Concert Program

FINALE CONCERT

Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 3:00 pm

Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY YOUTH ENSEMBLE

Eric Thompson III, conductor

JOHANN STRAUSS, sr. Radetzky March

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Overture to The Royal Fireworks

BRIAN BALMAGES A Beethoven Lullaby

JACQUES OFFENBACH “Can-Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY YOUTH PHILHARMONIC

Katie Ebert, co-conductor

Eric Thompson III, co-conductor

RALPH FORD Blunderbuss Battle (Adventure on the High Sea)

DAVID R. HOLSINGER On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss

ROBERT W. SMITH Krisanna’s Colors

I. Red II. Blue III. Yellow

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Christopher James Lees, conductor

JEAN SIBELIUS Finlandia

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto Grosso - Intrada: Largo

JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars Through the Years