A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

The 60th Anniversary Season

Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

2007-2008 Season

GENERATIONS – Sat., Oct. 13, 2007  7:30pm  MT   - Program Notes

Letitia Bryant – Bassoon
Brian Gehrich – Violin
Harriet Yount – Cello 
Marcia Yount – Oboe 

Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Haydn
Haydn – Symphonie Concertante
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2

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THE AMERICAN JOURNEY Family Concert – Sat., Nov. 17, 2007  3:00pm  MT  - Program Notes

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In collaboration with the Quincy Community Theatre

Chadwick – Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Boyer – Ellis Island:  The Dream of America

All American Journey events are FREE to the public.  Ticket vouchers available at the door or at any Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank location.

This concert is sponsored in part Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank, KHQA, and by grants from the Illinois Humanities Council, Tracy Family Foundation, MGJCT Arts Fund through the Quincy Society of Fine Arts, and Encore! Symphony Volunteer Council. 

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CHRISTMAS JOY Choral Concert – Sat. Dec. 8, 2007  7:30pm  FUCC

Melanie Morgan, Harp
Marianne Peters, Oboe       

A variety of holiday choral favorites.

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TRADITIONS – 53RD Young Artists Concert – Sun. Feb. 10, 2008  3:00pm  MT

Winners of the Young Artists Competition   -- Program Notes
Side-by-Side performance with the Quincy Area Youth Orchestra

Clarissa Hallmark – Saxophone
Amanda Saul – Soprano
Alice Ye – Piano

Sibelius – Symphony No. 2

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CELEBRATE BROADWAY Choral Concert – Sat. March 1, 2008  7:30pm  FUCC

BRAD TOMKO - Guest Vocalist

Broadway hits by Stephen Sondheim and George Gershwin, among others.   Program Notes

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DANCE REVOLUTION – Friday March 28, 2008  11:30am BAL

Young Peoples in-school concerts.

60th ANNIVERSARY CHAMBER CONCERT – Sat. March 29, 2008  7:30pm  SJE     Program Notes

Chamber groups from within the orchestra

Musicians will present works for Brass Quintet, Woodwind Quintet, String Quartet, and mixed ensembles by a variety of composers including Beethoven, Debussy, Handel, Haydn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich, and others.

Performers:

Dennis Bingheim, tuba
Vicki Daggett, viola
Joe Dieker, clarinet
Stephanie Fee, flute
Cathy Flick, bassoon
Brian Kubin, cello
Robert March, piano
Debra Nichols, trumpet
Ellen Obrock, flute
Marianne Peters, oboe
Jane Polett, violin
Tom Polett, trombone
Pam Potter, clarinet
Rose Ruzicka, flute
Michael Saul, horn
Matthew Shefcik, trumpet
Charlotte Stroot, flute
Robin Walden, violin
Jim Williams, horn
Harriet Yount, cello.

BRAHMS, BECK, & BRUCKNER –  Sat., April 19, 2008  7:30pm  MT        $5,000 Raffle Drawing  (click for details)
                                                             Sun., April 20, 2008  3:00pm  PAC     Program Notes

Featuring

Quincy Symphony Orchestra
Quincy Symphony Chorus
Quincy University Concert Choir
Culver-Stockton College Collegiate Choir
Four vocal soloists
World Premier of Majestic River, a new work for orchestra by composer Jeremy Beck

A grand finale to our 60th Anniversary Legacy of Excellence concert season.  Two Performances!


Soloists

Carol Mathieson - Soprano
Phyllis Robertson - Alto
Terry Chasteen - Tenor
Ron Witzke - Bass

Beck – Majestic River (World Premier)
Bruckner – Te Deum for Orchestra, Chorus, and SATB Soloists
Brahms – Symphony No. 1

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This concert is partially funded by grants from the Community Foundation of the Quincy Area’s Paul H. and Anne B. Gardner Memorial Fund and Katherine Broemmel Endowment for the Arts, and from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.


Tickets are available in advance, at the door, or at Wild Birds Unlimited, 3502 Broadway in Quincy. 
Adults $15, Seniors $12, Youth 18 and under:  Free
Call 217-222-2856 for a brochure.

Concert Locations:

MT = Morrison Theater, Quincy Jr. High School, 14th & Maine St., Quincy. (map)
FUCC = First Union Congregational Church, 12th & Maine St., Quincy. (map)
PAC = Culver-Stockton College Performing Arts Center, Canton, MO
BAL – Baldwin Intermediate School Auditorium,  3000 Maine St., Quincy
SJE – St. John’s Episcopal Church, 7th& Hampshire, Quincy.


 

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