Maestro Serge Fournier

2004 - 2005 Season Programs

THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Serge Fournier
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guests
Daniel Berry and Joan-Ellen Zucker

8:00 p.m. Oak Ridge High School Auditorium, October 23, 2004

Variations on a theme by Haydn
Op. 56a “St. Antoni Chorale” 		Johannes Brahms
(1833 1897)
Thema: Chorale St. Antoni
Var. 1. Poco più animato
Var. 2. Più vivace
Var. 3. Con moto
Var. 4. Andante con moto
Var. 5. Vivace
Var. 6. Vivace
Var. 7. Grazioso
Var. 8. Presto non troppo
Finale: Andante

The Carnival of the Animals
Great Zoological Fantasy 		Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835 1921)
Gary Bryant, Animal Artist Designer
Daniel Berry and Joan-Ellen Zucker, narrators
  1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
  2. Hens and Cocks
    The String section
  3. Wild Asses
    Arlene Crawford and Simon Marshall, pianos
  4. Turtles
  5. The Elephant
    Dale Watermulder, bass
  6. Kangaroos
  7. The Aquarium
    Arlene Crawford and Simon Marshall
  8. The Characters with Long Ears
    The String section
  9. The Cuckoo in the Wild
    Martha Anderson, clarinet
  10. The Aviary
    Cindy Kim, flute
  11. Pianists
    Animals of an unknown species
  12. Fossils
    zylophone
  13. The Swan
    Ihsan Kartal, cello
  14. Finale
    The entire ménagerie
INTERMISSION
Symphony #5 in C Minor Op. 67 Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 1827)
Allegro con brio
Andante con moto, più moto, tempo 1
Allegro
Allegro, più presto

THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Serge Fournier
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guests artists
Melisa Barrick, Soprano , Daniel Berry, Baritone

3:00 p.m. Central Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, November 21, 2004

Symphony #5 in D major Op. 107
“Reformation” 		Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy
(1809-1847)
  1. Andante-Allegro con fuoco
  2. Allegro vivace
  3. Andante
  4. Choral “Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott”
    Andante con moto -Allegro maestoso
INTERMISSION
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Opus 45
(A German Requiem)
For Soli (Soprano and Baritone), Chorus and Orchestra 		Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897)
  1. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
    Chorus
  2. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras
    Chorus
  3. Herr, lehre doch mich
    Baritone solo and chorus
  4. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
    Chorus
  5. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
    Soprano and chorus
  6. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
    Baritone solo and chorus
  7. Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
    Chorus

THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Serge Fournier
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guests artist
Zhe Li, piano

8:00 p.m. Oak Ridge High School Auditorium, January 22, 2005

An der schönen, blauen Donua, op. 314
The Blue Danube Waltz

Johann Strauss
(1825-1899)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 		Serge Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)
Moderato
Adagio sostenuto
Allegro scherzando
Zhe Li, piano
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Antonín Dvorak
(1841-1904)
Allgro maestoso
Poco Adagio
Scherzo. Vivace - poco meno mosso
Finale. Allegro

THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Serge Fournier
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guests artist
John Brock, Organist

8:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church, March 12, 2005

Fanfare pour précéder la Péri Paul Dukas
(1865-1935)

Symphonie Concertante, Op. 81
pour grand Orgue et Orchestra 		Joseph Jongen
(1873-1953)
Allegro, molto moderato
Divertimento: Molto Vivo
Molto Lento: Lento misterioso
Toccata (Moto Perpetuo): Allegro moderato
John Brock, organist
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78
“Organ Symphony” 		Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
Adagio; Allegro moderato
Poco Adagio
Allegro moderato; Presto
Maestoso; Allegro
John Brock, organist
David Brunell and Slade Trammell, pianists

THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Serge Fournier
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guests artists
Doris Prater and Cheryl Scappaticci, Sopranos,
Sarah Downs, Mezzo Soprano, and Craig Irvin, Bass

8:00 p.m. Oak Ridge High School Auditorium, April 16, 2005

Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 “Classical”
in D major 		Serge Prokofieff
(1891-1953)

  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Larghetto
  3. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
  4. Finale: Molto vivace

Te Deum, Op. 103
in D major 		Antonín Dvorak
(1854-1928)

  1. Te Deum laudamus
    (Allegro moderato, maestoso)
    Chorus (Un poco meno mosso)
    Doris Prater,     Soprano, Chorus (Tempo I.)
    Chorus
  2. Tu Rex gloriæ
    (Lento maestoso)
    Craig Irvin    , Bass, Chorus
  3. Æterna fac
    (Vivace)
    Chorus
  4. Dignare, Domine
    (Lento)
    Cheryl Scappaticci,     Soprano,Craig Irvin, BassChorus
INTERMISSION
Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Cantata for Mezzo Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra 		Serge Prokofieff
(1891-1953)

  1. Russia under the Montgolian Yoke
  2. Song about Alexander Nevsky
  3. The Crusaders in Pskov
  4. Arise, ye Russian People
  5. The Battle on the Ice
  6. Field of the Dead
    Sarah Downs,     Mezzo Soprano
  7. Alexander’s Entry into Pskov

Sample of a lighter program

April 17, 2004, at 8:00 pm
At the Oak Ridge High School Auditorium

THE OAK RIDGE CHORUS
and
THE OAK RIDGE SYMPHONY
Serge Fournier,
Music Director and Conductor
Arlene Crawford, Assistant Conductor
with guest artists
Melisa Barrick, Soprano, Katy Wolf Zahn, Mezzo-Soprano
and
soloists from the Oak Ridge Chorus

PROGRAM
Die Fledermaus Johann (Jr.) Strauss (1825-1899)
Overture
Entr'Acte and Chorus
Czardas: (Klange der Heimat)    Ms.Katy Wolfe Zahn
Finale of Acte II, part I
Thunder and Lightning, Polka Schnell
   Op. 324, presto con malatesta
Finale of Acte II, part II
Lohengrin Richard Wagner (1813 1883)
Treulich geführt (Bridal Chorus)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann Jacques Offenbach (1819 1880)
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarole)
   Ms. Melisa Barrick and Ms. Katy Wolfe Zahn
Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901)
Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie
   (Anvil Chorus)
Mignon Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
Je suis Titania
   Ms. Melisa Barrick

INTERMISSION

Carmen Georges Bizet (1838 1875)
Les voici!
Lakmé Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Dôme épais le jasmin (Flower Duet)
   Ms. Melisa Barrick and Ms. Katy Wolfe Zahn
Tales from the Vienna Woods
   Ms. Melisa Barrick and Ms. Katy Wolfe Zahn 		Johann (Jr.) Strauss (1825-1899)
The Merry Widow Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Selection
   Ms.Teresa Fortney, Mr. Syd Ball
Lakmé Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Ah, Oû va la jeune Indoue (The Bell Song)
   Ms. Melisa Barrick
Show Boat Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
"Make Believe"
   Ms. Whitney Clement, Mr. Earle Lovering
"Ol'Man River"
   Mr. Mike Cates
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
   Ms. Whitney Clement
"You Are Love"
   Ms. Doris Prater
"Why Do I Love You?"
   Ms.Whitney Clement, Ms. Teresa Fortney, Ms. Dottie Thompson
Finale

webmaster:


[an error occurred while processing this directive]