Shepherd School Symphony and Chamber Orchestra
2018-19 Season
In response to a survey sent to our patrons last year, we will begin our Shepherd School Symphony and Chamber Orchestra performances at an earlier time. Orchestra performances on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays will begin at 7:30 p.m. and orchestra performances on Sundays will begin at 4:00 p.m. For questions and tickets, contact the Concert Office at 713-348-8000. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are conducted by Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting Larry Rachleff.
Shepherd School
Symphony Orchestra
FALL 2018
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Ravel Daphnis & Chloe, Suite No. 2
Gershwin Concerto in F for Piano & Orchestra
Jon Kimura Parker, soloist
Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
Tickets required (free admission)
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Saturday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Weber Overture to Der Freischütz
Benjamin Manis, conductor
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from
West Side Story
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Shane Monds Forgiven Submarine (2018)
Benjamin Manis, conductor
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 5, in F Major, Op. 103, “Egyptian”
Saetbyeol Kim, soloist
Joshua Hong, conductor
Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
SPRING 2019
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Saturday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m.
Shepherd Society Family Concert
Repertoire announced soon
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Beethoven Leonore No. 3 Overture
Rautavaara Violin Concerto (1977)
Evie Chen, soloist
Joshua Hong, conductor
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E Minor, Op. 125
Katherine Audas, cellist
Benjamin Manis, conductor
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Student Compositions
Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Joshua Hong & Benjamin Manis, conductors
Ben Morris House of Stairs (2017)
Moni Guo Night Ghost (2018)
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Britten Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Joshua Hong, conductor
Sibelius Romanze in C Major, Op. 42
Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43
Tickets required (free admission)
Shepherd School
Chamber Orchestra
FALL 2018Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, September 30 at 4:00 p.m.
Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Joshua Hong, conductor
Ives Three Places in New England
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Shepherd School Opera / Chamber Orchestra
Wednesday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Cavalli La Calisto
Gary Wedow, conductor
Tickets required; $12 general admission, $10 students
Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble Thursday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Jerry Hou, conductor
Melinda Wagner Unsung Chordata
Charles Wuorinen New York Notes
Oliver Knussen Coursing
Shepherd School Chamber Players
Thursday, November 29 at 5:00, 7:00 & 8:30 p.m.
Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Koetsier Introduction and Variations on a
Vysehrad Theme, Op. 71
Stravinsky Danses Concertante
SPRING 2019
Shepherd School Chamber Players
Friday, February 1 at 5:00, 7:00 & 8:30 p.m.
Riegger Nonet for Brass, Op. 49
Gabrielli Antiphony No. 2
Stravinsky L’Histoire du Soldat
Martinů Musique de Chambre No. 1
Brahms Sextet in Bb Major, Op. 18
Mozart Serenade in C minor K. 388
J.S. Bach Brandenberg Concerto No. 4 in G Major
Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble
Sunday, March 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Jerry Hou, conductor
Stephen Hartke Meanwhile
Peter Eötvös Psy
Sofia Gubaidulina Concerto for Bassoon and Low Strings (Ben Kamins, soloist)
Shepherd School Opera / Chamber Orchestra
Monday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Carlisle Floyd Susannah
Patrick Summers, conductor
Tickets required; $12 general admission, $10 students
Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m.
Stravinsky Suite from Pulcinella
Rota Concerto for Trombone (1966)
Johnathan Church, soloist
Benjamin Manis, conductor
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543