PASSION AND MUSIC IN THE LOWCOUNTRY

OPENING NIGHT

Monday, Oct. 19, 2015 7 30 PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano

A veteran of the international concert stage, Jon Kimura Parker opens the HHSO 34th Season with Rhapsody in Blue.

Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italian
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espanole

DVOŘÁK IN AMERICA AND THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

Sunday, November 15, 2015 4PM
Monday, November 16, 2015 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor

The New World Symphony was one of the greatest public triumphs of Dvořák’s career and one of the most popular of all symphonies. Dvořák was influenced not only by music he had heard, but by what he had seen in America. Neil Armstrong took a recording of the New World Symphony to the Moon in 1969.

Sousa Washington Post March
Foster/Dvořák Old Folks at Home
Burleigh Didn’t it Rain
W. M. Cook Swing Along
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “from the New World”

THE POLAR EXPRESS – A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Sunday, December 6, 2015 4PM
Monday, December 7, 2015 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus

The Lowcountry’s favorite holiday tradition brings you the classic children’s story by Chris Van Allsburg set to the original music from the 2004 Motion Picture. A charming and moving masterpiece of words, images and music.

BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

Sunday, January 17, 2016 4PM
Monday, January 18, 2016 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Elliot Wuu, Piano
First Prize Winner of the 2015 Hilton Head International Piano Competition for Young Artists

“I had the privilege to work with one of the most outstanding young pianists I’ve ever heard – Elliot Wuu. He played the Rachmaninoff Prelude in D Major, Op.23, No.4, and I was amazed! His sense of touch and his maturity with phrasing was outstanding.” Josh Wright, pianist

Lee voca me cum benedictis
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

RICHARD STRAUSS’ TOD UND VERKLÄRUNG AND BEETHOVEN’S 8TH

Sunday, January 31, 2016 4PM
Monday, February 1, 2016 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Paul Huang, Violin

Hailed by the Washington Post as “an artist with the goods for a significant career”, Huang is quickly gaining a reputation for his eloquent music-making, distinctive sound, and effortless virtuosity.

Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Strauss Tod und Verklärung

VALENTINE ROMANCE

Sunday, February 14, 2016 4PM
Monday, February 15, 2016 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor

Goeun Melody Sim, Violin
First Prize Winner of the 2015 HHSO Youth Concerto Competition”Ms. Sim is a confident, mature performer who plays with great lyricism at such a young age.”
-Joe Gimbel, Dir. HHSO Youth Concerto Competition

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Sibelius Violin Concerto, 1st Movement
Debussy Claire de Lune
Rodgers/Walker Carousel Waltz
Stitt and Brown Waiting for Wings
Williams Por una Cabeza
Bernstein/Peress West Side Story Overture
Saint-Saëns Dance Bacchanale

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN NIGHT

Sunday, March 20, 2016 4PM
Monday, March 21, 2016 8PM

John Morris Russell, Conductor
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus

As with most Gilbert and Sullivan operas, the plot of Trial by Jury is ludicrous, but the characters behave as if the events were perfectly reasonable. These themes became favorites of Gilbert’s collaborations with Sullivan.

Gilbert and Sullivan Select Opera Choruses and Arias
Gilbert and Sullivan Trial by Jury

JOANN FALLETTA CONDUCTS RODRIGO, PIAZZOLLA AND MOZART

Sunday, April 24, 2016 4PM
Monday, April 25, 2016 8PM

JoAnn Falletta, Guest Conductor
Celil Refik Kaya, Guitar

Praised as a “young genius of the guitar” reviewers have proclaimed, “The clean precision of Kaya’s playing, against the rushing sea of the orchestra, was spectacular and beautiful.”

Piazzolla Tangazo
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Mozart Symphony No. 41