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2010-2011 Season
Unless otherwise noted, all concerts begin at 7:30 pm.
Concert seating begins at 7:05 pm.
Musically Speaking begins 50 minutes prior to most concerts. In these entertaining, spirited and informative conversations, Music Director David Bowden and Philharmonic guest artists share their thoughts, ideas, insights and anecdotes. Musically Speaking is open to all ticket holders.
Sax in the City
A Cool Sax and a Hot Symphony
Saturday, September 18, 7:30pm
Columbus North – Erne Auditorium
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Karidoyanes Café Neon: Fantasy on Greek Songs and Dances
Canfield Concerto after Glière for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
 Concerto after Glière by David Canfield is a colorful tour de force dedicated to world famous master saxophonist Eugene Rousseau, Professor of Music at the IU Jacobs School of Music for 36 years. This beautiful and melodic work will be performed by Rousseau's protégé, virtuoso saxophonist Kenneth Tse. When Brahms wrote his First Symphony, he was already at the height of his creative powers. The symphony is one of the most powerful and lush masterpieces in the orchestral repertoire.
“The name of Kenneth Tse has become synonymous with excellence
of the first order when it comes to playing the saxophone.”
--Saxophone Journal
Four Seasons con Tango
Latin Vibe Meets Old World Charm
Saturday, October 9, 7:30pm
Columbus North- Erne Auditorium
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Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
 The familiar Four Seasons, with violin solos performed by Philharmonic musicians, will be combined with Piazzolla’s Tango rhythms of South America, performed by renowned violinist Alex Kerr. These distinct and vibrant representations of the seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and tango master Astor Piazzolla are each brilliant and evocative in its own way. In an unusual twist, they will be interspersed, highlighting comparisons and amazing contrasts between the two works.
Kerr, the season’s Johnson Distinguished Guest Artist, will be remembered for his show-stopping duet with Cho-Liang Lin at the 2006 Irwin Miller Tribute Concert.
Dan McKinley Pulls Out All the Stops
An Organ and Choral Spectacular
Friday, November 19, 7:30pm
First Christian Church
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Walton Coronation Te Deum
Forrest in paradisum
Brahms Nänie
Guilmant Symphony No. 1 for Organ and Orchestra
Audience favorite, Dan McKinley, performs Guilmant’s first symphony, a spectacular organ and orchestra showpiece,on the great Aeolian-Skinner Organ at First Christian Church. The Philharmonic Chorus and the Anderson University Chorale will join the orchestra in a performance of three gorgeous choral masterpieces.
“One of my best friends (in Columbus) has to be that organ at First Christian Church. (It) is much more than a bunch of metal and wood thrown together. It’s like a longtime buddy.”
—Dan McKinley
Home for Christmas
with Special Guest Artists Cam Collins, Jazz Sax, and Kate Hamilton, Vocalist
Sunday, December 5, 3:00 and 7:00pm
Columbus East – Robbins Auditorium
 Guest artists Cam Collins and Kate Hamilton are home for the Holidays. Kate's stage career has taken her to New York where she is establishing a presence as a talented vocal and stage performer. You won't want to miss Cam's amazing interpretation of O Holy Night. The phenomenal Columbus Indiana Children's Choir, celebrating its 15th season, joins the Philharmonic in this family and audience favorite event.
“Collins…showed why he is a star member of a national-level musical organization. His playing is powerful, his tone production even and musical.”
—The Republic
 Saturday Night at the Movies
Fifty Years of Movie Memories
Saturday, February 5, 7:30pm
Columbus North – Erne Auditorium
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 Enjoy your favorite themes from the world's greatest movies including Gone With the Wind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Titanic, Pink Panther, Star Wars, Singin' in the Rain, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and featuring Mozart's Clarinet Concerto from Out of Africa. Watch the website for developing information about this exciting event.
Featured performers: The Philharmonic's Principal Clarinet, and Brown Scholarship winners Ashley Miller and Christopher Pratt.
Mozart’s Requiem
Pure Emotion
Saturday, March 26, 2011, 7:30pm
Columbus North – Erne Auditorium
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Mozart Overture to The Clemency of Titus
Fauré Suite from Pélleas et Mélisande
Mozart Requiem
The Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus present Mozart's monumental and final work - his stunning Requiem. Audiences everywhere rave about his amazingly beautiful and emotional work. If you are familiar with George Walker's morning show on WFIU, you will immediately recognize the soothingly beautiful Fauré tune.
Four Horns Front & Center
A Musical Thrill Ride
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 7:30pm
Columbus East – Robbins Auditorium
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Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3
Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major
 All four members of the Philharmonic's horn section move to the front of the stage for one of the most exhilarating concertos ever written. This highly unusual work is filled with fanfares, dramatic melodies, and rich harmonies. Beethoven's music is always a hit in Columbus, and his Seventh Symphony is perhaps his most immediately appealing work. Of Bach's four orchestral suites, the third is the best known, due to the fame of the second movement, the famous "Air on the G String."
Salute! - A Free Community Concert
 Friday, May 27, 2011, 7:00pm Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial Lawn, Second and Washington Streets
The 11th annual Salute! concert will be performed on the grounds of the BartholomewCounty Memorial for Veterans.
This concert salutes the Veterans of the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries and  recognizes the men and women currently serving in the Armed Forces with special recognition to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Bring yourself, bring your family, bring a neighbor to a memorable musical evening.
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