The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra
20th Anniversary Season!
Neal Hampton, Conductor
FALL 2024
FALL 2024
PROGRAM:
PROGRAM:
Butterfly Lover's Violin Concerto
Butterfly Lover's Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
November 23 2024 7:30pm Wellesley Houghton Chapel
November 24, 2024 3p Brandeis Slosberg Hall
November 23 2024 7:30pm Wellesley Houghton Chapel
November 24, 2024 3p Brandeis Slosberg Hall
The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra comprises students, faculty, staff and associates of Brandeis University, Wellesley College, Babson College and Olin College in addition to members of the surrounding community.
The Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra comprises students, faculty, staff and associates of Brandeis University, Wellesley College, Babson College and Olin College in addition to members of the surrounding community.
A BRIEF HISTORY
A BRIEF HISTORY
Following successful collaborations, the orchestras at Brandeis and Wellesley formally united in the Fall of 2003 under the direction of Neal Hampton. By sharing talents and resources, the BWO provides unique creative opportunities for the communities at both institutions, and specifically for students within the context of a liberal arts education. Uniting the high standards of excellence associated with Brandeis and Wellesley, the orchestra is dedicated to bringing inspiring performances of the great orchestral literature, both past and present, to a new generation of musicians and audiences.
Following successful collaborations, the orchestras at Brandeis and Wellesley formally united in the Fall of 2003 under the direction of Neal Hampton. By sharing talents and resources, the BWO provides unique creative opportunities for the communities at both institutions, and specifically for students within the context of a liberal arts education. Uniting the high standards of excellence associated with Brandeis and Wellesley, the orchestra is dedicated to bringing inspiring performances of the great orchestral literature, both past and present, to a new generation of musicians and audiences.
The orchestra performs three to four concerts a year. Programs have included symphonies and other works by Brahms, Copland, Dvorak, Mozart, Haydn, Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. In spring 2001, the orchestra performed Mahler's Second Symphony in collaboration with the orchestra of Tufts University, and the combined choirs of Brandeis, Tufts and MIT. The 2004 season featured a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The 2006 season culminated in a concert with internationally renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. The 2007 spring concert featured a performance of Brahms German Requiem and for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts in April 2009, the orchestra, and choruses combined for Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
The orchestra performs three to four concerts a year. Programs have included symphonies and other works by Brahms, Copland, Dvorak, Mozart, Haydn, Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. In spring 2001, the orchestra performed Mahler's Second Symphony in collaboration with the orchestra of Tufts University, and the combined choirs of Brandeis, Tufts and MIT. The 2004 season featured a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The 2006 season culminated in a concert with internationally renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. The 2007 spring concert featured a performance of Brahms German Requiem and for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts in April 2009, the orchestra, and choruses combined for Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.