University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra Repertoire

Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor

2019-20 Concert Calendar

Orchestra | Graduate Orchestral Conducting | Performance Multimedia | Midwestern Music Camp

Collage Concert

September 13 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS 
Dvořák Carnival Overture

Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
September 26 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS

Featured in the University Daily Kansan
Dvořák Carnival Overture 
Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola 
Juan-Miguel Hernandez soloist
Schumann Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’

KU Chamber Orchestra @ Haunting Humanities: Hall Center for the Humanities

October 23 | Abe and Jake’s Landing | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the University Daily Kansan
Michael Jackson Thriller
Hermann Psycho Suite (Excerpts)
Saint- Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet 

Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra – Halloween Spootakular!

October 31 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the Pitch, KC
Bach/Stokowski Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet 
Berlioz Marche to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique
Stephenson The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah

Side-by-side performance with Lawrence and Free State High School Orchestras

Vespers Featuring KU Choirs and KU Symphony Orchestra

Vespers on the Road | December 6 | Carlsen Center | Johnson County Community College
95th Annual Vespers | December 8 | Lied Center | Lawrence, KS
Strauss Ziguenerbaron Overture
Corelli Christmas Concerto Op. 6/8
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
Strauss Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5   

Other choral and choral/orchestral repertoire with KU Choirs

Tenth Annual Scholarship Concert

February 15 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947)
Pierce Jasmine Arrow Symphony
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Schubert Mass in G with KU Choirs

Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra

March 27 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6
Higdon Blue Cathedral
Copland Billy the Kid Suite
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor 
Concerto Competition Winner: Taeri Lee

Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra

May 5 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Stölzel City Beautiful
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 ‘The Romantic’