Program

June 26, 2026

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A Modal Menagerie (orchestral premiere)

7 Animals from 7 Continents in 7 Modes

Brian S. Wilson (b. 1962)

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I. Dorian Zebra

II. Lydian Penguin

III. Mixolydian Panda

IV. Aeolian Kangaroo

V. Phrygian Sloth

VI. Locrian Reindeer

VII. Ionian Eagle

 

Concerto for Clarinet No. 1, opus 73 in F minor 

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826) 

Kyle Beard, clarinet

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I. Allegro 

II. Adagio ma non troppo 

III. Rondo: Allegretto 

 

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "The Pastoral"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. "Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Countryside"

II. Scene am Bach. "Scene by the Brook"

III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute "Merry Gathering of Country Folk"

IV. Gewitter. Sturm. "Thunder. Storm"

V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm "Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm"