2019 | 2020
Summer 2019
Rick Steves' A Symphonic Journey
June 13 & 14, 2019
Mancini // Strings on Fire
Gould // American Salute
Bernstein // Times Square: 1944 from On The Town
Williams // Theme from JFK
Tyzek, arr. // Essential Ellington:
Come Sunday / Take the "A-Train" / Satin Doll / Perdido / Things Aren't the Way They Used to Be
Bizet/Hyken arr. // Refried Farandole
Smith/Key // The Star Spangled Banner
Strauss // Blue Danube Waltzes
Wagner // Prelude to Act. III, from Lohengren
Smetana // Die Moldau
Verdi // Overture to Nabucco
Elgar // Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Grieg // Morning, from Peer Gynt
Saint-Saëns // Marche Militaire Francais
Beethoven // Ode to Joy
Sousa // Stars and Stripes Forever
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Ben Folds with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
June 28, 2019
Collaborative program with Ben Folds.
Appalachian Summer Music Festival
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Ben Folds with the Winston-Salem Symphony
June 29, 2019
Collaborative program with Ben Folds.
Guerry Auditorium - University of the South
July 14, 2019
de Falla // Three-Cornered Hat
Rogerson // Of Mountains
Resphigi // Pines of Rome
2019-2020 Full Season
(additional concert dates TBA)
Yunuet Laguna with the Houston Symphony
September 15, 2019, 6:00 pm
Gershwin // Cuban Overture
Lecouna/Gould // Gitanerias from Andalucía Suite
La Comparsa from Danzas Afro-Cubanas
Malagueña
G. Charpentier // Depuis le jour from Louise
J. Serrano // ¿Que te importa que no venga? from Los Claveles
de Falla // Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Two Dances from El Sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
II. The Miller’s Dance (Farruca): Poco vivo—moderato assa
III. Final Dance (Jota): Poco mosso—Allegro ritmico, molto moderato e pesante
J. S. Bach/S. Hyken // Toccata y Fuga
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Jennifer Koh with the Amarillo Symphony
September 20 & 21, 2019
Rogerson // Fanfare
Tchaikovsky // Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Debussy // Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Scriabin // Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54
Cincinatti Pops Orchestra Debut
October 4, 5, & 6, 2019
Repertoire TBA
Season Opener feat. Wyclef Jean
October 10-12, 2019
Darcy James // The Neighborhood
Jessie Montgomery // Banner for strings
Sam Hyken // Marvin, A Symphonic Suite
Special Collaboration with Wyclef Jean
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Jeremy Denk with the Amarillo Symphony
Oct 18 & 19, 2019
Bach/Stokowski // Mein Jesu, BWV 487
Mozart // Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Schumann // Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Monsieur Periné with the San Francisco Symphony
November 2, 2019
Gould // Rhumba
Gabriela Lena Frank // Jungle Jaunt
Aaron Copland // El Salón México
Gabriela Lena Frank // Selections from Dia de los Muertos
Revueltas // Janitzio
Gould // Conga
Lecuona arr. Gould // Gitanerías
Masterclasses, Talks, and Coaching November 4th-7th
Symphony Concerts November 7th
Jessica Meyer // Go Big or Go Home
Andy Akiho // Ki Iro
Mason Bates // Mothership
Holly Harrison // And Whether Pigs have Wings
Ellington arr. Hyken // Caravan
*feat. Special Guest Artist Magda Giannikou
Nu Deco at the Bandshell feat. Cimafunk
November 9, 2019
Jessica Meyer // Go Big or Go Home
Electric Kif // New Work TBA
Aaron Lebos // New Work TBA
Sam Hyken // Selections from Daft Punk 2: Robots vs. Humans
Special Collaboration feat. Cimafunk
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
November 15 & 16, 2019
Rogerson // It Became Dark
Haydn // Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb: 2
R. Strauss // Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
December 6, 7, & 8
Anderson // Sleigh Ride
