AUCS Winter Concert—February 29, 2020

AUCS Spring concert—April, 25 (7:30) and April 26 in the JFAC Auditorium

 

Screening of 

“THE WIZARD OF OZ”

With AUCS playing the film score

               

 

“FESTIVE OPENING”

 

Holiday Extravaganza—Dec 4

 

AUCS Winter Concert—Feb 16 (2019) “ROMANTIC BOUQUET”

 

• AUCS Spring concert—April 27 “IT’S-A-ME!”

2017-2018 98th Season

• Smetana: The Moldau
• Cello Concerto in B Minor, Antonin Dvorak
• Ellis Island, Dream of America, Peter Boyer
• 1812 Overture, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Mass in Time of War, Joseph Hadyn

2016-2017 A Season of Celebration

• Consecration of the House, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Song of Destiny, Johannes Brahms
• The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, Chen Gang/He Zhanhao
• Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Robert Schumann
• American Suite, Antonin Dvorak
• Clarinet Concerto, Aaron Copland
• Choral Fantasy, Ludwig van Beethoven

2015-2016 A Masterpiece Season

• The Gypsy Baron Overture, Johann Strauss, Jr.
• Hamlet, Niels Gade
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Felix Mendelssohn
• Oh quante volte ti chiedo from I Capuleti ed I Montecchi, Vincenzo Bellini
• Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, Allegro molto moderato, Edvard Grieg
• Voyage to Reims Overture, Gioachino Rossini
• Carl Sandburg Suite, Alec Wilder
• Chicago, John Kander and Fred Ebb, arr. Ted Ricketts
• The Cowboys Overture, John Williams
• The Improvised Concerto, Mark O'Connor
• Born on the Fourth of July, John Williams
• Strings and Threads, Mark O'Connor 

2014-2015 Music That Ignites the Soul

• Finlandia, Jean Sibelius
• Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Patrick Doyle and John Williams, Arr. Jerry Brubaker
• Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, Jean Sibelius
• Overture to Beaturice and Benedict, Hector Berlioz
• Nobles seigneurs salut! from Ies Huguenots, Giocomo Meyerbeer
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Moderato, Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy Pyotr, Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Two Pieces from the Film Music Henry V, William Walton
• West Side Story, Selections for Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jack Mason

​"Disney In Concert"

• Disney Classics Overture arr. Bruce Healey
• Disney's The Little Mermaid Suite Menkenand Ashman, arr. Menken, Merkin, Pasatieri & Ricketts
• Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas Menken and Schwartz, arr. Troob Disney's
• Beauty and the Beast Suite Menken and Ashman, arr. Troob and van der Heijden, ed. Ricketts
• I Wan'na Be Like You from Jungle Book, Sherman and Sherman, arr. van der Heijden
• Medley from Disney's Mary Poppins Sherman and Sherman, arr. healey and Whitcomb
• Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Orchestra Suite Mencken, arr. Starobin, ed. Ricketts
• Let It Go from Disney's Frozen Anderson-Lopez and Lopez, orch. Metzger, adapt. Ricketts
• Disney's Aladdin Suite Ashmana nd Rice, arr. Troob and Healey
• Pirates of the Caribbean Suite Klaus Badelt, arr. Ricketts Disney's
• The Lion King Suite John and Rice, orch. Zimmer, arr. kelley and Ricketts

​2013-2014 Musical Voyages

• Symphony No. 2 in D Major, OP. 36 Ludwig van Beethoven
• The Last Spring Edvard Grieg
• The Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky, arr. Tom Kennedy
• Wright Flight Michael Schelle
• Overture to Struensee Goacomo Meyerbeer
• Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss
• Violin Concerto in E Minor, OP. 64 Felix Mendelssohn
• Der Holle Rache kocht in Meinem herzen from die
• Zauberflote Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, movement 1 (energetic) Paul Creston
• Carmina Burana, scenic cantata Carl Orff

​2012-2013

• Legally Blonde (fall musical) O'Keefe and Benjamin
• The Firebird, 1919 Suite Igor Stravinsky
• Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Claude Debussy
• Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) W.A. Mozart
• Overture to Rienzi Richard Wagner
• Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhäuser Richard Wagner
• Act II Finale from La Traviata (Darci Bultema, soprano; Michael Skyles, tenor) Guiseppe Verde
• Parto, Parto from La Clemenza di Tito W.A. Mozart
• Serenata for Marimba (Vibraphone and Strings) Ney Rosauro
• Selections from Can-Can Cole Porter
• Cello Concerto (Wesley Baldwin, cello) Édouard Lalo
• Les Miserables Boublil and Schoenberg
• Highlights from Carmen Georges Bizet
• Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah Camille Saint-Saens

