WHATCOM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thank you for a great 2008-2009 season.



Review list: summary of the concerts of our completed 2008-2009 season.

Something Wonderful

Oscar Hammerstein
Pops Concert

Sat. May 30th, 2009 - 7:30pm
Mount Baker Theatre

The Mount Baker Theatre will be humming to the tunes of Something Wonderful, an exciting new Broadway revue written especially for the Whatcom Symphony by Jack Frymire. Featuring classic Oscar Hammerstein songs from South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma and much more.

Don't miss the lineup of stunning vocalists including Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, Elizabeth Pojanowski, Amber Bone, Gabriel Gargari, Erich Parce, and the Bellingham Chamber Chorale under the direction of Timothy Fitzpatrick.

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Something Wonderful

The Grand Tradition

Classical Concert V

Sun. May 17th, 2009 - 3:00pm
Mount Baker Theatre

Kay Reilly - marimba
    Ewazen- Concerto for Marimba
    Rutschman- Music by American Composers
    Series VI commission
    Mendelssohn- Overture Marchen
    vonder schonen Melusine
    Haydn- Symphony No. 101 in D Major

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The Grand Tradition

Concert Sponsors:

Caitac USA

Frontier Bank

The Resurrection

Classical Concert IV

Sat. April 25, 2009 - 7:30 pm
Mount Baker Theatre

Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C Minor:
The Resurrection

Kim Giordano, soprano
Kathryn Weld, alto
Western Washington University Concert Choirs, Leslie Guelker-Cone
Bellingham Chamber Chorale, Tim Fitzpatrick

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Concert Review, published April 26, 2009, Entertainment News Northwest

The Resurrection

Concert Sponsors:

WSO French Horn Section
WSO Orchestra Musicians


Guest Artist Underwriter:

Wilma and Bob Bryant

Frances and Irwin LeCocq

Anniversary Concert

Classical Concert III

Sun. March 22nd, 2009 - 3:00pm
Mount Baker Theatre

Jeffrey Gilliam - Pianist
    Barber - Concerto for Piano
    Haydn - Symphony No. 104
    Puccini - Manon Lescaut, Act III: Intermezzo
    Strauss - Death and Transfiguration

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Anniversary Concert

Winter Romance

Classical Concert II

Sun. January 25th, 2008 - 3:00pm
Mount Baker Theatre

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg - Violinist
    Bruch - Concerto for Violin in G Minor
    Greig - Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
    Faure - Pavane
    Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2

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Read reviews of the January 25th concert and events with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg!

Be Our Valentine

Concert Sponsors:

Egress Studio

Hotel Bellwether

Guest Artist Underwriter:

Wilma and Bob Bryant

Frances and Irwin LeCocq

Holiday Treasures

WSO Holiday Concert

Sun. December 7th, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Mount Baker Theatre

A mix of Classical and Holiday favorites featuring Western Washington University Concert Choirs directed by Leslie Guelker-Cone

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Holiday Treasures WSO Holiday Concert

Explore the Gallery

Classical Concert I

Sat. November 15th, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Sun. November 16th, 2008 - 3:00 pm
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall

Alexander Ardakov - Pianist
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven - Fidelio Overture
Schwanter - Chasing Light...
       Is part of the Ford Made in America,
       Made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition

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Explore the Gallery Classical Concert I

Concert Sponsors:

Friends of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra

Karla Williams

US Bank

Alcoa

Ensembles Live at the Radio Museum

Sat. October 18th, 2008
The American Museum of Radio and Electricity
6:00 - museum opens
7:00 - concert begins

Explore the museum and attend a concert all in one evening! Proceeds support the Symphony's Instrument Loan Program. Donation includes complimentary beverage.

Admission by donation - suggested donations:
$15 general
$12 AMRE members and seniors
$5 students

Ensembles Live at the Radio Museum

Concert Sponsors:

Hansel and Gretel Opera

Sat. September 27th, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Sun. September 28th, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Bellingham High School theater

Join us for a full scale production of Grimm's classic fairy tale set to music by Engelbert Humperdinck.

Preconcert activities begin one hour prior to performances

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Hansel and Gretel Opera

Concert Sponsors:

ConocoPhillips
Ferndale Refinery

Marcela E Berg
and Michael Addison

Whatcom County

Granite Northwest Inc.

Whatcom Community Foundation

Horizon Bank