Repertoire
Saint Paul Civic Symphony concert repertoire 1992-2020
| Composer | Work |
| Abels, Michael | Global Warming |
| Adams, John | The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for orchestra) |
| Adams, John | Tromba Lontana (Distant Trumpet) |
| Anderson, Leroy | Old MacDonald Had a Farm |
| Anderson, Leroy | Sleigh Ride |
| Anderson, Leroy | The Syncopated Clock |
| Anderson, Leroy | The Waltzing Cat |
| Argento | Capriccio for Clarinet, “Rossini in Paris” |
| Armer, Elinor | The Great Instrument of the Geggerets |
| Arutiunian | Concerto for Trumpet |
| Bacewicz, Grazyna | Symphony No. 3 |
| Bach, J. C. | Concerto for Cello in C minor |
| Bach, J. S. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 |
| Bach, J. S. | Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin, and Strings |
| Bach, J. S. | Gloria from Mass in B minor |
| Bach, J. S. | Orchestral Suite No. 2 |
| Bach, J. S. | Sinfonia (from Cantata No. 169) |
| Barber | Concerto for Violin |
| Barber | Knoxville: Summer of 1915 |
| Barber | Second Essay for Orchestra |
| Barnett, Carol | Legend for Two Piccolos and Orchestra |
| Barnett, Carol | Overture to a Greek Drama |
| Barnett, Carol | Sumervar |
| Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra |
| Bartok | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra |
| Bartok | Dance Suite |
| Bartok | Hungarian Pictures |
| Bartok | Two Images |
| Beethoven | Concerto for Piano No. 1 |
| Beethoven | Concerto for Piano No. 3 |
| Beethoven | Concerto for Piano No. 5 “Emperor” |
| Beethoven | Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello “Triple” |
| Beethoven | Overture to Consecration of the House |
| Beethoven | Overture to Egmont |
| Beethoven | Overture to Fidelio |
| Beethoven | Overture to Leonore, No. 3 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 5 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 7 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 “Choral”, iv. Finale – Ode to Joy |
| Beethoven | Turkish March |
| Berlin, Irving | God Bless America |
| Berlioz | Damnation of Faust: Two Arias |
| Berlioz | Roman Carnival Overture |
| Berlioz | Romeo & Juliet: Introduction, Love Scene, Romeo Alone-Festival at the Capulet’s |
| Berlioz | Royal Hunt and Storm from The Trojans |
| Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique |
| Bernstein, L. | Fancy Free: Danzon |
| Bernstein, L. | On the Town: Three Dance Episodes |
| Bernstein, L. | On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite |
| Bernstein, L. | West Side Story: “Somewhere” |
| Bernstein, L. | West Side Story: Mambo |
| Bernstein, L. | West Side Story: Overture |
| Bernstein, L. | West Side Story: Symphonic Dances |
| Bizet | Arlesienne Suite No. 1 |
| Bizet | Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole |
| Bizet | Carmen Suite No. 1 |
| Bizet | Carmen: selections |
| Bizet (arr. Meyer) | “The Story of Ferdinand” by M. Leef (music from “Carmen”) |
| Blacher, Boris | Orchestra Variations on a Theme by Paganini |
| Blaha, James | Variations on the Human Spirit |
| Bloch | Baal Shem, for solo violin and orchestra |
| Bloch | From Jewish Life (arr. By Purich and Antonini) |
| Bloch | Schelomo |
| Bloch | Suite Hébraïque for solo viola and orchestra |
| Borodin | In the Steppes of Central Asia |
| Borodin | Prince Igor: Overture |
| Borodin | Prince Igor: Polovstian Dances |
| Borodin | Symphony No. 2 |
| Bottesini, Giovanni | Grand Duo Concertante (for solo violin and bass) |
| Boulanger, Lili | D’un matin du printemps |
| Boulanger, Lili | D’un soir triste |
| Brahms | Academic Festival Overture |
| Brahms | Concerto for Piano No. 2 |
| Brahms | Concerto for Violin and Cello |
| Brahms | Hungarian Dance No. 5 |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 1 |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 2 |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 3 |
| Brahms | Symphony No. 4 |
| Brahms | Tragic Overture |
| Brahms | Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn |
| Brindley-Barnett, J. | Butterfly Songs |
