Program Notes and Recordings

COSUSS Winter 2026 program. View full PROGRAM and Program Notes and RECORDING

Conductor: Olin Hannum

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity   from The Planets                                   Gustav Holst  (1874–1934)                                                      

Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite                                                     Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Ballade for Piano and Orchestra                                                     Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)

Elizabeth Moss, Pianist

Pictures at an Exhibition                                                        Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) orchestrated by Maurice Ravel

COSUSS Holiday 2025 program. View full PROGRAM and Program Notes and RECORDING

Conductors: Sandra Babb, Steven Zielke

Gloria Fanfare – Jeffrey Ames
Combined Choirs

Nänie – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
OSU Chamber Choir

Se Vuol Ballare – W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
From Le Nozze di Figaro
Charlie DeRose, bass-baritone

Vedrai Carino – W.A Mozart (1756-1791)
From Don Giovanni
McKenzie Singiser, soprano

Smanie implacabili – W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) scene 9 #11
From Così fan tutte
Gracie Klemp, mezzo-soprano

L’Ultima Canzone- Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Toby Neighorn, tenor

The King Shall Rejoice – G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Combined Choirs
1. The King shall rejoice
2. Exceeding glad shall he be
3. Glory and great worship
4. Allelujah

Intermission

Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

The Snow, Op.26 No.1 – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Bella Voce

Sleighing Song – Jacob Naverud
OSU Meistersingers

O Come, All Ye Faithful – arr. Dan Forrest
Combine Choirs

Christmas Singalong – arr. John Finnegan
Combined Choirs

Hallelujah Chorus – G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Combined Choirs

Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228, Johann Strauss I (1804-1849)

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Theofanidis – Rainbow Body

Cuong – Re(NEW)al percussion quartet concerto, featuring OSU Faculty and students

Florence Price – Symphony No. 1 in e minor

Conductor: Erik Leung

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Ludwig Van Beethoven – Leonora Overture #3

Damien Geter – Sinfonia Americana

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony #5

Conductor: Lance Inouye

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Vivaldi – Magnificat in g minor

Runestad – Into the Light

Instrumental – TBD

Seasonal Favorites

Conductors: Erik Leung, Steven Zielke, and Sandra Babb

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Bates – Sound Check in C

Walton – Cello Concerto featuring Anne Ridlington

Edward Elgar –“Nimrod” from Enigma Variations 

Beethoven – Symphony #3: Eroica

Conductor: Erik Leung

PROGRAM and LISTEN

Guest Conductor: Valery Saul

Jose Contreras: Mariachitlan

Ravel Piano Concerto in G, Lifia Teguh, piano

 Brahms Symphony No. 4

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Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino;
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony guest conducted by Lance Inouye, conductor of the Willamette Valley Symphony

 PROGRAM and LISTEN

Josef Strauss: Im Fluge Polka, Dr. Marlan Carlson, conductor;
W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, Mvt. III, Oliver Womack, violin, Elijah Zacharia, viola, Dr. Marlan Carlson, conductor;
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, 1. Urah, hanevel!, 2. Adonai roi, lo ehsar, 3. Adonai! Lo gavah libi, Dr. Steven M. Zielke, conductor;
G.F. Handel: Hallelujah, Amen, Finale, from Judas Maccabaeus (HWV 63), Kevin Helppie, baritone, Dr. Sandra Babb, conductor;
Eric Whitacre: Glow, Dr. Sandra Babb, conductor;
Words & Music by Sy Miller & Jill Jackson, Arr. Jay Rouse: Let There Be Peace on Earth, Dr. Steven M. Zielke, conductor;
Arr. John Finnegan: Christmas Singalong, Raymund Ocampo, conductor;
G.F. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus, From Messiah (HWV 56), Dr. Marlan Carlson, conductor;

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César Franck: Symphony in D Minor, op. 48, Lento; Allegro ma non troppo, Allegretto, Allegro non troppo;
Mel Bonis: Femmes de légende (Three Legendary Women), Ophélie, Salomé, Le Songe de Cléopâtre;
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2;
Corvallis-OSU Symphony guest conducted by David Hattner of Portland Youth Philharmonic

