2011-12 Mason Symphony and Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal Schedule

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All rehearsals take place from 7-9pm at the Mason Middle School band room. If Mason schools are closed due to inclement weather, rehearsals are also canceled.

Please note that rehearsal and concert dates are still being finalized. This page will be updated to reflect the final dates when they are determined.

Concert I : Heroes and Villians

7pm Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Mason High School - 1001 S. Barnes St, Mason, MI, 48854 (Google Maps)

• Summon the Heroes                                                                                                 John Williams arr. C. Custer
• Theme from Superman                                                                                             John Williams arr. C Rothrock
• Symphonic Suite from Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring             Howard Shore arr. J. Whitney
• Danse Macabre                                                                                                           Camille Saint-Saens
• March to the Scaffold                                                                                                   Hector Berlioz
• Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld                                                                   Jacques Offenbach

September 6, 13, 20, 27

October 4, 11, 18, 25

Concert II: Holiday Concert

7:30pm Friday, December 16, 2011 at Okemos High School - 2800 Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI 48864 (Google Maps)

• Concerto No. 1 for Horn in E♭Major                                                                         Richard Strauss
• Má vlast: "The Moldau"                                                                                                 Bedřich Smetana
• Carol of the Bells                                                                                                           M. Leontovich & P Wilhousky arr. R. Hayman
• Christmas Fugue                                                                                                          R. Brown
• Variations on a Christmas Carol                                                                                Johannes Brahms arr. W. Ryden

November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

December 6, 13

Concert III

7:30pm Friday, March 9, 2012 at Our Savior Lutheran Church - 7910 St Joe Highway, Lansing, MI, 48917 (Google Maps)

• March Slav                                                                                                                      Pytor Tchaikovsky
• Capriccio Espagnol                                                                                                      Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
• Concerto for Harp in E♭Major                                                                                    Reinhold Gliere

January 10, 17, 24, 31

February 7, 14, 21, 28

Concert IV : Joint Concert with Meridian Community Band

7:30pm, Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Haslett High School Auditorium - 5450 Marsh Road, Haslett, MI, 48840 (Google Maps)

Concert Rep: TBA

Dress rehearsal: Wednesday, April 25th

Concert V : Spring Concert

7:30pm, Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center -378 State Street, Charlotte, MI, 48813 (Google Maps)

• Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"                                                                            Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Mars, the Bringer of War from "The Planets"                                                               Gustav Holst
• Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from "The Planets"                                                         Gustav Holst

March 6, 13, 20, 27

April 10, 17, 25 (Wednesday)

May 1, 8, 15

Concert VI: Thursday Night Live

6pm Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Mason Courthouse Lawn.

May 22, 29

June 5