2022-2023 Season
May 20
Spring Concert
In memory of Alex Kahler
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78
“Organ Symphony”
Handel Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 292
Katie Hughes, organ
March 18
Young Artist Showcase
Dvořák Symphony No. 6, Op. 60
R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11: I. Allegro
Nathan Bonin, horn
December 17
Holiday Classics
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Overture
Mozart Sleigh Ride from Three German Dances
Hely-Hutchinson Carol Symphony
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Anderson A Christmas Festival
Adam O Holy Night
Handel Messiah (Mozart orchestration)
Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
But who may abide
Featuring soloist Imelda Franklin Bogue, contralto
October 22
Halloween Concert
Grieg In The Hall Of The Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: IV. March to the scaffold
Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Corban Green, violin solo
Dvořák The Water Goblin, Op. 107
Corban Green, assistant conductor
Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
Halloween concert videos on YouTube
2021-2022 Season
August 17
Dances from Around the World
Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 6, 7 and 8
de Falla Danza ritual del Fuego from El amor brujo
Strauss The Blue Danube, Op. 314
and more!
May 13 & 14
Mozart Requiem
Mozart Requiem in D minor, K.626
with the Arvada Chorale
Mozart Requiem video on YouTube
March 19, 2022
Famous Familiar Classics
Ukrainian National Anthem
Rossini Barber of Seville Overture
Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Mvt 1. Allegro con brio
Beethoven Symphony No. 7: Mvt 2. Allegretto
Bizet L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Mvt 4. Farandole
Brahms Hungarian Dances, No. 5
Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26
September 1, 2021
Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Verdi Overture from La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny)
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (A German Requiem) Mvt. 4 “How lovely are thy dwellings”
Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626 Mvt. 7 “Lacrimosa”
William Limón Elegy Local composer and horn player with FCO
2019-2020 Season
January 12, 2020
Beautiful Brahms
Dr. Sara Parkinson, Guest Conductor

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
December 7 & 8, 2019
Music of the Season

In collaboration with Boulder Music Institute, Artistic Director Lauren Sawyer
Our popular holiday concert with choir and vocal soloists, featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Handel, Bach, and Mozart along with favorite Christmas carols.
Program:
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Overture
Around the World at Christmas Time
Handel: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (from Messiah)
A Christmas Festival
Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott (from St. Matthew Passion)
The Christmas Song
Christmas at the Movies
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
What a Wonderful World
Silent Night
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)
2018-2019 Season
August 21, 2019
Music from the Americas

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Márquez Danzón No. 2
Moncayo Huapango
Pérez Prado Popurrí
Plus premieres of pieces from orchestra members:
Wasmer Dreamscape
Limon The Circus Comes to Town
And chamber ensembles:
Ewald Brass Quintet, movement 1
Brahms Piano Quintet, Op. 34, movement 1
Piazzolla Libertango
Music from the Americas concert videos on YouTube
May 19, 2019

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
Andrew Giordano, Violin
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
March 10, 2019

Sibelius Karelia Overture, Op. 10
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37
Maria Kurchevskaya-Currey, Piano
Dvorak Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World”
December 9, 2018

Join the FCO, Jubilate Singers and the United Church of Christ Choir for a selection of Christmas carols and holiday favorites from Tchaikovsky, Handel, Eric Whitacre, and Trans Siberian Orchestra.
November 4th, 2018

Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italienne, Op. 45
Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BVW 1043: I. Vivace
Nancy Larson, Violin
Kaidan Larson, Violin
Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56
Andrew Giordano, Violin
Jessica Pacheco Hjelmstad, Piano
Beth Rosbach, Cello
2017-2018 Season
August 15, 2018
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299, Mvt. II
Cherubini Sonata for Horn and Strings
Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81
May 12, 2018
Holst The Planets
March 10, 2018
Three Sopranos
Featuring music by Bizet, Donizetti, Mozart, Puccini, Strauss and Verdi
Stephanie Ann Ball, soprano
Ruth L. Carver, soprano
Caren Rico, soprano
December 2017
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 29, 2017
Beethoven Fidelio Overture
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
2016-2017 Season
August 19, 2017
Berlioz Symphony Fantastique
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
Brian du Fresne, piano
May 20 and 21, 2017
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Renée Hemsing Patten, violin
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
March 11 & 12, 2017
With Jubilate Sacred Singers, Arvada Chorale, and the Longmont United Church of Christ Choir
Brahms German Requiem
December 2016
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 29 and 30, 2016
Saint-Saëns Dance Macabre, Op. 40
H. Shore Lord of the Rings Symphonic Suite (arr. John Whitney)
Pixar Movie Magic (arr. Michael Brown)
J. Williams Highlights from Harry Potter (arr. Michael Story)
J. Williams Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Suite
2015-2016 Season
August 10, 2016
W. Limon Royal Fanfare – World Premiere
Verdi Overture La Forza del Destino
Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor, “Summer”
Nancy Larson, violin
Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor
Sherwood Wise, oboe
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major
Robert Hjelmstad, piano
April 30 and May 1, 2016
R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Roger Clapp, tuba
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35
February 27 and 28, 2016
Holst First Suite in E-Flat: Chaconne and Intermezzo
FCO Symphonic Winds
Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, S49
Sam Dusinberre, trumpet
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
December 2015
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 30 and November 1, 2015
A. Silvestri Captain America March (arr. M. Brown)
FCO Symphonic Winds
Rossini William Tell Overtur, Allegro Vivace
J. Williams & J. Ottman Superman Returns (arr. V. Lopez)
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I
Brenna Berman, piano
M. Giacchino Music from The Incredibles
FCO Symphonic Winds
J. Williams Star Wars Epic Parts I & II (arr. R.W. Smith)
2014-2015 Season
May 9 and 10, 2015
Weber Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75
Michael Harris, bassoon
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78
Raymond Harrison, organ
March 14, 2015
FCO Symphonic Winds
A. Reed Russian Christmas Music
Orchestra
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Mathew Dillon, piano
Elgar Engima Variations, Op. 36
December 2014
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 18, 2014
FCO Symphonic Winds
E. Campos Cambre (Poema Sinfonica)
Orchestra
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Ruth Delevoryas, violin
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
2013-2014 Season
August 27, 2014
H. Parry English Suite
Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
C. Quef Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano
Sherri Marie, piano
Schubert String Quintet in C Major, Mvt. I
J. Hummel Clarinet Polka
Sherri Marie, piano
Fats Waller Ain’t Misbehavin’ (arr. Lennie Niehaus)
Lew Pollach That’s A Plenty (arr. Paul Nagle)
May 2 and 3, 2014
FCO Symphonic Winds
G. Frescobaldi Tocatta (arr. Eric Slocum)
S. Verhest A Song for Japan
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé)
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
In collaboration with members of the Boulder Cello Project
Tana Cochran, soprano
Orchestra
R. Schumann Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
April 27, 2014
FCO Symphonic Winds
Copland Quiet City (arr. Hunsberger)
R. Strauss Serenade in E-Flat Major
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé)
March 2, 2014
FCO Symphonic Winds
Copland Quiet City (arr. Hunsberger)
R. Strauss Serenade in E-Flat Major
Orchestra
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major
Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Ruth and Sarah Delevoryas, violins
December 2013
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 20, 2013
FCO Symphonic Winds
E. Campos Cambre (Poema Sinfonica)
Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (selections)
Beethoven Romance for Violin in G Major, Op. 40
Catherine Limon, violin
October 9, 2013
FCO Symphonic Winds
Bach Fugue in G minor
S. Verhest A Song for Japan
Orchestra
L. Mozart Concerto for Trombone
Mike Roper, trombone
Haydn Violin Concerto in G Major, Mvt. I
Alexis Pring, violin
2012-2013 Season
June 1, 2013
With Jubilate Sacred Singers
Haydn The Creation
February 24, 2013
Mozart Oboe Concerto, KV 314
Sherwood Wise, oboe
Beethoven Symphony No. 8, Op. 93
December 2012
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
With Longmont Dance Theater
October 28, 2012
Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G Major
June 3, 2012
With Jubilate Sacred Singers
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, Op. 107
Faure Requiem, Op. 48
March 11, 2012
Holst First Suite for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 1
Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
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