The Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra PRESENTS ITS

100TH PERFORMANCE ! ! !

 

Saturday, November 22, 2025

7:30PM

 

Since our first concert on January 16, 1993, the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra has continued to provide free concerts of classical music to the community.  Join us as we celbrate our one hundredth concert with presentation of our very first program.  This will be a very special performance.

 

Adagio for Strings, Op.11 — Samuel Barber

Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV1043 — Johann Sebastian Bach

     Katrin & Yona Stamatis, solo violins

Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Organ Concerto in F Major, Op.4, No.5  — Georg Frederic Handel

     Marnen E. Laibow-Koser, solo organ

The Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra PRESENTS ITS

2026 New Year's Day Gala

 

Thursday, January 1, 2026

3:00PM

The Simons Family Funtime Band will open the performance at 2:00PM, presenting music from the American Songbook.

 

Now our own tradition, as much as that of Vienna, the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra presents a joyous musical start to the new year.  While we model our concert after the annual New Year's Day concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic, and perform the music of Johann Strauss, we also add the American taste of composers like Leroy Anderson and John Philip Sousa.  Make attending this enjoyable concert your New Year's Day tradition.

 

The Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra PRESENTS ITS

SPRING CONCERT

 

Saturday, March 21, 2026

7:30PM

 

Overture from Il rè pastore, K.208  − Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Gabriel Tevan, conductor

Oboe Concerto in C major, K.314/271k − Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Cece Olivier, oboe

Symphony No.93 in D major, Hob.I:93 − Franz Joseph Haydn

 

All Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra perormances are FREE,

and everyone is encouraged to attend.  Donations to the Corllandt Chamber

Orchestra or Holy Name of Mary are always welcome, but not required.

 

FOR CCO MUSICIANS

 

Musician information is listed on a different website.

The new website will provide some privacy, as well as a general

place to find information about the CCO and other ensembles.

 

Contact the conductor for details.

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

This record is incomplete but represents the known

performance history of the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra 

SEASON 1

 

1.1 (1):

PREMIERE CONCERT:

1/16/1993 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Adagio for Strings, Op.11 – Samuel Barber

          Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach

                    Iris & Sharon Chang, violins

          Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Concerto for Organ, Op.4, No.5 – George Frederick Handel

                    Janet Vines, organ

 

1.2 (2):

COMBINED CONCERT with Holy Name of Mary Concert Choir

5/22/1993 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Concerto for Double Bass in E-flat Major – Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf

                    Volkan Orhon, double bass

 

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SEASON 2

 

2.1 (3):

8/28/1993 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Andante for Strings (World Premiere) – Richard Milan Simons

          Concerto for Clarinet in A Major, K.622 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Eric Seddon, clarinet

NOTE: Piece changed to a Church Sonata by Arcangelo Correlli,due to health issue with soloist.

          Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

2.2 (4):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (1 – Premiere)

1/1/1994 (Saturday) 2:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Marches, Waltzes, and Polkas – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

2.3 (5):

SPRING CONCERT

6/4/1994 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Cummington Overture (1992) – Richard Maltz

          Harpsichord Concerto No.5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 – Johann Sebastian Bach

                    Thomas Zajkowski, harpsichord

          Concerto for Clarinet in A Major, K.622 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Eric Seddon, clarinet

          Symphony in C Major, No.7 (“le Midi”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

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SEASON 3

 

3.1 (6):

9/24/1994 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from The Thieving Magpie – Gioachino Rossini

          Eine Kline Nachtmusik – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Symphony No.4 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

3.2 (7):

VERI VERDI CONCERT

11/19/1994 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams

          Concerto for Cello – Edward Elgar

                    Laila Mohommed, cello

          Arias from Aïda – Giuseppi Verdi

                    with Members of the NY/CONN Opera Alliance

 

3.3 (8):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (2)

1/1/1995 (Sunday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Emperor Waltz, Op.437 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          “Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark” – Sir Henry Bishop

                    Diane Muller, flute

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

          Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson

          Thunder & Lightning Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz, Op.325 – Johann Strtauss

          “Vilia” from The Merry Widow – Franz Lehar

                    Catherine Fugate, soprano

          “Ah! Je voux vivre” from Romeo & Juliet – Charles Gounod

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

          Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          SURPRISE ENCORE: Charles Cahoon, bagpipes

 

3.4 (9):

CONCERTO/ARIA COMPETITION WINNER’S CONCERT (1 – Premiere)

3/25/1995 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Hungarian Dance No.4 – Johannes Brahms

          Symphony No.8 (“Unfinished”) – Franz Schubert

          Concerto for Flute No.2 in D Major, K.314 (First Movement) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Mark Longo, flute

          _____________ - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (?)

                    Cathy Czerwinsky, soprano

          _____________ - _____________

                    Regina Possovino, soprano

          Hungarian Dance No.5 – Johannes Brahms

 

3.5 (10):

COMBINED CONCERT with Holy Name of Mary Concert Choir

6/3/1995 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture to “Egmont” – Ludwig van Beethoven

                    Gabriel Tevan, conductor

          Concerto for Clarinet and Double Bass – Giovanni Bottesini

                    Deborah Cahoon, clarinet

                    Richard Simons, double bass

                    Gabriel Tevan, conductor

          Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert

                    Catherine Fugate, Jane Courtney, Rita Castorina, Ruth Davis, sopranos

                    David Denam, tenor

                    Mario Piazza, bass

                    Janet Vines, conductor

 

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SEASON 4

 

4.1 (11 & 12):

10/6/1995 (Friday) 8:00pm

Yorktown Theater – Yorktown, NY

10/7/1995 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Holberg Suite - Edvard Grieg

          Concerto for Cello in D Major – Franz Joseph Haydn

                    Peter Zay, cello

          “Exsultate Jubilate” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

 

4.2 (13):

ALL BEETHOVEN CONCERT

11/11/1995 (Friday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Piano Concerto No.5 in C Minor, Op.37 – Ludwig van Beethoven

                    Jeffery Rainer, piano

          Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

4.3 (14):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (3)

1/1/1996 (Monday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld – Jacques Offenbach

          American Patrol – F. W. Meacham

          Baby Elephant Walk – Henry Mancini

          Artist’s Life Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Selections from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe

                    Catherine Fugate, soprano

          The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson

          The Cuckoo Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Horse & Buggy – Leroy Anderson

          “Oh, tu che in Seno Agli Angeli” from La Forza del Destino – Giuseppe Verdi

                    David Denam, tenor

          Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          SURPRISE ENCORE:

                    16 French Horns from the Top Brass ensemble, playing the 1812 Overture

 

4.4 (15):

CONCERTO/ARIA COMPETITION WINNER’S CONCERT (2)

3/9/1996 (Sunday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Overture in B Major (World Premiere) – Richard Milan Simons

          Concerto for Violin – Max Bruch

                    Katrin Stamatis, violin

          Symphony No.94 in D Major (“Surprise”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

4.5 (16):

PLANETS CONCERT

Combined with musicians from the Northern Westchester Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (CT), and The Taconic Chorale

5/10/1996 (Friday) 8:00pm

Lakeland High School – Shrub Oak, NY

5/11/1996 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Peekskill Paramount Center for the Arts –Peekskill, NY

          “Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy – Reinhold Glière

          “The Planets” – Gustav Holst

 

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SEASON 5

 

5.1 (17):

11/9/1996 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Serenade for Winds in D Major, Op.44 – Antonín Dvořák

          Serenade for Strings in C Major – Peter Illytch Tchaikovsky

 

5.2 (18):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (4)

Brian Hurst, guest conductor

1/1/1997 (Wednesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          PROGRAM?

