2011-2012 Season OVERVIEW


	RUSSIAN RENDEZVOUS October 2, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor *Featuring Yekwon Sunwoo, King Award Piano Gold Medalist* Let Russia’s moving and powerful music awaken your sense of romance at the Symphony’s 56th season opener! Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture Sponsored by: Bennington State Bank & Marshall Motors

	TEA & SYMPHONY November 6, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor Jared Chase, Guest Conductor *Featuring Jolyon Pegis, Cellist* Sip your way through a delightful afternoon of English music. Anything but prim and proper, this concert expresses the passion and emotion of the British people. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Elgar: Enigma Variations Sponsored by: Salina Symphony Cellists – Past & Present

	CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL December 17, 7 p.m. & December 18, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor Featuring the Peggy Simms’ Center for Theatre Arts Dancers, Salina Chorale, Kansas Wesleyan University Chorale and Children’s Holiday Chorus Wrap yourself in music that fills the heart and feeds the soul by joining us for the Symphony’s annual Christmas Festival. Our gifts to you include cherished Christmas carols and other songs of the season. Sponsored by: The Logan Foundation

	FRENCH CONNECTION January 29, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor Featuring Emily Shehi, Violinist Hold hands with the one you love as the Symphony serenades its audience with popular French favorites. Je t’adore! Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 Liszt: Les Préludes Ravel: Bolero Sponsored by: Great Plains Manufacturing

	THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF DISNEY Bank of TescotT Family Concert (Additional Offering) March 11, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor Lose yourself in a fairy tale come true when the Salina Symphony presents music from “Beauty and the Beast,” "The Lion King," “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and much more. Adults and children alike are invited to enjoy a unique experience in which timeless animated images are synchronized with music to transport them to their favorite Disney musical moment! Sponsored by: Bank of Tescott

	TIMELESS ROMANCE May 6, 4 p.m. Ken Hakoda, Conductor *Featuring guests soloists Leslie Mangrum and Joseph Perniciaro,* *the Salina Chorale and the KWU Philharmonic Choir* The Symphony bids a fond farewell to our “Season of Romance” with a collection of love songs from your favorite musicals and operas. Sponsored by: Insight Learning & Long McArthur