Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Thomas Taylor Dickey, conductor
Heather Lanners, piano
PROGRAM
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor
Dvorák – Symphony No. 8 in G Major
The OSU Symphony Orchestra kicks off the 2017-18 season with Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger. OSU’s piano faculty member Heather Lanners performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor. The program also includes Dvorák’s ebullient Eighth Symphony.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 7:30 PM
The OSUSO’s First-Annual Halloween concert will be popular with audience members of all ages! Bring your kids an hour before the concert to join in the instrument petting zoo. Everyone is invited to wear Halloween costumes and to try the various instruments they see in the symphony. It’s a hands-on good time for concert-goers of all ages. Then, we’ll head into the Concert Hall to hear music from Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and much more!
Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Thomas Taylor Dickey, conductor
Viento Sur, trombone quartet
PROGRAM
Berlioz – “Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust
Gardelin – Concerto for Four Trombones
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.2 (“Little Russian”)
Thursday, December 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM
The OSU Symphony Orchestra presents stunning musical arrangements of cherished Christmas carols and songs of the season. Concert goers will enjoy traditional pieces such as Leroy Anderson’s “Christmas Festival Overture” and “Sleigh Ride” and selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.