Oakland Youth Orchestra Concert Programs
compilation edited by Barbara Toby Stack

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Concert Programs which I made (as pdfs (large files))

November 15, 1998
Calvin Simmons Theatre with Oakland Symphony Chorus
Te Deum fur die Kaiserin, Joseph Haydn, Magen Solomon, conductor
No. 4 Te Deum from Four Sacred Pieces, Giuseppe Verdi, Scott Parkman, conductor
Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World," Antonín Dvorák, Scott Parkman, cond.

February 21, 1999
Scottish Rite Ballroom, Pops

March 20, 1999
First Presbyterian Church, Oakland
conducted by Michael Morgan
Quiet City, Aaron Copland, featuring Scott Kagawa, Scott Pollack
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63, Sergei Prokofiev, Jia Yao, violin
Symphony No. 2, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky

May 23, 1999
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
conducted by Scott Parkman
Act 3, Prelude, Lohengrin, Richard Wagner
Violin Concerto, Opus 14, Samuel Barber, Margot Schwartz, violin
Symphony No. 4, Gustav Mahler, Eileen Meredith, soprano

November 7, 1999
Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward
Americana for the Suspicious Character, composed by Noah Schwartz, Michael Morgan, cond.
Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene, Hector Berlioz, Morgan Staples, student conductor
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff, Michael Morgan, con.
Oakland Symphony Chorus, Piedmont Choirs, Cheryl Keller, soprano, J. Wingate Greathouse, tenor, David Cox, baritone

March 12, 2000
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
conducted by Scott Parkman
Overture to Egmont, Opus 84, Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Opus 11, Adrian Tam, piano
Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, Johann Sebastian Bach
“Dance of the Seven Veils” from Salome, Opus 54, Richard Strauss

May 20, 2000
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
conducted by Michael Morgan
Prelude, Die Meistersinger, Richard Wagner
Clarinet Concerto, Carl Nielsen, Mark Ward, clarinet
Jazz Symphony (1955 version), George Antheil, Morgan Staples, cond.
Song for the Street People, Ed Kelly, Khalil Shaheed, The Oaktown Jazz Ensemble, Ed Kelly
Spirituals: Hold On, I Gotta Home in that Rock, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, Ryan Houston
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Franz Liszt

November 5, 2000
Kofman Auditorium, Alameda
conducted by Michael Morgan
Overture to Il Viaggio a Reims, Gioacchino Rossini
Symphony No. 4 in C minor “Tragic,” Franz Schubert
Memorial to Martin Luther King, Oskar Morawetz, Dawn Foster-Dodson, cello
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

March 25, 2001
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
Cantata No. 4, Johann Sebastian Bach, Magen Solomon, Oakland Symphony Chorus
Bachianas Brasilieras No. 1, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Michael Morgan, cond.
Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Opus 131, Sergei Prokofiev, Scott Parkman, cond.

May 27, 2001
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
conducted by Scott Parkman
Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein
Introduction, Theme and Variations in C major for Clarinet and Orchestra, Gioacchino Rossini, Kenny Pexton, clarinet
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Aaron Copland
Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Ludwig van Beethoven

November 18, 2001
Allen Temple Baptist Church Family Life Center
Concerto for Two Trumpets in C, Antonio Vivaldi, Michael Morgan, cond., Nathan Tighe and Bryan Fenchel, trumpets
Symphony No. 14 in A, K114, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Morgan, cond
The Hebrides Overture, Felix Mendelssohn, Scott Parkman, cond.
Legends, Antonín Dvorák, Scott Parkman, cond.

February 10, 2002
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
Alter Ego, James Williams, Khalil Shaheed, cond., Oaktown Jazz Workshops
(What Do You Say) Dr. "J", James Williams, Khalil Shaheed, cond., Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Opus De Funk, Horace Silver, Khalil Shaheed, cond., Oaktown Jazz Workshops
The Eternal Triangle, Sonny Stitt, Khalil Shaheed, cond., Oaktown Jazz Workshops
La Forza del Destino Overture, Giuseppe Verdi, Scott Parkman, cond.
Concerto for Cello in B minor, Opus 104, Antonín Dvorák, Scott Parkman, cond., Lucas Chen, cello
Concerto for Piano No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Scott Parkman, cond., Matthew Auyoung, piano
Academic Festival Overture, Johannes Brahms, Scott Parkman, cond.