 

5.3 (19):

ALL MOZART CONCERT

3/8/1997 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Andante for Flute in C Major, K.315 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Peter Hassell, handwhistle

          Concerto for Horn in D Major, K.412 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Peter Hassell, handwhistle

          “Per Questa Bella Mano”, K.612 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    David Denham, bass

                    Richard Milan Simons, double bass

          Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Gabriel Tevan, conductor

 

5.4 (20):

CONCERTO/ARIA COMPETITION WINNER’S CONCERT (3)

4/5/1997 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Overture (World Premiere) – Marnen Laibow-Koser

          “Steal Me” from The Old Maid and the Thief – Giancarlo Menotti

                    Niki Karanasos, soprano

          Symphony No.3 (“Eroica”) – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

5.5 (21):

6/7/1997 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Overture from The Magic Flute, K.620 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Finlandia – Jean Sibelius

          Eine Kline Nichtmusik – P.D.Q.Bach

          Bolero – Maurice Ravel

 

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SEASON 6

5th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

 

6.1 (22):

HALLOWEEN CONCERT (1)

11/1/1997 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite, Op.46 – Edvard Grieg

          Waltz from Masquerade Suite – Aram Khachaturian

          Lucifer Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Danse Macabre, Op.40 – Camille Saint-Saëns

          Selections from The Phantom of the Opera – Andrew Lloyd Webber

          The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas

          March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique – Hector Berlioz

 

6.2 (23):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (5)

Anthony LaGruth, guest conductor

1/1/1998 (Thursday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture to The Barber of Seville – Gioachino Rossini

          Hungarian Dances (1, 3, and 5) – Johannes Brahms

          Highlights from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein

          Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson

          Overture to Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          The Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Capriccio Espagnol – Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov

                    (NOT PERFORMED – Played Nutcracker movements instead)

 

6.3 (24):

CONCERTO/ARIA COMPETITION WINNER’S CONCERT (4)

2/21/1998 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Hendrick Hudson High School – Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY

          Symphony No.6 in F Major (“Pastorale”), Op.68 – Ludwig van Beethoven

          Violin Concerto No.3 in B Minor, Op.61 – Camille Saint-Säens

                    Yona Stamatis, violin

 

6.4 (25):

ORGAN SPECTACULAR

4/4/1998 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings – Francis Poulenc

                    Marnen Laibow-Koser, organ

          Symphony No.3 (“Organ”) – Camille Saint-Säens

                    Janet Vines, organ

 

6.5 (26 & 27):

DOUBLE SEASON FINALE CONCERTS with the Dutchess Pops Orchestra

5/27/1998 (Wednesday) 7:30pm

The Paramount Center for the Arts – Brown Street, Peekskill, NY

5/28/1998 (Thursday) 8:00pm

New Hackensack Reform Church – Route 376, Wappingers Falls, NY

          Overture from William Tell – Gioachino Rossini

          Suite No.1 from Carmen – Georges Bizet

          The Pines of Rome – Ottorino Respighi

 

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SEASON 7

 

7.1 (28):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (6)

Gabriel Tevan, guest conductor

1/1/1999 (Friday) 4:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture to “Die Fledermaus” – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz – Johann Strauss, Jr.

            “Dona non vidi mai” (“I have never met such a woman”) from Manon Lescaut – Giacomo Puccini

                    Gary Yates, tenor

          Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson

                    Robert Sachs & Brad Henis, trumpets

 

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SEASON 8

 

8.1 (29):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (7)

(dedicated to CCO violinist, Jennifer Alexander)

Dolores Beck-Schwartz, guest conductor

1/1/2000 (Saturday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Two Allegros from Watermusic (3 & 11) – George Frederic Handel

          Roses From the South Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Rondo from Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, No.4 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Istvan Kaczari, horn

          Russian Sailor’s Dance from “The Red Poppy” – Reinhold Glière

          Under the Double Eagle March – Joseph F. Wagner

          Short Visit for a Long Horn – Dolores Beck-Schwartz

                    Dolores Beck-Schwartz, alpenhorn

          Clarinet Polka – Traditional

                    Deborah J. Simons, clarinet

                    Donald J. Simons, accordion

 

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SEASON 9

 

9.1 (30):

FALL CONCERT

(dedicated to CCO violinist, Alex Sitkin)

11/4/2000 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Pavane pour une Infante Défunte – Maurice Ravel (Arr. James D. Ployhar)

          Molly on the Shore – Percey Aldredge Grainger

          Schleptet in E-flat Major, S.0 – P.D.Q.Bach

          Symphony No.35 in D Major (“Haffner”), K.385 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

9.2 (31):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (8)

Michael Kollmer, guest conductor

1/1/2001 (Monday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Symphony No.3 (“Eroica”) – Ludwig van Beethoven

          Overture from Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

9.3 (32):

SPRING CONCERT

5/5/2001 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Serenade for Winds (“Grand Partita”), K.361 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Serenade for String Orchestra, Op.20 – Sir Edward Elgar

          Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

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SEASON 10

 

10.1 (33):

MUSIC OF THE FOLKS

11/17/2001 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Polka & Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride – Bedřich Smetana

          Religious Chant, Christmas Carol, and Dancing Chorus

                    from Eight Russian Folk Tunes, Op.58 – Anatoli Liadov

          Buciumeana, Poargă Romănească, Mărunţel, and Mărunţel

                    from Seven Rumanian Folk Tunes – Béla Bartók

          American Folk Rhapsody No.1 – Clare Grundman

          Symphony No.9 in E Minor (“New World”), Op.95 – Antonín Dvořák

 

10.2 (34):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (9)

Bob Collins, guest conductor

1/1/2002 (Tuesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Hornpipe from Watermusic Suite in D Major – George Frederic Handel

          Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel

          Overture from William Tell – Gioacchino Rossini

          Light Cavalry Overture – Franz von Suppé

          English Folk Songs Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams

                    I. – March (“Seventeen Come Sunday” ) (1872-1958)

                    II. – Intermezzo (“My Bonny Boy” )

                    III. – March (“Folk Songs from Somerset” )

          The Syncopated Clock – Leroy Anderson

          Colonel Bogey March – Alford

          Medley from “The Sound of Music” – Richard Rodgers

          ENCORES:

                    Radetzky March – Johann Strauss, Sr.

