2005-2006 Season

46th Season
Lewis J. Buckley, Orchestra Director
Kevin L. Mack, Chorale Director

Orchestral Favorites
Saturday, October 29, 2005, 7:30 pm
Manchester Community College
Otto Nicolai Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
R. Strauss Concerto #1 for Horn;
soloist – Robert Hoyle, French horn
Enesco Roumanian Rhapsody #1
Shostakovich Symphony #5
Good News
Saturday, December 3, 2005, 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 3:00 pm
North United Methodist Church, Manchester
Pre-concert writeup
CPE Bach Magnificat, Wq. 215 (1749)
Robert Ray Gospel Magnificat (1995)
Shaw / Bennett The Many Moods of Christmas,
Suites Two & Three
Celebrate youth talent
Saturday, February 11, 2006, 7:30 pm
Manchester High School Auditorium
Gershwin Cuban Overture
Debussy March Ecossaise
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64
soloist – Tema Watstein
Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra
Our British Heritage
Friday, April 7, 2006, 7:30 pm
Tolland High School
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 7:30 pm
Manchester Community College
Purcell Come, Ye Sons of Art
Sullivan Boer War Te Deum (area premier)
Holst Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Second Group
Rutter Te Deum
Rutter A Gaelic Blessing
Pops
“Side-by-side” with MHS students
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
Manchester High School Auditorium
Manchester Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Kleinsinger Tubby the Tuba
Hamlisch A Chorus Line
Rodgers Victory at Sea
Selections by the Manchester High School Jazz Choir
Manchester Chorale
Traditional Five Songs from the Newfoundland Outports
The Banks of Newfoundland
Feller From Fortune
Gershwin Porgy and Bess Choral Selection
Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Traditional America the Beautiful
Pops at Manchester Band Shell
Sunday, June 11, 2006, 7:00 pm
Manchester Band Shell
Selections by Sounding Brass Quintet
Manchester Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Kleinsinger Tubby the Tuba
Hamlisch A Chorus Line
Rodgers Victory at Sea
Manchester Chorale
Traditional Five Songs from the Newfoundland Outports
The Banks of Newfoundland
Feller From Fortune
Gershwin Porgy and Bess Choral Selection
Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Traditional America the Beautiful