March 10, 2002
Pops
The Crowden School, Berkeley
Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Otto Nicolai, Michael Morgan, cond.
La Forza del Destino Overture, Giuseppe Verdi, John Kendall Bailey, cond.
Academic Festival Overture, Johannes Brahms, Michael Morgan, cond.
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 38, Camille Saint-Saëns, Michael Morgan, cond., Meenah Paik, violin
Washington Post March, John Philip Sousa, Audience Member

May 19, 2002
Kofman Auditorium Alameda
Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld, Jacques Offenbach, Michael Morgan, cond. Bachianas Brasilieras No 1, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Michael Morgan, cond. Symphony No 1 In C Minor Op 68, Johannes Brahms, John Kendall Bailey, cond.

November 17, 2002
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Mutations from Bach, Samuel Barber, Michael Morgan, cond.
Sinfonia (“Entrance of the Queen of Sheba”) from Solomon, George Frederick Handel, Michael Morgan, cond.
Overture to Agrippina, George Frederick Handel, Michael Morgan, cond
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049, Johann Sebastian Bach, Zachary Carrettin, cond., and violin
“Ricercar” from The Musical Offering, BWV 1039, JS Bach, Anton Webern, arr, Michael Morgan, cond.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120, Robert Schumann, Michael Morgan, cond.

February 2, 2003
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Let The Earth Be Glad, Keenan Roberts Boswell, Michael Morgan, cond., Keenan Roberts Boswell, composer and organist
An American in Paris, George Gershwin, Bryan Nies, cond.
Mass in C major, Op. 86, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Morgan, cond., Oakland Symphony Chorus, Christa Pfeiffer, soprano, Alexandra Ivanoff, mezzo soprano, Martín Benvenuto, tenor, Boyd Jarrell, bass

May 18, 2003
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Overture to Der Freischütz, Carl Maria von Weber, Bryan Nies, cond.
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Opus 73, Carl Maria von Weber, Michael Morgan, cond., Anna-Louise Burdett, clarinet
Suite from Pelléas and Mélisande, Gabriel Fauré, Zachary Carrettin, cond.
Symphony in D minor, César Franck, Michael Morgan, cond.

November 16, 2003
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Sinfonia from Cantata 196, J S Bach, Zachary Carrettin, cond.
Sinfonia from Cantata 61, J S Bach, Zachary Carrettin, cond.
Sinfonia from Cantata 29, J S Bach, Zachary Carrettin, cond.
Symphony No. 96, Joseph Haydn, Bryan Nies, cond.
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Sergei Prokofiev, Michael Morgan, cond.
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Sergei Prokofiev, Michael Morgan, cond.

February 8, 2004
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Night on Bald Mountain, Modeste Mussorgsky, Bryan Nies, cond.
Violin Concerto in C major in the style of Vivaldi, Fritz Kreisler, Michael Morgan, cond., Samuel Chen, violin
Mississippi Suite, Ferde Grofe, Michael Morgan, cond.
Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Georges Enesco, Bryan Nies cond.

May 23, 2004
Calvin Simmons Theatre, Oakland
Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Bryan Nies, cond.
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Sergei Prokofiev, Bryan Nies, cond.
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Sergei Prokofiev, Bryan Nies, cond.
Violin Concerto No. 5, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Morgan, cond., Danielle Taylor, violin
Luminescence, Lee Pui Ming, Bryan Nies, cond., Jiebing Chen, erhu
Gallop of Warhorse, Yao Xing Chen, Bryan Nies, cond., Jiebing Chen, erhu
Symphony No. 5, "Reformation," Felix Mendelssohn, Michael Morgan, cond.

November 21, 2004
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Symphony in G minor, Opus 6, No. 6, Johann Christian Bach, Bryan Nies, cond.
Serenade No. 11 in E flat major, K. 375, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bryan Nies, cond., winds & brass
Concerto Grosso in D Major, Opus 6, No. 5, George Frideric Handel, Michael Morgan, cond.
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88, Antonin Dvorák, Bryan Nies, cond.

February 6, 2005
Kofman Auditorium, Alameda
Poet and Peasant Overture, Franz von Suppé, Michael Morgan, cond.
Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished," Franz Schubert, Bryan Nies, cond.
Peer Gynt Prelude and Suites, Edvard Grieg, Bryan Nies, cond.