                    The Blue Danube Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

                    The Stars and Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

10.3 (35):

OPUS NON OPERA

2/16/2002 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Sonata for Strings No.1 in G – Gioacchino Rossini

          Crisantemi alla memoria di Amedeo di Savoja Duca D’Aosta – Giacomo Puccini

          IV. Scherzo Fuga: Allegro assai mosso

                    from Symphony for Strings in E Minor – Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Lucas Drew)

          Sinfonia Breve in D Major – Vincenzo Bellini (arr. Santi di Stefano)

          Sinfonia for Winds – Gaetano Donizetti

          Serenade No.11 in E-flat Major, K.375 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

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SEASON 11

10th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

 

11.1 (36):

MOZART: FIRST & LAST

11/23/2002 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Fiddle Faddle – Leroy Anderson (arr. Samuel Applebaum)

          Adagio in G Minor for Organ and Strings – Tomaso Albinoni (arr. R. Giazotto)

          String Suite No.2 (“Turkish”) – Richard Milan Simons

          Symphony No.1 in E-flat Major, K.16 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Symphony No.41 in C Major (“Jupiter”), K.551 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

11.2 (37):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (10)

Peter Muir, guest conductor

1/1/2003 (Wednesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from La Gazza Ladra – Gioacchino Rossini

          Clarinet Duo No.2, Op.114 – Felix Mendelssohn

                    Deborah Simons and Judith Youett, clarinets

          “Ah, Je veux vivre” from Romeo and Juliet – Charles Gounod

          “Sempre Libre” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi

                    Susan Diamond, soprano

          Thunder & Lightning Polka, Op.324 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Washington Post March – John Philip Sousa

          “Day In, Day Out” – Rube Bloom (arr. Nelson Riddle)

          “Alone Together” – Howard Dietz (arr. Nelson Riddle)

          “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” – Cole Porter (arr. Nelson Riddle)

                    Susan Diamond, soprano

 

11.3 (38):

SEASON FINALE with the Croton Chorale

3/1/2003 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Dreaming – Sir Edward Elgar

          Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy, Op.70 – Reinhold Glière

          Minuet Militaire, S.1A – P.D.Q.Bach

          “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”: Chorale, from Cantata 147 – Johann Sebastian Bach

          Polovtsian Dances – Alexandar Borodin

 

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SEASON 12

 

12.1 (39):

11/15/2003 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          The Entertainer – Scott Joplin

          “Music of the Night”

                    from Phantom of the Opera – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

                    Catherine Fugate, soprano

          “Serenade” from The Student Prince – Sigmund Romberg (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

                    Theo Simone, bass-baritone

          “Time to Say Goodbye” – Francesco Sartori (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

                    Catherine Fugate, soprano

          “Ol’ Man River” from Show Boat – Jerome Kern (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

                    Theo Simone, bass-baritone

          Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

12.2 (40):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (11)

Jim Sadewhite, guest conductor

1/1/2004 (Thursday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld – Jacques Offenbach

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Hungarian Dance No.5 – Johannes Brahms

          Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni

          Waltz from the Masquerade Suite – Aram Khachaturian

          Selections from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

          Thunder & Lightning Polka, Op.324 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, Op.214 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes – Richard Strauss

          Radetzky March, Op.228 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

 

12.3 (41):

FATHER & SON: Not quite hand-me-down music

2/21/2004 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Leopold Stokowski)

          Sinfonie in G Major, w182, No.1 (1773) – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

          Jagd–Sinfonie (“Hunting Symphony”) – Leopold Mozart

          Overture from Don Giovanni, K.527 (1787) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Frederika Polka, Op.239 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

          Wine, Women and Song Waltzes, Op.333 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

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SEASON 13

 

13.1 (42):

11/13/2004 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Preciosa Overture, Op.78 – Carl Maria von Webber

          Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

          Siegfried Idyll – Richard Wagner

          March from Babes in Toyland – Victor Herbert

          Symphony No.104 in D Major (“London”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

13.2 (43):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (12)

Ron DeFesi, guest conductor

1/1/2005 (Saturday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from La Gazza Ladra – Gioacchino Rossini

          Intermezzo–Scene from In a Persian Market – Albert W. Ketèlbey

          Thunder & Lightning Polka, Op.324 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Student Waltzes – Emile Waldteufel

          Three Cuban Dances – Ignazio Cervantes (arr. Otto Langey)

                    I. – Moderato con espressione      (1847–1905)

                    II. – “No llores mas!” (“Weep No Longer”): Con tenerezza

                    III. – Moderato melanconico

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Radetzky March, Op.228 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

 

13.3 (44):

4/16/2005 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          L’Italianella (1996) – Veniero A. (“Otto”) Ottaviano

          Hungarian March (“Rákóczy March”) from The Damnation of Faust, Op.29 – Hector Berlioz

          Hungarian Dance No.1 – Johannes Brahms

          Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise for Flute and Orchestra, Op.26 – Albert Franz Doppler

                    April Klavins, flute

          Slavonic Dance, Op.46, No.7 – Antonín Dvořák

          Hora Staccato – Grigoras Dinicu (arr. Jascha Heifetz, orch. Adolf Schmid)

                    April Klavins, flute

          Romanian Rhapsody in A Major, Op.11, No.1 – George Enescu (arr. Felix Guenther)

          Slavonic Dance, Op.46, No.8 – Antonín Dvořák

 

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SEASON 14

 

14.1 (45):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (13)

1/1/2006 (Sunday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Hungarian Dance No.6 – Johannes Brahms

          Clear Track Polka, Op.45 – Eduard Strauss

          On the Beautiful Hudson Waltz – Rudolf Bial

          American Salute – Morton Gould

          Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson

                    Adrian Waltzer, Roy Cagliostro, trumpets

          “O, Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi – Giacomo Puccini

                    Catherine Fugate, soprano

          Express Polka, Op.311 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Selections from The Sound of Music – Richard Rodgers

 

14.2 (46):

MOZART’S 250th BIRTHDAY GALA

1/27/2006 (Friday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from The Marriage of Figaro, K.492 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Suite No.4 in G Major (“Mozartiana”), Op.61 – Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

          Symphony No.40 in g Minor, K.550 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Eine Kline Nichtmusik – Peter Schickele

 

14.3 (47):

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

3/25/2006 (Saturday) 8:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Gold & Silver Waltzes – Franz Lehár

                    Gabriel Tevan, conductor

          Selections from the “Maria Theresa” Symphony – Franz Joseph Haydn (arr. Sidney Carlin)

          Carmen Suite – Georges Bizet

          Peer Gynt Suite, Op.46 – Edvard Grieg

          1812 Overture – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

 

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SEASON 15

 

15.1 (48):

FOR MARYKNOLL SISTERS

(Funds from this performance enabled the purchase of orchestra music folders)

10/8/2006 (Sunday) 4:30pm

Maryknoll Retreat – Ossining, NY

          American Patrol – F. Meacham

          The Entertainer – Scott Joplin

          On the Beautiful Hudson Waltz – Rudolf Bial (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

          Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

          Leibenfreude

          First Movement of Eine Kline Nachtmusik – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Masterpiece Theater Theme – J. J. Mouret

          I Could’ve Danced All Night from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe

          Hallelujah Chorus – George Frederick Handel

 

15.2 (49):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (14)

1/1/2007 (Monday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Die Fledermaus, Op.362 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          “Mein Herr Marquis” (“Laughing Song”) from Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss, Jr.

