Giovanni Bottesini – Past Concerts

Clarice Assad — Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Clarice Assad — Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Nathan Bieber — The Silver Streaks (2024 Composition Winner)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Al Valmadrid, violin & Mickey Rybiski, double bass, 2024 Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane (Jessie Zimmermann, violin, 2024 Young Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Nathan Bieber — The Silver Streaks (2024 Composition Winner)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Al Valmadrid, violin & Mickey Rybiski, double bass, 2024 Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane (Jessie Zimmermann, violin, 2024 Young Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Maggie Carter, double bass)
Max Bruch — Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
John Duncan — "Solemn" from Three Proclamations
Antonín Dvořák — Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22, B. 52

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)

Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Johannes Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Giovanni Bottesini – Passione Amorosa

Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Darian Donovan Thomas – A Disintegrating Foundation Under A Catastrophe Of Air
Giovanni Bottesini – Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor
Jessie Montgomery – Strum

Emmanuel Séjourné – Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – "I. Allegro" from Sinfonie Concertante, Op. 13, No. 2
Missy Mazzoli – Tooth and Nail
Giovanni Bottesini – "II. Allegro deciso" & "III. Andante" from Passione amorosa
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 8 for Two Violins and Orchestra, from L'estro armonico ("The Harmonic Inspiration"), Op. 3

Johann Sebastian Bach – "III. Courante" & "II. Allemande" from Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major BWV 1010
Johann Sebastian Bach – "III. Mein Angst und Not" from Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe ("I am standing with one foot in the grave"), BWV 156
Astor Piazzolla – Vuelvo al Sur
Consuelo Velázquez – Bésame Mucho
George Harrison – Here Comes The Sun
Giovanni Bottesini – "I. Allegro" from Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

Giovanni Bottesini – Elegia from Elegia e Tarantella
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Xavier Foley – Irish Fantasy
Xavier Foley – Always on the Move
Reinhold Glière – 2 Morceaux pour contrebasse et piano, Op. 9

Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Prelude" from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Claudio CampaDello – Parole mai dette
Claudio CampaDello – Bass Train
Claudio CampaDello – Tale #65
Giovanni Bottesini – Elegia e Tarantella
Serge Koussevitzky – "II. Andante" & "III. Allegro" from Double Bass Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 3
Walter Donaldson, arr. Nina Simone – My Baby Just Care For Me

An evening of music for everyone. Prokofiev, Sibelius, Bach, and Strauss share the program with A Musicological Journey Through the 12 Days of Christmas and a joyful audience sing-along.

This working rehearsal includes the full concert program of holiday music and classics, from Bach, Prokofiev, Sibelius, and Strauss to A Musicological Journey Through the 12 Days of Christmas.

Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons