Featured Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an English composer who achieved acclaim in the early 20th century. His most noted composition is the trilogy based on Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha - Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (1898), The Death of Minnehaha (1899), and Hiawatha's Departure (1900), written for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. Coleridge-Taylor, whose father was of African descent, sought to integrate African music into the classical tradition. He died at 37 from pneumonia.
Fall Saturday, November 5 7:30 pm Alvord Theater at Northland College
A "Flight" Through the Times
- Song of Hiawatha Overture, Op. 30 No. 3 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Sinfonia in B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 2 - J.C. Bach
- Where Springs Not Fail - Hannah Benn
- Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 in D Major - Johannes Brahms
Winter Saturday, December 10 7:30 pm Alvord Theater at Northland College
"Romantic" Holiday Mix
- Overture No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 24 - Louise Farrenc
- Carmen Suite No. 1 - Georges Bizet/Ernest Guiraud
- Four Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
- A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson
- Christmas at the Movies - arr. Bob Krogstad
- Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Spring Saturday, April 1 7:30 pm Alvord Theater at Northland College
Winds of a New Beginning, featuring collaboration with the Northland College Choirs
Winds of a New Beginning, featuring collaboration with the Northland College Choirs
- Concert Ouverture No. 2 - Florence Price
- Symphony No. 8 in D Minor, Mvt. 2 - Ralph Vaughn-Williams
- Lyric for Strings - George Walker
- Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, Op. 30 No. 1 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