| Britten | Courtly Dances and Lute Song from “Gloriana” |
| Britten | Occasional Overture |
| Britten | Suite on English Folk Tunes, ‘A Time there was …’ |
| Britten | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra |
| Bruch | Kol Nidrei |
| Butterworth | Shropshire Lad (Rhapsody) |
| Butterworth | Two English Idylls |
| Chabrier | Danse Slave (Slavic Dance) |
| Chabrier | Espana |
| Chadwick | Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee |
| Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Clyne, Anna | This Midnight Hour |
| Coates, Eric | Cinderella Fantasy |
| Coleman, Linda | Journeys, A Symphonic Poem for Orchestra |
| Copland | Billy the Kid Suite |
| Copland | El Salon Mexico |
| Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man |
| Copland | John Henry (A Railroad Ballad) |
| Copland | Lincoln Portrait |
| Copland | Old American Songs (selections) |
| Copland | Quiet City |
| Copland | Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday, Saturday Night Waltz, Hoe-Down |
| Copland | Symphony No. 3 |
| Copland | Tender Land Suite |
| Croswell | Nature of Peace (wp) |
| Daugherty | Red Cape Tango (from Metropolis Symphony) |
| Davidson, Tina | The Selkie Boy |
| Davies | An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise |
| Debussy | Children’s Corner: Golliwog’s Cakewalk (orch. Caplet) |
| Debussy | Clair de Lune (orch. Caplet) |
| Debussy | Iberia (from Images for orchestra) |
| Debussy | La Mer |
| Debussy | Nocturnes: Clouds and Festivals |
| Debussy | Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun |
| Debussy | Sarabande (orch. Ravel) |
| Delius | Florida Suite: ii. By the River |
| Delius | The Walk to the Paradise Garden (arr. Beecham) |
| Diamond | Kaddish for cello and orchestra |
| Dukas | La Peri |
| Dukas | La Peri: Fanfare |
| Dukas | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (portion) |
| Dvorak | Carnival Overture, op.92 |
| Dvorak | Concerto for Cello |
| Dvorak | In Nature’s Realm, op. 91 |
| Dvorak | Othello Overture, op. 93 |
| Dvorak | Slavonic Dances, op. 46, nos. 3, 8 |
| Dvorak | Slavonic Dances, op. 72, no. 2 |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 7 |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 8 |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” |
| Elgar | Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) |
| Elgar | Concerto for Cello |
| Elgar | Wand of Youth: Sun Dance |
| Falla | El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance |
| Falla | Three-cornered Hat Suite No. 2 |
| Falla | Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1 |
| Farrar | Heroic Elegy |
| Fasch, Johann | Concerto for Trumpet in D major (Clarino) |
| Faure | Dolly Suite (orch. Rabaud): Kitty Waltz, Dolly’s Garden, Spanish Dance |
| Faure | Elegy for Cello and Orchestra |
| Faure | Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne |
| Finzi | The Fall of the Leaf (completed by Ferguson) |
| Forner/Garrison | The Dream Eater |
| Forner/Hamada | The Dragon’s Tears |
| Foss, Lukas | Renaissance Concerto (flute and orch) |
| Franck, Cesar | Symphony in d minor |
| Frank, Gabriela Lean | Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra |
| Franklin, Cary John | Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra |
| Franklin, Cary John | Lake, from Mosaic |
| Franklin, Cary John | Momotaro the Peachling |
| Franklin, Cary John | The Thunder of Horses (a story for children) |
| Gable, Christopher | The Blue-Wheeled Bus |
| Gershwin | An American in Paris |
| Gershwin | Cuban Overture |
| Gershwin | Promenade (Walking the Dog) |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
| Gilbert, Jan | Fantasy for Chinese flute on themes from “The Magic Whip” by Ying Zhang |
| Gilbert, Jan | In the Beginning |
| Gilbert, Jan | Nine-in-One Grr! Grr! |
| Gilbert, Jan | Suite for South Indian Veena and Orchestra |
| Gilbert, Jan | The Animals’ Search for Water |
| Gilbert, Jan | The Dream Carver |
| Gilbert, Jan | Three Little Birds |
| Gilbert, Jan/Kar, Gita | KHOJ, The Search for Light |
