St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra

December 7, 2013

Two great concerts for your holiday enjoyment!

10:00 am Children's Concert
Featuring The Polar Express
Tickets are $10 Adults / $5 for Children
The first 50 families will receive a free copy of The Polar Express
Enjoy the music of the Suzuki Studio before the performance
Visit Santa's Gift Shop after the performance
Give your wish list to Santa Claus!

3:00 pm Traditional Holiday Pops Concert
Tickets are $25 Adults / $20 Seniors / $5 Students
Enjoy the music of the Granite City Brass before the performance
The Bells of Bethlehem will help us finish the day with a joyful noise!

See the programs below and join us!
Tickets available on line, at Johnson's Violins, Hams Music or at the door.

St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
2013-2014 Season

Clinton Smith
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor



2013-2014 Season

Celebrate The Human Spirit

DECEMBER 7, 2013           Tradition
Ritsche Auditorium

Children’s Concert 10:00 am (not a part of a season ticket)
Robert Wendel Overture to a Merry Christmas
Alan Silvestri Suite from The Polar Express
Linda McKechnie A Ringing Christmas
The Bells of Bethlehem Handbell Choir
Hershy Kay Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Linda McKechnie We Three Kings
The Bells of Bethlehem Handbell Choir
P.I. Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite (selections)
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
featuring Kayla Hanzsek-Brill, Ballerina
Chinese Dance
Russian Dance (Trepak)
Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride

Holiday Pops Concert 3:00 pm

Robert Wendel Overture to a Merry Christmas
Linda McKechnie A Ringing Christmas
The Bells of Bethlehem Handbell Choir
Hershy Kay Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Linda McKechnie We Three Kings
The Bells of Bethlehem Handbell Choir
P.I. Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite Op. 71
Miniature Overture
March
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
Featuring Kayla Hanzsek-Brill, Ballerina
Russian Dance (Trepak)
Arabian Dance
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Waltz of the Flowers
Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival
Irving Berlin White Christmas
George Chadwick Noel from Symphonic Sketches
Calvin Custer Cantique de Noel
Holiday Sing-A-Long
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride

MARCH 22, 2014 Spirituality
7:30 pm | Ritsche Auditorium | (Preconcert Discussion 6:30 pm)

Charles Ives The Unanswered Question
2014 Young Performer’s Competition Winner
W.A. Mozart Requiem with the Great River Chorale
With Karin Wolverton, Victoria Vargas, Brad Benoit, Christian Zaremba

MAY 3, 2014 Overcoming Adversity
7:30 pm | Ritsche Auditorium | (Preconcert Discussion 6:30 pm)

Arvo Part Fratres
Joseph Schwantner New Morning for the World
Narration by the St. Cloud Chief of Police Wm. Blair Anderson
P. I. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E Minor

OCTOBER 26, 2013             Love and Loss

Richard Wagner Prelude and Liebestod
Samuel Jones Elegy
Samuel Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915
Karin Wolverton, Soprano
Claudio Monteverdi Deus in Adjutorium from Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
Giovanni Gabrielli Sacrae symphoniae Canzon duodecimi toni
Richard Strauss Serenade in E Flat
Maurice Ravel Daphnes & Chloe Suite No. 2 - with the Great River Chorale