Assistant Conductor

Step into the magic of the movies with Lights, Camera, Action!—an unforgettable evening celebrating the power and beauty of film music. 

Program:

• CHARLIE CHAPLIN: The Immigrant (1917) | 22 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Program:

• BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72b (1806) | 14 mins

• BEETHOVEN: Concerto No. 3 for Piano in C minor, op. 37 (1800) | 16 mins

1. Allegro con brio | 16 mins

Yi Zhang, piano

• LILI BOULANGER: Of a Spring Morning, LB 41C (1918) | 5 mins

• ZOLTÁN KODÁLY: Háry János Suite (1927) | 25 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Assistant Conductor

Journey across continents and cultures with A New World, a concert that explores music shaped by discovery, heritage, and hope.

Program:

• ERROLLYN WALLEN: Mighty River (2007) | 16 mins

• DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World” (1893) | 40 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Program:

• ERFANI: TBA (world premiere) (2026) | 15 mins

• NOLAN STOLZ: Route 66 Suite (world/regional premiere) (2026) | 60 mins

Program:

• CONNOR CHEE: Concerto for Bassoon & Strings | 11 mins

Jacqueline Wilson, bassoon

• DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World” (1893) | 40 mins

1. Adagio - Allegro molto

2. Largo

3. Molto vivace

4. Allegro con fuoco

Assistant Conductor

Celebrate the warmth, joy, and meaning of the season with Home for the Holidays, a concert that reminds us home isn’t just a place—it’s a feeling we carry with us.

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Susan Powell, vocal soloist

Program:

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker, op. 71 (1892) | 86 mins

Program:

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker, op. 71 (1892) | 86 mins

Program:

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker, op. 71 (1892) | 86 mins

Program:

• VITESLAVA KAPRALOVA: Christmas Prelude (1939) | 3 mins

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams” (1866)

1. Daydreams on a Winter Journey | 11 mins

4. Finale | 13 mins

• ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride (1948) | 3 mins

• TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Phillips: Wizards in Winter (2004) | 3 mins

• TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Phillips: Dreams of Fireflies (2012) | 3 mins

• TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Phillips: Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 (1995) | 3 mins

• TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Phillips: A Mad Russian’s Christmas (1996) | 4 mins

• ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival (1950) | 7 mins

• ACKERMAN & FIEGEL: BC Clark Jewelers Jingle (1956) | 1 min

Performed with the Crown Heights Christian Church Chancel Choir. This performance is the Christmas Cantata performance.

Program:

HANDEL: Messiah, HWV 56

• Part 1

Program:

• TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite No. 1, op. 71A (1892) | 24 mins

• ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride (1948) | 3 mins

• Arr. Bob Krogstad: Christmas at the Movies | 6 mins

• Arr. Jerry Brubaker: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) | 5 mins

• VINCE GUARALDI & LEE MENDELSON/arr. David Pugh: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 6 mins

• BARRY MANN & CYNTHIA WEIL/arr. Patrick Roszell: Christmas Vacation (1989) | 3 mins

• ALAN SILVESTRI: Concert Suite from The Polar Express (2004) | 6 mins

• ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival (1950) | 7 mins

Program:

• VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune “Rhosymedre” (1920) | 4 mins

• FLORENCE PRICE/orchd. Dickey: Adoration (1951) | 4 mins

• MOZART: A Little Night Music (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”), K. 525 (1787) | 16 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Douglas E. Wagner: Harry’s Wondrous World (2001) | 4 mins

• THE VERVE/arr. Todd Parrish: Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997) | 4 mins

• BILLIE EILISH & FINEAS O’CONNELL/arr. Larry Moore: Birds of a Feather (2024) | 3 mins

• IMAGINE DRAGONS/arr. Larry Moore: Radioactive (2012) | 3 mins

Assistant Conductor

What does it mean to dream? Dreams Within explores the beauty, mystery, and possibility at the heart of the American spirit.

