Festival City Symphony: 01/28/18 Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2018 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Egmont: Overture Shortly after Napoleon’s second invasion of Vienna in the spring of 1809, the Vienna Court Theaters hired Josef Hartl as its new director. Taking advantage of a general relaxation… Read More »Program Notes: “Saints and Heroes” Symphony Sundays – Jan. 28, 2018
Please join Festival City Symphony in welcoming Brandon Yahn to the role of FCS Operations Director. As Principal Horn with FCS and band director with the West Bend School District, Brandon already has an intimate knowledge of music. His experience as a performing musician and… Read More »Welcome Brandon Yahn
Festival City Symphony: 11/12/17 Program Notes by Roger Ruggeri © 2017 William Walton (1902-1983) Spitfire Prelude and Fugue A revered mid-20th-century English composer, Walton celebrated the spirit of his homeland with music of rhythmic drive, contrapuntal textures, brilliant orchestration and long melodic lines. He… Read More »Program Notes: “Thanksgiving Promises” Symphony Sundays – Nov. 12, 2017
Festival City Symphony welcomes Lynn Roginske as new host of the Symphony Sundays “Children’s Program Notes.” This pre-concert activity introduces children to the music they are about to hear. Ms. Roginske is a music educator, pianist and singer. On the faculty at the Wisconsin Conservatory… Read More »Welcome Lynn Roginske
Did you receive your new 2017-2018 Festival City Symphony season brochure in the mail? You can download it by clicking here. Don’t forget that early bird pricing for season ticket packs expires soon! Order by October 1, 2017 for incredible deals on all four Symphony… Read More »2017-2018 Season Brochure
“Pioneers and Prodigies” on Sunday, May 7 will be the final Symphony Sundays concert with longtime conductor Monte Perkins, who has shared his exceptional talents with FCS since 1963. From the Vagabond Ski & Social Club, Audience Members and Fans of Monte for… Read More »Messages for Monte Perkins on His Retirement
To top off our 2016-2017 Symphony Sundays season, the extraordinary Milwaukee-based violin virtuoso Frank Almond will return to perform the well-known “Violin Concerto in D minor” by Henri Wieniawski. Violinist Frank Almond holds the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Now… Read More »Frank Almond to Perform in May 7 Season Finale
Here are Conductor Monte Perkins’s notes for the final Symphony Sundays concert of the season, Pioneers and Prodigies. We hope you join us on Sunday, May 7. At the final concert in our 2016 – 2017 season, two of the pieces we will play are… Read More »Conductor’s Notes: Pioneers and Prodigies on May 7, 2017
This interview with Julio Pabon of De La Buena originally appeared in the March 20, 2016 Footlights program. Executive Director Linda Jones interviewed the award-winning percussionist, singer, educator, and music administrator when he joined the Festival City Symphony Board of Directors. His musical talents will… Read More »Interview with De La Buena’s Julio Pabon
Throughout history artists have inspired and been inspired by artists of their acquaintance and of previous periods. At the March 26, 2017 concert, “Inspired by the Bard,” we will present for you three works drawing on the genius of William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616). His… Read More »Conductor’s Notes – “Inspired by the Bard” March 26, 2017