73rd Season - 2011-2012
MUSIC OF PEACE AND WAR
Paul Phillips, Music Director & Conductor

Season At A Glance

PEACE AND WAR 
Sunday, October 16, 2011, 3:00 pm
John M. Greene Auditorium, Smith College, Northampton
Jonathan Harvey, Director PVS Chorus
Andrew Garland, baritone
 
LISZT . . . Bells of the Strasbourg Cathedral  (200th anniversary)
PERSICHETTI . . . Song of Peace
PHILLIPS . . . Battle-Pieces (world premiere)
PROKOFIEV . . . Symphony No. 5
                    

FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERT
Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:00 pm 
Greenfield High School Auditorium
PVS Chorus - Jonathan Harvey, Director
Greenfield High School Chorus - Paul Calcari, Director
Sponsored by Greenfield Co-op Bank      

HUMPERDINCK . . . Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
SCHUBERT . . . Magnificat in C major
SHORE (arr. WHITNEY) . . . Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings
TCHAIKOVSKY . . . "Trepak" from The Nutcracker
SILVESTRI/BALLARD . . . Concert Suite from The Polar Express
  Christmas Memories . . . Many Moods of Christmas . . . and more             

 FLIGHTS OF FANCY 
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7:30 pm
Greenfield High School Auditorium
Elena Urioste, violinist

BARBER . . . Night Flight, Op. 19a       
STRAVINSKY . . . Four Norwegian Moods
HECKER . . . Symphony No 3 (MA premiere)
BEETHOVEN . . . Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61  

FAMILY CONCERT

CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS
FAMILY CONCERT & INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 4:00 pm
Greenfield High School Auditorium
Gary Steigerwalt & Dana Muller, pianists

ANDERSON . . . The Waltzing Cat
JOHN/ZIMMER . . . Disney's The Lion King Orchestral Suite
SAINT-SÄENS . . . Carnival of the Animals
RHEINBERGER . . . "Alla Tarantella" from Sonata for Piano, 4 Hands, in C minor, op. 122
STRAVINSKY . . . The Firebird (selections from the 1919 suite)  

IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

PVS Chorus - Jonathan Harvey, Director                
Hampshire Choral Society - Allan Taylor, Director   
David Kravitz, baritone

MENDELSSOHN . . . Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, op. 27
HAYDN . . . Mass in Time of War 
WALTON . . . Belshazzar’s Feast   

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