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

          Pleasure Train Polka, Op.281 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          On the Beautiful Hudson Waltz – Rudolf Bial (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

          Selections from Phantom of the Opera – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

          “Ah, Je veux vivre” from Romeo and Juliet – Charles Gounod

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

          The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson

          The Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

 

15.3 (50):

NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ORCHESTRA BENEFIT CONCERT

2/10/2007 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy, Op.70 – Reinhold Glière

          Flute Concerto (“Kondakova”) (World Premiere) – Marcel Owen Alexander

                    Daria Isayeva, flute

          Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    George Calabrese, violin

                    Timothy Kaczynski, viola

          Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64 – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

                    Samuel Thompson, violin

 

15.4 (51):

HEARING DOUBLE

3/31/2007 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Præludium in G Major, Op.37, No.2 – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

          Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat Major, BWV1051 – Johann Sebastian Bach

                    Irynn-Grace Somera & Michael Alas, violas

          String Symphony No.2 in D Major – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

          Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach

                    Kathleen Coletta & Nicholas Szucs, violins

 

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SEASON 16

15th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

 

16.1 (52):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (15)

1/1/2008 (Tuesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Colonel Bogey March – Kenneth J. Alford

          On the Beautiful Hudson Waltz – Rudolf Bial (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

            Selections from Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl – Klaus Badelt (arr. Ted Ricketts)

          El Capitan March – John Philip Sousa

          Voices of Spring Waltzes, Op.410 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          What’s Up at the Symphony? Bugs Bunny’s Greatest Hits – Arr. Jerry Brubaker

 

16.2 (53):

CLASSICAL ALL-STARS

2/16/2008 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Richard Milan Simons, conductor:

          “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”: Chorale, from Cantata 147 – Johann Sebastian Bach

          Symphony No.8 (“Unfinished”) in B Minor – Franz Schubert

          Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor – Johannes Brahms

          Marc Goldenberg, conductor:

          Overture from The Barber of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini

          Satirical Dance from The Bolt, Op.27 – Dimitri Shostakovich

          Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

16.3 (54):

APRIL IN PARIS

(Dedicated to Croton icon, Lenore Doskow)

4/5/2008 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          “La Cathedrale engloutie” – Claude Debussy

          Violin Concerto No.4, K.218 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Samuel Thompson, violin

          Symphony No.31 (“Paris”), K.297 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 – Camille Saint-Säens

                    Samuel Thompson, violin

 

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SEASON 17

 

17.1 (55):

HALLOWEEN TREATS (2)

11/1/2008 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 – Hector Berlioz

          The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Paul Dukas

          Toccata and Fugue in d Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Leopold Stokowski)

          In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite, No.1, Op.46 – Edvard Grieg

          Danse Macabre, Op.40 – Camille Saint-Saëns

            Concert Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – John Williams (arr. Victor Lopez)

          The Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 – Hector Berlioz

 

17.2 (56):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (16)

Brian Ackley & Matty Mozzor, guest conductors

1/1/2009 (Thursday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Brian Ackley, conductor:

          Light Cavalry Overture – Franz von Suppé

          Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

          Finlandia – Jean Sibelius

          The Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Matty Mozzor, conductor:

          Star Trek Through the Years – Arr. Clavin Custer

          A Touch of Jazz – Arr. Jerry Brubaker

          On the Beautiful Hudson Waltz – Rudolf Bial (arr. Richard Milan Simons)

          Selections from Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock

          A Salute to the Big Bands – Arr. Clavin Custer

 

17.3 (57):

2/21/2009 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Roman Carnival Overture, Op.9 – Hector Berlioz

          Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op.61 – Ludwig van Beethoven

                    Nicholas Szucs, violin

          Symphony No.9 in E Minor (“New World”), Op.95 – Antonín Dvořák

 

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SEASON 18

 

18.1 (58):

PASTORALE

11/7/2009 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          “Sheep May Safely Graze” from The Hunting Cantata, BWV 208 – Johann Sebastian Bach

          Suite of Scottish Dances for Orchestra – William Alwyn

          Shepherd’s Hey – Percy Grainger

          Symphony No.6 in F Major (“Pastorale”), Op.68 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

18.2 (59):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (17)

Paul Dulude, guest conductor

1/1/2010 (Friday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

          The Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Bolero – Maurice Ravel (arr. Branga)

          American Salute – Morton Gould

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Selections from Porgy & Bess – George Gershwin (arr. Sayre)

          Thunder & Lightning Polka, Op.324 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          ENCORES:

                    American Patrol – Meacham

                    Radetzky March, Op.228 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

                    Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

18.3 (60):

OPERA CHORUS SPECTACULAR with the Croton Chorale & Hudson Opera Theatre

4/24/2010 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Ron DeFesi, conductor:

          Overture to The Barber of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini

          “Regina Cœli” from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni

                    Santuzza: Kathryn Alicia Tate, mezzo-soprano

          “Libiamo” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi

                    Violetta: Amy Phillips, soprano

                    Alfredo: Justin Randolph, tenor

          Bob Collins, conductor:

          “Per Questa Bella Mano” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Ron DeFesi, single bass

                    Richard Milan Simons, double bass

          “Habañera” from Carmen – George Bizet

                    Carmen: Julie Majchrzyk, soprano

          Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky

                    Shuisky: Michael Kolb, tenor

                    Boris: Ron DeFesi, bass

          Richard Milan Simons, conductor:

          Overture to The Magic Flute – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          “Anvil Chorus” from Il Trovatore – Giuseppe Verdi

          “Va Pensiero” (“Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”) from Nabucco – Giuseppe Verdi

          Act II Finale from Aïda – Giuseppe Verdi

 

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SEASON 19

 

19.1 (61):

11/20/2010 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture to Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti

          “Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur – Francesco Cilea

                    Eve Steier, soprano

          Sicilienne, Op.78 – Gabriel Fauré

          “Ebben?... Ne andro lontana” from La Wally – Alfredo Catalani

                    Eve Steier, soprano

          Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride – Bedřich Smetana

          Symphony No.1 in A Major, Op.79 – Carl Reinecke

 

19.2 (62):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (18)

George Calabrese, guest conductor

1/1/2011 (Saturday) 1:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from La Cenerentola – Gioachino Rossini

          Waltz from Masquerade Suite – Aram Khachaturian

          Selections from Phantom of the Opera – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

          Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          The Lover’s Waltz – Jay Ungar

                    Elizabeth & George Calabrese, violins

          The Syncopated Clock – Leroy Anderson

          Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda – Amilcare Ponchielli

          The Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

          Auld Lang Syne (Traditional Scottish Folk Song) – Arr. Holcomb

          ENCORES:

                    The Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

                    Radetzky March, Op.228 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

                    Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

19.3 (63):

SCHUBERT GREAT SYMPHONY

4/30/2011 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Symphony No.9 in C Major (“The Great”), D.944 – Franz Schubert

 

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SEASON 20

 

20.1 (64):

12/3/2011 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Variations on a Shaker Melody for Orchestra – Aaron Copland

          Symphony in C Major, Wq.174 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

          Serenade for Winds in D Major, Op.44 – Antonín Dvořák

 

20.2 (65):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (19)

Deborah Simons, guest conductor

1/1/2012 (Sunday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          March of the Belgian Paratroopers – Pierre Leemans

          ENCORES:

                    The Blue Danube Waltz, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

                    Radetzky March, Op.228 – Johann Strauss, Sr.

