Program Notes
25-26 Classics 5 – Program Notes: Dvořák “New World Symphony”
25-26 Classics 5 – Program Notes: Dvořák “New World Symphony” April 18, 2026 – “Dvořák “New World Symphony” 7:30 PM | Santander Preforming Arts Center…
25-26 Classics 4 – Program Notes: Mozart and Haydn
25-26 Classics 4 – Program Notes: Mozart and Haydn March 14, 2026 – “Mozart and Haydn” 7:30 PM | Santander Preforming Arts Center Andrew Constantine,…
25–26 Classics 3 – Program Notes: Valentine’s with Romeo and Juliet
25-26 Classics 3 – Program Notes: Valentine’s with Romeo and Juliet February 14, 2026 – “Valentine’s with Romeo and Juliet” 7:30 PM | Santander Preforming…
25–26 Classics 2 – Program Notes: Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik
25-26 Classics 2 – Program Notes: Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik November 15, 2025 – “Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik” 7:30 PM | Santander Preforming Arts Center…
25-26 Classics 1 – Program Notes: Beethoven 9
25-26 Classics 1 – Program Notes: Beethoven 9 September 27, 2025 – “Beethoven 9” 7:30 PM | Santander Preforming Arts Center Andrew Constantine, Conductor Christina…
Program Notes – Essay No. 1 for Orchestra
Essay No. 1 for Orchestra Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Written: 1937 Movements: One Style: Contemporary American Duration: Eight minutes Americans in the late 1930s who enjoyed…
Program Notes – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral” Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Written: 1803-08 Movements: Five Style: Romantic Duration: 40 minutes “When you wander…
Program Notes – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Written: 1902-04 Movements: Three Style: Romantic Duration: 31 minutes “I wanted to be a celebrated…
Program Notes – Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) Written: 1939 Movements: Three Style: Contemporary Spanish Nationalism Duration: 22 minutes Joaquin Rodrigo was born…
Program Notes – Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (“Scottish”) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Written: 1829-42 Movements: Four Style: Romantic Duration: 38 minutes Before Felix Mendelssohn turned…
Program Notes – Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra
Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra Clarice Assad (1978-) Written: 2008 Movements: Five Style: Contemporary Duration: Fifteen minutes A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope…
Program Notes – Enigma Variations: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), January 27, 2024
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM BY JOHN P. VARINEAU Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Written: 1898-99 Movements: Theme and Fourteen Variations Style:…
Program Notes – Enigma Variations: Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77, January 27, 2024
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM BY JOHN P. VARINEAU Petite Suite de Concert, op. 77 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) Written: 1910 Movements: Four Style: British “Light” Classical…
Program Notes – Enigma Variations: The Rose of Sonora, January 27, 2024
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM BY JOHN P. VARINEAU The Rose of Sonora George S. Clinton (1947-) Written: 2019 Movements: Four Style: Contemporary American Duration: 20…
Program Notes – Romeo and Juliet, November 4, 2023
Concerto in B Minor for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 104 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Written: 1894-95 Movements: Three Style: Romantic Duration: 40 minutes When Mrs. Jeannette…