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OPENING NIGHT: OPERA IN CONCERT
Michael Wade Lee, tenor
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 8 pm
Prelude 7:15 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 Communications Family Credit Union

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. Nov. 7 - 8 pm - OPERA IN CONCERT

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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
Student Rush Tickets (day of concert only) - $5
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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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

"...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

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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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

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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ANTON KUERTI, PIANO
The MSO celebrated the opening of the new season with one of the truly great pianists of this century, Anton Kuerti.

Program:
Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger: Prelude
Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Peter Illych Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op. 64



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HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR, THE COMPOSER IS DEAD
The ghouls and goblins of the MSO highlighted music from "Harry Potter, "Pirates of the Caribbean" and more! Pre concert festivities were held in conjunction with A. B. Dow Museum of Science and Art.







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"RHYTHM AND RHYME" WITH SVET STOYANOV, PERCUSSION
This program paired Beethoven’s allegorical ballet, Scriabin’s Symphony buoyed by its rhythms and bursts of song, and Schwantner’s concerto featuring acclaimed soloist Svet Stoyanov, bringing attention to the percussion section so often lost in the back of the orchestra.

Program:
Beethoven, The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture
Joseph Schwantner, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
Alexander Scriabin, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29




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HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Recognized for its opulent power, Messiah brings audiences to their feet with its climactic “Hallelujah” chorus. Four highly acclaimed guest soloists and the Music Society Messiah Chorus join the Symphony for an inspired performance of this choral masterpiece, a perfect way for friends and families to get together during the holidays. Soloists: Jennifer Brennan-Hondorp, soprano; Michelle Wrighte, mezzo-soprano; Robert Bracey, tenor; James Patterson, baritone.

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"AN EVENING OF ROMANCE" WITH JUDITH INGOLFSSON, VIOLIN
Program:
Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story: Overture
Richard Strauss, Don Juan, Op. 20
Pablo de Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Joan Tower, Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman for Orchestra
Peter Illich Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Enjoy an evening of romantic musical poetry with some of the most beloved passionate works for orchestra.


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MSO WITH THE HARLEM QUARTET
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Michael Abels, Delights and Dances
Paul Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
Igor Stravinsky, Firebird: Suite (1919)

The Harlem String Quartet, a Sphinx Ensemble, performs the jazz, blues, bluegrass and Latin dance elements of Abel’s Delights and Dances. Paired with Mozart, Korsakov, and Stravinsky’s most dramatic finale, this program brings an electrifying end to the season!

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