AUO::History

2008–2009

Spring 2009 concert (AUO with String Theory): April 26, Alumni Concert Hall, CFA
Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Bizet: Carmen suites
Verdi: Arias and choruses
Poster (jpg).

Spring 2009 String Theory concert: February 28, Alumni Concert Hall
Dvořak, Saint-Saëns — poster (jpg, pdf), program, recordings.

Fall 2008 concert: November 24, Carnegie Music Hall
Beethoven, Dvořak, Bach — poster, recordings.

2007–2008

Spring 2008 concert: April 29, Carnegie Music Hall
Mozart, Britten, Copland, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky — recordings.

Fall 2007 concert: November 17, Alumni Concert Hall
“Brahms, Bernstein and brass” — flyer (jpg, pdf), recordings.

2006–2007

Spring 2007 concert:
Dukas, The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Borodin, Polovetsian Dances (with the Carnegie Mellon Repertory Choir); Smetana, Overture The Bartered Brideprogram.

Fall 2006 concert:
Sibelius, Galbraith, Holst — program, recordings.

2005–2006

Spring 2006 concert:
Dukas, Fanfare from 'La Péri'
John Williams, The Patriot
Copland, Variations on a Shaker Melody
Copland, Hoe-Down from 'Rodeo'
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Program, recordings.

Fall 2005 concert:
Bizet, Farandole from L'Arlesienne
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade I,IV
Program, recordings.

2004–2005

Spring 2005 concert:
Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain
Offenbach, Orpheus in the Underworld, Overture
Johahn Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz
Richard Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Opening
John Williams, Theme from E.T.
John Williams, Raiders March
Program, recordings.

Fall 2004 concert:
Dvorak, New World Symphony
Saint-Saens, Danse Bacchanale
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2
Program, recordings.

2003–2004

Revised constitution adopted April 11, 2004.

Spring 2004 concert:
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
Suppe, Light Cavalry Overture
Wagner, Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Program.

Fall 2003 concert:
Bizet, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bizet, Prelude to Carmen
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves
Program.

2002–2003

Spring 2003 concert:
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Holst, Jupiter
Mozart, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Rossini, Overture to the Barber of Seville
Program.

Fall 2002 concert:
Dvorak, Slavonic Dance #8
Copland, Rodeo (Hoe Down)
Sibelius, Finlandia
Program.

2001–2002

Spring officers:

Spring 2002 concert:
Habib Azar, Heliopause, Act 2
Alan Hovhaness, Mysterious Mountain

Fall officers:

Fall 2001 concert:
Grieg, Peer Gynt
Mendolssohn-Bartholdy, The Hebrides
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
Tchaikovsky, Marche Slave

2000–2001

Spring 2001 concert:
All American music:
Copland, An Outdoor Overture
Lollapalooza, John Adams

Fall 2000 concert:
Holst, Mars
Schubert, Unfinished Symphony
Weber, Der Freischütz Overture

1999–2000

Spring 2000 concert:
Aoeorlea Overture Dvorak, New World Symphony

Fall 1999 concert:
Bruckner, 4th Symphony
Mahler,4th Symphony

1998–1999

This was the first year of full orchestra-dom.

Spring 1999:
Bruckner, Aequale I & II
Handel, Fireworksmusik
Rossini, William Tell Overature
Sibelius, Finlandia

1997–1998

This year was but a string ensemble.

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Corelli, Concerto Grosoo No. 8 Op. 6
Dvorak, String Quartet in F major, Op. 96
Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-b major, Op. 12
Mozart, Overture to Don Giavonni, K527