MetYSO Repertoire

MetYSO's repertoire ranges from classical to jazz to American folk. For a detailed listing of our repertoire, see the concert programs of our upcoming and past performances by clicking on the seasons below, or just continue down the page.

Performances

2007-2008 Season
 2006-2007 Season
 2005-2006 Season
 2004-2005 Season
 2003-2004 Season
 2002-2003 Season
 2001-2002 Season
 2000-2001 Season


2007-2008 Season

  • December 9, 2007
    WINTER CONCERT

    1. Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
      Concerto Grosso in D Minor for Two Violins and One Cello
      o Movement I
      o Movement II
      Performed by the Preparatory String Orchestra

    2. Peter Ilich Tschaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
      Trepak from "The Nutcracker Suite"
      Performed by the Preparatory String Orchestra

    3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Divertimento in F Major, Kv. 138 (selected movements)
      Performed by the MetYSO String Quartet

    4. Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950)
      Suite from "The Threepenny Opera"
      o Overture & Ballad of Mack the Knife
      o Peachum's Morning Hymn
      o Tango: The Ballad of Immoral Earnings
      Performed by the MetYSO Clarinet Quartet

    5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Overture to "Marriage of Figaro", Kv. 492
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

    6. Franz Schubert (1795 - 1828)
      Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished"
      o Allegro moderato
      o Andante con moto
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

    7. Peter Ilich Tschaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
      Marche Slave, Op. 31
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

  • May 4, 2008
    SPRING CONCERT

    1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
      Air on the G String
      Performed by the Preparatory String Orchestra

    2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Serenade for String in G Major, Kv. 525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
      Performed by the Preparatory String Orchestra

    3. Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)
      Overture from "Pirates of Penzance"
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

    4. Klaus Badelt (1968 - )
      Music from "Pirates of the Caribbean"
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

    5. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
      Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

    6. Hans Zimmer (1957 - )
      Music from "Gladiator"
      Performed by the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra

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2006-2007 Season

  • December 10, 2006
    WINTER CONCERT

    1. Selections performed by MetYSO Chamber Ensembles:
      Woodwind Quintet and String Quartet

    2. Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
      Symphony #5 (Reformation Symphony)
      Performed by the full orchestra

  • May 6, 2007
    SPRING CONCERT

    1. Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
      March to the Scaffold from "Symphonie Fantastique"
      arr. Vernon Leidig

    2. Modeste Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
      Night on Bald Mountain
      Orchestrated by Nicolai Rimsky-Korskov

    3. Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
      Jupiter from "The Planets"

    4. John Williams (1932 - )
      Music from "Star Wars"
      Princess Leia's Theme
      Throne Room & End Title Music

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2005-2006 Season

  • December 11, 2005
    WINTER CONCERT

    1. Frank Erickson (1923 - 1996)
      Toccata for Winds
      2.  
    2. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
      Symphony Number One in C Major, Opus 21
      Adagio molto; Allegro con brio
      Andante cantabile con moto
      Menuetto
      Adagio; Allegro molto e vivace

  • May 7, 2006
    SPRING CONCERT

    1. Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
      "Hoedown" from Rodeo and the orchestral suite from "Our Town"

    2. Morton Gould (1913 - 1996)
      American Salute

    3. George Gershwinn (1898 - 1937)
      American in Paris

    4. Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974)
      medley of his songs

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2004-2005 Season

  • December 12, 2004
    WINTER CONCERT

    1. Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
      Carmen Suite No. 1

    2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Clarinet Concerto, Adagio
      Chris Weigl, Clarinet Soloist

    3. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
      Egmont Overture

  • May 15, 2005
    SPRING CONCERT

    1. Bella Bartok (1881 - 1945)
      Hungarian Pictures (1931)
      Evening in the Village
      Bear Dance
      Melody
      Swineherd's Dance

    2. Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904)
      Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 33 (1889)
      Allegro con brio

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2003-2004 Season

  • December 14, 2003
    WINTER CONCERT

    1. Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
      Fingal's Cave Overture, Opus 26

    2. Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
      Overture to Nabucco

  • May 16, 2004
    ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT

    1. Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
      Lieutenant Kijé

    2. Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
      Finale, Violin Concerto in G Minor
      Sheila Fiekowsky, Violinist, Boston Symphony Orchestra
      Artist-In-Residence

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2002-2003 Season

  • December 8, 2002
    January 5, 2003
    AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC (CONCERTO CONCERT)

    1. Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787)
      Dance of the Blessed Spirits from the opera "Orpheus"
      Shaylan Campbell, Flutist

    2. Lukas Foss
      Elegy for Anne Frank
      Daniel Jones, Pianist
      Adrienne Boris, Narrator

    3. Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
      Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"

  • May 11, 2003
    MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT (ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT)

    1. George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
      "American in Paris" Suite
      arranged by John Whitney

    2. Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
      Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
      Allegro
      Largo
      Allegro
      Fenwick Smith, Flutist, Boston Symphony Orchestra
      Artist-In-Residence

    3. Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
      Soirées Musicales
      March
      Canzonetta
      Tirolese
      Bolero

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2001-2002 Season

  • November 18, 2001
    CONCERTI CONCERT

    1. George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759)
      O Had I Jubal's Lyre from the oratorio "Joshua"
      Adrienne Boris, Vocalist

    2. Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826)
      Concertante for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra, Opus 41
      Alison Tutleys, Flutist
      Julie Tutleys, Clarinetist

    3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Adagio from Piano Concerto #21 in C Major, K. 467
      Daniel Jones, Pianist

    4. Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
      Variations on a Theme by Haydn

  • March 17, 2002
    COMMUNITY CONCERT
    Jonathan Lam, Guest Conductor

    1. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
      Symphony No. 94 in G (Surprise Symphony), Andante

    2. Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
      Enfants D'un Reve, Opus 43 (Dream Children)

    3. Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
      The Montagues and The Capulets from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"

  • May 19, 2002
    ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT

    1. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
      Cello Concerto in C
      Emmanuel Feldman, Cellist, New England Conservatory of Music
      Artist-In-Residence

    2. Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
      Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

    3. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
      Sheep May Safely Graze
      arranged by William Walton

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2000-2001 Season

  • December 3, 2000
    CONCERTO CONCERT

    1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
      Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315
      Shaylan Campbell, Flutist

    2. Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
      Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra
      Avi Davis, Cellist

    3. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
      Three Dances from "The Nutcracker" Suite
      March
      Dance of the Reed Flutes
      Waltz of the Flowers

  • March 4, 2001
    COMMUNITY CONCERT

    1. Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
      "Carmen" Suite
      Prelude to Act I
      La Garde Montante
      Seguidille
      Habanera
      Les Toreadors

    2. Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974)
      Duke Ellington! A Medley for Orchestra
      arranged by Calvin Custer
      Don't Get Around Much Anymore
      Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
      Sophisticated Lady
      It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

  • May 20, 2001
    ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERT

    1. Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
      Jupiter - Bringer of Jollity from "The Planets"

    2. Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
      Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana"

    3. Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
      Old American Songs
      The Boatmen's Dance
      The Dodger
      Long Time Ago
      Simple Gifts
      I Bought Me a Cat
      Howard Worona, Tenor
      Artist-In-Residence

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