Enid Symphony 2005-2006 Season ~

We're Celebrating 100 Years of Symphony in Enid

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Join us for a great line-up of Special Programs, Guest Artists and other treats
planned for the 2005-2006 Season ~ Check back for more details,
or contact the Enid Symphony office at 580-237-9646 for brochure.

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Concert times ~ Saturday @ 8:00 pm: Sunday @ 2 pm

Season Opener ~ September 24 & 25, 2005 ~ The Night Sousa Came to Town . . . Great Traditional American Music! America's most beloved band master and his Band made four appearances to Enid. Celebrate their visits with a re-creation of a Sousa Concert.
Soprano Maria Ferrante will provide the vocal fireworks to cap off an evening of Marches, Overatures and light Classics ~ as first presented in Enid by John Philip Sousa Click hear to visit a good page on John Phillip Sousa. Look for the link at the top of the page to hear his voice or other links listen to some of his music! Listen here to Stars and Stripes Forever! ~ requires RealPlayer

	A Legacy of Creativity . . From Enid to the Nation's Capitol October 22 & 23, 2005 ~ Jody Gatwood ~ Violinist with the ESO ~ performing Andre Makris' violin concerto Also ~ Brahms' AcademicFestival Overture and The Firebird Ballet, 1919 Suite.
Violinist / Composer Andreas Makris attended Phillips University, and later became the first Composer-in-residence of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. while also serving as an Associate Concertmaster of the NSO. To celebrate his creative life, Violinist Jody Gatwood joins the ESO to perform Makris' Second Violin Concerto

November 26 & 27, 2005 Christmas in Enid ~ 1905 . . . How it all began . . . In December 1905, Conductor Rhein Dyksterhuis and the Enid Players gathered on the Courthouse Lawn to present a program of seasonal favorites followed by Christmas Carolling. Usher in the 2005 Holiday Season as the Eso recreates a concert with 1905 flare.

Feb. 11 & 12, 2006 ~ A salute to 1958 The Enid Symphony Orchestra wih guest pianist Davide Cabassi, medalist from the 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competition ~ performing Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K467

April 8 & 9, 2006 ~ An Operatic Tradition ~ recalls the 1930's Cimmaron Circuit Opera Company

May 13, 2006 ~ 7:00 pm A Special Birthday picnic Celebration! ~ Beethoven's 5th Symphony at Government Springs!!

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