| Ginestera | Estancia: Farmers’ Dance, Wheat Dance |
| Glazunov | The Seasons: Summer, Autumn |
| Gliere, Reinhold | Concerto for Horn, op.91 |
| Gottschalk | Souvenir de Porto Rico (orch. Thor Johnson) |
| Gould | American Salute |
| Gounod | “Je veux vivre” from “Romeo and Juliet” |
| Gounod | Jewel Song from Faust |
| Granados | Spanish Dances: Oriental, Andaluza (orch. Grignon) |
| Grieg | Norwegian Dances, op. 35 |
| Grieg | Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| Griffes, Charles | Three Peoms of Fiona MacLeod |
| Grofé, Ferde | Mississippi – A Modern Descriptive Suite |
| Handel | Water Music (portions) |
| Hanson, Howard | Symphony No. 2, “Romantic” |
| Hanson, Shelley | Islands and Mountains |
| Harbison | Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra) |
| Haugen, Linda Tutas | Fable of Old Turtule |
| Haydn | Concerto for Cello in C major |
| Haydn | Symphony: excerpts from “Clock” and “Farewell” |
| Heitzeg, Steve | Mahkato Wakpa (Blue Earth River) |
| Heitzeg, Steve | Tin Forest |
| Heitzeg, Steve | Voice of the Everglades |
| Herrmann, Bernard | Suite from “Vertigo” |
| Hétu | Legendes |
| Hindemith | Nobilissima Visione Suite |
| Hindemith | Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber |
| Hindemith | Tuttifantschen Suite: Marionettes’ Dance |
| Holm, Barbara | Overture for Orchestra |
| Holst | Brook Green Suite: Dance |
| Holst | Perfect Fool Ballet Music |
| Holst | Planets: i. Mars, iv. Jupiter |
| Honegger | Symphony No. 5 |
| Hummel | Concerto for Trumpet |
| Humperdinck | Dream Pantomine (?) from Hansel and Gretel |
| Humperdinck | Sandman’s Song from Hansel and Gretel |
| Indy | Symphony on a French Mountain Air |
| Ives | Symphony No. 2 |
| Ives | Thanksgiving and Forefathers’ Day |
| Janáček, Leoš | “The Cunning Little Vixen”: Final Scene |
| Janáček, Leoš | “The Cunning Little Vixen”: Suite (Mackerras) |
| Kern, Jerome | Ol’ Man River (from “Showboat”) |
| Kodaly | Hary Janos Suite |
| Kodaly | Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song “The Peacock” |
| Lalo | Concerto for Cello |
| Lalo | Concerto for Violin |
| Larsen, Libby | Deep Summer Music |
| Lehar | Vilia from The Merry Widow |
| Liebermann, Lowell | Concerto for flute |
| Lis, Anthony | Dakota Fanfares |
| Liszt | Les Préludes |
| Mahler | Revelge (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn) |
| Mahler | Ruckert Lieder |
| Mahler | Songs of a Wayfarer |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 1 |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 4 |
| Mahler | Totenfeier (Todtenfeier) |
| Mancini, Henry | Baby Elephant Walk |
| Marquez, Arturo | Conga del Fuego Nuevo |
| Marquez, Arturo | Danzon No. 2 |
| Martinu | Concerto for Violin No. 2 |
| Mayer, Emilie | Faust-Overture |
| Mendelssohn | Hebrides Overture |
| Mendelssohn | Midsummer Night’s Dream (incidental music)Intermezzo, Nocturne, Dance of the Clowns & Wedding March |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4 “Italian” |
| Mensah, Sowah | Agoo, for Speaking in Tongues and Orchestra |
| Mensah, Sowah | Esee Sane (Aftermath) |
| Mensah, Sowah | The Spider and the Wisdom Pot |
| Merryman, Marjorie | In the Dreamtime |
| Messiaen, Olivier | Les Offrandes Oubliees (The Forgotten Offerings) |
| Milhaud | Suite Provencal |
| Milhaud | The Bull (Ox) on the Roof |
| Moncayo | Huapango |
| Monteverdi, Claudio | Vespers to the Blessed Virgin (arr. for brass) |
| Mozart | Concerto for Piano No. 20 in d minor, K. 466 |
| Mozart | Concertone for 2 Violins and Orchestra |
| Mozart | Overture to La clemenza di Tito |
| Mozart | Overture to Don Giovanni |
| Mozart | Overture to The Magic Flute |
| Mozart | Overture to The Marriage of Figaro |
| Mozart | Posthorn Serenade (No. 9), mvts. 1, 3, 7 |
| Mozart | Requiem (completed by Sussmayr) |
| Mozart | Sleigh Ride |
| Mozart | Symphony No. 36 “Linz” |
| Mussorgsky | Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) |
| Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) |
| Nielsen, Carl | Helios Overture |
| Nielsen, Carl | Pan and Syrinx (Pastoral Scene) |
