2021-22 SEASON CONCERTS
Boulder Philharmonic: Together Again
SUN, OCTOBER 3, 4 PM (no intermission)
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder
Michael Butterman, conductor
HAYDN Symphony No. 1 in D Major
HAYDN Sinfonia concertante in B-flat Major
MARTIN Petite symphonie concertante, Op. 54
Boulder Philharmonic: The Art of Jazz
SAT, OCTOBER 30, 4 PM (no intermission)
Mountain View United Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder
Michael Butterman, conductor
SHOSTAKOVICH Jazz Suite No. 1
MILHAUD The Creation of the World, Op. 81a
WEILL Little Threepenny Music
Williamsburg Symphony: Cello-bration with Zuill Bailey
SAT, NOVEMBER 6, 4 PM | buy tickets
Williamsburg Community Chapel
Michael Butterman, conductor
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
Zuill Bailey, cello
MASSENET Meditation from “Thais”
Zuill Bailey, cello
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Shreveport Symphony Lagniappe Concert: Bach & Bloch
SAT, NOVEMBER 13, 7:30 PM
First Baptist Shreveport
Michael Butterman, conductor
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
BACH Piano Concerto in E Major
BLOCH Concerto Grosso No. 1
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Shreveport Symphony: Holiday Pops with Erich Bergen
SAT, DECEMBER 18, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
Erich Bergen, vocals
Erich Bergen, star of the hit TV series Madam Secretary and the movie Jersey Boys, will celebrate the holidays in style with the SSO in a high-energy concert that will put you in a festive mood!
Shreveport Symphony: Concierto de Aranjuez
SAT, JANUARY 8, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
AARON JAY KERNIS Dance Hits Concerto
STRAUSS Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Boulder Philharmonic Opening Weekend: Gershwin Celebration
SAT, JANUARY 22, 7:30 PM at Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
SUN, JANUARY 23, 1:30 PM at Lone Tree Arts Center
Michael Butterman, conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio—Marcus Roberts, piano; Rodney Jordan, bass; Jason Marsalis, drums
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
Shreveport Symphony: John-Henry Crawford Plays Haydn
SAT, JANUARY 29, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
John-Henry Crawford, cello
HAYDN Cello Concerto in D
ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH Concerto Grosso 1985
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony
GIOVANNI SOLLIMA Violoncelles Vibrez!
Boulder Philharmonic: Beethoven 7 & A World Premiere
SAT, FEBRUARY 12, 7:30 PM
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
BILLY CHILDS Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere/co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Shreveport Symphony: Viva Italia!
SAT, MARCH 5, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
Simon Karakulidi, piano
ROSSINI Overture to L’Italiana in Algieri
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
Boulder Philharmonic: Rachmaninoff 3 & Mysterious Mountain
SAT, MARCH 19, 7:30 PM
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
Michael Butterman, conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano
CINDY MCTEE Circuits
HOVHANESS Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra
SAT, MARCH 26, 7:30 PM
Stevens Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Michael Butterman, conductor
CINDY MCTEE Circuits
HOVHANESS Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
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Shreveport Symphony: Symphony of Illusions
SAT, APRIL 2, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
Michael Grandinetti, master illusionist
Michael Grandinetti brings his magic to the stage with the SSO. Enjoy a spell-binding evening of fun and surprises for all ages.
Lancaster Symphony: Awaken
FRI, APRIL 8, 7:30 PM
SAT, APRIL 9, 3 PM & 8 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
RICHER “Spring” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Recomposed
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”
Shreveport Symphony: Latin Nights
SAT, APRIL 23, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano/composer
PIAZZOLLA Oblivion
ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN Emporium
JAMES EAKIN Cloudscraper (world premiere)
RAVEL Boléro
Boulder Philharmonic: The Firebird & Frequent Flyers
SAT, APRIL 30, 7:30 PM
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
Michael Butterman, conductor
Charles Wetherbee, violin
Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance
MASON BATES Undistant
HE ZHANHAO/CHEN GANG The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)
Shreveport Symphony: From the New World
SAT, MAY 7, 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
BOYER Ellis Island: The Dream of America
in collaboration with the Shreveport Little Theatre
Boulder Philharmonic: Enigma Variations & Violist Richard O’Neill
SAT, MAY 14, 7:30 PM
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
Michael Butterman, conductor
Richard O’Neill, viola
ANNA CLYNE Sound and Fury
WALTON Viola Concerto
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Jake Shimabukuro and his Trio with the Boulder Phil
SAT, MAY 28, 7:30 PM
Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder Campus
Michael Butterman, conductor
Ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone and has wowed audiences worldwide. As Jake says, “If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place.”