Christopher Zimmerman, conductor, Dirigent

CALENDAR SEASON 2006-2007

Friday, Sept.29 2006, 7.30pm
Lincoln Theater, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
Beethoven –Overture to “Egmont”
Yoshimatsu--“Cyberbird”(Jeff Welsh,saxophone)
Brahms—Symphony no.4

Saturday, Oct.7 2006, 7.30pm
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX
Symphony of Southeast Texas
Pops Concert: James Bond ,”Shaken, not stirred”

Sunday, Oct.22 2006
Niteroi, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro National Symphony
Elgar—Serenade for Strings
Shostakovich—Violin Concerto no.2 (Leonid Sigal, violin)
Bernstein—Overture to “Candide”
Britten—4 Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”
Bernstein—3 Dance Episodes from “On the Town”

Thursday, Nov.9 2006, 7.30pm
Belding Theater, Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
Schumann—Overture to “Genoveva”
Mozart –Concerto for 2 pianos, k.365 (Fabio and Gisele Witkowski)
Shostakovich—Symphony no.11 “the Year 1905”

Saturday, Nov.18 2006, 7.30pm
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX
Symphony of Southeast Texas, Master Series 1
Mozart-- Adagio and Fugue for Strings, k.546
*Fiser—“Farewell my Love”(Cassandra Black, Soprano) (*State Premiere)
Schumann—Overture to “Genoveva”
Dvorak—Symphony no.9 “From the New World”

Friday, Dec.8 2006, 7.30pm
Lincoln Theater, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
*Susan Botti—“Echo Tempo” for soprano, percussion and orchestra (*State Premiere)
Dvorak—Symphony no.9 “From the New World”

Sat.and Sun. Dec.16-17 2006
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX (plus runout)
Symphony of Southeast Texas
Holiday Concert

Saturday, Jan.20 2007, 7.30pm
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX
Symphony of Southeast Texas, Master Series 2
Rossini—Overture to “La Gazza Ladra”
Rachmaninov—Piano Concerto no.2 (Fabio Bidini, soloist)
Beethoven—Symphony no.5

Feb.16-17 2007, time TBA
Millard Auditorium, West Hartford, CT
HARTT SCHOOL ENSEMBLES SHOWCASE:
“Collage Concert” featuring the
Hartt Symphony
Rep.TBA

Saturday, Feb.24 2007, 7.30pm
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX
Symphony of Southeast Texas, Master Series 3
Barber—Adagio for Strings
John Williams—Saxophone Concerto “Escapades”(Ashu, soloist)
Shostakovich—Symphony no.5

Friday, March 2 2007, 7.30pm
Millard Auditorium, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
Barber—Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings (Bert Lucarelli, soloist)
*Moravec—Oboe Concerto (Bert Lucarelli, soloist) (*State Premiere)
**Larry Alan Smith—TBA (**World Premiere)
Schubert—Symphony no.8 “Unfinished”

Wednesday, March 7 2007, 7.30pm
Millard Auditorium, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Contemporary Music Ensemble
French-American program, TBA

March 7-11 2007
MENC CONFERENCE
Hartford Civic Center
Hartt Symphony
Program TBA

Friday, April 6 2007, 7.30pm
Millard Auditorium, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
Prokofiev—“Lieutenant Kije”Suite
Beethoven—Piano Concerto no.2 (Sooran Lee, soloist)
Stravinsky—“Oedipus Rex”

Saturday, April 14 2007, 7.30pm
Lutcher Center, Orange, TX OR,
Jefferson Theater, Beaumont, TX
Symphony of Southeast Texas Master Series 4
Brahms—“Double” Concerto (Chee-Yun, violin; Andres Diaz, cello)
Brahms—Symphony no.4

Friday, May 4 2007, 730pm
Lincoln Theater, West Hartford, CT
Hartt Symphony
“GALA EVENING”: arias, duets, choruses flanked and interspersed with orchestral overtures.
Repertoire will include: Overtures from Mozart, Wagner, Verdi
Arias, Duets, Choruses from Puccini and Verdi

June-July 2007 (dates TBA)
2 concerts (1 pops, 1 classical series) at the Wintergreen Performing Arts Summer Music Festival, Va:
Wintergreen Festival Orchestra
Pops Concert:
TBA

Classical Series Concert:
Elgar—Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Sibelius—Symphony no.3
Dvorak—Symphony no.9 “From the New World”