| Nielsen, Carl | Symphony No. 2 “The Four Temperaments” |
| Nielsen, Carl | Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable” |
| Ohki, Masao | Symphonic Fantasy “Hiroshima”: vii. Elegy |
| Ott, David | Symphony No. 2 for orchestra and solo cello |
| Paganini | Introduction and Variations Dal tuo stellato soglio from “Moses in Egypt” |
| Panufnik | Tragic Overture |
| Parks, Gordon | Suite from the Ballet Martin |
| Piazzolla, Astor | Tangazo |
| Picker, Tobias | Romances and Interludes for oboe and orchestra |
| Piston | Symphony No. 2 |
| Pizer, Elizabeth F.H. | Elegy in Amber In Memoriam Leonard Bernstein |
| Poulenc | Babar the Little Elephant |
| Poulenc | Les Biches, Suite |
| Prokofiev | Lieutenant Kije Suite |
| Prokofiev | Concerto for Piano, No. 1 |
| Prokofiev | Concerto for Piano, No. 3 |
| Prokofiev | Concerto for Violin, No. 2 |
| Prokofiev | Overture on Hebrew Themes (orchestra version) |
| Prokofiev | Peter and the Wolf |
| Prokofiev | Prodigal Son |
| Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet, Ballet excerpts from Suites No. 1 & No. 2 |
| Prokofiev | Winter Bonfire |
| Pryor, Arthur | The Whistler and His Dog |
| Puccini | La Boheme: Act I & II arias/duets; Act III |
| Puccini | Preludio Sinfonico |
| Rachmaninoff | Concerto for Piano No. 2 |
| Rachmaninoff | Isle of the Dead |
| Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
| Rautavaara, E. | Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds and Orchestra) |
| Rautavaara, E. | Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss) |
| Ravel | Bolero |
| Ravel | La Valse |
| Ravel | Mother Goose Suite (selections) |
| Ravel | Pavane pour une infante defunte |
| Ravel | Valses nobles et sentimentales |
| Respighi | Fountains of Rome |
| Respighi | Pines of Rome |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Capriccio Espagnole |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. flute solo) |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Russian Easter Overture |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade |
| Rodgers, Richard | “Cinderella” March |
| Rodrigo, Joaquin | Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra |
| Rossini | Cat Duet |
| Rossini | William Tell Overture |
| Rossini-Britten | Music from “Soirées Musicales” (arr. Britten) |
| Rouse, Christopher | Der Gerettete Alberich (Fantasy for solo percussion and orchestra) |
| Saint-Saens | Concerto for Cello, No. 1 |
| Saint-Saens | Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso |
| Saint-Saens | Marche militaire francaise from Suite Algerienne |
| Saint-Saens | Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” |
| Sarasate | Carmen Fantasy |
| Schreker, Franz | Ein Tanzspiel |
| Schubert, F. | Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” |
| Schuman, William | New England Triptych |
| Schumann, Bryan | Bird Toy |
| Schumann, R. | Concerto for Cello in A minor |
| Schumann, R. | Concerto for Piano in A minor |
| Schumann, R. | Genoveva Overture |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony No. 1 “Spring” |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” |
| Schumann, R. | Symphony No. 4 |
| Shostakovich | Ballet Suite from “The Golden Age” |
| Shostakovich | Concerto for No. 2 |
| Shostakovich | Festive Overture |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 15 |
| Sibelius | Onward, Ye Peoples |
| Sibelius | Swan of Tuonela |
| Sibelius | Symphony No. 3 |
| Sibelius | Symphony No. 5 |
| Sibelius | Symphony No. 7 |
| Sibelius | Violin Concerto in D minor |
| Smetana | Dance from the Bartered Bride |
| Smetana | The Moldau |
| Stanford, Charles V. | Irish Rhapsody No. 1 |
| Stanford, Charles V. | Symphony in F minor, “The Irish” |
| Stephan, Rudi | Music for Orchestra (1910) excerpt |
| Still, William Grant | Symphony No. 1 “Afro-American” |
