University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra Repertoire
Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor
2020-21 Concert Calendar
Orchestra | Graduate Orchestral Conducting | Performance Multimedia | Midwestern Music Camp
Beethoven Reimagined: A Journey of Discovery Through the Symphonies
September 30 | Livestream
Hosted by Professors Scott Murphy and Martin Nedbal
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, First Movement (Adagio molto – Allegro con brio)
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, Second Movement (Larghetto)
Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major “Eroica,” Op. 55, Third Movement (Scherzo: Allegro vivace)
Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60, Fourth Movement (Allegro ma non troppo)
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93, First Movement (Allegro vivace e con brio)
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Second Movement (Allegretto)
Symphony No. 6 in F Major “Pastoral,” Op. 68, Third Movement (Allegro)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Fourth Movement (Allegro)
Collage Concert
October 18 | Livestream
Kevin Day Lightspeed: Fanfare for Orchestra
Beauty and Creation
November 5 | Livestream
Stölzel City Beautiful
Milhaud La Creation du Monde
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 ‘Reformation’
Previous Repertoire
Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor
2019-20 Concert Calendar
Collage Concert
September 13 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Dvořák Carnival Overture
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
September 26 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the University Daily Kansan
Dvořák Carnival Overture
Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola
Juan-Miguel Hernandez soloist
Schumann Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’
KU Chamber Orchestra @ Haunting Humanities: Hall Center for the Humanities
October 23 | Abe and Jake’s Landing | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the University Daily Kansan
Michael Jackson Thriller
Hermann Psycho Suite (Excerpts)
Saint- Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra – Halloween Spootakular!
October 31 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the Pitch, KC
Bach/Stokowski Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
Berlioz Marche to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique
Stephenson The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Side-by-side performance with Lawrence and Free State High School Orchestras
Vespers Featuring KU Choirs and KU Symphony Orchestra
Vespers on the Road | December 6 | Carlsen Center | Johnson County Community College
95th Annual Vespers | December 8 | Lied Center | Lawrence, KS
Strauss Ziguenerbaron Overture
Corelli Christmas Concerto Op. 6/8
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
Strauss Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
Other choral and choral/orchestral repertoire with KU Choirs
Tenth Annual Scholarship Concert
February 15 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947)
Pierce Jasmine Arrow Symphony
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Schubert Mass in G with KU Choirs
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra
March 27 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6
Higdon Blue Cathedral
Copland Billy the Kid Suite
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
Concerto Competition Winner: Taeri Lee
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra
May 5 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Stölzel City Beautiful
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 ‘The Romantic’
Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor
2018-19 Concert Calendar
Collage Concert
Wagner Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Blake Pouliot, violin
KU @ The Kauffman: A Centenary of Conflict - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
Vespers featuring KU Choirs and KU Symphony Orchestra
Arr. Tucker Forest
Sing Along Medley
DMA Conducting Recital
Ninth Annual Scholarship Concert: Fate and Destiny
The Elements: Rhythm, Melody, Form and Instrumentation
KU Opera Production
Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream
