2008 Sewanee Symphony Programs

Welcome to the 2008 Sewanee Symphony Concert Program Page.  The 2008 Sewanee Symphony season concerts will be conducted by visiting conductor Neal Gittleman and by Artistic Director James Paul, and feature standards of the orchestral repertoire.  Please note that the program content can change at any time.


Sunday June 22, 2008
Guerry Hall, 3:30pm
James Paul, conductor
D. G. Lilburn:               Aotearoa Overture
                                           (Land of the Long White Cloud)
E. Granados:               Intermezzo (from Goyescas) 
M. Mussorgsky:           Pictures at an Exhibition

Sunday June 29, 2008
Guerry Hall, 3:30pm
Neal Gittleman, conductor
F. J. Haydn:               Symphony No. 94 In G Major, "Surprise"
G. Walker:               Lyric for Strings
M. Ravel:                 Rapsodie espagnole

Sunday July 6, 2008
Guerry Hall, 3:30pm
James Paul, conductor
P. Tchaikovsky:          Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
F. Delius:                   The Walk to the Paradise Garden from
                                     A Village Romeo and Juliet
I. Stravinsky:              Le sacre du printemps
                                        (The Rite of Spring)

Sunday July 13, 2008
Guerry Hall, 3:30pm
James Paul, conductor
Steven Moeckel, violin
Andres Diaz, cello
H. Berlioz:                 Three Scenes from La Damnation de Faust
                                     (The Damnation of Faust)
J. Brahms:                 Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102 
J. Ibert:                      Escales
                                     (Ports of Call)

Sunday July 20, 2008
Guerry Hall, 3:30pm
James Paul, conductor
William Orton, chorusmaster
Huntsville Community Choir
G. Holst                        Choral Hymns from Rig Veda
G. Holst:                       The Planets