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Masterworks Concerts Ticket Info

Little Rock Wind Symphony:  Waltzing Winds
Sunday, October 24, 3:00 p.m.  
Second Presbyterian Church   map
Steven Becraft, clarinet

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Get ready to dance! Along with clarinetist Steven Becraft and the Hillandale Waltzes, we kick off our 18th Season with music that will have you Steven Becraft, clarinetwaltzing, whistling, and grooving. Don't miss this exciting program of waltzes, Latin American dance music, and Argentinean ballet music paired with Ingolf Dahl's waltz-influenced masterpiece.

Dr. Becraft's appearance is underwritten by


John Philip Sousa: Across the Danube
Ingolf Dahl: Sinfonietta
Shelly Hanson: Islas y Montañas
Derek Bourgeois: Serenade
Victor Babin / Nygren: Hillandale Waltzes
Alberto Ginastera: Danza Final
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Perennials and a Premiere
Sunday, February 27, 3:00 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
Andrew Wen, alto saxophone

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  Join the LRWS and Andrew Wen for an exciting Andrew Wen, alto saxophone.world premiere of Concerto for Saxophone by Sy Brandon - don't miss your chance to be among the very first to hear this brand new piece! And to balance out the new, we have several old favorites in store for you!

Dr. Wen's appearance is underwritten by

Franz von Suppé / Fillmore: Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna
J.S. Bach / Goldman: Fantasia in G Major
Sy Brandon: Concerto for Saxophone
Percy Grainger: The Gumsucker's March
W.A. Mozart: "Adagio" from Serenade in E-Flat KV 375
Peter Mennin: Canzona
Adam Gorb: Eine Kleine Yiddishe Ragmusik
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WILDFlowers!
Sunday, April 24, 3:00 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
Wesley Parker, vibraphone
It's going to be a wild night for wind music lovers in Little Rock! Finally it's spring and prime time to bask in Percy Grainger's masterpiece named after a "bunch of musical wildflowers." Explore the sultry Wes Parker, vibraphonesounds of Brazil in Ney Rosauro's vibraphone concerto, and experience two new works by Carter Pann and Frank Ticheli.
Clifton Williams: Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta"
Carter Pann: Hold this Boy and Listen
Ney Rosauro: Concerto for Vibraphone
Frank Ticheli: Wild Nights!
Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Holiday Pops
A Christmas Extravaganza!
Sunday, December 12, 3:00 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
Suzanne Banister, soprano
Suzanne Banister, sopranoEnjoy your favorite Christmas carols, stunning soloists and the beautiful sounds of our woodwind and brass ensembles.. And don't miss your chance to sing along with the LRWS! Ralph Vaughan Williams / Allen: Wassail Song
Daniel Kallman: A Halama Christmas
Johannes Brahms / Allen: Es is ein Ros entsprungen
Victor Herbert: March of the Toys
Adolphe Adam / Donze: O Holy Night
Irving Berlin / Moss: White Christmas
Morton Lauridsen / Reynolds: O Magnum Mysterium
Morton Gould: Jingle Bells
Alfred Reed: Russian Christmas Music
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Warren Barker: It’s Christmas!
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A Stars and Stripes Celebration
Saturday, June 11, 7:00 p.m.
Rain Date: Sunday, June 12, 7 p.m.
MacArthur Park, Little Rock  map

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It’s our annual salute to the red, white, and blue. We’ve got hand-clapping marches, Dr. Karen Fannin, conductorflag waving patriotic songs, toe-tapping Broadway show tunes, and free ice cream. Bring the kids and your picnic baskets. Here’s to the Stars and Stripes Forever!

Joseph Willcox Jenkins: American Overture
John Philip Sousa: Across the Danube
John Philip Sousa: Who's Who in Navy Blue
Frank Ticheli: Simple Gifts
Franz von Suppé / Fillmore: Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna
John Philip Sousa: Washington Post
Henry Fillmore: The Klaxon
Henry Fillmore: Circus Bee
Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Samuel Ward / Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Diversions
Sunday Sarabande
Sunday, June 5, 3:00 p.m.
St. James Methodist Church map
LRWS Chamber Players
Need a Diversion? Enjoy a Sunday of Sarabandes, Serenades, and Soliloquies Giovanni Gabrieli, composer of great works for brass ensemble and woodwind ensemble. Come experience the "chamber side" of Little Rock Wind Symphony in this early summer concert. Program to be Announced
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Ticket Info
Subscription   

Adult     $44      (Five
Senior   $35           Concerts)

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Single Tickets

Adult    $10
Senior   $8
Students  $5

info@lrwindsymphony.org 
501.666.0777

P. O. Box 250341
Little Rock, AR 72225

Contributions

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$2500 Christmas Concert Sponsor
$2500 Flag Day Concert Sponsor
$2000 Masterworks Concert Sponsor
$1500 Diversions Concert Sponsor
$1000 Concert Co-Sponsor

All contributions, no matter how small, do make a difference.

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