Program:

• JENNIFER HIGDON: Blue Cathedral (1999) | 11 mins

• ALAN HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, op. 132 “Mysterious Mountain” (1955) | 19 mins
  

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Program:

• WAGNER: Flying Dutchman Overture (1841) | 11 mins

• ALAN MENKEN AND HOWARD ASHMAN/arr. Matt Smith: Under the Sea (1989) | 4 mins

• BEETHOVEN: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, op. 112 (1815) | 10 mins

• ABIGAIL BARLOW, EMILY BEAR, OPETAIA FOA'I/arr. Sean O'Loughlin: Selections from Moana 2 (2024) | 10 mins

• VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Sea Songs (1923/1942) | 5 mins

• KLAUS BADELT/arr. Ted Ricketts: Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtrack Highlights (2003) | 5 mins

• SMETANA: The Moldau (1874) | 12 mins

Program:

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Charles Sayre: Star Wars Main Theme (1977) | 2 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Jerry Brubaker: Selections from Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace (1999) | 8 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Jerry Brubaker: Themes from Star Wars: Episode 2 Attack of the Clones (2002) | 6 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Jerry Brubaker: Concert Medley from Star Wars: Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith (2005) | 8 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Larry Moore: Obi-Wan (2022) | 4 mins

• MICHAEL GIACCHINO/arr. Sean O’Loughlin: Music from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) | 5 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Robert W. Smith: Suite from the Star Wars Epic - Pt. 2 (2007) | 6 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. John C. Whitney: The Empire Strikes Back Medley  (1980) | 7 mins

• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON/arr. Robert Longfield: The Mandalorian (2019) | 2 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Sean O’Loughlin: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Soundtrack Suite (2015) | 6 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Robert Longfield: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | 2 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Stephen Bulla: Star Wars Through the Years (2017) | 7 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• MARIA TERESA AGNESI: Il Re Pastore (United States Premiere) (1755)

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• MARIA TERESA AGNESI: Il Re Pastore (United States Premiere) (1755)

Program:

• SCHUBERT: Fierrabras Overture, D. 796 (1823) | 9 mins

• BIZET: L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 (1872) | 14 mins

• JOHN WILLIAMS/arr. Stephen Bulla: Star Wars Through the Years (2017) | 7 mins

• RICHARD ROGERS: Oklahoma! (1943) | 4 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• MARIA TERESA AGNESI: Il Re Pastore (United States Premiere) (1755)

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• MARIA TERESA AGNESI: Il Re Pastore (United States Premiere) (1755)

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Program:

• BEETHOVEN: King Stephen (“König Stephan”) Overture, op. 117 (1811) | 8 mins

• TBA: TBA (concerto competition winner) | 30 mins

• RICHARD ROGERS: Oklahoma! (1943) | 4 mins

• LOUISE FARRENC: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, op. 36 (1847) | 32 mins

Assistant Conductor

Lift your eyes and imagination upward with To the Skies, a thrilling concert exploring humanity’s fascination with flight and the vast unknown beyond.

Program:

• MASON BATES: Mothership (2011) | 9 mins

• MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: Blue Electra Violin Concerto (2022) | 24 mins

Program:

• LOUISE FARRENC: Overture No. 1 in E minor, op. 23 (1834) | 7 mins

• TBA: Young Artist Concerto Winner | 20 mins

• STRAUSS JR.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen blauen Donau), op. 314 (1867) | 9 mins

• TBA: Young Artist Concerto Winner | 20 mins

Graduate Conducting Assistant

Program:

• Repertoire TBA

Program:

• HAMED ERFANI: TBA (world premiere) | 15 mins

• BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 “Heroic (Eroica)” (1803) | 47 mins

Program:

• BEETHOVEN: Consecration of the House Overture, op. 124 (1822) | 12 mins

Performed in commemoration of the bicentennial of the composer’s death

• TBA: Call for Scores Submission | 15 mins

• BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90 (1883) | 33 mins

Assistant Conductor

Program:

• Repertoire TBA