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Main Series
September 25, 2010 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
Masterworks
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Phil Hansen, Guest Artist
Featuring the very first symphony ever conducted in Red Deer by Maestro Lapalme, this concert of immortal masterpieces is sure to leave you breathless. Calgary Philharmonic’s principal cellist Phil Hansen is certain to be unforgettable in a performance of the elegant, yet smoldering strains of the Schumann Cello Concerto. As for the Beethoven, fasten your seatbelts!
Schumann – Concerto for Cello in a minor, Op. 129 (Phil Hansen, Cello)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
October 30, 2010 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
Halloween!
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Mandy McKee, Guest Artist
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Sharon Braun, Guest Artist
We do not intend to spook! But merely to intrigue … Fairy tales, Hitchcock thrillers and tales of Witchcraft featuring two gifted Red Deer singers are sure to be no trick and all treat.
R. Murray Schafer – Beauty and the Beast (Mandy McKee, Vocalist and Narrator) (Canadian)
Bernard Hermann – Psycho Suite
Falla - El Amor Brujo (Love the Sorcerer) (Sharon Braun, Mezzo-Soprano)
December 11, 2010 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
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Christmas with Rosedale Valley Strings
A concert containing only Christmas favourites with some young musicians as guest artists? What could possibly be more inviting to chime in the holidays.
Claude Lapalme – New Work (Canadian)
Anderson - Christmas Festival
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Waldteufel - Skater's Waltz
Herbert - Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys
And many, many more!
January 22, 2011 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
A Concert for all Seasons
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Richard Scholz, Guest Artist
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Marc Destrubé, Guest Artist
A baroque feast for all tastes, with the celebrated music of Bach and Vivaldi. Come hear Richard Scholz’s pyrotechnical trumpet feats in Bach’s Brandenburg concerto No. 2, and International baroque violin star Marc Destrubé in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. We guarantee you will never forget this concert!
Bach – Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Richard Scholz, trumpet)
Vivaldi – Four Seasons (Marc Destrubé, violin)
March 19, 2011 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
Spring Frolic
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Michael Kim, Guest Artist
A concert of music with a light touch: sometimes whimsical, sometimes even comical. Add a celebrated Alberta pianist to the mix and you have an evening that cannot be missed!
Ka Nin Chan – Ecstasy (Canadian)
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto no. 1 in c minor, Op. 35 (Michael Kim)
Brahms – Serenade no. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
April 30, 2011 – 8:00pm - Red Deer College Arts Centre
20th Anniversary Blockbuster!
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Karina Gauvin, Guest Artist
To celebrate Maestro Lapalme’s 20th anniversary as Music Director of the RDSO, we offer Mahler: King of the orchestra. Come and hear international soprano sensation Karina Gauvin in an evening of French Songs and Mahlerian excesses. A rare treat in Red Deer!
Ravel – Shéhérazade (Karina Gauvin, soprano)
Mahler – Symphony no. 4 in G Major (Karina Gauvin, soprano)
Chamber series
Now in its third year, our chamber series gives everyone an opportunity to
hear some of the world's greatest masterpieces in an intimate context.
Offered at a friendly price and performed by a combination of RDSO musicians
and special guest artists, these three concerts are a wonderful way to spend
a Sunday afternoon.
November 21, 2010 – 3:00pm - First Christian Reformed Church
Through the Looking Glass
(The Looking Glass Duo)
Gianetta Baril, Harp
Lucie Jones, Flute
with special guest: Dean O’Brien, Viola
Claude Debussy - Three Movements from Childrens' Corner, L 113 (10’)
Claude Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L 137 (20’)
Ástor Piazzolla - Two Tangos from L’histoire du Tango (8’)
Bernard Andrès - Narthex (8’)
February 13, 2011 – 3:00pm -Red Deer College Arts Centre
Eastern Romance
Kai Gleusteen, Violin
Naomi Delafield, Violin
Dean O’Brien, Viola
Janet Kuschak, Cello
Catherine Ordonneau, Piano
Prokofiev – Violin Sonata in G
Dvorak – Piano Quintet in A
May 15, 2011 – 3:00pm - St. Luke’s Anglican Church
Baroque Delights
Tracy Smith Bessette, Soprano
Naomi Delafield, Baroque Violin
Wendy Markosky, Harpsichord
Janet Kuschak Baroque Cello
Handel – Selected Arias
Biber – Sonata
Bach – Selected Arias
*Tickets for all concerts available at Ticketmaster 340-4455.
Call the RDSO office for more information at 340-2948.
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