News Release

2009-2010 Season-At-A-Glance
04/20/2009

Hear the beauty. . .feel the passion.

The Walla Walla Symphony’s 2009-2010 Season

Special Concert

The Three Legged Monster, by Tvi Avni, a free Family Concert with special "food-raiser" for area food banks

Bring a non-perishable food item and join us for the delightful, free family concert.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

Symphony Series

Special thanks to our season sponsor, the Kinsman Foundation

Autumn Prelude sponsored by Banner Bank

Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus
Rossini—William Tell Overture
Chopin—Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Alexander Bernstein, pianist
Schumann—Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major

Season’s Greetings

Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:30 pm, Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus
Blake—The Snowman, Kevin Loomer, narrator
Mozart—Piano Concerto in A Major, K 488, Margaret Kim, pianist
A medley of seasonal music. Featuring a youth choir comprised of children from local elementary schools accompanied by the symphony:

Hot Cup of Cocoa, Phyllis White, orchestrated by David Daniels
Pretty Sure I Think, Phyllis White, orchestrated by David Daniels
Ding Dong Merrily on High, arranged by Howard Cable
Halleluia (from Handel's Messiah), arranged by Paul Jennings

Participating schools: Sharpstein Elementary, Berney Elementary, Green Park Elementary, Prospect Point Elementary, Edison Elementary, Blue Ridge Elementary, Rogers Elementary, Davis Elementary, Assumption Elementary, St. Basil Academy

Guest artist sponsor, Isaacs and Associates

Sweet Land of Liberty

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus
Gould—American Salute
Barber—Adagio for Strings
Copland—Lincoln Portrait, Parke Thomas, narrator, visuals compiled by Samuel Wenberg
Dvorak—New World Symphony

Sleeping Beauty with The Eugene Ballet Company

Saturday evening performance sponsored by Banner Bank.
Sunday afternoon performance sponsored by Wheatland Village and the 2nd Century Club

Two exciting performances of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3: 00 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

The Walla Walla Symphony under the direction of Yaacov Bergman performing with the Eugene Ballet Company, Toni Pimble, Artistic Director.

Flora and Fauna

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Cordiner Hall, Whitman College Campus

Rautavaara—Cantus Arcticus Op. 61, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra"
Saint Saens—Carnival of the Animals with text by Peter Schickele, Andrew Scott and Alexander Scott, pianists
Beethoven—Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral"

Discovery Concert

Mares ‘N Music

Back by popular demand, the Walla Walla Symphony partners with local and regional
horse groups and trainers to to present this entertaining combination of music and
buckskin.

Guest conductor, Dr. Edward Dixon.

Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:00 pm
Walla Walla Fairgrounds Expo Arena

Chamber Music Series - sponsored by Community Bank

Saturday Soiree Chamber Music Series

Relax and enjoy wine tasting courtesy of our wine sponsor as well as complimentary hors
  d’oeuvres as Symphony musicians share baroque, classical, and contemporary music,
introduced by the Maestro Yaacov Bergman and the musicians themselves. Coffee, tea,
and soft drinks are also available. Seating is limited so get your tickets early.
October 10, 2009, February 13, 2010, April 17, 2010 7:30 p.m.