2014-2015 CONCERT SEASON ARCHIVE

CHAMBERWORKS I
Copland, Bernstein & Barber
September 8, 2014, 7:00pm
Collins Hill High School Auditorium

PROGRAM:
ANDERSON: Jazz Legato and Jazz Pizzicato
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
BERNSTEIN: West Side Story Selections
COPLAND: Quiet City
DELLO JOIO: Choreography
SOUSA: Stars and Stripes Forever

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Gregory Pritchard, director of chamber and youth orchestras
Jessica Morel, guest conductor
Doug Lindsey, trumpet
Brian Lyons, English horn
MASTERWORKS I
Out of This World!
October 25, 2014, 7:00pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

PROGRAM:
WEBB-MITCHELL: Songs of Awe and Wonder – WORLD PREMIER
1. Dances of Life and Death
2. Drinking Alone Under the Moon
3. Dreams of Flight
HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major
***intermission
WEBB-MITCHELL: Songs of Awe and Wonder – WORLD PREMIER
1. Earthscape
HOLST: The Planets
1. Mars, The Bringer of War
2. Venus, The Bringer of Peace
3. Jupiter, The Bringer Jollity

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
Robert Trocina, music director & conductor
Gregory Pritchard, director of youth and chamber orchestras
Arietha Lockhart, soprano
Thomas Trotter, tenor
Stephanie Shields, trumpet
Andrew Webb-Mitchell, composer in attendance
YOUTH ORCHESTRA I
A Halloween Spooktacular
October 25, 2014, 6:00pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Youth Orchestra
Gregory Pritchard, director of youth and chamber orchestras
BALLET SERIES I (7 Shows)
Nutcracker Ballet
November 28, 2014, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
November 29, 2014, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
November 30, 2014, 2:00pm & 6:00pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

PROGRAM:
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker, Op. 71

ARTISTS:
Northeast Atlanta Ballet & Orchestra
Jennifer Gordon, artistic director
Robert Trocina, music director & conductor
MASTERWORKS II
Handel's Messiah
2 Performances!:
December 13, 2014, 7:00pm
Christ the King Lutheran Church
December 14, 2014, 7:00pm
First Christian Church of Atlanta

PROGRAM:
HANDEL: Messiah, Christmas Portion (Mozart instrumentation)
HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus
ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Chorus with Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
Rick Smith, music director & conductor
Arietha Lockhart, soprano
CHAMBERWORKS II, YOUTH ORCHESTRA II
Chamber & Youth Orchestras "Side-by-Side"
January 12, 2015, 7:00pm
Mountain View High School Auditorium

PROGRAM:
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
SAINT-SAENS: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry
HOLST: Saint Paul's Suite
PACHELBEL: Canon in D

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Chamber & Youth Orchestras
Gregory Pritchard, director of youth and chamber orchestras
BALLET SERIES II (5 Shows)
Cinderella Ballet
March 13, 2015, 7:30pm
March 14, 2015, 10:00am, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
March15, 2015, 2:00pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

PROGRAM:
PROKOFIEV: Cinderella, Op. 87

ARTISTS:
Northeast Atlanta Ballet & Orchestra
Jennifer Gordon, artistic director
Robert Trocina, music director & conductor
MASTERWORKS III
How Great Thou Art: Majesty and Glory Proclaimed
April 18, 2015, 6:00pm
First Christian Church of Atlanta

PROGRAM:
BEETHOVEN: Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives
HANDEL: Worthy Is The Lamb & Amen from Messiah
ELGAR: Lux Æterna
RUTTER: O Be Joyful In The Lord
RUTTER: The Lord Bless You and Keep You
CLYDESDALE: How Great Thou Art
CHRISTOPHER: The Majesty & Glory of Your Name
MARTIN: When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
HART: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
FLEMING: Give Me Jesus
SHAW-PARKER: My God Is a Rock
DECORMIER: Let Me Fly

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Chorus with Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
Rick Smith, music director & conductor
MASTERWORKS IV
Rimsky-Korsakov & Prokofiev
May 19, 2015, 7:30pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

PROGRAM:
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
PROKOFIEV: Cinderella (1st suite), Op.107


ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Robert Trocina, music director & conductor
Gregory Pritchard, director of youth and chamber orchestras
YOUTH ORCHESTRA III
Spring Concert
May 19, 2015, 6:00 pm
Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center

PROGRAM:
Full Youth Symphony Orchestra Special Event

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Youth Orchestra
Gregory Pritchard, director of youth and chamber orchestras
PATRIOTIC POPS
June 6, 2015, 6:00 pm
First Christian Church of Atlanta

PROGRAM:
KEY: Star Spangled Banner
WILLIAMS: Call of the Champions
WILLIAMS: Hymn to the Fallen
GERSHWIN: “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
BERNSTEIN: Medley from West Side Story
GOULD: American Salute
WILHOUSKY: Battle Hymn of the Republic

ARTISTS:
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Robert Trocina, music director & conductor (symphony orchestra)
Rick Smith, music director & conductor (symphony chorus)