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The GSA Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr.
Conducted by Jeffrey Phelps

The 75-member GSA Orchestra presents two major concerts each year, modeling its programming after the traditions of the world's finest orchestras. The orchestra was founded by Raymond Pancarowicz and has performed concerts internationally in Scotland, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Canada and England. The Orchestra has also made debuts in some of the finest halls in the United States, including Boston Symphony Hall and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The orchestra currently performs in the historic Roper Performing Arts Center in downtown Norfolk, the Sandler Center for the Arts in Virginia Beach and other venues throughout the seven cities. The new Music Director, Jeff Phelps, a 1995 Governor's School graduate, is honored to share the traditions that Raymond Pancarowicz set deeply into the soul and sound of the orchestra over his twenty years as director. The GSA Orchestra frequently features GSA student soloists and premiers works by GSA composition students.

Recent repertoire:

Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Beethoven - Coriolan, Leonore Overture No. 3, Symphony No. 5

Brahms - Academic Festival Overture, Symphony No. 4

Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Dvo?ák - Symphony No. 7, Cello Concerto

Enesco - Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

Herrmann - North by Northwest

Liszt - Symphonic Poem No. 3: Les Préludes

Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain

Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances

Ravel - La Valse

Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade

Rossini - La Gazza Ladra

Sibelius - Valse triste

Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche

Strauss, Jr. - Overture to Die Fledermaus

Stravinsky - Petrushka

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 5, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Violin Concerto

Williams - StarWars: The Empire Strikes Back