WELLESLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Max Hobart, Conductor

Rehearsal Schedule

TENTATIVE 2011-2012 season

 

CONCERTS:  Sunday         October 9             3pm

Sunday        November 20       3pm

Sunday        December 11        3pm

Sunday        February 12          3pm

Sunday        March 11              3pm

Sunday        May 13                  3pm

Thursday     May 24                  7pm     MBCC Commencement

 

CONCERT DRESS:              Men – black tux, black bow tie                   Women – all black

Regular rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 7:15 to 10pm

Regular rehearsals at Mass Bay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley 781.237.1100 

After hours 781.239.3000 press 1, ext 3333 security

 

If you must miss a rehearsal, Strings call: Max 781.263.1933 -- Winds, Brass, Perc call: section principals

Wed      Aug 31      Full orch, usual order is  7:15 Rice,7:45 Grofe 9 Dvorak

                Sept 7       Full orch, usual order

                Sept 14     Strings only

                Sept 21     Full orch, usual order

                Sept 28     Full orch, usual order, Rosh Hashanah – excused absences (tell Max & arr. for sub)

                Oct 5          Full orch, usual order

Sat          Oct 8          11am-2pm Dress rehearsal: 11 Rice, 11:30 Grofe, 12:30 Dvorak Yom Kippur – excused absences (tell Max & arr. for sub)

Sun        Oct 9          1pm warm-up  3pm concert, Rice – Grofe - Dvorak

Wed      Oct 12       Full orch, usual order is  7:15 Overture, 8 Concerto,  9 Symphony

                Oct 19       Full orch, usual order

                Oct 26       Strings only

                Nov 2        Full orch, usual order

                Nov 9        Full Orch, 7:15 Ov, 7:30 Concerto w/ soloist (upright), 8:45 inter, 9 Symphony Begin w/piano in solo position

                Nov 16      Full Orch , same as above, w/soloist (grand piano), Begin w/piano in solo position

Sat          Nov 19      11am-2pm, Dress rehearsal: 11 Ov, 11:30 conc w/ solo, 12:30 symph

Sun        Nov 20      1pm warm-up  3pm concert, Fidelio Ov – Piano conc – 2nd Symphony

Tues      Nov 22      Tues before Thanksgiving        Full orch, begin Holiday Pops – Sleigh Rides around the World (only 4 rehearsals!)

                Nov 30      Full orch, largest to small TBA

                Dec 7         Full orch, w/ solo

Sat          Dec 10       11am-2pm, Dress rehearsal w/ soloist, program order

Sun        Dec 11       1pm warm-up  3pm concert, Holiday Pops

 

Wed      Dec 14       Full orch, Feb program, 7:15 Bizet, 7:45 Mend, 8:15 inter, 8:30 Arias, 9:15 Wagner

                Dec 21       No Rehearsal                 Happy Holidays!

                Dec 28       No Rehearsal                 Happy New Year!   

2012 2012

Wed      Jan 4          Full orch, usual order is 7:15 Bizet Carmen Suite, 7:45 Mend, 8:15 inter, 8:30 Arias TBA, 9:15 Wagner

                Jan 11        Full orch, usual order

                Jan 18       Strings only

                Jan 25        Full orch, usual order

                Feb 1         Full orch, order subject to change 7:15 Bizet, 7:30 Mend, 8 Arias w/ soloists, 8:30 inter, 8:45 Arias, 9:30 Wagner

                Feb 8         Full orch, order same as above, subject to change

Sat          Feb 11       11am-2pm, Dress rehearsal w/ soloists, program order TBA

Sun        Feb 12       1pm warm-up  3pm concert, order TBD

 

Wed      Feb 15       Full orch, Family concert TBA  7:15 Feinstein Little Engine, 8:15 Students  + concerto TBA

                Feb 22       Full orch, usual order

                Feb 29       Full orch, 7:15 w/ students, 8 concerto, 8:15 Feinstein + others TBA

                Mar 7         Full orch, same as above

Sat          Mar 10      11am-2pm, Dress rehearsal: 11 students, 12 concerto, 12:30 Feinstein + others

Sun        Mar 11      1pm warm-up   3pm concert, Family Concert

 

Wed      Mar 14      Full orch, usual order is  7:15 Bolero, 8:15 Liszt, 8:45 inter, 9 Frazin, 9:15 St. Saens x2, 9:50 Massenet

                Mar 21      Full orch, usual order

                Mar 28      Strings only

                Apr 4         Full orch, usual order

                Apr 11       Full orch, usual order, Passover – excused absences (tell Max & arr. for sub)

                Apr 18       Full orch, usual order

                Apr 25       Full orch, usual order

                May2         Full orch, usual order, possibly w/ solo – violin pieces

                May 9        Full orch, usual order, w/solo – violin pieces

Sat          May 12      11am-2pm, Dress rehearsal w/ solo, program order

Sun        May 13     1pm warm-up  3pm concert, Frazin – Massenet – St. Saens x 2 – Liszt – Ravel

 

Wed      May 16     No Rehearsal

                May 23      Full orch, Music for Commencement

Thurs     May 24     6pm warm-up  6:30pm  Short Concert  7pm MBCC Commencement concert

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            June 6, 13, 20, 27 possible summer orch, TBA  Save these dates please!

 

Instrumentation:

Oct: Rice 2+p 2 2+bc 2   4331   T+5 WB, BD, SD, Cymb Tri Tamb Tam Cast Slap, Harmonica, Harp

Grofe 3+p 3+eh 3+bc 3+contra  4331 T+3 Glock Bells Vibra, Harp, piano/celeste

Dvorak 2+p 3+eh 22 4231 T+1

Nov: Beethoven Overture 2222 4220 T, Concerto 2222 2200 T Symphony 2222 2200 T

Dec: Holiday usual 3332 4331 T+5, Harp

Feb: Mend 2222 2331 T+1, Wagner 1121 2100, Arias TBA, Bizet Carmen Suites 3322 4231 T+4, Harp

March: Feinstein (Engine) 2+p 222 4231 T+3 Dr set Train bell Crash Ratchet

May: Frazin 2222 2200 T

St. Saensx2 2222 2200 T

Liszt 3+p 222 4231 T+3 SD Cymb BD, Harp

Bolero 3+p 3+eh 3+bc+Eb 3+contra 44(picc+3) 31 Sop +Tenor Sax T+4 2SD Cymb BD Tam, Celeste, Harp