​2011-2012

• The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Fidelio Overture Ludwig van Beethoven
• Totentanz: Paraphrase on Dies irae, S. 126 Franz Liszt
• Symphonie Fantastiqua, mvts. 4 and 5 Hector Berlioz
• Overture to Semiramide Giaochino Rossini
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A major, S. 125 Franz Liszt€œ
• Polonaise€ from Christmas Night Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
• Medley of Well-Known Carols Arthur Harris€œ
• There Shall Come a Star Out of David€ from Christus Felix Mendelssohn
• Christmas Pops Sing-Along Lee Norris
• The Great Locomotive Chase Robert Smith
• Una donna a quindici anni from Cosi fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
• Saxophone Concerto in E-flat Alexander Glazunov
• Five Mystical Songs for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Highlights from Jurassic Park John Williams, arr. Calvin Custer
• The Prince of Egypt Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer, arr. Charles Sayre
• Praeludium and Allegro Fritz Kreisler
• Violin Concerto No. 3, finale Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, finale Johannes Brahms
• Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 (Romantic), movement 3 Howard Hanson
• The Typewriter Leroy Anderson
• Suite from Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore, arr. John Whitney
• Chicago Kander and Ebb, arr. Ted Ricketts
• Theme from Schindler€™s List John Williams, arranged Calvin Custer
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, finale Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky

2010-2011

• The Drowsy Chaperone, Lambert and Morrison
• Ruslan and Lyudmilla Overture, Mikhail Glinka
• Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor (Gregory Maytan, soloist), Max Bruch
• Symphony No. 8 in B Minor (Unfinished), Franz Schubert
• Symphony No. 8 in G Major, finale, Antonin Dvorak
• Overture to Der Freischatz Overture, Carl Maria von Weber
• A Christmas Festival, Leroy Anderson
• Festive Sounds of Hanukah, William Holcombe
• Carol of the Bells, Richard Hayman
• Twas the Night Before Christmas, Ken Darby and Harry Simeone
• Christmas at the Movies, Bob Krogstad
• Vainement, ma bien aimee from Le Roi d€™Ys (Anthony Rohr, tenor), Ã‰douard Lalo
• Introduction, Theme and Variations (Shengwen, Wu, clarinet), Gioachino Rossini
• Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Edvard Grieg
• Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, Alexander Borodin
• Concerto for Two Violins (Lindsey Fluharty, Robert Vodnoy, soloists), J.S. Bach
• Salute to the Cinema, Carl Strommen
• Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, John Williams, arranged Ralph Ford
• Harry Potter Symphonic Suite, John Williams, arranged Jerry Brubaker
• Michel Legrand Selections, Michel Legrand, arranged Ian Polster
• Star Trek Through the Years, Calvin Custer
• Concerto in F (Rob Auler, pianist), George Gershwin

2009-2010

• Light in the Piazza (Fall Musical), Andrew Guertel
• Overture to Prometheus Ludwig van Beethoven
• Concerto Grosso No. 1 (Allan Jacobson, piano) Ernst Bloch
• Soirees Musicales Benjamin Britten
• Academic Festival Overture Johannes Brahms
• O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini
• Concerto for Two Clarinets (Kelsey Pickford and Anne Jundt) Franz Krommer
• Christmas Music for Voices John Cacavas
• Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major (Spring) Robert Schumann
• A Time for Kings John Cacavas
• Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mitta Johnson Angell, piano) Ludwig van Beethoven
• Raiders March John Williams
• Highlights from Evita Andrew Lloyd Weber
• Miss Saigon highlights Boubil and Schoenberg
• 007 Themes Calvin Custer
• West Side Story Highlights Leonard Bernstein

2008-2009

• Fiddler on the Roof (Fall Musical), Jerry Bock
• Choral Fantasy, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Mass in C Major, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Symphony No .5, finale, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Symphony No. 6, scherzo, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Casey at the Bat, Bill Holcombe
• Canadian Brass Christmas, Calvin Custer
• Greensleeves, Alfred Reed
• Orpheus in the Underworld, Jacques Offenbach
• Four Excepts from Orpheus and Eurydice, Christophe Willibald Gluck
• Orpheus, Franz Liszt
• Cello Concerto in C Major, allegro, Franz Joseph Haydn
• Procession of the Grail, Richard Wagner
• Tableaux de Province, Paule Maurice
• Ah! je veux vivre, Charles Gounod
• Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian), Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
• Piano Concerto in A Minor, Edvard Grieg
• Winter from the Four Seasons,  Antonio Vivaldi

2007-2008

• Miss Saigon (Fall Musical), Schoenberg and Boublil
• Fanfare from La Peri, Paul Dukas
• Poet and Peasant Overture, Franz von Suppa
• Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Four Norwegian Dances, Op. 35, Edvard Grieg
• A Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guiraldi
• Christmas Fantasy, Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Festive Sounds of Hanukah, Bill Holcombe
• A Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelssohn
• Merry Christmas from Home Alone, John Williams
• Roman Carnival Overture, Hector Berlioz
• Carnival of the Animals (Grand Zoological Fantasy), Camille Saint-Saans
• Concerto for Four Violins, Allegro, Antonio Vivaldi
• Quiet City, Aaron Copland
• Espaaa, Emmanuel Chabrier
• Marimba Concerto, mvt. 1, Paul Creston
• Count€™s Aria from The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, finale, Johannes Brahms
• Excerpts from Water Music, George Frideric Handel
• Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, Allegro ma non troppo, Antonin Dvorak

