Brown University Orchestra

Winner of the 1st Prize 2005 ASCAP Award
for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music

2008-2009 Season

Alumni Reunion Commencement Concert
Celebrating Paul's 20th year at Brown!

TBA Rehearsal Friday, May 22 3:00-5:00 PM
TBA Rehearsal Saturday, May 23 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Meehan Auditorium

Paul Phillips, conductor

Reception to follow concert!

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Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Dec. 28, 2006

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2008-2009 Concert Schedule

Free Fall Pops Concert
	Friday, September 12, 2008 at 5:30 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
WILLIAMS	The Empire Strikes Back Medley
WILLIAMS	Harry Potter Symphonic Suite
SHORE	Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings
BADELT	Pirates of the Caribbean
BERNSTEIN	Oveture to Candide
ANDERSON	Brunoniana

Special Late-Night Event: Orchestra and Film
	Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10:00 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
STRAUSS	Also sprach Zarathustra
KUBRICK, director	2001: A Space Odyssey

Also sprach Zarathustra
	Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
STRAUSS	Also sprach Zarathustra
WAGNER	Overture to Rienzi
ROUSE	Flute Concerto (RI Premiere) Carol Wincenc, flute

Doctor Atomic Symphony
	Friday, December 5, 2008 at 8:00 PM Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
BRAHMS	Academic Festival Overture Vinay Parameswaran, '09, Guest Conductor
MARTINU	Oboe Concerto Jason Smoller, '09, Oboe, 2008 Concerto iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiCompetition Winner
ADAMS	Doctor Atomic Symphony (RI Premiere)

Chasing Light...
	Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8:00 PM Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23 Bryan Chu, '11, Piano, 2008 Concerto iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiCompetition Winner
SCHWANTNER	Chasing Light... (RI Premiere)
STRAVINSKY	The Firebird Suite (1919)

Joseph Schwantner, composer-in-residence, March 12-15, 2009

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Darwin and Lincoln Bicentenary
	Friday, April 24, 2009 at 8:00 PM Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2:00 PM Sayles Hall
	Paul Phillips, conductor
SHAPIRO	(r)EVOLVe (World Premiere) In honor of the Darwin Bicentenary
BARTOK	Piano Concerto No. 1 Vinay Parameswaran, '09, Piano, 2008 iiiiiiiiiCoiiiConcerto Competition Winner
COPLAND	Lincoln Portrait In honor of the Lincoln Bicentenary Lincoln Chafee, Narrator (April 24) Ruth Simmons, Narrator (April 26)

Last update: April, 2009