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Selected Repertoire from 2018-19 Season

ANDERSON, Leroy
- Fiddle-Faddle (1947)
BARNETT, Charlie
- String Tranparencies (2008)
CHEN, Yi
- Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in (1995)
GERSHWIN, George
- Lullaby for Strings (1948)
HOVHANESS, Alan
- Alleluia and Fugue, op. 40b (1940)
KALINNIKOV, Vasily
- Serenade for Strings (1891)
MENDELSSOHN, Felix
- Sinfonia No. 8 in D, MWV N 8 (1822)
PLAZA, Juan Bautista
- Fuga criolla (1931)
RUTTER, John
- Suite for Strings (1973)
SCHOENBERG, Arnold
- Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1943 version) (1943)
SCHOENBERG, Arnold
- Walzer für Streichorchester (1897)
SVENDSEN, Johan
- Ifjol gj�tt' e gjeitinn, Op. 31 (1874)

Previous Season's Repertoire

Composers A-D
- ALEXANDRA, LianaAllegro veloce e caratteristico
- ANDERSON, BethMourning Dove Swale [world premiere]
- BACH, Johann SebastianSuite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
- BARBER, SamuelAdagio for Strings, Op. 13
- DELLO JOIO, NormanMeditations on Ecclesiastes
- DIAMOND, DavidRounds for String Orchestra
- DVORAK, AntoninSerenade, Op. 22
Composers E-H
- ELGAR, EdwardSerenade, Op. 20
- FLETCHER, PercyFolk Tune and Fiddle Dance
- GRIEG, EdvardHolberg Suite, Op. 40
- HARRISON, PamelaA Suite for Timothy
- HOLST, GustavSt. Pauls Suite
Composers I-N
- JANÁČEK, LeošSuite, JW 6/2
- LARSEN, LibbyString Symphony (Symphony No. 4)
- LEWIS, PaulRosa Mundi
- MARTELLI, CarloPersiflage
- MENDELSSOHN, FelixSinfonia #9 in C, "Swiss"
- MOZART, Wolfgang AmadeusSerenade in G major, K. 525 ("Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
Composers O-V
- RUEHR, ElenaShimmer
- ROMERO, AldemaroSuite para Cuerdas
- RUTTER, JohnSuite Antique Suite for Strings
- SUK, JosefMeditations on ‘Svaty Václave’, op. 35a
- STILL, William GrantDanzas de Panama
- TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr IlyichAndante Cantabile (from Op. 11)
- VILLA-LOBOS, HeitorBachianas Brasilieras No. 5
- VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RalphFive Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’
- VIVALDI, AntonioGuitar Concerto, RV 93
Composers W-Z
- WALTERS, Gareth Divertimento
- WARLOCK, PeterCapriol Suite

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