05/08/08

Enrollment is now open for Summer Group Lessons!

Where Will Music Take You?
2008-09 SEASON

Heart of Europe
Sunday, October 12, 4:00 PM

Ken Hakoda, Conductor
Dr. David Lowe, Viola

Escape to the romance of Europe with the music of Brahms, Sibelius and Berlioz: Academic Festival Overture, Finlandia, and Harold in Italy, featuring our own Dr. David Lowe on viola.

Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
Finlandia - Sebelius
Harold in Italy - Berlioz

Pirates of Penzance
Thursday & Friday, November 13-14, 7:30 PM

The Salina Symphony and Kansas Wesleyan University team up for their fourth annual opera production.  Pirates of Penzance, an English comedy operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, is sure to take you to take you on an entertaining musical journey.

Home for the Holidays
Sunday, December 14, 4:00 PM

To Broadway with Love
Sunday, February 8, 4:00 PM

Ken Hakoda, Conductor
Stefano & Nina Tanchietti, Vocals

The Symphony will transport you to the Big Apple with musical scenes of love and passion from West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Carmen and Cats. The concert will feature Stefano and Nina Tanchietti, the magical American tenor and soprano duo.

Overture - TBA
Symphonic Dance from Westside Story - Bernstein
Selections from Carman
Selections from Phantom of the Opera

Discover the New World
Sunday, March 29, 4:00 PM

Ken Hakoda, Conductor
Timothy Mahr, Composer / Guest Condcutor

Embark on a voyage to the new world with Dvorak’s New World Symphony followed by the world premier of a composition by Timothy Mahr.

NEW WORK - Timothy Mahr
Sunlit Morning Alleluiahs - Timothy Mahr
A Night on A Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky
Symphony No. 9 "New World" - Dvorak

From the Mountains
Sunday, May 3, 4:00 PM

Ken Hakoda, Conductor
Pikes Peak Ringers
Kansas Wesleyan Philharmonic Choir
Salina Chorale

Take an adventurous trek to the summit when the Pikes Peak Bell Ringers join the Symphony to present a unique concert experience sure to treat the senses.

Ring of Fire - McChesney