BOSTON CIVIC SYMPHONY

2008-2009

Concert Dates: October 12, 2008

                         November 9, 2008   

                         December 20, 2008

                         March 8, 2009

                     March 27, 2009 (Pops fundraiser)

                         May 3, 2009

                         May 8, 2009 (St. Paul concert, reduced orchestra)

Rehearsal Location: Edward Devotion School (3^rd floor), 345 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

Concert Locations:  Regis College (Fine Arts Center), 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493

                     New England Conservatory (Jordan Hall), 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston 02115

Date	Day of Week	Location	Time	Program Schedule (All times are approximate)
SEPT 2	Tues	Devotion   (Dev)	7-10p	Meister Overture, Gershwin Cuban Overture, American in Paris, Piano Concerto
8	Mon	Dev	7-10p	7pm Cuban Overture, 8pm American in Paris, 9pm Concerto (usual order)
15	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
22	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
29	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Beethoven 7pm Prometheus, 7:30pm Eroica, 9pm Piano Concerto
OCT 6	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Gershwin usual order  (soloist @ 9pm)
11	Sat	Regis	2-5p	2pm Concerto (with soloist), 3pm Overture, 3:45pm American in Paris
OCT 12	Sun	Regis	10:30a-1p	10:30am Overture, 11am American in Paris, 12 noon Concerto (soloist)
			3p concert	Cuban Overture, Piano Concerto, American in Paris
OCT 14	Tues	Devotion	7-10p	Beethoven 7pm Prometheus, 7:30pm Eroica, 9:15pm  Piano Concerto
20	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
27	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
NOV  3	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order  (with soloist)
8	Sat	Jordan Hall	2-5p	2pm Prometheus, 2:30pm Concerto(with soloist), 3:30pm Eroica
NOV 9	Sun	Jordan Hall	10:30a-1p	10:30am Eroica, 11:30am intermission, 11:45 concerto, 12:30pm Prometheus
			3p concert	Prometheus, Piano Concerto, Eroica
NOV 10	Mon			NO REHEARSAL
17	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Begin May set: 7pm Britten, 8pm Carey, 9pm Bach/Stokowski, + misc.
24	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Same as above plus Chadwick Vagrom Ballad for March and May programs
DEC1	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Begin Holiday pops program, guest conductor
8	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Holiday pops program
15	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Holiday pops program
DEC  20	Sat	Regis	10a- 12:30p	Holiday pops program
			2p concert	Order TBA
DEC 22	Mon			NO REHEARSAL      ~Happy Holidays!~
29	Mon			NO REHEARSAL
JAN 5 09	Mon			NO REHEARSAL
12	Mon	Dev	7-10p	7pm Chadwick, 8pm Mendelssohn, 9pm Dvorak
20	Tues	Dev	7-10p	7pm Preview of Movie music for Pops fundraiser and/or March 8th program
26	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order, 7pm Chadwick, 8pm Mendelssohn, 9pm Dvorak
FEB 2	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
9	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
17	Tues	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
23	Mon	Dev	7-10p	7pm Chadwick, 8pm Mendelssohn, 9pm Dvorak (with soloist)
MAR  2	Mon	Dev	7-10p	7pm Chadwick, 8pm Mendelssohn, 9pm Dvorak (with soloist)
7	Sat	Jordan Hall	2-5p	2pm Chadwick, 2:45pm Dvorak (with soloist), 3:45pm Mendelssohn
8	Sun	Jordan Hall	10:30a-1p	10:30am Chadwick, 11am Dvorak(with soloist), 12 noon Mendelssohn
			3p concert	Chadwick, Dvorak, Mendelssohn
MAR 9	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Pops Program – Goes to the Movies
16	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Pops
23	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Pops
MAR 27	Fri	Sonesta Hotel,           Cambridge	6pm rehearsal, 8pm concert	Pops concert (bring stands)
MAR 30	Mon	Dev	7-10p	7pm Respighi, 7:50pm Britten, 8:45pm Copland, 9pm Carey, 9:30pm Bach/Stokowski or concerto (TBA) Mozart <tentative schedule>
APR  6	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
13	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
21	Tues	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
27	Mon	Dev	7-10p	Usual order
MAY  2	Sat	Regis	2-5p	2pm Respighi, remainder TBA (with students and soloists)
3	Sun	Regis	10:30a-1p 3p concert	Students and soloists TBA
MAY 4	Mon	St. Paul Cambridge	7-10p	Mozart Requiem (reduced orchestra, bring stands)
6	Wed	St. Paul	7-10p	same
MAY   8	Fri	St. Paul	8pm	Concert Mozart Requiem

• Non-string instrumentation:
• Gershwin Cuban Overture: 3 flutes, 2 oboe + Eng. Horn, 2 clarinets + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons + contra, 4 horns,
• 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani + 6 percussions
• Gershwin Piano Concerto: 3 flutes + piccolo, 3 oboes + Eng horn, 3 clarinets + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns,
• 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani + 3
• Gershwin American in Paris: 3 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboe + eng. Horn, 2 clarinet + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 3 sax (alto, tenor, bass), celesta, timpani + 4
• Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombone/tuba, timpani
• Beethoven Symphony No. 3: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombone/tuba, timpani
• Beethoven Prometheus: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombone/tuba, timpani
• Chadwick Vagrom Ballad: 2 flutes + piccolo, 2 oboe + eng. Horn, 2 clarinet + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns,
• 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, no tuba, timpani + 4, harp
• Dvorak Violin Concerto: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombone/tuba, timpani
• Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombone/tuba, timpani
• Copland Fanfare for the Common Man: 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba
• Bach/Stokowski toccata and Fugue in D minor: 4 flutes, 2 oboe + eng. Horn, 2 clarinet + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons + contra, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, harp, celesta
• Carey Sabrina Lake Sketchbook: 2 flutes + piccolo, 1 oboe + Eng horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, no trombones/tuba, timpani + 4, harp
• Concerto TBA  Winner of the Competition
• Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: strings only (possibly with students ) TBA
• Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: 2 flutes + piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + contra,
• 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani + 3, harp
• Respighi Pines of Rome:  3 flutes + piccolo, 2 oboes + Eng horn, 2 clarinets + bass clarinet, 2 bassoons + contra,
• 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, no tuba, timpani + 5, celeste, harp, piano
• Mozart Requiem: 2 clar (possibly bassett horns if players can provide), 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, string players (3 first vlns, 3 second vlns, 2 vlas, 2 cellos, 1 bass.

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