2008/2009 Philharmonic Season

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At-a-Glance Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008:  Master Series 1:  Fire & Ice
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008:  Master Series 2:  Ghostbusters
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008:  Master Series 3:  Beethoven, Blue Jeans & Zuill
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009:  Pops Series 1:  Dancing with the Phil
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009:  Master Series 4:  Marina & Mozart
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009:  Master Series 5:  Love, the Magician
Tuesday, March 3, 2009:  Pops Series 2:  SCP 45th Anniversary Special with The Return
Saturday, March 28, 2009:  Master Series 6:  Portraits
Saturday, May 2, 2009:  Master Series 7:  Heroes & Legends
TBA:  Special Concert:  Phil on the Edge

 

 

MASTER SERIES

All Master Series concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Koger Center for the Arts

 

 

MASTER SERIES 1:  Fire & Ice

Saturday, September 20, 2008

 

Repertoire:

Mozart:  Idomeneo Overture, K. 366    
John Corigliano:  The Red Violin – Chaconne – Lindsay Deutsch, violin   
Massenet:  Meditation from Thaïs – Lindsay Deutsch, violin      
Arturo Márquez:  Danzón No. 2     
Akira Ifukube:  Ballata Sinfonica     
Dvorák:  Carnival Overture, Op. 92     

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MASTER SERIES 2:  Ghostbusters

Saturday, October 25, 2008

 

Repertoire:

Dan Visconti:  Black Bend      
Beethoven:  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, I. Allegro moderato – Gregory Wang, piano
Brahms:  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Major, Op. 83, I. Allegro non troppo – Joshua Brooks, piano
Saint-Saëns:  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 58, I. Andante sostenuto – Cwen Homa, piano
Brahms:  Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68   

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MASTER SERIES 3:  Beethoven, Blue Jeans & Zuill!

Saturday, November 15, 2008
Laura Jackson, Guest Conductor

 

Repertoire: 

Beethoven:  Egmont Overture, Op. 84a     
Tchaikovsky:  Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 – Zuill Bailey, cello   
Tchaikovsky:  Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4 – Zuill Bailey, cello   
Beethoven:  Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92     

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MASTER SERIES 4:  Marina & Mozart

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Premium Concert

 

Repertoire:

Milhaud:  Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58     
Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 – Marina Lomazov, piano
Stravinsky:  Pulcinella Suite      
Gershwin:  Rhapsody in Blue – Marina Lomazov, piano  

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MASTER SERIES 5:  Love, the Magician

Saturday, February 14, 2009
Premium Concert

 

Repertoire:

Falla:  El amor brujo       
Mendelssohn:  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Vocal soloists from USC School of Music TBA; USC Women's Chorus, James Dunaway, director; Shakespearean Actors TBA, Scott Blanks, director
  
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MASTER SERIES 6:  Portraits

Saturday, March 28, 2009

 

Repertoire:

Grieg:  Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1      
Copland:  Clarinet Concerto – John Bruce Yeh, clarinet (Assistant Principal Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra)  
Missy Mazzoli:  These Worlds in Us     
Elgar:  Enigma Variations, Op. 36    

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MASTER SERIES 7:  Heroes and Legends

Saturday, May 2, 2009

 

Repertoire:

Verdi:  La forza del destino Overture
Philip Glass:  Symphony No. 4, Heroes (based on Bowie & Eno) 
Mvt. II: Abdul Majid
Mvt. VI: V2 Schneider     
Mahler:  Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan     
 
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POPS SERIES

All Pops Series concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Koger Center for the Arts

 

POPS SERIES 1:  Dancing with the Phil

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Music by the Strauss family, Piazzolla, Ellington and more, with dancers on stage!
The Philharmonic Idol winner, vocalist
Dancers from the Vista Ballroom Company

Click here to download the application form to be the first Philharmonic Idol!

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POPS SERIES 2 – The Return - SCP 45th Anniversary Special

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Let's go back to 1964 together ... the Beatles had begun making waves on this side of the Atlantic and the S.C. Philharmonic was born!

This rollicking concert features the exceptional Beatles' tribute band The Return along with the full S.C. Philharmonic. Together they perform brand new arrangements by Columbia's own Dick Goodwin. 

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Special Concert

 

The Phil on the Edge

Date, Venue and Ticketing TBD


Symphonic music redefined, complete with lights, camera and … refreshments. Lines will be blurred, borders crossed and rules will be broken. Curious? Stay tuned for more info.

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