Concerts
-
Stagestruck
Music Department
"Overture" from 'The Marriage of Figaro' by Mozart, "Overture" to 'Egmont, Opus 84' by Beethoven, and "Light Cavalry Overture" by Suppe. Performed by the Eastern Symphy Orchestra. Featuring pianist Sonny Pickowitz on "Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor" by Chopin. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
The Four Seasons
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Featuring Harpsichordist Charlotte Mattax performing works of Bach, Couperin, and Noblet, and Violinist Maureen Murchie performing "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
A Musical Journey Through Time
Music Department
"Air on G String" by Bach, "Zadok the Priest" by Handel, "Kyrie" from 'Missa in Augustina No. 3 in D Minor' by Haydn, "Dies Irae" from 'Requiem' by Verdi, "Les Toreadors" from 'Carmen Suite No. 1' by Bizet, and "Sabre Dance" from 'Three Dances from the Gayne Ballet' by Khachaturian. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra with the EIU Mixed Chorus and the EIU Oratorio Society. Featuring Soprano Desiree Hassler (on "Kyrie") and Harrison Cole (piano) performing "Concerto in A Minor, Opus 16" by Grieg. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Cathedrals, Castles, and Colonies
Music Department
Pinkham's "Wedding Cantata" and other selections. Performed by the EIU Mixed Choir and Concert Choir, conducted by Richard Robert Rossi, and the Women's Chorus, conducted by Gary Jensen.
-
Fright Night
Music Department
"Peter and the Wolf" by Prokofiev (narrated by Jerry Daniels), music from "Harry Potter", and "March" from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by Williams. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Handel's Messiah
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Chamber Orchestra, EIU Concert Choir, and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Holiday Collage Concert
Music Department
Featuring EIU Music Department Major Ensembles and Chamber Groups. Jazz Ensemble, directed by Sam Fagaly. Wind Symphony, conducted by Milton Allen. Eastern Symphony Brass Ensemble with EIU Mixed Chorus and Concert Choir, conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Mozart Symphony No. 40 KV550 in G Minor
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Featuring Baritone Dane Thomas on Donizetti's "Bella siccome un angelo" from 'Don Pasquale' and Gounod's "Mab, la reine des monsonges" from 'Romeo et Juliette'. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Songs of Love
Music Department
"O Mistress Mine" by Larkin, "Remembrances of Love" by McCray, and "Three Mountain Ballades". Performed by the EIU Mixed Chorus and Concert Choir. Featuring Sam Fagaly (saxophone), Paul Johnston (piano), and Dave Fink (bass). Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Stagestruck
Music Department
"Rodeo" by Copland, and selections by Rodgers & Hammerstein and Loerner & Loewe. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Featuring the EIU Jazz sextet. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
A Halloween Concert
Music Department
"Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" by Britten (narrated by Jerry Daniels), "March to the Scaffold" from "Symphonie Fantastique, Opus 14" by Berlioz, "Theme from Lost World" by Williams, and "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss put to music. Featuring Soprano Courtney Alburtus and Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Coles. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
An American in Paris & Rhapsody in Blue
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, with Tomas McElwee on piano ("Rhapsody in Blue"). Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34
Music Department
Includes chamber works by Vivaldi, Mozart,and Shostakovich. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Featuring Dane Thomas and jazz pianist Paul Johnston. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Carmina Burana
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the EIU Mixed Choir, the EIU Oratorio Society, and the Charleston Middle School Chorus. Featuring Soprano Desiree Hassler and Baritone Kevin Prina. Chris Dickey performs Mozart's "Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191 on Euphonium". Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Holiday Concert
Music Department
Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite No. 1, Opus 71", Pinkham's "Christmas Cantata", Bizet's "Farandole" (from 'L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2') and Biebl Ave Maria for Men's Chorus. Performed by the Eastern Symphy Orchestra. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Mozart 2006
Music Department
"Requiem" by Mozart. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the EIU Mixed Chorus, and the EIU Oratorio Society. Featuring Soprano Desiree Hassler, Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Coles, Tenor Jerold Siena, and Bass Ronald Hedlund. Also featuring Violinst Maureen Murchie and the Centennial High School String Orchestra (directed by Rodney Mueller). Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Fright Night
Music Department
"Pictures at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky, "Rakoczy March" from 'The Damnation of Faust' by Berlioz, and the "Theme of Star Wars" by Williams. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra with Organist Herman Taylor. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Handel's Messiah
Music Department
Handel's "Messiah", "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" by Ralph Vaughan Williams with Baritone Brian Yakey, and Biebl Ave Maria for Men's Chorus. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Spring Concert
Music Department
"Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture" by Tchaikovsky, "Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Opus 22" by Camille Saint-Saens, and "Mass in C Major, Opus 48" by Schubert. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the EIU Mixed Chorus, and the EIU Oratorio Society. Featuring Soprano Toni Beavers, Mezz-Soprano Raquel Adorno, Tenor Stephen Sieck, and Bass John Green. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
The Best of Bernstein
Music Department
"Overture to Candide" and "Chichester Psalms" by Bernstein, "West Side Story" (arranged by Ferrante and Teicher). Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the EIU Mixed Chorus, and the EIU Oratorio Society. Featuring Susan Teicher and W. David Hobbs on piano. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Beethoven 5
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Includes "Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat Minor, Opus 23" performed by Jason Yarcho. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Fright Night
Music Department
"Danse Macabre, Opus 40" by Camille Saint-Saens, "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edward Grieg, "Mars: The Bringer of War" from 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst, and music from 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' by John Williams. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Mass No. 3 in D Minor
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra with the EIU Mixed Chorus and the EIU Oratorio Society. Featuring Soprano Sherezade Panthaki, Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Coles, Tenor Jerry Daniels, and Bass Ronald Hedlund. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
The Many Moods of Christmas
Music Department
"Corelli Concerto Grosso (Christmas Concerto) No. 8 in G Minor", Biebl Ave Maria for Men's Chorus, and EIU percussion ensemble selections. Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the Eastern Symphony Chamber Orchestra, and the EIU Mixed Chorus. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
-
Mass in C Major Opus 86
Music Department
Performed by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra with the University Mixed Chorus and the Eastern Illinois Oratorio Society. Featuring: Soprano Dione Parker Bennett, Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Chigas, Tenor Mark Gary, and Bass Richard Todd Payne. Conducted by Richard Robert Rossi.