Tchaikovsky // Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a
Arabian Dance (Coffee)
Russian Dance (Trepak) from Nutcracker Suite
Rogers // My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music
Vaughan-Williams arr. Greaves // Fantasia on Greensleeves
Handel // Hallelujiah Chorus from "Messiah"
Tiomkin arr. Russ & Henning // It's a Wonderful Life Suite
Sam Hyken // Chanukka 5776
Berlin // “White Christmas”
Coots and Gillespie // Santa Clause Is Comin’ To Town
Leontovych and Schendryk // Carol of the Bells
James M Stephenson // A Holly and Jolly Sing A Long
*feat. Special Guest Artist Scarlett Strallen
Nu Deco at Adrienne Arsht Center feat. PJ Morton & the Miami Mass Choir
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
December 12, 2019
Hyken / Lebos / Lopez / Matthews // Nu Deco Nutcracker
Special Collaboration feat. the Miami Mass Choir
Special Collaboration feat. PJ Morton
January 8-12, 2020
Beethoven // Mvt. II. from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
Dvorak // Slavonic Dance No. 7, Op. 46
Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 46
Brahms // Hungarian Dance No. 4 (F-Sharp minor)
Hungarian Dance No. 5 (G Minor)
Liszt/Doppler // Hungarian Rhapsody
J. STRAUSS JR. // Emperor Waltz
Thunder & Lightning
Beatles Selections (TBA)
Chariots of Fire
Arr. Bulla // 007 Through the Years
Rossini // Willam Tell Overture
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Simone Porter with the Amarillo Symphony
January 17 & 18, 2020
Beethoven // Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Mahler // Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
Respighi // Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)
Nu Deco at the Citadel feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff
January 24 & 25, 2020
Steven Freund // Unremixed
Caroline Shaw // Entr'acte
Jonathan Bailey Holland // Motor City Dance Mix
Hyken / Lebos / Lopez / Matthews // Fleetwood Mac Symphonic Suite
Collaboration with Ben Folds
February 13 & 14, 2020
Music of Bernstein, Hyken, & Ben Folds
Scheherazade and Sounds of the Middle East
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Amir Elsaffar with the Amarillo Symphony
February 21 & 22, 2020
Rimsky-Korsakov // Scheherazade, Op. 35
Elsaffar // Sounds of the Middle East
Nu Deco at New World Center feat. Robert Glasper
March 13 & 14, 2020
Prokofiev // Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major Op. 100, II. Allegro Marcato
Riley // In C
Robert Glasper // World Premiere TBA
Special Collaboration feat. Robert Glasper
Hyken / Lebos / Lopez / Matthews // James Brown Symphonic Suite
March 19-24
Bach arr. Hyken // Toccata y Fuga en Re Menor
de Falla // Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
Bizet // Carmen Suite
Lecuona arr. Gould // Music of Cuban Master Ernesto Lecuona
Gitanerias from Andalucia
La Comparsa from Danzas Afro-Cubanas Suite
Malagueña from Andalucia
Bernstein arr. Peress // Mambo from West Side Story Overture
Rodrigo // Rondo from Concierto Pastorale
feat. Betsy Hudson Traba, Principal Flute, Sarasota Orchestra
Piazzola arr. Franzetti // Oblivion & Libertango from The Music of Astor Piazzola
Jobim arr. Ployhar // Girl from Ipanema
Abreu arr. Carmen Dragon // Tico Tico
Freira arr. Carmen Dragon // Ay, Ay, Ay
Marquina arr. Gould // Espana Cañi
Nu Deco at Adrienne Arsht Center feat. Special Guest TBA
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
May 2, 2020
Hyken / Lebos / Lopez / Matthews // Earth, Wind, and Fire Overture
Sarah Kirkland Snider // Selections from Penelope
Holst // Selections from The Planets Op. 32
Special Collaboration TBA
Nu Deco at the Citadel feat. Pascal Le Boeuf
May 15 & 16, 2020
John Adams // Chamber Symphony III. Road Runner
Marc Mellits // Platter of Discontent
Special Collaboration feat. Pascal Le Boeuf
Hyken / Lebos / Lopez / Matthews // Radiohead Symphonic Suite #2