                    Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

20.3 (66):

4/21/2012 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

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SEASON 21

20th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

 

21.1 (67):

11/17/2012 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Octet in F Major, D.803 – Franz Schubert

          Symphony No.29 in A Major, K.201 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

21.2 (68):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (20)

Hilarie Clark Moore, guest conductor

1/1/2013 (Sunday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

21.3 (69):

5/11/2013 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

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SEASON 22

 

22.1 (70):

11/16/2013 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

22.2 (71):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (21)

Adam Fontana, guest conductor

1/1/2014 (Sunday) 3:00pm

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band – Premiere)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

22.3 (72):

LORD OF THE RINGS

3/1/2014 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Double Concerto – Max Bruch

                    Deborah Simons, clarinet

                    Julie Bamberger, viola

          The Lord of the Rings Suite – Johann DeMeij

 

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SEASON 23

 

23.1 (73):

LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES

11/22/2014 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from William Tell – Gioachino Rossini

          Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore

          The Pink Panther – Henry Mancini

          Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl – Klaus Badelt

          Selections from 007

          Harry Potter Symphonic Suite – John Williams

          Selections from The Sound of Music – Richard Rodgers

          The Empire Strikes Back Medley – John Williams

 

23.2 (74):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (22)

1/1/2015 (Thursday) 3:00pm

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 2)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld – Jacques Offenbach

          Roses from the South Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          A Touch of Jazz –Various (Arr. Brubaker)

          Express Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson

          American Patrol – Meacham

          Fascinatin’ Rhythum – George Gershwin

          Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

          Radetsky March – Johann Strauss, Sr.

ENCORES:

          The Blue Danube Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

23.3 (75):

MARCH MOZART MADNESS – All-Mozart Concert

3/28/2015 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Symphony No.14 in A Major, K.114 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          “L’amero, saro Costante” from Il Rè Pastore, K.208 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

                    Nicholas Szucs, violin

          Exsultate Jubilate, K.165 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Deborah Horne, soprano

          Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Nicholas Szucs, violin

                    Amy Selig viola

 

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SEASON 24

 

24.1 (76):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (23)

Richard Simons, conductor

1/1/2016 (-day) 3:00pm

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 3)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Die Fledermaus Overture – Johann Strauss, Jr.
          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson
          Cagliostro Quadrille – Johann Strauss, Jr.
          Polar Express Concert Suite
          Dance of the Comedians – Bedřich Smetana (a la Victor Borge)

          El Capitan March – John Philip Sousa
          Vienna Life Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.
          Star Wars Medley – John Williams
ENCORES:

          Radetsky March – Johann Strauss, Sr.
          Blue Danube Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.
          Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

24.2 (77):

2/6/2016 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Serenade in D Major for Strings & Winds (“Haffner”), K.250 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Symphony No.99 in E-flat Major – Franz Joseph Haydn
 

24.3 (78):

5/21/2016 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture to Nabucco – Giuseppe Verdi
          Selections from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe
          Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68 – Johannes Brahms

 

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SEASON 25

 

25.1 (79):

HALLOWEEN TREATS (3)

11/29/2016 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Toccata and Fugue in d Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (ORGAN SOLO)

                    Jack Coen, organ

          In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite, No.1, Op.46 - Edvard Grieg

          Lucifer Polka - Johann Strauss, Jr.

          March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 - Hector Berlioz

          Clarinet Candy - Leroy Anderson

                    Kristen Johnson, clarinet

                    Daniel Padmos, clarinet

                    Deborah Simons, clarinet

            Concert Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – John Williams (arr. Victor Lopez)

          Danse Macabre, Op.40 - Camille Saint-Saëns

          The Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 - Hector Berlioz

 

25.2 (80):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (24)

David Beck, guest conductor

1/1/2017 (Sunday) 3:00pm

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 4)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

25.3 (81):

5/20/2017 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Ballet De Coeur – Gabriel Pierne

          Symphony No.2 in D Minor – Johannes Brahms

 

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SEASON 26

25th New Year’s Day Gala Concert

Purchased two new Timpani

 

26.1 (82):
SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS

11/11/2017 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Adagio – Samuel Barber (Dedicated to the memory of John Monten)

          American Salute – Morton Gould

          America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward

          Salute to the Armed Forces

          Symphony No.100 (“Military”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

26.2 (83):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (25)

Gariel Tevan & Richard Simons, co-conductors

1/1/2018 (Monday) 3:00pm

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 5)

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Barber of Seville Overture – Gioacchino Rossini

          Fiddle-Faddle – Leroy Anderson

          Beautiful Hudson Waltzes – Rudolf Bial

          Under the Double Eagle March – Josef Wagner

          Oblivion – Astor Pizzola & Here Comes the Sun – George Harison

                    Bill Conway, Mark Minkler, Richard Simons, Marcel Villaflor, double bass quartet

          Emperor Wlatzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          March of the Belgian Paratroopers – Pierre Leemans

          Hungarian Dance No.5 – Johannes Brahms

 

26.3 (84):

CLASSICAL B’s – Beethoven, Bach, Brahms

5/19/2018 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture in C Major, Op.115 (“Name Day Overture”) – Ludwig van Beethoven

          Fugue in G Minor, BWV578 (“Little”) – Johann Sebastian Bach

          Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90 – Johannes Brahms

 

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SEASON 27

 

27.1 (85):

11/?/2018 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Concerto Grosso No.8 in G Minor (“Christmas Concerto”) – Arcangelo Corelli

          Symphony No.37 in G Major, K.444 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Symphony No.6 in D Major (“Morning”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

27.2 (86):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (26)

Richard Simons, conductor

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 6)

1/1/2019 (Tuesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Belle of the Ball – Leroy Anderson

          Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow – Jule Styne

          Voices of Spring Waltzes, Op.410 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Selections from Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt

          Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Second Jazz Waltz – Dimitri Shostakovich

          Express Polka, Op.311 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Selections from The Sound of Music – Richard Rodgers

 

27.3 (87):

3/23/2019 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Egmont Overture, Op.84 – Ludwig van Beethoven

          L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 – George Bizet

          Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98 – Johannes Brahms

 

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SEASON 28

 

