Variation IX: "Nimrod" from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations" (Edward Elgar) – Upcoming Concerts

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" ("IV. Molto allegro"; arr. Carrie Gruselle)
Ludwig van Beethoven / Deborah Baker Monday — Moonlighting
Jeffrey Bishop — Orange Jam
Edward Elgar — Variation IX: "Nimrod" from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations" (arr. Bud Caputo)
Pharrell Williams — Happy (arr. Larry Moore)

Program includes works by Fela Sowande, Felix Mendelssohn, Max Reger, Charles-Marie Widor, Florence Price, Carl W. Haywood, Traditional, Edward Elgar, and Alfred Hollins.

Edward Elgar — Variation IX: "Nimrod" from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 (Kunihiko Nishitani, violin)
Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Edward Elgar — Variation IX: "Nimrod" from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 (Kunihiko Nishitani, violin)
Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Program to include:
Herbert Howells – Slow Dance (Double the Cape)
Eugene Aynsley Goossens – Kaleidoscope, Op. 18
William Baines – Tides
Edward Elgar – Variation IX: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Constant Lambert – Elegiac Blues
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Hymn Tune Prelude on Song 13 by Orlando Gibbons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lake in the Mountains
Peter Warlock – Folk-Song Preludes
Percy Grainger – Colonial Song

Daniel Pinkham – Festival Magnificat
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations

Daniel Pinkham – Festival Magnificat
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations

A program that features several works from Great Britain displaying the indomitable spirit of that nation.

Elgar's Nimrod, Holst's Jupiter, and other soaring classical works are paired with touching inspirational works like Mack Wilberg's Amazing Grace, John Rutter's Gaelic Blessing, and Randall Thompson's The Road Not Taken.