TERRE HAUTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

David Bowden, Music Director

2009-10 Season

Great Music! Close to Home

Chamber Concert   Sunday, September 13, 2009, 4:00pm A Wee Bit o' Ireland  
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Terre Haute

Enjoy a lively and melodious afternoon of beautiful tunes including Last Rose of Summer, Danny Boy, Molly on the Shore plus exquisite music of Mozart and Vaughn Williams in a beautiful setting.

The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble featuring Harriet Thompson Moore, harp; Joyce Wilson, flute; Peter Vickery, violin

Enjoy a lively and melodious afternoon of beautiful tunes including Last Rose of Summer, Danny Boy, Molly on the Shore plus exquisite music of Mozart and Vaughn Williams in a beautiful setting.  Come early to get a seat.  It will be standing room only!

This concert is FREE due to a generous grant from the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.  

Special thanks to St. Stephens Episcopal Church for providing their beautiful facility for this concert

 

Planets & Star Wars Saturday, September 26, 2009

We celebrate the year of astronomy (2009) in collaboration with the Terre Haute Children’s Museum. Holst’s spectacular and ground-breaking evocation of the planets was a model for John Williams as he wrote the music for Star Wars.

Holst The Planets

Strauss, J Music of the Spheres Waltz

Williams Star Wars

and more…

Music of the Night Saturday, October 31, 2009

Berlioz’ Fantastic Symphony is one of the most exciting orchestral pieces ever written. Join us for a Halloween concert you won’t soon forget!

Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain

Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre

Webber Highlights from Phantom of the Opera

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Celebrate the Holidays with the Terre Haute Symphony! Saturday, December 5, 2009

Celebrate the season with traditional favorites and soprano Colleen Davis as she returns to sing with the THSO! From Irving Berlin’s White Christmas to familiar solos from Handel’s Messiah, the music will delight and warm your heart.

Love Those Strings Saturday, February 13, 2010

Enjoy the warm lush sounds of the Terre Haute Symphony Strings in a special Valentine concert featuring Harriet Moore, Principal Harp, and Kurt Fowler, Principal Cello.

  • Sibelius Rakastava ("The Lover")

  • Barber Adagio for Strings

    Debussy Sacred and Secular Dances for Harp and Orchestra

    Rachmaninov Vocalise for Cello and Orchestra

    Strauss, J & J Pizzicato Polka

    Elgar Serenade for Strings

    Saturday Night at the Movies Saturday, April 10, 2010

    Your favorite movie themes from the world’s greatest movies like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Titanic, Apocalypse Now, Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany’s ~ and featuring Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto from Out of Africa.

    Great Music! Close to Home

    Artists, repertoire, and dates subject to change.