5 ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY CIVIC SYMPHONY: 104TH SEASON fortunate to be joined by one of Norway’s most talented and rising stars: Oda Hjertine Voltersvik. She has performed at major venues across the world including Carnegie Hall & Scandinavia House (NYC), Wigmore Hall & St Martin in the Fields (London), “Palermo Classica” International Festival, and the Norwegian Opera House. Annually, since 2014, she has been a summer artist in residence at the Edvard Grieg Museum in Bergen. We are very happy to have her join the AUCS for this unforgettable performance. PROGRAM: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43 Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 CONCERT II: “THE CLASSICS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN” SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024 (7:30 PM) JEWETT AUDITORIUM GUEST ARTISTS: Darci Bultema, soprano Marla Fogderud, soprano Michael Skyles, tenor and other guest artists The next concert on the AUCS season is a visit to Broadway, with the timeless music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, who wrote hit-after-hit, and whose musicals were converted into popular movies in the 1950s and 1960s. The Rodgers and Hammerstein team had a knack for writing melodies and lyrics that stick with you forever, and many of the tunes you will hear at this AUCS concert have been recorded by such greats as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand, and even Lady Gaga. Our concert will feature favorites from Carrousel, The King and I, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, and many others. Get ready to “Climb Every Mountain” of exquisite Rodgers and Hammerstein music with your AUCS! Also on the concert is a side-by-side performance with Aberdeen Central High School Orchestra (Joseph Berns, Director). PROGRAM: Selections from the Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein Side-by-Side performance with Aberdeen Central High School Orchestra (Joseph Berns, Director) REFLECTIONS from the Conductor Continued on page 7 There is nothing like the sound of an orchestra— to paraphrase Rogers and Hammerstein! Your Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony has been playing music for many generations for our community and region! As the oldest continuous orchestra in the state of South Dakota, your AUCS celebrates its 104th anniversary with a great of selection of music for our audiences. Our season will delight, educate, entertain, and surprise you with music that is new and never performed in Aberdeen, as well as more familiar music that will get your toes tapping. Indeed, there is something for everyone on our programs. While you applaud the artists and orchestra, I also applaud you. We need you to carry on the Aberdeen tradition of the AUCS and making music for generations to come. I invite you to sit back and enjoy the experience of hearing your own live orchestra: your Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony! Now, allow me to introduce you the concerts we have prepared for you for the AUCS season…. CONCERT I: “NORTHERN NORDIC NOTES” SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023 (7:30 PM) JEWETT AUDITORIUM GUEST ARTIST: Oda Hjertine Voltersvik, piano Join your AUCS for a journey north as we perform two of most glorious works from the Nordic symphonic tradition. Jean Sibelius’ Symphony no. 2 begins with warm strings and stirring woodwind scales. The music captures the mood and essence of Sibelius’ homeland of Finland. Full of bright brass fanfares and loud interruptions from the timpani, this piece has drama and so many beautiful moments. Almost like climbing the apex of a glacier mountain, the end of this symphony has rich harmonies and unforgettable melodies that will make you want to cheer. The companion piece on this program is Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Grieg is a national hero for Norwegians, and his music conveys the folk idioms of his people. AUCS is very
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