Sun Valley Summer Symphony
 

2012 Season Dates


In Focus Series: Week of July 22

Orchestra Season: July 29 - August 14

Schedule and Repertoire TBA

Printable Schedule

 

2011 Schedule and Repertoire


2011 Edgar M. Bronfman In Focus Series

With a new name and thematic programming vision, the Edgar M. Bronfman In Focus Series debuts this summer. Up close and personal, the series invites audiences to go inside the music and explore a specific musical theme which encompasses each of four chamber music concerts.

This summer audiences will explore French music, with an emphasis on Impressionism, through a variety of musical forces from solo works to string quartets to a chamber orchestra.  The series finale features pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and a chamber orchestra of Sun Valley Summer Symphony musicians.

Each evening begins at 5:30 pm with a talk led by Alasdair Neale to feature musical demonstrations,

history and a discussion that will bring the following concert at 6:30 pm “In Focus.” Join us!

Vive la France - Excursions through the French musical countryside
Featuring Music Director Alasdair Neale, Sun Valley Summer Symphony musicians and guests

Sunday, July 24
5:30-6:15 pm Discussion/Demonstration
6:30 pm Concert
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Debussy / Schoenberg Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Rameau Musette en rondeau
Le rappel des oiseaux
Berlioz Le spectre de la rose from Les nuits d’été, Opus 7
Saint-Saëns The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Franck Allegretto poco mosso from Sonata in A Major for Violin
Poulenc Presto giocoso from Sonata for Flute
Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Monday, July 25
5:30 - 6:15 pm Discussion/Demonstration
6:30 pm Concert
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Heidi Grant Murphy, Soprano
French Songs  
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Wednesday, July 27
5:30 - 6:15 pm Discussion/Demonstration
6:30 pm Concert
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Debussy String Quartet in G Minor,Opus 10
Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Opus 15
Friday, July 29
5:30 - 7:30 pm Concert
“Let me arrange that for you”
This program will highlight the composition and orchestration process.  Each work will be performed twice: first, as it was originally composed for piano, followed by an orchestrated version.
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Ravel Excerpts from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Debussy / Caplet Clair de lune
Ravel / Neale Minuet from Sonatine in F-sharp Minor
Debussy / Matthews The Girl with the Flaxen Hair from Préludes
Ravel Excerpts from Mother Goose Suite

Benefit Concert

Sunday, July 31
Dream With Me featuring Jackie Evancho, Soprano, Ryu Goto, Violin and Alfredo Rodriguez, Piano.

The 2011 Orchestra Festival

Monday, August 1, 6:30 pm - Opening Night
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Grieg Concerto in A Minor for Piano, Opus 16
Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 pm Wild Connections with the ERC
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
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Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 27
Thursday, August 4, 6:30 pm Wild Connections with the ERC
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Concert Preview, Sun Valley Opera House, 4:00 PM
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Jeremy Constant, Violin
Amos Yang, Cello
Adams The Chairman Dances
Brahms Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello, Opus 102
Friday, August 5, 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Summer Music Workshops Concerts
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Featuring Students from the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Music Workshops
Saturday, August 6, 6:30 pm - Pops Night
“American Jukebox”
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Michael Krajewski, Conductor
Albertine / Vanacore Bandstand Boogie
Friedman & DeNight / Wendel Rock Around the Clock
Ricketts Rockin’ With the Beach Boys
Prechel Mamas and Papas Medley
Vanacore Disco at the Pops
Reineke Songs of John Denver
Rouse / Wendel Orange Blossom Special
Wendel From Sea to Shining Sea
Hayman Service Medley
Healey Saints!
Sunday, August 7, 6:30 pm
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Concert Preview, Sun Valley Opera House, 4:00 PM
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Yefim Bronfman, Piano
Muhly Wish You Were Here
Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano, Opus 16
Monday, August 8, 6:30 pm
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Concert Preview, Sun Valley Opera House, 4:00 PM
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Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Opus 68, “Pastorale”
Thursday, August 11, 6:30 pm - The Lighter Side
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
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Quartetto Gelato
Rossini Overture to La gazza ladra [The Thieving Magpie]
Salerno / Berger Tango del Mare
Various / Cable Cinema Italiano
Weber / DeSotto and Sevastian Finale from Konzertstuck
Pasculli Excerpts from Concerto for Oboe, "La Favorita"
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Astro / Berger Canto a Voce Piena
Monti / Vena Czardas
Capua / Cable O Sole Mio
Friday, August 12, 6:30 pm
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
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Vadim Gluzman, Violin
Sibelius Finlandia, Opus 26
Falla Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Korngold Concerto in D Major for Violin, Opus 35
Saturday, August 13, 2:00 pm - Family Concert
“Spotlight on Percussion”
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
- 1:30 PM Doll Buggy Parade, Sun Valley Inn
- Post-Concert Instrument Petting Zoo
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Marc Damoulakis, Xylophone
Glière Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy
Hindemith Turandot: Scherzo from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Orfaly The Mean Man's March
Kodály Viennese Musical Clock from Háry János
Ginastera Malambo from Estancia
Sunday, August 14, 6:30 pm
Musicians’ Choice Chamber Music Concert
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Mahler Piano Quartet in A Minor
Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Winds
Spohr Octet in E Major, Opus 32
Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 pm Wild Connections with the ERC
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
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Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major

 

Wild Connections at the Symphony

The Environmental Resource Center brings its popular children's program to the Symphony on August 3, 4 and 16 for a Parents' Night Out. Your children ages 5-13 can connect with nature during this free program, allowing you to connect with the concert! Children will engage in creative activities on the Sun Valley Pavilion lawn — look for the colorful ERC Wild Connections truck and Traveling Nature Center.

 

Wild Connections begins at 5:45 PM, and concludes 15 minutes after the end of the concert. Children under the age of 5 may participate, but must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

 

Parents/guardians may reserve a space for their child/children by calling the Sun Valley

Summer Symphony office at 208-622-5607. Reservations will be accepted for 20 children.

 

Drop-ins up to 10 children will be accommodated the day of the concert.  Reservations and drop-ins will be handled on a first come, first-served basis.

 

Thank you to the following local businesses for their support of the 2011 season!
Host Patron
Sun Valley Company
Stradivarius Club $10,000+
Phinney Bischoff Design House
Patron $5,000+
Bank of America/ U.S. Trust
Elle Rose
William Hill Estate Winery
Wilson Construction, LLC - David & Trish Wilson
Benefactor $2,500+
BigWood Bread - Rita & George Golleher
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Maestro $1,000+
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Feltman & Garrison, PLLC
Ketchum Grill - Scott & Anne Mason
Schuchart/Dow
Silver Creek Outfitters
Premier $500+
511 Building - Ketchum
Becker, Chambers & Co., P.A.
Idaho Power Company
KEPCO+
Pioneer Saloon
Sustaining $250+
David Hertel, AIA, LLC
Deffe & Associates, CPA's P.C.
Lallman, Felton, Peterson, & Pierce, P.A.
Lisa Stelck - Sun Valley Real Estate
Lloyd Construction, Inc.
Michael Doty Associates Architects, PC
River Run Realty
Supporting $100+
Chesbro Music Co.
Cornerstone Bar and Grill
Koleno Consulting, LLC
Lift Tower Lodge, LLC
Scott Featherstone DDS
Sun Valley Cleaners
Sun Valley Title Co.
That's Entertainment
Media Sponsors
American Public Media
Boise State Radio
Idaho Public Television
KECH 95.3, KSKI 103.7, KYZK 107.5
PLUM TV
Sun Valley Magazine