Orchestra & String Orchestra
See Washburn Orchestra 2007-2008 Concert Season
Orchestra
The Washburn University Orchestra is dedicated to the quality performance of the standard orchestral repertoire and to the professional and artistic growth of its members. Participants are selected every year by auditions; a significant number of those chosen will have majors in disciplines other than music. The Washburn University Orchestra has an extensive performance schedule on and off campus, annually presenting at least four concerts of the symphonic literature, as well as other venues such as the Solo Aria & Concerto Competition concert, new music readings and joint collaborations with the Washburn University Choir Department.
The Washburn University Orchestra is currently under the direction of Norman Armando Gamboa, Director of Orchestral Studies at Washburn University. Mr. Gamboa belongs to the new generation of Latin American orchestra conductors, he has appeared numerous times as music director and guest conductor in the United States, as well as in Central and South America.
String Orchestra
The String Ensemble at Washburn University performs a wide variety of literature for strings alone. It performs often both on and off-campus. It is conducted by Norman Armando Gamboa. Membership is through audition.
Contact Mr. Gamboa at
norman.gamboa@washburn.edu, 785-670-1887
See also:
www.geocities.com/normangamboa/conductor.html
Washburn University Orchestra
2007-2008 Concert Schedule
—Subject to changes
FEBRUARY 20, 2008 / March 1, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Program:
Holst: The Planets Suite
White Concert Hall, Topeka (February 20, 2008)
Century II Concert Hall, Wichita (March 1, 2008)
Kansas. USA
MARCH 14, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
José Salazar, English horn
Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Trumpet
Program:
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Copland: Quiet City
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Topeka, Kansas. USA
MAY 2, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Michael d'Arcy, Violin
James Rivers, Piano
Washburn Chorus
Program:
Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Gutiérrez: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra (American premiere)
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80
White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Topeka, Kansas. USA
MAY 18 - 29, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
HONDURAS CONCERT TOUR
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Manuel Tábora, Violin
Program:
Strauss, Jr.: Overture to "Die Fledermaus"
Gutiérrez: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C major
José Francisco Saybe Theater, City of San Pedro Sula (May 21, 2008)
Santa María Cathedral, Comayagua City (May 23, 2008)
Metropolitan Cathedral, Tegucigalpa City (May 27, 2008)
HONDURAS
OCTOBER 10, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Alcídes Rodríguez, Clarinet
Program:
Kindred: A.D. 2004 (premiere)
Debussy: Premier Rhapsody for Clarinet & Orchestra
Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Topeka, Kansas. USA
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Rebecca Meador, Flute
Kimberly Krutz, Bassoon
Tabitha Reist-Steiner, Harp
Elizabeth Schellman, Soprano
Samuel Cho & Steven Elisha, Celli
Jamey Mitchell, Tuba
Program:
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
Telemann: Concerto for Flute & Bassoon
Handel: Concerto for Harp in B-flat major
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Celli
Mozart: Misera, dove son, K. 369
Plau: Concerto for Tuba & Orchestra
White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Topeka, Kansas. USA
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
Washburn Symphony Orchestra
Norman Gamboa-Barquero, Conductor
Larisa Elisha, Violin
Program:
Borodin: In The Steppes of Central Asia
Abeliovich: Aria for Violin & Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, Op. 35
White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center
Topeka, Kansas. USA
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