Abilene Philharmonic David Itkin, Music Director

Full Concert Season

All concerts are Saturdays, 8 p.m., Abilene Civic Center
Music Director and Conductor: David Itkin

September 22, 2007
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto Program Notes
Classical Concert
featuring Andrew Irvin, violin, Natasha Farny, cello and Gustavo Tolosa, piano.

Rimsky-Korsakoff: Capriccio Espagnol
Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, ‘Cello, and Piano (Triple Concerto)

Miles HoffmanOctober 27, 2007
Schubert “The Great” Program Notes
Classical Concert
featuring Miles Hoffman, viola

Walton : Viola Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major (“The Great”)

December 1, 2007
Christmas Celebration III
Pops Concert
featuring the Classical Choruses of Abilene, the dancers of Shuffles and Ballet II (Little Rock), soloist Leslie Harper and the return of soloists Mary Ann Robinson and Matt Newman

Navah PerlmanJanuary 12, 2008
Navah Perlman Program Notes
Classical Concert
featuring Navah Perlman, piano

Mozart : Overture to The Magic Flute
Chopin : Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Elgar: Enigma Variations

Byron StriplingFebruary 23, 2008
A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Pops Concert
featuring Byron Stripling, trumpet

April 19, 2008
A Night at the Opera (for people who think they hate opera) Program Notes
Classical concert
featuring Arnold Rawls, tenor, Nancy Curtis-Hairell, soprano and Lynnette Chambers, mezzo-soprano

Repertoire including:
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Verdi: Overture to Nabbucco

May 3, 2008
Movie Magic
Pops Concert
presenting music of the movies and our first audience-interactive movie trivia contest!

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