2006-2007

• An Outdoor Overture, Aaron Copland
• Symphony No. 3, mv€™ts 3 and 4, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Overture to The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• €œBacchanale€ from Samson and Delilah, Camille Saint-Säens
• Three Opera Choruses, Giuseppe Verdi
• Three Choruses from Messiah, George Frideric Handel
• €œEvening Prayer€ from Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck
• Ding-Dong Merrily on High, David Willcocks
• Christmas Music for Voices, John Cacavas
• Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus, Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15, mv€™t 1, Ludwig Van Beethoven
• The Mikado (fully staged), Arthur Sullivan
• €œOh quante volte, oh quante€, Vincenzo Bellini
• Russian Sailors€™ Dance, Reinhold Gliere
• Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, mv€™ts 2, 3, 4, Felix Mendelssohn

2005-2006

• Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menkin (Fall Musical)
• Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• €œNon piu andrai€ from The Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Egmont Overture, Ludwig van Beethoven
• €œNimrod€ Variations on a Theme, Enigma, Edward Elgar
• Three Movements from Capriol Suite, Peter Warlock
• €œGopak€ from The Fair at Sorochinsk, Modest Mussorgsky
• Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor, Johannes Brahms
• €œPrologue€ to Ellis Island: Dream of America, Peter Boyer, arr. Lackey
• Finlandia, Jean Sibelius
• €œDeh vieni non tardi€ from Marriage of Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Romanian Folk Dances, Bela Bartok
• Slavonic Dance No. 8, Antonin Dvorak
• Fantasia & Rondo from Grosses Quintett, Carl Maria von Weber
• Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera, Don Gillis
• Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky/Touschmaloff
• Overture to Tancredi, Giaocchino Rossini
• Sinfonia Concertante forViola & Double Bass, Ditters von Dittersdorf
• Concerto Grosso, Vaughan Williams
• Christmas Portion of Messiah, George Frideric Handel
• Coronation Mass, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2004-2005

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Richard O'Brien
• Overture to HMS Pinafore, Arthur Sullivan
• Capriccio Espagnol, Nicolai Rimsky
• Valse Triste, Jean Sibelius
• The Moldau from "Ma Vlast", Biedrich Smetana
• Receding Tides, Eric McIntyre
• Serenata Notturno, W. A. Mozart
• Intermezzo from "Cavaliera Rusticana", Pietro Mascagni
• Symphony No. 8 in b minor "Unfinished", Franz Schubert
• Requiem Mass K. 622 ( completed Sussmyer ), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• "Bastien und Bastienne", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Old Maid and the Thief, Gian Carlo Menotti
• Toy Symphony, Joseph Haydn
• Movements from the "Nutcracker Suite", Petyr I Tchaikovsky
• Carnival of the Animals Camille Saint, Saens

2003-2004

• Overture to La Gazza ladra, G. Rossini
• Suite for Strings, J. Rutter
• Symphony No. 7 in A maj, Op. 90, L. van Beethoven
• Symphony No. 2 in b minor, A. Borodin
• Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, M. Glazunov
• Two Elegiac Melodies, E. Grieg
• Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No 12 "Christmas Concerto", A. Corelli
• An Outdoor Overture, A. Copland
• Waltzes from the Beautiful Blue Danube, J. Strauss II
• "110 in the Shade", H. Schmidt
• Symphony No. 36 in C maj. K, W. A. Mozart
• Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Mvmt I,  C. Stamitz

2002-2003

• Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, W. A. Mozart
• Symphony No. 2 "Romantic" Op. 30, H. Hanson
• Dido and Aeneas (Combined with the NSU Chamber Choir), H. Purcell
• Symphony No. 88 in G major, F. J. Haydn
• Octet for Winds (1952), I. Stravinsky
• Simple Symphony, B. Britten
• Piano Concerto in D major, Mvmnt I, F. J. Haydn
• Batti, Batti mio Masetto from "Don Giovanni", W. A. Mozart
• Come Scoglio from "Cosi van Tutte", W. A. Mozart
• Terzetto and Hai gia vinta la causa from "Le nozze di Figaro", W. A. Mozart
• "How to succeed in Business without really trying",  F. Loesser

2001-2002

• Peter and the Wolf, P. Prokofiev
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no 3 in c minor Op 37, L. van Beethoven
• Kol Nidre for "Double Bass" and Orchestra, M. Bruch
• Requiem (with the NSU Collegiate Choir), G. Faure
• Bolero, M. Ravel
• Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, C. M. von Weber
• Selections from the "Sound of Music", R. Rodgersarr. W. Bennett
• "A Little Night Music", S. Sondheim

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