Parma Symphony Orchestra
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, May 5, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Spring Concert
Radetzky March - Johann Strauss Sr.
Concerto for Violin - Max Bruch (Samuel Rotberg, violin)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Energico
Symphony No.9 in E minor (From the New World) - Antonin Dvorak
I. Adagio - Allegro molto
II. Largo
III. Scherzo - molto vivace
IV. Finale - Allegro con fuoco
Endowment Campaign
An opportunity to provide ongoing support for the orchestra, with recognition.
1. Name the chair to be endowed.
2. Select a specific section and chair.
3. Have your name listed in the program as the donor of the chair to be endowed.
4. A group may donate together as a team to reach the Five Thousand dollar amount.
5. To date, we have endowed seven chairs for the Symphony. We are moving in the right direction for keeping the Orchestra solvent for years to come.
If you would like to honor a former member of the Orchestra, a family member or a friend, please contact Mr. John D. Roberts at john.d.roberts21@gmail.com and he will guide you through this process.
Past Performances
Past Performances
Sunday, March 1o, 2024
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
March Concert
Rienzi Overture - Richard Wagner
Concerto in D for violin and strings - Felix Mendelssohn
(Mari Sato, violin)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro
Concerto in E minor for violin - Felix Mendelssohn
(Andrew Sords, violin)
I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante - Allegretto non troppo
III. Allegro molte vivace
The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Holiday Concert
Canadian Brass Christmas - arr. Calvin Custer
Symphony in C - Georges Bizet (feat. Laurie Septaric)
I. Allegro vivo
II. Andante, Adaigio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
La Flute de Pan - Jules Mouquet (feat. Katherine Calvey, flute)
1. Pan et let bergers
2. Pan et les oiseaux
3. Pan et les nymphes
A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols - arr. Claude T. Smith
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Sunday, October 15, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Fall Concert
Piano Concerto No.1 - Johannes Brahms (feat. Michael Lu, piano)
I. Maestoso
II. Adagio
III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky
Suite from “Billy the Kid” - Aaron Copland
Sunday, May 7, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Heights, Parma OH - map
Spring Concert
Gettysburg Symphonic Suite - Randy Edelman
Theme from “The Patriot” - John Williams
Midway March - John Williams
A Lincoln Portrait - Aaron Copland (featuring Superintendent of Parma City Schools, Charles Smialek, narrator)
Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Featuring narration by Charles Smialek
Sunday, March 12, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS, Parma OH - map
March Concert
Far and Away Suite - John Williams
Pirates of Penzance Overture - Arthur Sullivan
Symphony No. 2 - Johannes Brahms
Sunday, December 11
3:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Amahl and the Night Visitors
An opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti
(Two performances: 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM)
Sunday, December 4
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Christmas Concert
Featuring:
Stille Nacht - Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller
Polar Express - Alan Silvestri
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Suite of Carols - Leroy Anderson
Featuring the wind, brass, and string sections of PSO
Sunday, October 16
3:00 P.M.
Valley Forge HS
Parma Heights, OH - map
Shenandoah Variations - Joseph Kern
Moldau - Smetana
Carnival Overture - Dvorak
Carmen Suite No. 2 - Bizet
Hannah Porter-Occena - Flute Soloist