Harford String Orchestra (tracks 1-5)
Tim Reinhardt, Conductor
April 12, 2008

1. Dance of the Tumblers, from "The Snow Maiden," Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow

2. Emperor Waltz, Johann Strauss Jr., arr. Merle J. Isaac

3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, mvt. 3, Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Mark Jasinski

4. Nessun Dorma, from "Turandot," Giacomo Puccini, arr. Ted Ricketts. Catherine Hornback, Violin Megan Beichler, Cello

5. A Pirate's Legend, Soon Hee Newbold, Deedra Haynes, Viola.

Harford Youth Orchestra (tracks 6-11)
Brian Folus, Conductor
April 12, 2008

6. Spirit of Freedom,
Tracey Rush

7. Variations On A Shaker Melody from "Appalacian Spring," Aaron Copland

8. The Cowboys Overture, John Williams

9. Fiddle - Faddle, Leroy Anderson

10. String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 "American," Finale, Antonin Dvorak

11. Duke Ellington! A medley for orchestra, Arranged by Calvin Custer.

Program Notes

Dance of the Tumblers
Music was not the first career choice for Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908).  After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving as Lieutenant, his “practical music” was discovered by... (read more)

Emperor Waltz
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899), the Waltz King, personified the grandeur of imperial Vienna.  By the age of 35 he had composed 200 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and marches... (read more)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 – Mvt. 3
Probably the most influential composer in the history of Western music, Johann Sebastian Bach (1680-1750) was most notable for his developments in both counterpoint and musical structure...(read more)

Nessun Dorma
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was one of the most beloved Italian opera composers.  After completing popular works such as La Bohéme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, he spent the last three years of life writing Turandot... (read more)

A Pirate’s Legend
Soon Hee Newbold was raised in Frederick, Maryland and studied piano and violin at the age of five.  She pursued a double major in pre-med and music performance at James Madison University... (read more)

Spirit of Freedom opens with a brass fanfare augmented with a scale-like accompaniment by the woodwinds. A theme then appears in a slower, hymn-like section before reappearing... (read more)

Variations on a Shaker Melody from ”Appalachian Spring.”
Aaron Copland was commissioned to write a ballet, Appalachian Spring, which he later arranged as a popular orchestral suite... (read more)

The Cowboys Overture by John Williams from the movie The Cowboys was directed by Mark Rydel and released in 1972 and featured John Wayne... (read more)

Fiddle – Faddle by Leroy Anderson 1908-1975. Leroy Anderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 29, 1908. His mother was a church organist, and it was she who... (read more)

The String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, B. 179, nicknamed the American, is one of the most popular pieces of chamber music by the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák... (read more)

Duke Ellington!  A Medley for Orchestra Arranged by Calvin Custer Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and band leader who was one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not... (read more)

Harford String Orchestra (tracks 1-6)
Tim Reinhardt, Conductor
November 10th, 2007

1. Posthorn Serenade, W. A. Mozart, Arr. Sandra Dackow

2. Overture from “The Barber of Seville,” Gioachino Rossini, Arr. Harry Alshin

3. Deep River, Traditional Spiritual, Arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle

4. Concerto Grosso, G. F. Handel

5. Blue Rhythmico, Kirt Mosier

6. Pirates of the Caribbean, Klaus Badelt, Arr. Ted Ricketts

Harford Youth Orchestra (tracks 7-12)
Brian Folus, Conductor
November 10th, 2007 

7. Marche Joyeuse, Emmanuel Chabrier

8. The Walk To The Paradise Garden, Frederick Delius

9. Danse Macabre, Camille Saint – Saens

10. The Waltzing Cat, Leroy Anderson

11. Farandole, Georges Bizet, Arr. Merle Issac

Program Notes

Posthorn Serenade | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is best known as a prodigy who set the musical world ablaze beginning with his compositions at the age of five and continuing for the 30 short years remaining of his life... (read more)

Barber of Seville | Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) is best known for his witty and fanciful opera buffas (comic operas).  He was easily the most popular, most prolific, and wealthiest composer in the early 19th century... (read more)

Deep River | Deep River is an African American spiritual, one of the first spirituals to move from the realm of folk music to the concert stage, thanks to the work of H.T. Burleigh, a composer at the turn of the 19th century... (read more)

Concerto Grosso | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was one of the most prominent composers of the baroque period.  Born in Halle, Germany, he gained English citizenship in 1727... (read more)

