October 25, 2011 AMERICAN CELEBRATION

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Charles Ives: Variations on "America," (arr by William Schuman)

Lee Johnson’s Horace King piece (commissioned via NEA Challenge Grant)

Antonin Dvoråk: Symphony No. 9, op 95, B178 (From the New World)

November 22, 2011 VOICES OF AUTUMN

Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, op. 9
LaGrange Symphony Chorus

Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, op 20

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, op 48


December 13, 2011 CHRISTMAS WITH THE LSO

Traditional holiday favorites and the ever-popular sing-along featuring
LaGrange High School Chorus, Katie Westbrook, director

March 20, 2012 CONCERTO FESTIVAL

Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Double Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe, Eb Major
Lauren Murray, oboe and Rob Murray, trumpet    

Frank Martin: Ballade for Trombone and Orchestra
Bradley Palmer, trombone

Antonin Dvoråk: Concerto for Violin, A minor, op. 53
Maryna Yermolenko, violin (2011 Young Artist Competition Winner)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (abbreviated version)With the LaGrange Symphony Youth Orchestra, LYSO String Ensemble, and Piccolo String Ensemble

April 17, 2012 SPRING FINALE

Antonin Dvoråk: Concerto for Cello in B minor, op. 104, B. 191.
Wendy Warner, cello    

Other pieces from recommendations by patrons, TBD in fall 2011