Masterworks I

 

MUSIC FOR LOVERS

 

Saturday, October 27, 2007 

The Hill School 

Center for the Arts

Beech and Sheridan Streets, 

Pottstown, 8:00 PM

Pre Concert Lecture 

by Kile Smith - 7:15PM

 

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Concerto for Piano in a minor, op. 54

 

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Symphony No. 5 in e minor, op. 64

 

Kwan Yi, piano

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

Tickets: $30/25/10

 

Masterworks II

 

MUSIC IN MINIATURE II

Saturday February 16, 2008

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Hanover and Walnut Streets, 

Pottstown

8:00 PM

Pre Concert Lecture 

by Kile Smith - 7:15PM

 

Robert Kurka (1921-1957)

The Good Soldier Schweik, Op. 22

Giacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

Serenade for Small Ensemble

Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)

Romance in f minor, Op. 11 

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 104 in D Major (London) HOB1/104

 

Johnna Wu, violin 

Young Artists Competition Winner 2007

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

Tickets: $30/25/10

 

Masterworks III

 

SPRING SPECTACULAR

 

Saturday March 22, 2008

The Hill School 

Center for the Arts

Beech and Sheridan Streets, 

Pottstown, 8:00 PM

Pre Concert Lecture 

by Kile Smith - 7:15PM

 

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63

Serei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Symphony No. 2 in e minor, Op. 27

 

Giora Schmidt, violin

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

Tickets: $30/25/10

 

Crossover Pops 

 

WHEN CARMEN MET

HARRY …

 

Saturday 

November 10, 2007

The Hill School Center 

for the Arts

Beech and Sheridan Streets, 

Pottstown, 8:00 PM

 

Featuring Skip Stine and Cathy Chemi, 

former members of the Harry James Big Band

 

See what happens when George Bizet’s “Carmen” 

meets trumpeter Harry James! Enjoy a mix of Light 

Classics, Broadway and Pop tunes combined 

with a salute to the music of Big Band trumpeter 

Harry James.

 

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

Tickets: $40/35

 

Chamber Music Series

 

Sundays at 3:00PM

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Hanover and Walnut Streets, 

Pottstown

 

 

All Tickets: $10

 

Concert I

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Lukens Piano Trio

 

Concert II

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Trombone Quartet Die Posaunen

Featuring members of the PSO Trombone Section

 

Concert III

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Tamara Black, Soprano

Maria Corley, Piano

 

Concert IV

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Matt Bengtson, Piano

Music of Scriabin, Prokofiev, Liszt and Ligeti

 

HANDEL: 

MESSIAH, A SING-IN

 

Sunday, December 2, 2007, 

3:00 PM

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Hanover and Walnut Streets, 

Pottstown

 

Jean Bradel soprano; 

Jeanie Mummert, alto

Clifford Bechtel, tenor; 

Richard Johnson, bass

You be the chorus. Lift up your voices and sing!

Dr. William Nash, organ continuo

 

Tickets: $10

 

HOLIDAY REVERIES

 

Friday December 14, 2007 – 

7:30 PM

Boyertown HS, 120 N. Monroe 

St., Boyertown

Sunday December 16, 2007 – 

2:00 PM

Pottstown HS, N. Washington 

St., Pottstown

 

Saturday December 15, 2007 – 8:00 PM

Phoenixville HS, 1200 S. Gay St., Phoenixville

TIckets only available through Phoenixville Federal 

Bank & Trust. Please call 610-933-1000 for info.

 

Tickets: Adults: $10/Students (under 25 w/I.D.): $5

Come enjoy great traditional music 

of the Holiday Season!

 

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

TRI-COUNTY 

HONORS CHOIR 

FESTIVAL

 

Tuesday February 5, 2008

Pottsgrove High School, 

Kauffman Road, Pottstown

7:30 PM

 

Join with the PSO and vocalists from area high 

schools including Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Owen J. 

Roberts, Methacton, Norristown, Perkiomen Valley, 

Plymouth Whitemarsh and Spring-Ford in an evening 

of great choral music. A concert guaranteed to 

inspire!

 

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

 

KATHRYN E. McPHAIL 

YOUNG ARTISTS 

COMPETITION

 

New format!

 

Sunday February 24, 2008

The Hill School 

Center for the Arts

Beech Sheridan Sts, 

Pottstown, 1:00 PM

 

We are proud to continue this 40-year tradition 

providing an exciting opportunity to many outstanding 

young musicians. For 2007-08 the Competition will be 

open to 

Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion only. 

The Senior Division winner will receive a $500 

Siemens Scholarship. 

 

Please contact Kelly Stoltzfus at 

administration@pottstownsymphony.org 

for application or more information.

 

Get to Know the PSO!

 

featuring

Sneaky Pete and the Wolf

A new twist on an old tail!

 

Wednesday, Thursday 

and Friday April 16-18, 2008

Educational Outreach 

Concerts

Pottstown High School

Spring-Ford High School

Owen J. Roberts High School

 

Featuring original choreography by 

New Horizons Dance & Theatre Guilde,

George Thomson, Jr, Director;

Choreography by George Thomson, Jr.

 

The verdict is in: PSO’s Educational Concerts are 

loved by kids and teachers alike. 

A great introduction of live orchestral music for 

students (and adults!).

For information on how your school district can 

participate, please call Executive Director & CEO 

Kevin Wood at 610.327.3614

 

ORGAN RECITAL

 

A free will offering will be 

taken at the door

 

Sunday, October 28, 2007, 

3:00 PM

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Hanover and Walnut Streets, 

Pottstown

 

Cameron Carpenter, organ

 

Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to experience 

the artistry of renowned organist Cameron Carpenter 

as he performs on their unique 60 rank Schantz 

organ. Carpenter is a 2006 graduate of the Juilliard 

School of Music, New York. A percentage of the 

proceeds from this special concert will benefit the PSOA.

   

 

Viennese Ball

WIENER BLUT

Saturday January 26, 2008, 

8:00 PM

Bella Vista Golf Course,

Gilbertsville, Pa

 

An evening of waltzing and dancing to live music - 

a grand PSO tradition!

Pottstown Symphony Orchestra

Rosalind Erwin, Music Director

This event by invitation only. Contact Jill Conrad for 

further information at 610.327.3527.

   

 

 

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