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  CLASSICAL
Concerts at The Capitol Theatre
   
The Titanic and The Titan
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Boyer: Titanic (1997, Washington
premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “Titan”
Saturday, September 24, 2011
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
   
Scandinavian Designs,
featuring the 2009 Van Cliburn
Competition Gold Medalist!

Nielsen: Helios Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
(Haochen Zhang, Piano)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major
Saturday, November 12, 2011
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Haochen Zhang, Piano
   
The Elements
Holst: Dance of the Spirits; Earth, Water
and Fire from The Perfect Fool
McLean: Elements (2004, Washington
premiere) (Brian Lewis, Violin)
Haydn: Symphony No. 59 “Fire”
Debussy: La Mer (The Sea)
Saturday, March 31, 2012
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Brian Lewis, Violin
   
The Marriage of Figaro
The first fully-produced opera in the history of Yakima!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Kenneth Cox, Director
Vocalists from the
Lamont Opera Theatre,
University of Denver
Members of the Yakima Symphony Chorus;
Dr. Scott Peterson, Director
Set & Costumes Courtesy of Tri-Cities Opera Company, Inc. (Binghamton, NY)
Set Designed by:
Craig Saegar/Wally Colber
   

Carmina Burana
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures
of Prometheus
Ayers: Jericho; A Surround-Sound,
Audience Participation Piece for Orchestra,
Chorus & Narrator (2005, Washington
premiere) (Dave Ettl, Narrator)
Orff: Carmina Burana
Saturday, May 19, 2012
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Lindsay Russell, Soprano
Karl Hedlund, Tenor
Dave Ettl, Narrator
Yakima Symphony Chorus;
Dr. Scott Peterson, Director
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers;
Justin Raffa, Director
Yakima Children’s Choir;
Jane Peterson, Director
   
  POPS
Concerts at The Capitol Theatre
   

The BIG Big Band
The greatest hits of Benny Goodman,
Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Glenn
Miller, and Duke Ellington! Also,
the Washington premiere of Powell
Canyons for Jazz Trio & Orchestra,
featuring the YSO’s own John Harbaugh
on trumpet.
November 19, 2011
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
John Harbaugh, Jazz Trumpet
David Deacon-Joyner, Jazz Piano
Jon Hamar, Jazz Bass
   
  Christmas Pops
Spectacular

A heart-warming holiday event featuring
all of your Christmas favorites. The
Yakima Symphony Orchestra and
Chorus will be joined by a wonderful
handbell choir, the Westminster Ringers.
December 3, 2011
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Yakima Symphony Chorus;
Dr. Scott Peterson, Director
Westminster Ringers;
Danene Knudsen, Director
   

Titanic: Centennial
Commemoration

(100 Years to the Day!)
Highlights from the Academy Awardwinning
film, the Tony Award-winning
musical, and the actual music
performed onboard the ship! Joining
the orchestra and chorus will be two
phenomenal vocalists, direct from
Broadway!
April 14, 2012
7:30pm, The Capitol Theatre
Lawrence Golan,
Conductor & Violin
Teri Dale Hansen, Soprano
Nat Chandler, Baritone
Yakima Symphony Chorus;
Dr. Scott Peterson, Director
   
  CHAMBER
Concerts at Seasons Performance Hall
   

Día de los Muertos
Meyer: Día de los Muertos
Scearce: Endymion’s Sleep (1997,
Washington premiere)
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
Major (Sergio Antonio Ortiz Torres,
Trumpet)
Rutter: Requiem (Terri Richter, Soprano)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
7:30pm, The Seasons
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
Terri Richter, Soprano
Sergio Antonio Ortiz Torres,
Trumpet; from the
Conservatorio de las Rosas in
Morelia, Mexico
Yakima Symphony Chorus;
Dr. Scott Peterson, Director
   
Like Father, Like Son
Mendelssohn: Son and Stranger
Overture
Corigliano: Elegy for Orchestra
Suk: Serenade for Strings
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
(Lawrence & Joseph Golan, Violins)
Krommer: Concerto for Two Clarinets in
E-flat Major, Op. 35
(Jeffrey & Joseph Brooks, Clarinets)
Saturday, February 25, 2012
7:30pm, The Seasons
Lawrence Golan,
Conductor & Violin
Joseph Golan, Violin
Jeffrey & Joseph Brooks,
Clarinets
   

St. Patrick’s Day
(Free green beer included with
each ticket!)
Harty: A John Field Suite
Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2 in E Minor
(John Michel, Cello)
Sullivan: Irish Symphony
Saturday, March 17, 2012
7:30pm, The Seasons
Lawrence Golan, Conductor
John Michel, cello
   

The Yakima Symphony Orchestra, serving Central Washington for over 35 years, invites you to share in our Trail Blazing new season.

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