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August 22nd 2010 5:30 pm| Outdoor Pops Concert
Food and fun for the whole family! Hear your favorite pops music played at the local Tippecanoe Amphitheater. Special Guest: The Overtones.
Activities for the kids include face-painting, balloons, and a bounce house! $10/carload.
*Rain location at Long Center
NOTE: This concert is not included in the season ticket package or the Pick 5
Sponsored by: The Lafayette Journal & Courier
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September 11th, 2010 7:30PM| Opening Fanfare
Bella Hristova, the First Prize recipient in the 2008-2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, joins the LSO to perform Bruch's Violin Concerto, played on her 1655 Nicoló Amati violin, once owned by the legendary violinist Louis Krasner. This concert also features a new work written by local composer Dr. Harry Bulow, Head of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University.
Featuring
Bulow - Fanfare for Freedom
Verdi - La Forza del Destino Overture
Bruch - Concerto in G Minor - Bella Hristova - violin
Elgar - Enigma Variations
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October 23, 2010 7:30PM| Tale As Old As Time
Andrew King, Assistant Conductor
A concert of friendship and romance as seen through the eyes of Disney. Four vocal soloists perform songs that tell the tale in a journey of love that will touch your heart and rekindle the hope found in all of the Disney stories. Animated clips from your favorite Disney films will compliment the music featured in medleys that include the songs "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, " and "Bella Notte," "Part of Your World," and "Beauty and the Beast." The Disney villians have their moment of glory punctuated by the dramatic music "Battle with the Forces of Evil" from Sleeping Beauty, adapted from the original Tchaikovsky Ballet by Disney's staff composers.
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November 20th, 2010 7:30PM| All Tschaikovsky
Members Memorial Concert, LSO Guild
The LSO welcomes back world-renowned pianist, Vassily Primokov for an encore performance featuring Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. Since the release of his recording of the Chopin Piano Concercertos in 2008, Mr. Primakov has been hailed as a pianist of world class importance, and in 2007 he was named the Classical Recording Foundation's "Young Artist of the Year." We can't wait to see what Primakov will do next! Former LSO conductor Anne Harrigan will be returning as a quest conductor for the opening piece.
Featuring:
Cossack Dance from Mezzepa
Symphony #1, "Winter Dreams"
Piano Concerto # 1 in B -Flat Minor - Vassily Primakov - Piano
Sponsored by: Lafayette Symphony Guild - Members Memorial Concert
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December 18, 2010 7:30PM| Holiday - Pops
This concert welcomes former LSO conductor, Eduardo Ostergren back to the stage to help us celebrate our 60th anniversary with Maestro Palmer and the orchestra! Not just your average holiday concert, this show will include festive,music, a sing-along, and more. You might even see Santa wandering among the orchestra!
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January 22, 2011 7:30PM| Keller Concert
Keller Winners:
Joseph Frank, Cello
Sarah Collins, Flute
Mark Timmerman, Violin
38th Annual Allan W. Keller Memorial Concert, Another outstanding group of young, local musicians have been chosen to perform with the LSO. Enjoy other classical piaces such as Haydn's ":London" Symphony, performed in the first LSO concert 60 years ago. Come support your local musicians...you just might see them touring the country some day!
Featuring:
Stravinsky - Selections from the Pulcinella Suite
Selections by the Keller winners...
Saint-Saens Concerto No.l, Mvt. 1 in a minor
Chaminade - Flute Concertino Op. 107 in D major
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor
Haydn - Symphony # 104 "London"
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February 4, 2011 7:o0PM| Lollipop Concert
Jim Stephenson - "Compose Yourself"
Learn about each instrument and the part it plays in the orchestra. Be part of the creation and unveiling of a brand-new composition written by YOU! This program combines education and humor to get 50 minutes of family friendly entertainment!
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February 27, 2011 3:00 PM (SUNDAY)|Jeans And Classics
Wear your best jeans to this laid-back Sunday concert. Enjoy light classical music in a casual afternoon setting. We're sure you will recognize music such as Ride of the Valkyries, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Strauss Polkas, Gilbert & Sullivan, and much more. This will be agreat family concert!
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April 2, 2011 7:30PM|Myths & Legends
Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, Haochen Zhang takes the stage! Zhang's career began at the young age of 3, and at seventeen, he became the youngest winner ever of the China International Piano Competition. This is a once in a lifetime concert you won't want to miss!
Featuring
Brad Bodine: Overture (World Premiere)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major - Haochen Zhang, piano
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
: Symphony #5
Haochen Zhang’s LSO concerto appearance is part of a weeklong collaborative residency that also includes a recital performance with Purdue Convocations on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear the Van Cliburn Gold Medalist both in solo and orchestral engagements! For more information on Zhang’s recital appearance, see www.convocations.org or call (765) 494-3933.
Sponsored by: Bellinger's Inc.
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May 7, 2011 7:30PM| Big Band Blast
A salute to the great Big Band pianists and leaders Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Eddie Duchin, Spike Jones, Lawrence Welk and more! Pianist Rich Ridenour and vocalist Kathy Wagner compliment each other perfectly, and Ridenour adds his own artistic flair to each of these big hits! You'll be tapping your toes and swinging along!
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