May 22, 2005
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Lohengrin, Prelude, Act III, Richard Wagner, Michael Morgan, cond.
Suite Hebraique, Ernest Bloch, Michael Morgan, cond., Alessandra Aquilanti, viola
Three Pieces for Two Orchestras, Pei Kun Xi, arr., Michael Morgan, cond., Great Wall Youth Orchestra, Wei Wang, percussion
Symphony No. 1, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, Bryan Nies, cond.

November 13, 2005
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Overture to Alcina, George Frederick Handel, Michael Morgan, cond.
Overture to L'Isola Disabitata, Joseph Haydn, Michael Morgan, cond.
Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor, Alexander Borodin, Lynne Morrow, cond., Oakland Symphony Chorus
Requiem, Gabriel Fauré, Bryan Nies, cond., Oakland Symphony Chorus, Joanne Um, soprano, John Frederick, baritone

February 5, 2006
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Capriccio Espagnol, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Michael Morgan, cond.
Havanaise, Camille Saint-Saëns, Michael Morgan, cond., Sarah Lee, violin
Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," Ludwig van Beethoven, Bryan Nies, cond.

May 21, 2006
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Montage for Orchestra, Marl Lanz Weiser, Bryan Nies, cond.
Fantasie pour Flute at orchestra, Georges Hüe, Bryan Nies, cond., Courtney Nippa, flute
Symphony No. 3,"Organ Symphony," Camille Saint-Saëns, Bryan Nies, cond.

November 12, 2006
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Concerto Grosso in C major, Opus 6 No. 10, Arcangelo Corelli, Michael Morgan, cond.
Symphony No. 8 in D minor, William Boyce, Michael Morgan, cond.
Lieutenant Kije Suite, Opus 60, Sergei Prokofiev, Bryan Nies, cond.
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Aaron Copland, Bryan Nies, cond.

January 28, 2007
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Overture to Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi, Michael Morgan, cond.
Chamber Symphony, Opus 110a, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bryan Nies, cond.
Petite Symphonie in B flat major, Charles Gounod, Andrei Gorchov, cond.
Symphonic Poem No. 6 (Mazeppa), Franz Liszt, Michael Morgan, cond.

May 20, 2007
Castro Valley Center for the Arts
Overture in D minor, George Frederick Handel, arr Edward Elgar, Bryan Nies, cond.
Piano Concerto, Edvard Grieg, Bryan Nies, cond., Amanda Mok, piano
Call of the West, Elinor Armer, Bryan Nies, cond.
Summer Evening, Frederick Delius, Bryan Nies, cond.
Cello Concerto, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bryan Nies, cond., Joshua Chen, cello
Toccata and Fugue, JS Bach arr. Stokowski, Bryan Nies, cond.

November 11, 2007
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
Musica Mobilis, James A. Beckel, Jr., Bryan Nies, cond.
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in G minor, Francesco Geminiani, Michael Morgan, cond., Charlene Wang, Albert Chang, violins, Michael Chang, viola, Joshua Chen, cello
Double Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Morgan, cond. Philip Chang, Danielle Wilson, Lyly Li, Ceci Li, Ken Matsueda, violins
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Opus 39, Jean Sibelius, Bryan Nies, cond.

January 27, 2008
First Congregational Church, Oakland
Overture to the Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Morgan, cond.
Festive and Commemorative Music, Johannes Brahms, arr. for brass ensemble by Fred W. Teuber, Bryan Nies, cond.
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bryan Nies, cond.
Old Wine in New Bottles, Gordon Jacob, Bryan Nies, cond.
Dance of the Baffoons from The Snow Maiden, Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov, Bryan Nies, cond.
Danzon No.2, Arturo Marquez, Bryan Nies, cond.

May 18, 2008
Oakland Interstate Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of The Latter-day Saints
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bryan Nies, cond.
Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, Edouard Lalo, Michael Morgan, cond., Ceci Li, violin
Decoration Day from Holidays Symphony, Charles Ives, Michael Morgan, cond.,
Themes from Capriccio Italien, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, arr. by Richard Meyer, Michael Morgan, cond., MUSE Orchestra
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Opus 64, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, Bryan Nies, cond.