2026-2027 Symphony Orchestra Performances & Repertoire
Fall 2026
Symphonic Transformations
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
- Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
- Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
- Jake Berran: Probabolophony (2026 Cooper Prize Winning Composition & World Premiere)
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Mahler’s Titan
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
- Beach: Alla siciliana — Allegro vivace, from Symphony in E Minor, “Gaelic"
- Smyth: “On the Cliffs of Cornwall” – Prelude to Act 2 of The Wreckers
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Shepherd Spotlight: Bartók 3
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Ana Spasovska, Kyle Haake, and Clayton Hinton, assistant conductors
Max Milian*, piano
- Ethan Resnik (MM ’26): OVERDRIVE (World Premiere)
- Orchestral Songs featuring Shepherd vocalist
- Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Parker Plays Brahms
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
- Martinů: Symphony No. 1
Spring 2027
Starry Fate with Sasha Cooke
Sat, Feb 7, 2027 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
- Pierre Jalbert: Another Starry Night (World Premiere; Shepherd School 50th anniversary commission)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Symphonie Fantastique
Sat, Mar 6, 2027 at 7:30pm
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
- Barber: Adagio for Strings
- Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Shepherd Spotlight: Brahms Violin Concerto
Sat, Apr 3, 2027 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Ana Spasovska, Kyle Haake, and Clayton Hinton, assistant conductors
Samantha Washecka*, violin
- Gavin Sol Goodrich (MM ’26): A Breathing Work of Art (World Premiere)
- Orchestral Songs featuring Shepherd vocalist
- Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major
Pictures at an Exhibition
Sat, Apr 24, 2027 at 7:30pm
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Marina Ziegler*, violin
- Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2
- Yu-Shiuan Mei (MM ’26): … in wonderland (World Premiere)
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)
* 2026 Shepherd School Concerto Competition Winner