINNER
Van Cliburn

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

"...the most prestigious classical piano contest in the world." (Chicago Tribune)

Yeol Eum Son, Silver Medalist of the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform with the MSO in this concert.

"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, a 23-year-old native of Korea, has performed with the Israel, New York, Seoul, and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestras, among other noted orchestras. Third-prize winner of the 2005 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Ms. Son has made debuts at several international music festivals, including the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, the Rheingau Festival in Germany, and the Bowdoin Festival in the United States. She currently studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany, and has recorded a CD of Chopin etudes for Universal Music in Korea.

The Van Cliburn Piano Competition showcases 30 of the world's most promising young pianists over 17 days of extraordinary music-making. Ms. Son, a 23-year-old native of South Korea, will perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue accompanied by the MSO. Also on the program are Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries: Prelude and Rimsky-Korsakov's romantic depiction of 1001 Arabian Nights, Scheherazade.

Sponsored by Merrill Lynch/The Iles Group
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


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Sat. Feb. 6 - 8 pm - VAN CLIBURN

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Yeol Eum Son, photo copyright 2009, Stephen Eastwood/Lynx

Yeol Eum Son, silver medalist, 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (photo copyright 2009, Stephen Eastwood/Lynx)

Sponsored by
Merrilll Lynch/The Iles Group


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


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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.

 

    PAST PERFORMANCES
OPENING NIGHT: OPERA IN CONCERT
Michael Wade Lee, tenor

Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 8 pm
Auditorium

Featuring: Music Society Chorale, Youth Honors Choirs,
CMU Chamber & Concert Choirs, and Dow High and Midland High School Choirs

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.

Sponsored by Wildfire Credit Union

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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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