MSM Symphony Orchestra Concerts

MSO 1 – George Manahan

September 20, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
- Arirang
- Bacewicz Piano Concerto
o Lulwa Al Shamlan, piano
- Dvorak Symphony No. 8

MSO 2 – Leonard Slatkin

September 28, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
- Ellington The Three Black Kings
- Bates The B-Sides; Five Pieces for Orchestra
- Hovhaness Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
- Gershwin An American in Paris

OP 1 – David Chan
OP Concert
October 11, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
- Simon “Fate Now Conquers”
- Schnittke Concerto for Piano and Strings
o Arthur Li, piano
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian”

MSO 3 –Daniela Candillari

November 21, 2023
Riverside Church
- Ellen Reid “Floodplain”
- Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
o James Harris, baritone
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2

MSO 4 – George Manahan/David Loud

December 6, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
- Verdi Overture to La forza del destino
o Nicholas Bell, MSM conducting student
- Tomasi Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
o Ken Kagawa, trombone
- Musical Theater
- Jazz/Big Band

OP 2 – Leonard Slatkin
OP Concert with MSM Faculty
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
January 24, 2023
- Sierra Fandangos
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)
- Elgar Enigma Variations
MSO 5 – George Manahan
February 2, 2024
- Hailstork Fanfare on Amazing Grace
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
o Sonya Shin, violin
- Mahler Symphony No. 5

MSO 6 – Danielle Jagelski/George Manahan (Opera in Concert)

February 21, 22, 2024
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
- Kaija Saariaho L'Amour de loin: Premier acte (Traversée)
- Mozart Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
- Ethyl Smyth Overture from The Wreckers
- Massenet Cendrillon

MSO 7 – George Manahan (MSM Student Compositions)

April 8, 2024
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

MSO 8 – George Manahan (MSM Student Compositions)

April 11, 2024
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

2023-2024 MSM Camerata Nova Concerts

Brass Ensemble – John Sheppard
October 18, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Nova 1 – George Manahan

October 26, 2023
Greenfield Hall
- Jeff Scott “Sacred Women”
- Ibert Concertino Da Camera
o Jaehyuk Lee, saxophone
- Grieg Holberg Suite

Nova 2 – Kyle Ritenauer

November 10, 2023
Greenfield Hall
- Coleman Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes
- Copland Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Players
- Marsalis A Fiddler’s Tale Suite

Nova 3 – Wind Serenade – MSM Wind Faculty Conductor

February 13, 2024
Ades Performance Space

Nova 4 – Cello Ensemble

March 20, 2024
Ades Performance Space
Nova 5 – Erika Svanoe – Wind Ensemble
April 25, 2024
Ades Performance Space
- Svanoe Steampunk Scenes
- Tamura City Girl Sentimentalism
- Kurka Good Soldier Schweik Suite

MSM Opera Concerts

Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream
George Manahan, conductor
November 16-19, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Mozart La finta giardiniera

Djordje Nesic, conductor
December 11-14, 2023
Ades Performance Space

Ullmann Der Kaiser von Atlantis

Djordje Nesic, conductor
April 9-10, 2024
Ades Performance Space

Puccini La rondine
Marcello Cormio, conductor
April 25-28, 2024
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Purcell The Fairy Queen

May 2-3, 2024
The Riverside Theater

MSM Musical Theater Shows

Forget Me Not
October 27-29, 2023
The Riverside Theater

Bye Bye Birdy

November 3-5, 2023
Neidorff-Karpati Hall

The Hills are Alive

February 16-18, 2024
The Riverside Theater

Nine
March 21-24, 2024
Neidorff-Karpati Hall