BLACK HILLS SYMPHONY
BLACK HILLS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY | DAKOTA CHORAL UNION

BLACK HILLS SYMPHONY
Bruce Knowles, Conductor/Music Director | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Theatre
7:30 pm Civic Center Theatre (except 8:00 pm on New Year’s Eve)

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!
Saturday ,October 24, 2009
7:30 p.m.
The colorful and exciting music of Tchaikovsky and other great Russian composers.

Ruslan and Ludmila Overature-Glinka
Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor-Borodin
Lieutenant Kije Suite-Prokoviev
Symphony No. 5-Tchaikovsky

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
Saturday ,December 5, 2009
7:30 p.m.
with The Dakota Choral Union presenting inspirational music of the season.

Hansel and Gretel Prelude-Humperdinck
La Boutique Fantasque-Rossini
Pas de deux and Finale-Tchaikovsky
Fantasia On Christmas Carols-Vaughan Williams
The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite Two-arranged by Shaw & Bennett
A Feast of Carols-Bass

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NEW YEAR'S EVE with the SYMPHONY
Thursday ,December 31, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Featuring Branson entertainer/ventriloquist Jim Barber – a wonderful concert for the whole family.

Selections from "Les Miserables," "The Barber of Seville," and "A Christmas Carol" will be performed. Along with classics such as the Radetzky March, Holiday for Strings, My Blue Heaven, Perhaps Love, Jamaican Rumba, and Auld Lang Syne.

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TRUMPETISSIMO
Saturday ,March 6, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Guest artist Christopher Hahn, trumpet soloist, and music of the Classic and Romantic periods.

Symphony #9-Schubert
Slavonic Dances, #7-Dvorak
Elegy-Arutiunian
Concert-Poeme in c minor-Wassilenko

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OUT OF THIS WORLD
Saturday ,April 10, 2010
7:30 p.m.
"The Planets" Suite by Gustav Holst with slides from the Hubble Telescope, plus outer space film score music.

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BLACK HILLS CHAMBER
MUSIC SOCIETY

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The Black Hills Chamber Music Society has been an important part of the music scene in the area for over 35 years. It is probably best known for its annual Chamber Music Concert Series. However, this is but one part of what the Society does for the community in the area of music. The Black Hills Chamber Music Society is a part of several areas of community service.

The Chamber Music Society co-sponsors with the Dakota Choral Union, the annual Clare & Josef Meier Young Vocal Artist Competition for high school age vocalists.

They also co-sponsor with the Symphony League, the annual Chamber Music for Children Project, presenting a total of 50 chamber music concerts for about 1500 fifth graders from the elementary schools in Rapid City.

They sponsor the annual Elder Musik Project which schedules 30 to 40 professional quality music programs for approximately 1000 residents of the care centers in the area.

The Black Hills Chamber Music Society also sponsors the Holiday Music in the Rushmore Mall, a cooperative financial effort of the Mall, Allied Arts Fund and Black Hills Chamber Music Society, to present local musical groups in the Mall during the holiday season.

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All concerts 7:30 pm at First Congregational Church.
For more information, call 718.5666.

Dr. John & Mrs. Mary Walker, Piano Duo
Sunday ,September 13, 2009
First Congrational Church

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The Merling Trio, Piano, Violin, Cello
Sunday ,October 11, 2009
First Congrational Church

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The Musical Offering, Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Cello
Sunday ,November 1, 2009
First Congrational Church

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J. Laiten Weed Honors Orchestra
Saturday ,February 6, 2010
First Congrational Church

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South Dakota String Quartet
Sunday ,April 18, 2010
First Congrational Church

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DAKOTA
CHORAL UNION

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Our Mission

Sharing the passion of singing, Dakota Choral Union entertains, enlightens and enriches our Black Hills Community through the performance of significant choral works. DCU provides the opportunity for individuals to develop within a supportive family of non-auditioned singers. We strive to bridge boundaries and touch lives through our music.
Lois Ward - Artistic Director/Conductor

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For more information, call 394-4106 or visit our website:
www.dakotachoralunion.org

22nd Annual Clare and Josef Meier Young Vocal Artists Competition
Saturday ,April 4, 2009
DCU and the Black Hills Chamber Music Society co-sponsor this annual competition to encourage, honor, and provide us an opportunity to hear the best young singers in our community.

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A Tribute to Romantic Composers, Past and Present
Sunday ,April 19, 2009

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Sea To Shining Sea
Sunday ,November 8, 2009
Westminster Presbyterian Church

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Christmas Traditions
Saturday ,December 5, 2009
With the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra in the Civic Center Theatre

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