The Juneau Symphony

It’s a season that has it all, and we invite you and your family to be part of the musical fun and excitement.

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The Juneau Symphony presents the
2007-2008 Concert Season
The Journey is Yours

World Beats
October 20 and 21, 2007

Saturday, October 20	Sunday, October 21
8:00 pm	3:00 pm
JDHS Auditorium	JDHS Auditorium

Ricardo Lorenz Pataruco, Concerto for Venezuelan Maracas and Orchestra Marcelo Gaete Lacondia, Concerto for Djembe and Orchestra featuring Ricardo Gallardo, percussion Khachaturian Sabre Dance Mozart Symphony No. 25, First Movement	World Beat music featuring Latin American rhythms and ethnic music from around the world

Symphony Showcase
December 1 and 2, 2007

Saturday, December 1	Sunday, December 2
8:00pm	3:00pm
Egan Lecture Hall University of Alaska Southeast	Egan Lecture Hall University of Alaska Southeast

	Symphony musicians perform their favorite chamber music in an intimate setting.

Carmen in Concert
with the Juneau Symphony Chorus
February 2 and 3, 2008

Saturday, February 2	Sunday, February 3
8:00 pm	3:00 pm
JDHS Auditorium	JDHS Auditorium

Bizet Carmen	With an exotic setting of Gypsies, smugglers, soldiers, and bullfighters in Spain during the middle of the 19th century, Bizet's masterpiece stands out for its exhilarating music and compelling drama.

Spring Concert
with Guest Conductor Brian Stone
April 5 and 6, 2008

Saturday, April 5	Sunday, April 6
8:00 pm	3:00 pm
JDHS Auditorium	JDHS Auditorium

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring Jared Carlson, cello Verdi I Vespri Siciliani Overture	Prinicpal cellist Jared Carlson pays tribute to Russia's greatest 20th century composer in Shostakovich's evocative cello concerto. Plus Verdi's overture to his patriotic opera and Beethoven's glorious and rousing 2nd symphony.

Celebrating Alaska
June 14 and 15, 2008

Saturday, June 14	Sunday, June 15
8:00 pm	3:00 pm
JDHS Auditorium	JDHS Auditorium

W. Sawyer The Alaskan Symphony Philip Munger Pioneer Days Rag Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto	The journey ends back home with a special tribute to the very best of Alaska's artistic and cultural heritage.