Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin) – Upcoming Concerts

From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.

Well-known and -loved music from the opera genre – children welcome.

Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story 

Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Debussy – Ballet from The Petite Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
Puccini – Crisantemi
Elgar – Imperial March
Selections from South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story 

Music by Moses Hogan, Undine Smith Moore, Hall Johnson, and William Dawson – rich harmonies, stirring lyrics, and captivating rhythms sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Rossini – Barber of Seville Overture
Brahms – Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt.
Dittersdorf – Tournament of Temperaments
Sibelius – Finlandia
Gershwin – Selections from Porgy & Bess

Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.

Purcell – “Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)

Fun for the whole family!

Chabrier – "Fête Polonaise" from Le roi malgré lui
Gershwin – Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
De Falla – Siete Canciones Populares
Gounod – "Ah je ris!" (The Jewel Song) from Faust
Dvořák – "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka
Lehar – "My Lips Taste Like Wine" from Giuditta
Respighi – Pines of Rome