December 17, 2007

Dr. Tara Villa Chamra and Dr. Bill Lawing will lead the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra and the Jazz Ensemble on their Winter Tour through the southeast United States.

The DCSO will perform selections from Overture to La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi, Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 80  by Gabriel Fauré, "Bacchanale" from Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns, and Symphonie fantastique: épisode de la vie d’un artiste, Op. 14 by Hector Berlioz.

To contrast the first half of the program, the Jazz Ensemble will perform a variety of jazz tunes including,  Summertime by George Gershwin (arr. Bill Potts), On the Street Where You Live by Frederic Loewe (arr. Lennie Niehaus), Miles Back by Les Hooper, Sister Sadie by Horace Silver (arr. Mike Pendowski), and I’ll Be Around by Alec Wilder (arr. Bill Holman).

Tour Schedule:

January 5, 7:30 p.m. - First Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia

January 6, 7:30 p.m. - McCallie School Chapel, Chatanooga, Tennessee

January 7, 7:30 p.m. - St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Jackson, Mississippi

January 10, 7:00 p.m. - First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

January 11, 8:00 p.m. - Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, South Carolina

If they are coming near you, please join them for a spectacular evening of music!

Posted By: Claire Potter