 PROGRAM and LISTEN

Richard Strauss: Concerto #1 in Eb major, Op. 11, Allegro – Rondo Allegro, Harrison Daniel Tye, horn;
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, I, II, III, V, VII, Andrea Pauls, cello;
Édouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, Allegro non troppo, Matthew Zheng, violin
Artie Shaw: Concerto for Clarinet, Niall Alboro, clarinet;
Niccolò Paganini: Concerto #1 in D major, Op. 6, Allegro maestoso, Beatrice Lobscheid, violin
Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Dr. Marlan Carlson

 PROGRAM and LISTEN

Paul Dukas: Fanfare from “La Péri”;
Antonin Dvořak: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104, Anne Ridlington, cello;
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act I of “Lohengrin”;
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4. IV. Sehr behaglich (very comfortable), Erin McCarthy, soprano;
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Dr. Marlan Carlson

 PROGRAM and LISTEN
Hensel: Hiob Cantata;
Bruch: Romance for viola and orchestra, Op. 85, Viola Stark, viola;
Gordeli: Concertino for flute and orchestra, Op. 8, Aaron Jobe, flute;
Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantella, Op. 16, Beatrice Lobscheid, violin.
Various Choral Pieces
Corvallis-OSU Symphony and OSU Choirs conducted by Dr. Marlan Carlson, Dr. Steven M. Zielke, Dr. Sandra Babb

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Shostakovich: Symphony #8; Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op. 72;
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor with Alexander Tutunov, piano.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Marlan Carlson and Elliana Phillips

 PROGRAM and LISTEN
Mahler: Symphony No. 10;
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Christopher Yoon, piano.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Marlan Carlson

 PROGRAM and LISTEN
Shostakovich: Overture Festivo; Op. 96;
Mussorgsky:Khovanshchina, Introduction to Act I;
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto #2; Op. 61 with Jessica Lambert, violin;
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, B. 178
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Marlan Carlson

PROGRAM and LISTEN
Corvallis-OSU Symphony conducted by Marlan Carlson with student soloists: Andre Zhu, piano; Abrianna Gomez, marimba; Stephanie Brannan, oboe; Elijah Durbin and Jordan Garrett, clarinet duet; Michael Eclevia, baritone; Andrea Pauls, cello; Jackson Stiver, trombone; Lisandro Valdez, clarinet; Matthew Zheng, violin.

PROGRAM and LISTEN

Engelbert Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel

Danson No. 2 – Arturo Márquez

Georg Friedrich Händel – Utrecht Te Deum

Corvallis-OSU Symphony and Choirs conducted by Marlan Carlson, Elliana Phillips, Dr. Steven Zielke, Emilia Soot Veremchuk, Dr. Sandra Babb.

PROGRAM and LISTEN
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla;
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 with Alexander Tutunov, piano;
Tchaikovsky Symphony #5
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Conducted by Marlan Carlson and by Elliana Phillips

LISTEN
Bach, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Wagner, Tomasi, Krommer, Dvořák, Lawrance
Symphony String Ensemble Conducted by Elliana Phillips, Symphony Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Larry Johnson, Symphony Woodwind Ensemble Conducted by Marlan Carlson

LISTEN
Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Tomasi, Mozart, Beethoven
Symphony String Ensemble Conducted by Elliana Phillips, Symphony Brass Ensemble
Conducted by Larry Johnson, Symphony Woodwind Ensemble Conducted by Marlan Carlson

LISTEN
Mozart: Coronation Mass, Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Assorted Polka favorites, Radetzky March
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting

LISTEN

Franz Joseph Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony and OSU Chamber Choir
Dr. Steve Zielke conducting 12/6/2019

LISTEN: Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 11/24/2019

LISTEN: Antonín Dvorak: Carnival Overture Op. 92 with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 11/24/2019

LISTEN: Dmitri Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 10 in E minor (Op. 93) with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 11/24/2019

LISTEN: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 5/20/2019

LISTEN: Igor Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 2/24/2019

LISTEN: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, 3rd Mvt. Sostenuto molto – Peacefully flowing
The Corvallis-OSU Symphony and Choirs
Dr. Steven Zielke conducting 11/30/2018
Steven Evans-Renteria, treble

LISTEN: Johann Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March
Performed as an encore at the Holiday Concert of the Corvallis-OSU Symphony and Choirs
Dr. Marlan Carlson conducting 11/30/2018