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Happy Birthday By George!
October 20-21, 2023
Program

113th Concert Season l 2023–24
Peter Bay, Music Director

Friday, October 20, 2023 / 8 p.m 
Saturday, October 21, 2023 / 8 p.m

Michael & Susan Dell Hall

Yifei Xu, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

 

“Happy Birthday, By George!”

 

GEORGE GERSHWIN

 

Lullaby

GEORGE GERSHWIN

 

Concerto in F
I. Allegro
II. Adagio - Andante con moto
III. Allegro agitato


INTERMISSION

 

OTTORINO RESPIGHI

 

 

Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome)
I. La Fontana di Valle all
II. La Fontana del Tritone al mattino
III. La Fontana de Trevi al meriggio
IV. La Fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

OTTORINO RESPIGHI

 

Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)
I. I Pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)
II. Pini presso una Catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)
III. I Pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)
IV. I Pini della Via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)


Concert Sponsor / Karen & Paul Leeke Marvin J. Brittman & Ron C. Jernigan Drs. JoAnn Hunter Johnson &
Kenneth A. Johnson
Guest Artist Sponsor / Andrew & Mary Ann Heller
The Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Foundation

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