Mankato Symphony Orchestra : Concerts and Tickets

PRESENTING THE 2011-2012 CONCERT SEASON

MUSIC FROM THE HEART

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Heartland
Date: Time: Location:	October 9, 2011 3 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
Virtuoso pianist Christopher Atzinger plays Rachmaninoff's lush Second Piano Concerto, followed by a Tchaikovsky symphony filled with longing for home. Award winning composer Geoffrey Hudson reflects on the encounter of Native and European in Meeting Ground.
Sergei Rachmaninoff- Peter Tchaikovsky- Geoffrey Hudson- Steve Heitzig-	Piano Concerto No. 2 Christopher Atzinger, piano Symphony No. 5 Meeting Ground Mahkato Wakpa

america the beautiful
Date: Time: Location:	November 20, 2011 3 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
MSO's own clarinetist Leslie Weber and cellist Joseph Rodgers star in a concert of masterworks by American composers, including classics by Barber, Copland, and Ives' Second Symphony.
Leonard Bernstein- Aaron Copland- Charles Ives- Dawn Avery-	Candide Overture Clarinet Concerto Leslie Weber, clarinet Symphony No. 2 Cante T'Inza (Strong Hearts) Joseph Rodgers, cello

Candy Cane ConcertS: Attend both for the price of a single MSO concert, or choose only the portion that interests you. Both Candy Cane Concerts are included in season ticket.
Candy Cane popS
Date: Time: Location:	December 11, 2011 3 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
Fun-filled Christmas delights like Sleigh Ride and O Holy Night sung by Minnesota favorite Mary Jane Alm, formerly of City Mouse; this one hour mini concert is great for families and ends with the traditional carol singalong.
Candy Cane classic
Date: Time: Location:	December 11, 2011 4:30 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
Portions of Handel's Messiah stir the soul and uplift the spirit in time for the Christmas season
Handel-	Messiah

carmen
Date: Time: Location:	February 19, 2012 3 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
Carmen seduces Don Jose away from his faithful love Micaela and draws him into a life of crime, only to abandon him for the bullfighter Escamillo in this dramatic semi-staged production of Bizet's classic opera. Rising stars from the Minnesota Opera's Young Artist Program play the lead roles. Sung in French with English titles broadcast above the stage.
Georges Bizet-	Carmen

fly me to the moon
Date: Time: Location:	May 13, 2012 3 pm Mankato West HS Auditorium
Jazz trumpeter Charles Lazarus debuted at Carnegie Hall at age 19, played in the Dallas and Candian Brass, and brings the magic of a bygone age to Mankato. Hear Big Band classics by Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, and Fats Waller alongside some original compositions in a concert dedicated to someone you love.
Gershwin- Fats Waller- Bart Howard- Bert Kaempfert- Charles Lazarus- Williams/Fletcher- Porter- Rodgers- Lazarus- Velzquez- Rodgers- Romberg- Kern- Capua-	Selections from Porgy & Bess Honeysuckle Rose Fly Me to the Moon L-O-V-E Whisper Sugar Blues Love for Sale My Romance Melelani Smiles Besame Mucho My Funny Valentine Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise The Way You Look Tonight O Sole Mio