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Masterworks Concerts
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Little Rock Wind Symphony: Waltzing Winds
Sunday, October 24, 3:00 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
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600 Pleasant Valley Drive,
Little Rock,
Arkansas
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  waltzing, 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.
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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  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!
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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  sounds of Brazil in Ney Rosauro's vibraphone concerto, and experience two new works by Carter Pann and Frank Ticheli.
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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
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Holiday Pops |
A Christmas Extravaganza!
Sunday, December 12, 3:00 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
Suzanne Banister, soprano
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 Enjoy 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
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It’s our annual salute to the red, white, and blue. We’ve got hand-clapping
marches,  flag 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!
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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:
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Diversions |
Sunday Sarabande
Sunday, June 5, 3:00 p.m.
St. James Methodist Church
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LRWS Chamber Players
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Need a Diversion? Enjoy a Sunday of Sarabandes, Serenades, and Soliloquies 
of great works for brass ensemble and woodwind ensemble. Come
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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
Please consider becoming a concert sponsor!
$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.
$500 Patron $100 Sustainer
$250 Benefactor
$50 Supporter
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