DESCRIPTION

The Canton Symphony Orchestra presents this concert entirely dedicated to Gerhardt’s legacy. The orchestra will perform his favorite pieces and have them conducted by friends and colleagues who are able to join us. It will feature the full orchestra and images from his life will be projected on stage.

PROGRAM

FIRST HALF

RIENZI OVERTURE…………………………………………………………..Richard Wagner
Stefan Sanders, conducting

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1, MVMT 2…………………………..Johannes Brahms
Norman Krieger, piano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting

DANCING WHEELS:  Symphony No. 5, Mvmt 4………………Gustav Mahler
Video of 2015 performance and speech from Mary Fletcher, President & founding Artistic Director of The Dancing Wheels.

VERGNÜGUNGSZUG, OP.281……………………………………..Johann Strauss Jr.
John Russo, conducting

THEME TO ‘SCHINDLER’S LIST‘………………………………………John Williams
Nathan Olson, violin
Stefan Sanders, conducting

SECOND HALF

DIE FLEDERMAUS OVERTURE…………………………………..Johann Strauss Jr.
John Russo, conducting

SYMPHONY NO. 4,  MVMT 4……………………………………………..Gustav Mahler
Jacqueline Culpepper, soprano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting

RONDO IN A MAJOR……………………………………….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Peter Wilson, conducting

SYMPHONY NO. 5, MVMT 2…………………………….Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wes Schulz, conducting

SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 4………………………………..Ludwig van Beethoven
Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, conducting

NIMROD FROM ENIGMA VARIATIONS……………………………………………………………………………..Edward Elgar
Wesley Schulz, conducting