28.1 (88):

11/19/2019 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Symphony No.101 in D Major (“The Clock”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

          Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 – Ludwig van Beethoven

 

28.2 (89):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (27)

Claire Collins, guest conductor

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 7)

1/1/2020 (Wednesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Jupiter from The Planets – Gustav Holst

          1812 Overture – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

          Selections from The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore

          Selections from The Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt

          Radetsky March – Johann Strauss, Sr.
          Blue Danube Waltzes – Johann Strauss, Jr.
          Stars & Stripes Forever March – John Philip Sousa

 

28.3:

BACH’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

3/21/2020 (Saturday) 7:30pm

*** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC ***

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

 

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SEASON 29

*** SEASON 29 CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC ***

 

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SEASON 30

30.1 (90):

11/13/2021 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Sicilienne & Gigue from Etude in D Major – Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni

          Symphony in E Minor, Wq178 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Air for Strings (originally Air for Band) – Frank William Erickson

Symphony No.6 in F Major K43 (1767) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

30.2:

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

*** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC ***

 

30.3 (91):

2/26/2022 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Good Shepherd Chapel – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

Overture from Marriage of Figaro – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony Concertante in D Major – Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf

                    Piotr Kargul, viola & Richard Simons, double bass

Symphony No.104 in D Major (“London”) – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

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SEASON 31

30th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT

10th NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA WITH SIMONS FAMILY BAND

 

31.1 (92):

11/19/2022 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

March for the Turkish Ceremony from The Bourgeois Gentleman – Giovanni Battisata Lulli

          Violin Concerto in A Major (“Turkish”), K.219 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    Nick Attila, violin

          Symphony No.4 in A Major (“Italian”), Op.90 – Felix Mendelssohn

 

31.2 (93):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (28)

Nicole Peragine, guest conductor

1/1/2023 (Sunday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          March & Russian Dance: Trépak from Nutcracker Suite – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

          From Darkness into Light on Hannukah – Itamar Danziger

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

          Emperor Waltzes, Op.437 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Knightsbridge March from London Suite – Eric Coates

          Masquerade Suite (Selections) – Aram Khachaturian

          Appalachia Waltz – Mark O’Connor

          Champagne Polka, Op.211 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

31.3 (94):

3/4/2023 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Minuet on the Name of Haydn – Mauric Ravel

          Sacred and Profane Dances for Harp and Strings – Claude Debussy

                    Lisa Tannebaum, harp

          Cello Concerto in B-flat Major, G.482 – Luigi Boccherini

                    Nancy Torrente, cello

          Symphony No.46 in B Major, Hob.I:46 – Franz Joseph Haydn

 

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SEASON 32

 

32.1 (95):

10/28/2023 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Symphony No.1 in D Minor (“The Reckoning”) – Richard Milan Simons

                    World Premiere

          Symphony No.6 in C Major (“Little”), D.589 – Franz Schubert

 

32.2 (96):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (29)

Kathleen C. Feldman, guest conductor

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 10)

1/1/2024 (Monday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Cornelius Festival March – Felix Mendelssohn

          Vienna Bonbons Waltzes, Op.307 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Three Dances from Henrry VIII – Edward German

          Waltz from Masquerade Suite – Aram Khachaturian

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Belle of the Ball – Leroy Anderson

          Go West! – Arr. Ralph Ford

          The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson

                    Hallie Wolfe, Felis catus

          Pizzicato Polka, Op.449 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Salute to the Cinema – Arr. Carl Strommen

          Toreador from Carmen Suite No.1 – Georges Bizet

 

32.3 (97):

“The Four Seasons”

3/9/2024 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Asbury United Methodist Church – 17 Old Post Road, Croton, NY

          Violin Concerto in E Major, Op.8, No.1 (“Spring”), RV 269 – Antonio Vivaldi

          Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op.8, No.1 (“Summer”), RV 315 – Antonio Vivaldi

          Violin Concerto in F Major, Op.8, No.1 (“Autumn”), RV 293 – Antonio Vivaldi

          Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op.8, No.1 (“Winter”), RV 297 – Antonio Vivaldi

                    Nick Attila, solo violin

 

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SEASON 33

 

33.1 (98):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (29)

Craig Fryer, guest conductor

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 11)

1/1/2025 (Wednesday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Overture from Die Fledermaus, Op.362 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

          The Syncopated Clock – Leroy Anderson

          Selections from The Sound of Music – Richard Rodgers

          Liberty Bell March – John Philip Sousa

          Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld – Jacques Offenbach

          Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op.214 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

33.2 (99):

6/7/2025 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Requiem in D Minor, K.626 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    With the Warwick Valley Chorale

 

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SEASON 34

 

34.1 (100):

100th Performance – Repeat of our 1/16/1993 Premiere Concert Program

11/22/2025 (Saturday) 7:30pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Adagio for Strings, Op.11 – Samuel Barber

          Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach

                    Katrin & Yona Stamatis, violins

          Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

          Concerto for Organ, Op.4, No.5 – George Frideric Handel

                    Marnen E. Laibow-Koser, organ

 

 

34.2 (101):

NEW YEAR’S DAY GALA CONCERT (30)

Celebrating the 200th Birthday of Johann Strauss, Jr.

(2:00pm – Simons Family Band - 12)

1/1/2026 (Thursday) 3:00pm

Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton, NY

          Emperor Waltzes, Op.437  – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Elevator Bossa – Edward D. Messerschmidt

          Clef Club March – James Reese Europe

          Selections from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe

          Voices of Spring Waltzes, Op.410  – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Bill Bailey – Hughie Cannon

          Champagne Polka Op.211 – Johann Strauss, Jr.

          Blue Danube Waltzes, Op.314  – Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

 

 

SOLOISTS

(Alphabetical)

 

Michael Alas, viola

Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat Major, BWV1051 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 3/31/2007

Nicholas Attila, violin

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach– 3/31/2007

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op.61 – Ludwig van Beethoven – 2/21/2009

“L’amero, saro Costante” from Il Rè Pastore, K.208 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/28/2015

Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/28/2015

Violin Concerto in A Major (“Turkish”), K.219 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 11/19/2022

The Four Seasons – Antonio Vivaldi – 3/9/2024

Julie Bamberger, viola

Double Concerto – Max Bruch – 3/1/2014

Dolores Beck, alpenhorn

Short Visit for a Long Horn – Dolores Beck – 1/1/2000

Roy Cagliostro, trumpet

Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/2006

Charles Cahoon, bagpipes

Surprise Encore (arr. Richard Simons) – 1/1/1995

Elizabeth Calabrese, violin

The Lover’s Waltz – Jay Ungar – 1/1/2011

George Calabrese, violin

Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 2/10/2007

The Lover’s Waltz – Jay Ungar – 1/1/2011

Rita Castorina, soprano

Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

Iris & Sharon Chang, violins

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach – 1/16/1993

Jack Coen, organ

Toccata and Fugue in d Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach – 11/29/2016

