FRESH. FUN. POPS.
In addition to the always popular Jeans 'n Classics, the Pops Series features Stage Fright: A Scary Music Night, an exciting new costume event for all ages that showcases the scariest music ever written, including pieces from the Harry Potter films.
POPS SERIES SCHEDULE
4 Saturday Evening Concerts
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OCT. 31, 2009 - 8:00 PM
ANGELINA GADELIYA, PIANO
Stage Fright: A Scary Music Night
Sponsored by SDN Communications
Children and adults of all ages are invited to arrive in costume for this trick-or-treat suite. The orchestra will feature music from the Harry Potter films, along with Sioux Falls native and former South Dakota Symphony member Angelina Gadeliya playing Liszt's spooky composition, Totentanz. Repertoire:
Dukas - Sorcerer's Apprentice
Dance Macabre, played by Doosook Kim
Liszt - Totentanz
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DEC. 11 & 12, 2009 - 8:00 PM A Nutcracker Collage
The Symphony returns for an annual favorite, a holiday pops concert featuring selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, along with everyone's season favorites.
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MAR. 6, 2010 - 8:00 PM
DAVID BIXLER, SAXOPHONE HEATHER BIXLER, IRISH FIDDLE
Sponsored by Sanford Health
Jazz saxophonist David Bixler joins the Symphony to perform his own concerto for saxophone and orchestra. His wife, former SDSO concertmaster Heather Bixler, will also play a concert for Irish fiddle and orchestra composed especially for her. .
Repertoire:
Leonard Bernstein - Three Dance Episodes from On The Town Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for String Orchestra David Bixler - Concerto for Saxophone Louis Bonfa/arr Bixler - Black Orpheus Henry Mancini/arr Bixler - Days of Wine and Roses Traditional/arr Bixler - She Moves Through The Fair Traditional/arr Bixler - Irish Concerto Jimmy VanHeusen/arr Bixler - But Beautiful Jule Styne/arr Bixler - I Fall in Love too Easily |
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APR. 24, 2010 - 8:00 PM
Paying tribute to the illustrious "Piano Man," Jeans 'n Classics returns to perform the beloved piano classics of Billy Joel.
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