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    October 14 | 15, 2007
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Suite champêtre, op. 98b (1922)
    Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
    Mein Weg for strings and percussion (1989), [New York Premiere]
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Rakastava ("The Lover"), op. 14 (1911)
    Philip Glass (b.1937)
    Company for string orchestra (Premiered in New York 1983)
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Suite caractéristique, op. 100 (1923)
    Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)
    Serenade for string trio, op. 10, arr. for string orchestra (1902)
    Einar Englund (1916-1999)
    Symphony no. 4 "Nostalgic" for strings and percussion (1976), [New York Premiere]

    Encore:

    Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
    Elegy from Symphonic Suite, op.4, no 1 (1910)
    April 30, 2006
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    March in D, K.290
    Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960)
    Musica Celestis for String Orchestra (1990)
    Lars Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
    Romance from Pastoral Suite op.19
    Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)
    Vallflickans dans, arranged for strings
    Sōmei Satoh (b. 1947)
    Homa (1988) for strings and soprano
    Traditional
    "Kumoijishi" solo shakuhachi music from the ancient Zen Buddhist repertoire
    Karl Jenkins (b. 1944 )
    Requiem for chamber orchestra, soprano, boy soprano, shakuhachi, and chorus (2005) [U.S. Premiere]
    March 3 |5 , 2005
    Claude Debussy(1862-1918)
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), arranged by Arnold Schoenberg
    Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924)
    Berceuse élègiaque (1909), arranged by Arnold Schoenberg
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Suite from incidental music to The Tempest (1925), arranged by Erik Ochsner, [World premiere]
    Anton Webern (1883-1945)
    Langsamer Satz for string quartet (1905)
    Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, arranged by Arnold Schoenberg
    Michael Torke (b. 1961)
    Music on the Floor (1995) for chamber ensemble

    Encore:

    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Romance for String Orchestra in C Major, op. 42 (1904)
    May 5 , 2004
    Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958)
    Ten Blake Songs for Flute and Soprano
    April 16, 2004
    William Maselli (b. 1954)
    Four arias from “Spirit Fire”
    February 19 | 22, 2004
    George Frederick Händel (1685-1759)
    Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (1749)
    Arthur Butterworth (b. 1923)
    Concertante Op. 27 (1962)
    Per Nørgård (b. 1932)
    Pastoral from Babette’s Feast (1988)
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Countess' Portrait (1906) [U.S. Premiere]
    Pehr Henrik Nordgren (b. 1944)
    Equilibrium (1995)
    Walter Piston (1894-1976)
    Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings (1943)
    William Walton (1902-1983)
    2 pieces for strings from Henry V (1944)
    Malcolm Arnold (b. 1921)
    Sinfonietta (1954)
    Paul Moravec (b. 1957)
    Sempre Diritto! (1992)

    Encore:

    Karls Ditter von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)
    Adagio non molto from Sinfonia No. 4 “The Rescue of Andromeda by Perseus”
    October 17, 2003
    Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928)
    String Quintet "Unknown Heavens" (1997), [U.S. Premiere]
    Pehr Henrik Nordgren (b. 1944)
    String Quintet Op. 110 (2000), [U.S. Premiere]
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    String Quartet in d minor Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909)
    May 4, 2003
    Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
    Gloria
    February 27, 2003
    Brian Grundstrom (b. 1963)
    Celebration (2002), [World Premiere SONOS Commission]
    Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    Les Illuminations, Op. 18 (1939)
    Heitor Villa-Lobos (1892-1955)
    Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (1938)
    Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
    Concierto Andaluz (1967)
    Uuno Klami (1900-1961)
    Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 37 (1946)
    Uuno Klami (1900-1961)
    Scenes from a Puppet Theater (1931)
    Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
    Toccata Festiva Op.36a (1962)

    Encore:

    Tomaso Albinoni (c1700-1730)
    Adagio in g minor for organ and strings
    Novermber 15, 2001
    Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
    Adagio for Strings Op. 11
    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    Tanti Anni Prima (Ave Maria) for English Horn and Strings
    Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
    Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet
    Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
    Andante Festivo for Strings and Timpani
    Franz Waxman (1906-1967)
    Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani
    Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
    Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani
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