2011–2012 Season

The Concerts

** Please note that all evening concerts start at 7:30 this season.**

Concert 1

David Hattner conducts

Saturday, October 8 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

This concert brings you Aaron Copland’s evocative Three Latin American Sketches, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, showcasing Dean Kramer, and an early Romantic Italian gem, Luigi Cherubini’s sole Symphony.

David Hattner, conductor
Dean Kramer piano

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21
Copland: Three Latin American Sketches
Cherubini: Symphony

Program notes

Concert sponsor LTD.

Concert 2

Candlelight Baroque

Saturday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 20, 2:30 p.m. First Christian Church, 1166 Oak Street

One of Eugene's favorite musical traditions, OMP's Candlelight Baroque is always both musically and visually rewarding. This year the Oregon Mozart Players’ own Alice Blankenship leads from the concert master chair this November as soloist-director, in leading works by four of the Baroque Era’s most eloquent composers, representing three distinct regions of Europe. Start your winter season off right, delighting in the unsurpassed architectural and acoustic beauty of the First Christian Church sanctuary — the perfect complement to OMP’s signature Baroque performances.

Alice Blankenship, conductor
Aaron Cain, baritone

Locatelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 1, No. 5
Vivaldi: Concerto for Three Violins
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 3
Bach: Cantata ("Ich Habe Genug"), BWV 82

Program notes

Concert 3

Kelly Kuo Conducts

Saturday, January 7 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

Kelly Kuo leads Aaron Copland's beloved Appalachian Spring, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 with Dean Kramer, and Beethoven’s energetic Symphony No. 2.

Kelly Kuo, conductor
Dean Kramer piano

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

Program notes

Concert sponsor LTD.

Concert 4

Michael Nowak Conducts

Saturday, February 11 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

Michael Nowak explores the contrasts and similarities between works of Mozart and Stravinsky, with Stravinsky’s neo-classical Pulcinella Suite, Dean Kramer’s interpretation of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, and Mozart’s brilliant Symphony No. 29.

Michael Nowak, conductor
Dean Kramer piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Mozart: Symphony No. 29

Program notes

Concert sponsor LTD.

Concert 5

OMP Salutes Glen Cortese

Saturday, May 5 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

For our season finale, OMP welcomes Artistic Director Emeritus Glen Cortese as he shares with us his two great talents — conducting and composing! Maestro Cortese offers a compelling program, opening with Gustav Mahler’s sweeping and pensive Adagietto, moving to the world premiere of Cortese’s first Piano Concerto in his accessible, award-winning style, and closing with Maurice Ravel’s exquisitely orchestrated Mother Goose ballet.

Glen Cortese, conductor

Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Cortese: WORLD PREMIERE Concerto
Ravel: Ma Mere L’Oye (Full Ballet)

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert sponsor U.S. Bank.