Music of ABBA Featuring Rajaton – Program Notes
Ryan Haskins, Music Director & Conductor Program Pieces Arr. KIISKI: ABBA: Medley Arr. KUUSISTO: Dancing Queen / Money, Money, Money / One of Us Arr. LEPOLA: Head Over Heels (a cappella) Arr. KIISKI: S. O. S. Arr. VÄNSKÄ: Take A Chance On Me Arr. KIISKI: Chiquitita Arr. KIISKI: Mamma Mia Intermission Arr. KUUSISTO: […]
Immersive Vivaldi – Program Notes
Ryan Haskins, Music Director & Conductor Te-Chiang “Bacco” Liu—Violin Justin Dunlap—Lighting Designer Program Pieces & Movements Antonio Vivaldi Le quattro stagioni, Op 8 “The Four Seasons (1678-1741) (1716-1725) Concerto No 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, “Spring”Allegro – Largo – Allegro Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “Summer”Allegro non […]
AN EVENING WITH ROCK & ROLL LEGEND DON FELDER FORMERLY OF THE EAGLES – Program Notes
Ryan Haskins, Music Director and Conductor About don felder No matter how you look at it, 2019 is shaping up to be the Year of the Fingers — Don “Fingers” Felder, that is. Felder, a true American rock and roll guitar hero, is very much looking forward to building upon his rich legacy as one […]
Christmas With the Symphony Program Notes
Program notes for Christmas with the Symphony.
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Program Notes
Program Pieces & Movements Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 4 (b. 1950) (1996) Kati Agócs Horn Concerto (World Premiere) (b. 1975) (2020)I. InsouciantII. LyricalIII. Spirited James Sommerville, Horn Commissioned by Symphony Nova Scotia, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchesta. Intermission Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky […]
Beethoven & Price Program Notes
Program Pieces & Movements Florence Price (1887-1953) Piano Concerto in One Movement (1934) Michelle Cann Piano Intermission Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 in A Major, OP 92 (1811-1812) I. Poco sostenuto – VivaceII. AlegrettoIII. Presto – Assai meno prestoIV. Allegro con brio Program Notes Florence Price Concerto In One Movement (1932-1934) While […]
Glorious Brass – Program Notes
Program Pieces & Movements Giovani Gabrieli (1551-1612) Canzon per Septimi Toni No. 2 (before 1597)Arranged by Timothy Higgins Giovani Gabrieli (1551-1612) Canzon per Sonar in Echo Duodecimi Toni (before 1597)Arranged by Timothy Higgins Giovani Gabrieli (1551-1612) O Magnum Mysterium (1587)Arranged by Timothy Higgins Herbert Haufrecht (1909-1998) Symphony for Brass and Timpani (1955) […]
Program Notes – Simple Gifts

Program notes for Simple Gifts—a performance of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra on April 24, 2021.
Glorious Brass – Program Notes
G. Gabrieli – Canzoni and O Magnum Mysterium Venice in the sixteenth century was still a politically and commercially powerful force, and its music reflected its grandeur. San Marco (St. Mark’s), the magnificent basilica, had hosted musicians since medieval times, primarily a choir and organists. One of those organists was Andrea Gabrieli, who educated and […]
Program Notes – Simple Gifts

Program notes for Simple Gifts—a performance of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra on April 24, 2021.