2009–2010 Season
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The ConcertsChoose evening or matinee performances to accommodate your schedule and preference. Student tickets are available. All AmadeusSaturday, October 3 — 8:00 p.m. Soreng Theater
Our annual Mozart tribute concert features one of his best-known
symphonies and several rarely-heard gems, two of which will feature the
flute playing of guest soloist Bradley Garner. We start with a suite of
four "Contredanses" and an Andante for flute and orchestra, followed by
the Concerto for Flute in G Major. The Andante is thought to have been
composed as an alternative slow movement to the concerto. The concert
concludes with Mozart’s last and perhaps best-known symphony, the powerful
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, also known as the Jupiter symphony.
Glen Cortese, conductor Serenade No. 2 in F major K.101 Program notes are not yet available. Miraculous MiniaturesSaturday, November 7 — 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 — 2:30 p.m. Soreng Theater This concert proves that great things can come in both large and small packages. We open with Ottorino Respighi's Trittico Botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures), a suite of three short works each based on a famous painting by Renaissance painter Botticelli. The first half concludes with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb Major, featuring pianist John Musto. This is the first of Mozart's mature piano concertos, and is often considered to have been among his best. Husband and wife team, pianist/composer John Musto and soprano Amy Burton finish the concert with a world premiere of Musto's orchestration, commissioned by OMP, of his song cycle for piano and soprano, Quiet Songs. Glen Cortese, conductor Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano Program notes are not yet available. Concert sponsor Linda C. Bullock, D.M.D., LLC, General Dentistry Soloist sponsor the Hult Endowment Fund, a subfund of the Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Candlelight BaroqueMonday, December 7 and Tuesday,
December 8 — 7:30 p.m. First Christian Church, 1166 Oak Street One of Eugene's favorite musical traditions, OMP's Baroque Holiday candlelight concert is always both musically and visually rewarding. Set in the intimate and strikingly beautiful First Christian Church, this season's concert features Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, featuring flute and violin soloists from OMP's collection of outstanding musicians. The orchestra will be joined by a small choir in Pergolesi's Magnificat. Glen Cortese, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Program notes are not yet available. South of the BorderSaturday, January 9 — 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 10 — 2:30 p.m. Soreng Theater This installment of Maestro Cortese's annual musical travelogue series takes us on an exciting tour of Latin America. The concert opens with a selection from the Bachianas Brasilieras by Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos, probably the best known of all Latin American composers. In this piece, Villa-Lobos merges his love of Bach with his penchant for incorporating the sound of Brazilian national musical influences. The next work is a Symphony by Carlos Chavez, widely regarded as Mexico's foremost conductor and composer in the middle of the 20th century. Maestro Cortese next presents a world premiere of a new piece he composed specifically for this concert, Tango, inspired by the Argentinean dance craze of the early 20th century. The concert concludes with Variaciones Concertante, by Argentine composer, Alberto Ginastera. The fiery final movement of these orchestral variations is based on the high-voltage malambo, the competitive dance of Argentina's gauchos. Glen Cortese, conductor
Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No. 9 Program notes are not yet available. The Great ClassicistsSaturday, March 6 — 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 7 — 2:30 p.m. First Christian Church For our March concert program, OMP moves back to the beautifully intimate First Christian Church for a concert of classical-era works featuring OMP's keyboardist, John Jantzi, in the Haydn Organ Concerto. Mozart's virtuosic and uplifting Exsultate features local soprano and Eugene Opera soloist Laura Decher Wayte, and the concert closes with Schubert's thoroughly classical Fifth Symphony, which can be heard as a tribute to the symphonies of Mozart and Haydn. Glen Cortese, conductor
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate Program notes are not yet available Three's CompanySaturday, May 8 — 8:00 p.m. Soreng Theater OMP's season finale centers around Beethoven's spectacular Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major (Op. 56), featuring Maestro Cortese conducting from the keyboard and joined by violin and cello soloists from the University of Oregon. This concert of three works is rounded out with Schubert's high-spirited Symphony No. 3 in D Major (D. 200) and Copland's rhythmically exciting Three Latin American Sketches. Glen Cortese, conductor and piano
Copland: Three Latin American Sketches Program notes are not yet available. |
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The Season
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Bradley Garner All Amadeus October 3 |
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John Musto and Amy Burton Miraculous Miniatures November 7 and 8 |
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Candlelight Baroque
December 7 and 8 |
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Glen Cortese South of the Border January 9 and 10 |
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The Great Classicists March 6 and 7 |
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Three's Company May 8 |