Dover Symphony Scheduled Dates for Rehearsals, Concerts and Special Performances

Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3pm
FALL CLASSICAL CONCERT
The Russians are Coming!

This exciting all Russian-composed concert will include the following selections:
   • Shostakovich - “Festive Overture,”
   • Prokofiev - “Love for Three Oranges,”
   • Borodin - “Steppes of Central Asia”
   • Gliere “Russian Sailor’s Dance”
   • Kabalevsky - “Kabalevsky Suite”
   • Tchaikovsky - “Romeo and Juliet”
   • Rimsky-Korsakov - “Fandango and Alborada”
   • Tchaikovsky - Andante Cantabile”
Will conclude with Mussorgsky - “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3pm
A FUNDRAISING EVENT
THE DOVER SYMPHONY PROUDLY PRESENTS:
An Afternoon Musicale, “Afternoon Delight”

Featuring an ensemble from the Dover Symphony Orchestra at the home of Drs. Basilio and Amelia Bautista.
   • 7 Wigeon Place, Wyoming, Delaware
   • Wine and light hors d’oeuvres by
      “Heart’s Delight”
   • $75 per person
   • Seating is limited
Don’t miss this special event —make your reservations today...

Tickets will not be sent, but will be held at the door.
Make checks payable to the Dover Symphony and mail to: Mrs. Keith Hamilton, 35 North Fairfield Drive, Dover, Delaware, 19901. Please include your telephone number. For additional information, call 302-697-1881.

Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 3pm
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
“Peter and the Wolf”
by Sergei Prokofiev

This classic children’s tale of a boy’s adventures in a forest, along with his friends the bird, the cat, and the duck, will be narrated by Mrs. Betty May Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton will also give a brief introduction to the music, with illustrations of the musical themes, represented by different instruments. The program will also include “Salute to Armed Services,” as well as LeRoy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.” The Young People’s Concert will be followed by an “Instrument Zoo,” in which audience members will be invited to view demonstrations by DSO members of the family of orchestral instruments at close range. Children under 12 admitted free with ticketed adult. This concert is sponsored, in part, by the City of Dover, and by the Greater Dover Foundation.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings,
7:30 - 9:30PM, at Calvary Community Center.
(1523 E. Lebanon Road, Dover, DE 19901)

October 6, 13, 20, 27 • November 3, 10, 17 January 4, 11, 18, 25 • February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 30 • April 6, 13, 20, 27

Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ 3pm
Spring Classical Concert

The Spring concert will span classic to modern compositions with the following selections: Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, featuring guitar soloist Shawn Qaissaunee (www.esqmusic.com), and will conclude with Haydn: London Symphony No. 104.

Sunday, May 3, 2009 @ 3pm
ANNUAL DOVER DAYS POPS CONCERT
“Celebrate Cinco de Mayo”

The Dover Symphony salutes popular Latin music with selections to include:
   • Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1
   • Albeniz - “Malaguena”
   • Andrew Lloyd Weber - “Evita,”
   • Granados - “Three Spanish Dances”
   • Ravel - “Bolero”

All Concerts are held at the Schwartz Center
for the Arts, unless indicated otherwise.

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