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The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra's 2006-2007 Season

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June 22, 2006

The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra’s 2006-2007 Season 

Celebrate!
Saturday, October 7, 2006
In the season opening concert, Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra will bring patrons back to the Gala concert that opened the Weill Center in 2001. Shostakovich’s Symphony #5 will honor the composer’s 100th birthday and the SSO’s 5th anniversary at the Weill Center. Highlights of this concert include Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra, Mozart’s Horn Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony #5 in D
minor.  


Celebrate America!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Celebrate Veterans Day with the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Singers.  Experience nostalgic moments as we remember our nation's proud past through music.  We gaurantee some toe-tapping tunes at this patriotic show that salutes the red, white, and blue.
 

Christmas Treasures 
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Christmas Treasures, a holiday favorite for all ages presents a variety of holiday selections that will put you in the holiday spirit. Join the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus as they celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year!’


Celebrate Dance!
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Over the centuries, the fibers of music and dance have been interwoven. Music’s great rhythms have inspired thrilling interpretations and dramatic dance variations have motivated composers to produce great musical scores. Experience Saint-Saens’s Danse Macabre, Weber’s Invitation tot the Dance, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and I Got Rhythm Variations and Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

 
Celebrate Diversity!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Tyzen Hsiao, a Taiwanese composer dedicated to the revival of Taiwanese folk music, combines vernacular musical elements of Taiwan with Western compositional techniques. Ravel’s Rhapsody Espagnol paints a portrait of Spain while Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony #4 was influenced by the landscapes of Italy’s countryside. Enjoy Tyzen’-Hsiao’s Cello Concerto in C. Ravel’s Rhapsody Espag- nol and Mendelssohn’s Symphony’ #4 in A Major (Italian).
 

Celebrate the Human Voice!
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
The power, strength, and beauty of the human voice are showcased in this commanding concert. The Symphony Chorus provides a moving interpretation of Faure’s Requiem, ending with the powerful Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov.


Eighth Notes
Excellent seating for the Sheboygan Symphony’s 2006-07 season is still available. Full Concert Series tickets range in price from $80 to $150. The Mini Series which includes three of the five regular season concerts range in price from $50 to $85.  Call the Sheboygan Symphony Office at 452-1985.

Ticket prices for Christmas Treasures range from $15 to $30, students at $15, and will be available beginning September 18 by contacting the Symphony Office.

The Sheboygan Symphony’s 2007 subscription concerts and “Christmas Treasures” concert will be performed at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Sheboygan Symphony’s 2006-2007 season is sponsored by the Stefanie H. Weill Charitable Fund Inc.

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