2010–2011 Season

The Concerts

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

Concert 1

All Amadeus

Saturday, October 9 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

Our annual all-Mozart concert features the graceful and lyrical Concerto for Two Pianos, a brilliant masterpiece rarely heard in concert, with Eugene's dynamic husband-and-wife piano duo Dean Kramer and Claire Wachter.

Glen Cortese, conductor
Dean Kramer and Claire Wachter, pianos

Adagio and Fugue, K.546
Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat, K.313
Symphony No. 36 in C, K.425 (Linz)

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert 2

Candlelight Baroque

Monday, December 6 and Tuesday, December 7 — 7:30 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 season we feature an all-Bach program, including the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, the beloved Concerto for Two Violins, and Cantata No. 36.

Glen Cortese, conductor
Alice Blankenship, violin
University of Oregon vocal soloists and chorus

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1049
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Cantata No. 36, BWV 36

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert 3

Coming to America

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

Our annual musical travelogue stays close to home this year with a perfect compliment from three of America's most popular composers. You will relish Samuel Barber's Adagio, George Gershwin's Lullaby and Copland's Tender Land Suite, as well OMP's own Cheryl Denice performng the delightful concerto for oboe d'amore by the living composer Walter Ross.

Glen Cortese, conductor

Barber: Adagio for Strings
Gershwin: Lullaby
Ross: Concerto for Oboe d'Amore and String Orchestra
Copland: The Tender Land Suite

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert sponsors Leslie and Charles Wright

Concert 4

Springtime Serenade

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

Our March program celebrates the coming of spring with a pair of beloved Serenades, Mozart's Gran Partita for winds and Tschaikovsky's lush Serenade for Strings, featuring a Waltz movement that is sure to get your toes tapping.

Glen Cortese, conductor

Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in D minor, K.370a (Gran Partita)
Tschaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert 5

The American String Quartet with OMP

Saturday, May 14 — 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theater

The American String Quartet ranks among the greatest string quartets in the world. Come hear the ASQ in a rare performance with chamber orchestra, featuring Elgar's virtuosic masterwork, Introduction and Allegro, as well as a new work composed by Glen Cortese.

Glen Cortese, conductor
The American String Quartet

Cortese: Four Dances for String Quartet and String Orchestra (world premiere)
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

Program notes are not yet available.

Concert sponsor U.S. Bank.