| Still, William Grant | Wood Notes |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Artist’s Life |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Champagne Polka |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Emperor Waltzes |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Kunstler Quadrille |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | On the Beautiful Blue Danube |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Overture to “Die Fledermaus” |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Pizzicato Polka |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Roses from the South |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Tales from the Vienna Woods |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Thunder and Lightning Polka |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Voices of Spring |
| Strauss Jr., Johann | Wine, Women & Song |
| Strauss Sr., Johann | Radetzky March |
| Strauss, Richard | Concerto for Oboe |
| Strauss, Richard | Death and Transfiguration |
| Strauss, Richard | Don Juan |
| Strauss, Richard | Rosenkavalier Suite |
| Strauss, Richard | Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks |
| Stravinsky | Canon |
| Stravinsky | Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss |
| Stravinsky | Firebird Suite (1919 vers.) |
| Stravinsky | Firebird Suite (1945 vers.) |
| Stravinsky | Greeting Prelude |
| Stravinsky | Petrouchka (1947 vers,) |
| Stravinsky | Pulcinella Suite (1949 vers.) |
| Stravinsky | Symphonies of wind instruments (1947 vers.) |
| Suk | Fairy Tale (Prohadka) |
| Suppé | Overture Light Cavalry |
| Surinach | Feria Magic (Overture for orchestra) |
| Takemitsu | Signals from Heaven: Night Signal |
| Tchaikovsky | Capriccio Italien |
| Tchaikovsky | Concerto for Piano No. 1 |
| Tchaikovsky | Concerto for Violin |
| Tchaikovsky | Francesca da Rimini |
| Tchaikovsky | Nutcracker: Divertimento (from Act II) |
| Tchaikovsky | Nutcracker Suite (selections) |
| Tchaikovsky | Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy |
| Tchaikovsky | Suite No. 3 for orchestra |
| Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake Suite |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams” |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” |
| Tchaikovsky | Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello & Orchestra |
| Thompson, Randall | Last Words of David |
| Thompson, Randall | Symphony No. 2 |
| Thompson, Randall | Testament of Freedom |
| Thomson, Virgil | Bugles and Birds (A Portrait of Pablo Picasso) |
| Thomson, Virgil | The Plow That Broke the Plains |
| Tomasi, Henri | Concerto for Trombone |
| Torke, Michael | Bright Blue Music |
| Toyama, Yuzo | Divertimento for Orchestra |
| Toyama, Yuzo | Rhapsody for Orchestra |
| Traditional | Waltzing Matilda |
| Turina | Procession du Rocio |
| Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis |
| Vaughan Williams | Lark Ascending |
| Vaughan Williams | Sea Songs (Quick March) |
| Verdi | Grand March from Aida |
| Verdi | Overture to La Forza del Destino |
| Villa Lobos | The Little Train of the Brazilian Farmer |
| Vivaldi | Concerto for Flute “The Goldfinch” |
| Vivaldi | Winter from The Four Seasons |
| Wagner | Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1 |
| Wagner | Die Walkure: The Ride of the Valkries |
| Wagner | Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey |
| Wagner | Lohengrin: Introduction to Act 3 |
| Wagner | Parsifal: Prelude to Act 1 |
| Wagner | Siegfried: Forest Murmurs |
| Wagner | Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Love Death |
| Waldteufel, Emile | Estudiantina Waltzes |
| Waldteufel, Emile | Skater’s Waltzes |
| Walker, Gwyneth | Fanfare for the Family Farm |
| Walton | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra |
| Walton | Portsmouth Point (Overture) |
| Weber | Overture to Der Freischütz |
| Weber | Overture to Oberon |
| Wells, Katherine G. | The Hare and the Tortoise |
| Williams, John | Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra |
| Williams, John | Star Wars Suite: Imperial March, Princess Leia, Throne Room & End Title |
| Wuorinen | Machault mon chou |
| Youmans, V., | Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two) arr. Shostakovich |
| Zhang, Ying | “The Magic Whip” (wp) |