Blue Rhythmico | Blue Rhythmico is an exciting, minimalist piece that incorporates driving rhythms and the “blue” notes of a jazz scale.  The opening rhythmic ostinato creates the foundation for the proceeding contributions from the various sections of the orchestra... (read more)

Pirates of the Caribbean | Ted Ricketts has arranged the beloved film score of Pirates of the Caribbean:  The Curse of the Black Pearl in a fashion that is every bit as mysterious and adventurous as the original movie... (read more)

Marche Joyeuse | The Marche Joyeuse certainly lives up to its title. This march employs a reoccurring rhythmic phrase in the opening section that has quite a comic feel to it... (read more)

The Walk To The Paradise Garden | Delius's musical style is one of the most unusual in Western musical history. Characterized by a curious mixture of pentatonic figures and  chromatics  although still largely tonal... (read more)

Danse Macabre | The Danse Macabre is of course a Halloween favorite and it is Halloween that this piece describes. The very opening invokes mystery and suspense as the harp chimes twelve tones against the horn and string chords... (read more)

The Waltzing Cat | Leroy Anderson has been called the "most famous unknown composer" because his music has rooted itself in American culture, becoming as iconic as the flag and apple pie... (read more)

Farandole | Farandole is from the L'Arlésienne, Suite Number Two which was published four years after Bizet's death in 1879. The suite was collected by Ernest Guiraud, who compiled some of Bizet's original themes and formed the second suite... (read more)

Harford Youth Orchestra (tracks 1-6)
Brian Folus, Conductor
April 21, 2007

1. Dubinushka, op.62, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff

2. Coriolan Overture , op.62, Ludwig van Beethoven

3. Slane, Impressions on an Irish Folk Tune, Douglas Wagner

4. Bugler’s Holiday, Leroy Anderson
Soloists,  Brad Beichler,William Leerop, Matt Lucas          

5. Hymn to the Fallen, John Williams

6. Hopak from Sorochinsky Fair, Modest Mussorgsky

Harford String Orchestra (tracks 7-12)
Tim Reinhardt, Conductor
April 21, 2007

7. Prelude from “The Holberg Suite,” Edvard Grieg
Arr. Merle Isaac

8. Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, Gustav Mahler
Arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle

9. Palladio, I. Allegretto, Karl Jenkins

10. English Fugue, William Selby, Arr. Art Scheinberg

11. The Syncopated Clock, Leroy Anderson
Robert Bowen, temple blocks

12. It Takes Five to Tango, Tim Reinhardt

Program Notes

Dubinushka, op.62 | Dubinushka, whose title may be translated as “The Little Oak Stick,” was composed in 1905; the first performance was conducted by Alexander Siloti on November 18 of that year, in St. Petersburg... (read more)

Coriolan Overture | Coriolan Overture composed by Ludwig van Beethoven for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy in 1807. The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally.. (read more)

Slane, Impressions of an Irish folk tune | Slane, Impressions of an Irish folk tune is also known as Be Thou my Vision. Douglas Wagner has taken this folk –hymn melody and woven a beautiful tapestry of orchestral sounds and colors...(read more)

Buglers' Holiday | The bright and cheerful Buglers' Holiday is one of the best-known favorites by an American master of semi-classical music (what the British call light music)... (read more)

"Hymn to the Fallen" | "Hymn to the Fallen" by John Williams scored for orchestra and choir for the Paramount and DreamWorks Motion Picture “Saving Private Ryan. This composition is played over the end credits, and is never heard in the actual film... (read more)

Hopak | Hopak from the comic opera The Sorochinsky Fair composed by Modest Mussorgsky between 1874 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto, which is based on Nikolay Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka.. (read more)

Prelude from "The Holberg Suite" | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is usually heralded as the greatest Norwegian composer of all time... (read more)

Adagietto | Gustav Mahler was born in Bohemia in 1860.  His life was fraught with tension and angst, having lost his siblings, parents, and eldest daughter to various ailments... (read more)

Palladio | Palladio is more commonly recognized as “Diamond Music”, made famous by the Zales’s Diamond commercials... (read more)

English Fugue | William Selby (1738-1798) is a lesser-known English composer who focused most of his compositional energy on keyboard works... (read more)

The Syncopated Clock | The music of Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) is characterized by light, catchy melodies often using special effects for novel programmatic settings... (read more)

It Takes Five to Tango | Originally written for brass quintet by Tim Reinhardt, this original work was transcribed and expanded for string orchestra, then dedicated to the HSO in 2003... (read more)