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CONCERT ISunday, October 1, 2017 at 3 p.m. Varner Recital Hall

• Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66byAntonínDvorák• Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47byJeanSibelius,withguestviolinsoloistYevgenyKutik

• Pini di Roma by OttorinoRespighi

CONCERT IISunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 p.m. Varner Recital Hall

•Le corsaire, Op. 21 byHectorBerlioz•Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 byEdwardElgar,withguestconductorAlanMacNair

• Suite Française byFrancisPoulenc•Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 “The Four Temperaments”byCarlNielsen

CONCERT III21st Annual David Daniels Young Artists ConcertSunday, February 11, 2018 at 3 p.m. Varner Recital Hall

•Field of Infinite FormsfororchestraanddigitalplaybackbyChristopherTheofanidis

•BolerobyMauriceRavel•Soloperformancesbythewinnersofthe2017–18OaklandSymphonyOrchestraConcertoCompetition

CONCERT IVwith the Oakland University Symphony Chorus Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit•Fanfare for the Common ManbyAaronCopland•A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46byArnoldSchoenberg,withJohn-PaulWhite,narrator

•Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125byLudwigvanBeethovenMelissaMaloney,soprano;AltaDantzler,mezzo-soprano;DrakeDantzler,tenor;andJohn-PaulWhite,bass

All concerts are $20 general, $10 students. For more information, visit oakland.edu/mtd/oso or call the School of Music, Theatre and Dance office at (248) 370-2030 during regular business hours.

ORCHESTRA-IN-RESIDENCE AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITYDr. Gregory Cunningham, conductorTracing a tradition of excellence to 1976, Oakland University’s resident orchestra continues to provide southeast Michigan with excellent performances of the finest symphonic repertoire. Join us on the OU campus for the first three concerts of our season and then at spectacular Orchestra Hall in Detroit for the season finale, presented in collaboration with the Oakland University Symphony Chorus (Michael A. Mitchell, conductor.)

Gregory Cunninghamisbeginninghis21styearatOaklandUniversity,whereheservesasmusicdirectoroftheOaklandSymphonyOrchestra,directorofbandsandconductoroftheOaklandUniversityWindSymphony,andprofessoroforchestralandwindconducting.Whileprimarilyresponsibleforthemusicprogram’slargeinstrumentalensembleperformanceactivities,CunninghamremainsanactiveparticipantinallaspectsofOaklandUniversity’sundergraduateandgraduateinstrumentalmusiceducationandappliedmusicprograms.

TICKETSSalesbeginSeptember1,2017.PHONE, ONLINE AND ON THE GO

AdvancegeneraladmissionticketsareavailablethroughStarTicketsat(800)585-3737ortheVarnerHallboxofficeTuesday–Friday,3–6p.m.at(248)370-3013.Topurchaseticketsonlinewithoutaservicefee,visitstartickets.com.Ticketspurchasedbyphoneoronlinewillbeheldatwillcallatnoadditionalcharge.EveryonemustshowIDwhenpickinguptickets.

IN PERSON

TicketsareavailableattwolocationsontheOaklandUniversitycampus:• VarnerHallboxoffice:Tuesday–Friday,3–6p.m.fromSeptember5toDecember8,2017;andJanuary9toMay18,2018.Ticketsarealsosoldonehourbeforeeachperformance,subjecttoavailability.ThereisanauxiliaryboxofficelocatedontheeastendofVarnerHall,outsidetheStudioTheatreperformancespace,whichisonlyopenonehourpriortoStudioTheatreshows.Aportableboxofficewillbesetupatouroff-campusvenuesforsalesandwill-callpickup.Please note: the box office is closed when classes are not in session.

• CenterforStudentActivitiesservicewindowintheOaklandCenter:Monday,Tuesday,ThursdayandFridayfrom9a.m.–5p.m.andWednesday9a.m.–6:30p.m.Cash,checks,creditcardsandGrizzCa$hareaccepted.

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