Composer Talks

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Noon - 1:00pm
FREE of Charge

New Location

Everyday Joe's Coffee House
144 S. Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524

The Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra has planned an exciting array of concerts for the 2011-2012 season. We know you will love the music, but do you want the details surrounding it?

As in the past, the Symphony Guild is very pleased to provide a lecture series on the Wednesdays before each Masterworks concert. Dr. William Runyan will again host these entertaining and wonderfully informative talks about the composers featured in each concert. Dr. Runyan, a 36-year member of the orchestra, plays the bass trombone.

You are invited! There is no charge to attend and no reservation is required. Light refreshments will be served, and brown bag lunches are welcome. Attendees will have a chance to win the drawing for Symphony concert tickets. Mark your calendars and plan to attend! You'll be glad you did!

2011-2012
Masterworks Schedule

THE NEW FAMILIAR
Masterworks #1
September 24, 2011
7:30pm - Lincoln Center
Wagner Prelude to Lohengrin Act III
Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major
Barber Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
J. Strauss, Jr. Blue Danube Waltz
Rossini William Tell Overture
Williams Harry’s Wondrous World
Paganini Moto Perpetuo
Liszt Les Preludes
Guest Artist - Elizabeth Pitcairn, Violin

FRENCH FRIGHTS
Masterworks #2
October 29, 2011
7:30pm - Lincoln Center
César Franck The Accursed Huntsman
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Guest Artist - Zuill Bailey, Cello

THE FOUR SEASONS
Masterworks #3
February 18, 2012
7:30pm - Lincoln Center
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Guest Artist - Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Violin

FROM ACROSS THE POND
Masterworks #4
March 17, 2012
7:30pm - Lincoln Center
March 18, 2012
2:00pm - TVHS, Loveland
Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
Elgar Enigma Variations
Guest Artists - Todd Queen, Tenor and Jason Johnston, Horn

A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS
Pops Concert
April 14, 2012
7:30pm - Timberline Church

RUSSIAN MASTERPIECES
Masterworks #5
May 19, 2012
7:30pm - Lincoln Center
May 20, 2012
2:00pm - TVHS, Loveland
Shchedrin Symphony Fanfares (Festive Overture)
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Guest Artist - David Korevaar, Piano