Bill Conway, double bass

Oblivion (BBQ Bass Quartet) – Astor Pizzola – 1/1/2018

Here Comes the Sun (BBQ Bass Quartet) – George Harison – 1/1/2018

Jane Courtney, soprano

Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

Cathy Czerwinsky, soprano

Concerto/Aria Winner – 3/25/1995

Ruth Davis, soprano

Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

Ron DeFesi, bass

“Per Questa Bella Mano” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4/24/2010

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky – 4/24/2010

David Denham, tenor

Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

“Oh, tu che in Seno Agli Angeli” from La Forza del Destino – Giuseppe Verdi – 1/1/1996

“Per Questa Bella Mano”, K.612 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/8/1997

Susan Diamond, soprano

“Ah, Je veux vivre” from Romeo and Juliet – Charles Gounod – 1/1/2003

“Sempre Libre” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi – 1/1/2003

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” – Cole Porter (arr. Nelson Riddle) – 1/1/2003

Kathleen Coletta Feldman, violin

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 3/31/2007

Catherine Fugate, soprano

“Vilia” from The Merry Widow – Franz Lehar – 1/1/1995

Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

Selections from My Fair Lady – Frederick Loewe – 1/1/1996

“Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber – 11/15/2003

“Time to Say Goodbye” – Francesco Sartori – 11/15/2003

“O, Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi – Giacomo Puccini – 1/1/2006

Peter Hassell, handwhistle

Andante for Flute in C Major, K.315 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/8/1997         

Concerto for Horn in D Major, K.412 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/8/1997

Brad Henis, trumpet

Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/1999

Deborah Horne, soprano

“Ah! Je voux vivre” from Romeo & Juliet – Charles Gounod – 1/1/1995

“Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark” – Sir Henry Bishop – 1/1/1995

“Exsultate Jubilate” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 10/6-7/1995

“Mein Herr Marquis” (“Laughing Song”) from Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss, Jr. – 1/1/2007

“Ah, Je veux vivre” from Romeo and Juliet – Charles Gounod – 1/1/2007

“L’amero, saro Costante” from Il Rè Pastore, K.208 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/28/2015

“Exsultate Jubilate”, K.165 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Daria Isayeva, flute

Flute Concerto (“Kondakova”) – Marcel Owen Alexander – 2/10/2007

Kristen Johnson, clarinet

Clarinet Candy - Leroy Anderson – 11/29/2016

Istvan Kaczari, horn

Rondo from Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, No.4 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 1/1/2000

Timothy Kaczynski, viola

Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 2/10/2007

Niki Karanasos, soprano

Concerto/Aria Winner – “Steal Me” from The Old Maid and the Thief – Giancarlo Menotti – 4/5/1997

Piotr Kargul, viola

Symphony Concertante in D Major – Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – 2/26/2022

April Klavins, flute

Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise for Flute and Orchestra, Op.26 – Albert Franz Doppler – 4/16/2005

Hora Staccato – Grigoras Dinicu (arr. Jascha Heifetz, orch. Adolf Schmid) – 4/16/2005

Michael Kolb, tenor

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky – 4/24/2010

Marnen E. Laibow-Koser, organ

Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings – Francis Poulenc – 4/4/1998

Concerto for Organ, Op.4, No.5 – George Frideric Handel – 11/22/2025

Mark Longo, flute

Concerto/Aria Winner – 3/25/1995

Julie Majchrzyk, soprano

“Habañera” from Carmen – George Bizet – 4/24/2010

Mark Minkler, double bass

Oblivion (BBQ Bass Quartet) – Astor Pizzola – 1/1/2018

Here Comes the Sun (BBQ Bass Quartet) – George Harison – 1/1/2018

Laila Mohommed, cello

Concerto for Cello – Edward Elgar – 11/19/1994

Diane Muller, flute

“Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark” – Sir Henry Bishop – 1/1/1995

Volkan Orhon, double bass

Concerto for Double Bass in E-flat Major – Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – 1/16/1993

Daniel Padmos, clarinet

Clarinet Candy - Leroy Anderson – 11/29/2016

Amy Phillips, soprano

“Libiamo” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi – 4/24/2010

Regina Possovino, soprano

Concerto/Aria Winner – 3/25/1995

Jeffery Rainer, piano

Piano Concerto No.5 in C Minor, Op.37 – Ludwig van Beethoven – 11/11/1995

Justin Randolph, tenor

“Libiamo” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi – 4/24/2010

Robert Sachs, trumpet

Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/1999

Eric Seddon, clarinet

Concerto for Clarinet in A Major, K.622 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 6/4/1994

Amy Selig viola

Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/28/2015

Theo Simone, bass-baritone

“Serenade” from The Student Prince – Sigmund Romberg – 11/15/2003

“Ol’ Man River” from Show Boat – Jerome Kern – 11/15/2003

Deborah Cahoon Simons, clarinet

Concerto for Clarinet and Double Bass – Giovanni Bottesini – 6/3/1995

Clarinet Polka – Traditional – 1/1/2000

Clarinet Duo No.2, Op.114 – Felix Mendelssohn – 1/1/2003

Double Concerto – Max Bruch – 3/1/2014

Clarinet Candy - Leroy Anderson – 11/29/2016

Donald J. Simons, accordion

Clarinet Polka – Traditional – 1/1/2000

Richard Simons, double bass

Concerto for Clarinet and Double Bass – Giovanni Bottesini – 6/3/1995

“Per Questa Bella Mano”, K.612 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/8/1997

“Per Questa Bella Mano”, K.612 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4/24/2010

Oblivion (BBQ Bass Quartet) – Astor Pizzola – 1/1/2018

Here Comes the Sun (BBQ Bass Quartet) – George Harison – 1/1/2018

Symphony Concertante in D Major – Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – 2/26/2022

Irynn-Grace Somera, viola

Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat Major, BWV1051 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 3/31/2007

Katrin Stamatis, violin

Concerto/Aria Winner – Concerto for Violin – Max Bruch – 3/9/1996

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 11/22/2025

Yona Stamatis, violin

Concerto/Aria Winner – Violin Concerto No.3 in B Minor, Op.61 – Camille Saint-Säens – 2/21/1998

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 11/22/2025

Eve Steier, soprano

“Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur – Francesco Cilea – 11/20/2010

“Ebben?... Ne andro lontana” from La Wally – Alfredo Catalani – 11/20/2010

Lisa Tannebaum, harp

Sacred and Profane Dances for Harp and Strings – Claude Debussy – 3/4/2023

Kathryn Alicia Tate, mezzo-soprano

“Regina Cœli” from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni – 4/24/2010

Samuel Thompson, violin

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64 – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – 2/10/2007

Violin Concerto No.4, K.218 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4/5/2008

Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 – Camille Saint-Säens – 4/5/2008

