The Great American Songbook
March 17, 2023 at 7:30 pm
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Modesto Symphony Orchestra
The Great American Songbook
Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Mary Stuart Rogers Theater, Gallo Center for the Arts
Program
Kander and Ebb Overture
Fred Ebb and John Kander / arr. Larry Blank
Sway
Pablo Beltran Ruiz / arr. Sam Shoup
Birth of the Blues
Ray Henderson / arr. George Rhodes
Besame Mucho
Consuelo Velasquez and Sunny Skylar / arr. Vinico Ludovic
Cole Porter Classics
Cole Porter / arr. Douglas E. Wagner
New Words
Maury Yeston
Feeling Good
Sam Coslow and W. Franke Harling / arr. Matt Podd
So In Love
Cole Porter
I’m Gonna Live Until I Die
Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, and Manny Kurtz / arr. Matt Podd
-Intermission -
Duke Ellington Fantasy
Leroy Anderson
Sing, You Sinners
Sam Coslow and W. Franke Harling / arr. Matt Podd
Luck Be a Lady
Frank Loesser / arr. Billy May
Home Again Melody
Frank Sinatra / arr. Austin Cook
Smile
Charlie Chaplin / arr. Jim Gray
I’ll Be Seeing You
Sammy Fain / arr. Matt Podd
That’s Life
Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon / arr. Matt Podd
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About this Performance
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Notes about:
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major
Klebanov: Symphony No. 1
Williams: A Prayer for Peace
Notes about:
Williams: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
Notes about:
Gershwin (arr. Hersh): Three Preludes
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Norman: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Notes about:
Mendelssohn’s Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ortiz’s La Calaca for String Orchestra
The Four Seasons Mixtape:
Vivaldi’s L’estate (Summer)
Richter’s Autumn from The Four Seasons Recomposed
Ysaÿe’s Chant d’hiver (Wintersong)
Piazzolla’s Primavera portena (Beunos Aires Spring)
Notes about:
Borodin's “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Milhaud’s Scaramouche, Op. 165
Williams' “Escapades” from Catch Me If You Can
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for Large Orchestra, Op. 45
Notes about:
Pärt’s Fratres
Beach’s Peace I Leave With You
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
Notes about:
Piazzolla’s Tangazo (Variations on Buenos Aires)
Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 in G minor
Bach’s Fugue in G minor BWV 578 “Little Fugue”
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Notes about:
Rossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Gabrieli’s Sonata pian’e forte
Montgomery’s Starburst
Copland’s Clarinet Concerto
Faure’s Sicilienne from Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird
William’s Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars
Notes about:
Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony
Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps
Gershwin’s An American in Paris