Nancy Torrente, cello

Cello Concerto in B-flat Major, G.482 – Luigi Boccherini – 3/4/2023

Marcel Villaflor, double bass

Oblivion (BBQ Bass Quartet) – Astor Pizzola – 1/1/2018

Here Comes the Sun (BBQ Bass Quartet) – George Harison – 1/1/2018

Janet Vines, organ

Concerto for Organ, Op.4, No.5 – George Frederick Handel – 1/16/1993

Symphony No.3 (“Organ”) – Camille Saint-Säens – 4/4/1998

Adrian Waltzer trumpet

Bugler’s Holiday – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/2006

Hallie Wolfe, felis catus

The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/1996

The Waltzing Cat – Leroy Anderson – 1/1/2024

Gary Yates, tenor

“Dona non vidi mai” (“I have never met such a woman”) from Manon Lescaut – Giacomo Puccini – 1/1/1999

Judith Youett, clarinet

Clarinet Duo No.2, Op.114 – Felix Mendelssohn – 1/1/2003

Thomas Zajkowski, harpsichord

Harpsichord Concerto No.5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 – Johann Sebastian Bach – 6/4/1994

Peter Zay, cello

Concerto for Cello in D Major – Franz Joseph Haydn – 10/6-7/1995

SOLOISTS

(By Instrument)

 

ACCORDION

Donald J. Simons – 1/1/2000

 

ALPENHORN

Dolores Beck – 1/1/2000

 

BAGPIPES

Charles Cahoon – 1/1/1995

 

BASS

Ron DeFesi – 4/24/2010

 

BASS-BARITONE

Theo Simone – 11/15/2003

 

CELLO

Laila Mohommed – 11/19/1994

Peter Zay – 10/6-7/1995

Nancy Torrente – 3/4/2023

 

CLARINET

Kristen Johnson – 11/29/2016

Daniel Padmos – 11/29/2016

Eric Seddon – 6/4/1994

Deborah Cahoon Simons – 6/3/1995, 1/1/2000, 1/1/2003, 3/1/2014, 11/29/2016

Judith Youett – 1/1/2003

 

DOUBLE BASS

Bill Conway – 1/1/2018

Mark Minkler – 1/1/2018

Volkan Orhon – 1/16/1993

Richard Simons – 6/3/1995, 3/8/1997, 4/24/2010, 1/1/2018, 1/1/2018, 2/26/2022

Marcel Villaflor – 1/1/2018

 

FELIS CATUS

Hallie Wolfe – 1/1/1996, 1/1/2024

 

FLUTE

Daria Isayeva – 2/10/2007

April Klavins – 4/16/2005

Mark Longo – 3/25/1995

Diane Muller – 1/1/1995

 

FRENCH HORN

Istvan Kaczari – 1/1/2000

 

HANDWHISTLE

Peter Hassell – 3/8/1997

 

HARP

Lisa Tannebaum – 3/4/2023

 

HARPSICHORD

Thomas Zajkowski – 6/4/1994

 

ORGAN

Jack Coen – 11/29/2016

Marnen E. Laibow-Koser – 4/4/1998, 11/22/2025

Janet Vines – 1/16/1993, 4/4/1998

 

MEZZO-SOPRANO

Kathryn Alicia Tate – 4/24/2010

 

PIANO

Jeffery Rainer – 11/11/1995

 

SOPRANO

Rita Castorina – 6/3/1995

Jane Courtney – 6/3/1995

Cathy Czerwinsky – 3/25/1995

Ruth Davis– 6/3/1995

Susan Diamond – 1/1/2003

Catherine Fugate – 1/1/1995, 6/3/1995, 1/1/1996, 11/15/2003, 1/1/2006

Deborah Horne – 1/1/1995, 10/6-7/1995, 1/1/2007, 3/28/2015

Niki Karanasos – 4/5/1997

Julie Majchrzyk – 4/24/2010

Amy Phillips – 4/24/2010

Regina Possovino – 3/25/1995

Eve Steier – 11/20/2010

 

TENOR

David Denham – 6/3/1995, 1/1/1996, 3/8/1997

Michael Kolb – 4/24/2010

Justin Randolph – 4/24/2010

Gary Yates – 1/1/1999

 

TRUMPET

Roy Cagliostro – 1/1/2006

Brad Henis – 1/1/1999

Robert Sachs – 1/1/1999

Adrian Waltzer – 1/1/2006

 

VIOLA

Michael Alas – 3/31/2007

Julie Bamberger – 3/1/2014

Timothy Kaczynski – 2/10/2007

Piotr Kargul – 2/26/2022

Amy Selig – 3/28/2015

Irynn-Grace Somera – 3/31/2007

 

VIOLIN

Nicholas Attila – 3/31/2007, 2/21/2009, 3/28/2015, 11/19/2022, 3/9/2024

Elizabeth Calabrese – 1/1/2011

George Calabrese – 2/10/2007, 1/1/2011

Iris Chang – 1/16/1993

Sharon Chang – 1/16/1993

Kathleen Coletta Feldman – 3/31/2007

Katrin Stamatis – 3/9/1996, 11/22/2025

Yona Stamatis – 2/21/1998, 11/22/2025

Samuel Thompson – 2/10/2007, 4/5/2008, 4/5/2008

GUEST CONDUCTORS

 

Brian Ackley  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2009

David Beck  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2017

Dolores Beck  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2000

George Calabrese  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2011

Bob Collins

New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2002

“Per Questa Bella Mano” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4/24/2010

“Habañera” from Carmen – George Bizet – 4/24/2010

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky – 4/24/2010

Claire Collins

New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2020

Ron DeFesi

New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2005

Overture to The Barber of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini – 4/24/2010

“Regina Cœli” from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni – 4/24/2010

“Libiamo” from La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi – 4/24/2010

Paul Dulude – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2010

Kathleen Coletta Feldman – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2024

Adam Fontana – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2014

Craig Fryer – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2025

Marc Goldenberg

Overture from The Barber of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini – 2/16/2008

Satirical Dance from The Bolt, Op.27 – Dimitri Shostakovich – 2/16/2008

Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 – Ludwig van Beethoven – 2/16/2008

Brian Hurst  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/1997

Michael Kollmer  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2001

Anthony LaGruth  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/1998

Hilarie Clark Moore  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2013

Matty Mozzor  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2009

Peter Muir  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2003

Nicole Peragine  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2023

Jim Sadewhite  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2004

Deborah Simons  – New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2012

Gabriel Tevan

Overture to “Egmont” – Ludwig van Beethoven – 6/3/1995

Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 3/8/1997

New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/1999

Gold & Silver Waltzes – Franz Lehár – 3/25/2006

New Year’s Day Gala – 1/1/2018

Janet Vines – Mass in G Major, D.167 – Franz Schubert – 6/3/1995

WORLD PREMIERES OF MUSIC

 

Marcel Owen Alexander

Flute Concerto (“Kondakova”) – 2/10/2007

Marnen Laibow-Koser

Overture – 4/5/1997

Richard Milan Simons

Andante for Strings – 8/28/1993

Overture in B Major – 3/9/1996   

String Suite No.2 (“Turkish”) – 11/23/2002

Symphony No.1 in D Minor (“The Reckoning”) – 10/28/2023