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Saturday 24th September 2011 at 7.30pm - Reid Hall, Forfar An Evening of Magic and Dance Weber Overture Oberon Delibes Ballet Suite Coppelia Brahms Symphony No. 4 The orchestra produced a memorable concert said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here .
Saturday 25th June 2011 - Reid Hall, Forfar A Summer Symphony Concert Dvorak Carnival Overture Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso Nicolai Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Offenbach Overture Orpheus in the Underworld "A change of programme due to unforeseen circumstances 5 days before the concert would have been a daunting task for a professional orchestra to have undertaken, yet the TSO players rose to the challenge superbly"  said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.	Antonin Dvorak
Saturday 5th February 2011  - Reid Hall, Forfar This concert was a Festival of Light Music Curtain up - a showtime medley arr. Bob Krogstad Cotswold Folk Dance Suite - Philip Lane Salute to the Big Apple - arr. Calvin Custer 3 American Sketches - arr. Peter Hope Rossini on Ilkla Moor baht 'at - Eric Fenby Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson, featuring dancers Cally and Kyle Robertson from the Esk Academy of Dance A Salute to Cole Porter -arr. John Whitney Gilbert & Sullivan Medley - arr. Ted Ricketts Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein - arr. John Moss Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne - Ernest Tomlinson "The orchestra's performance throughout was excellent" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.
Saturday 25th September 2010  - Reid Hall, Forfar An all-Tchaikovsky programme, featuring the symphony played at TSO's first concert: Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet" Capriccio Italien Symphony No. 6 in B minor - "Pathetique" "A First-class night of Tchaikovsky" said the Dundee Courier.  Read what they wrote here.	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Saturday 19th June 2010 at 7.30pm - Caird Hall, Dundee A Showtime Extravaganza! Richard Meyer - An American Rhapsody Lloyd Webber - Selection from "Phantom of the Opera" Schönberg (arr. Britten) - Orchestral Suite from "Miss Saigon" Lloyd Webber (arr. Calvin Custer) - Themes from "Evita" John Barry - "Dances with Wolves" suite Katchaturian - Adagio from "Spartacus" Bill Conti (arr. Ron Walker) Theme from "North and South" Ted Ricketts - Themes from "Chicago" "Cinematic flavour brings the hall to life" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.	Caird Hall
Saturday 6th February 2010 - Reid Hall, Forfar "Music from Stage and Screen" For this concert, we were joined by the Byrerhythm Taiko Drummers who opened the second half.  Richard Meyer - An American Rhapsody arr, Calvin Custer - Themes from "Evita" Bob Lowden - Selection from "Les Miserables" arr. Calvin Custer - Music from "Grease" Victor Lopez - James Bond Medley George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue Ronan Hardiman - Music from "Lord of the Dance" Ted Ricketts - Themes from "Chicago" "Disney's The Lion King Orchestral Song Suite" Music by Elton John,  Words by Tim Rice Score by Hans Zimmer Arranged by Brad Kelley © 1994 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) "The audience enthusiastically enjoyed a musical extravaganza" said the Dundee Courier. Read what else they said here. Also, read here the compliments passed by Making Music Scotland.
Saturday 26th September 2009 - Reid Hall, Forfar   We were delighted that the harpist Sophie Crichton joined us for this concert.  Sophie was the soloist in William Alwyn's "Lyra Angelica" - a Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra. The remainder of the programme was: Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E Minor Op 20 Haydn – Symphony No 22 in E Flat (The Philosopher) TSO’s Autumn Serenade -  a ‘very interesting recital’ said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.	Sophie Crichton
Saturday 20th June 2009 - Caird Hall, Dundee This was a joint concert with the Arbroath Instrumental Band, conductor Mike Robertson Programme: Orchestra only: Rossini - Overture "William Tell" Haydn - Trumpet Concerto, Soloist - Euan Crabb Morriconi - Gabriel's Oboe, arranged for trumpet and orchestra by Euan Crabb Band only: Works by Paul Lovet-Cooper, Luc Vertommen, Edward Gregson and Peter Graham. Orchestra and band together: Andrew Duncan - The Declaration of Arbroath, re-scored by the composer for Band & Orchestra, this was the first performance of a new version which was commissioned by both groups especially for tonight's concert. "The TSO have got into the excellent habit of bringing unusual music to their annual Caird Hall concert" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.	Caird Hall, Dundee
Saturday 7th February 2009 at 7.30pm - Reid Hall, Forfar "February Film Festival".  Programme: John Williams - "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" Lloyd Webber - "Jesus Christ Superstar" medley John Barry - "Dances with Wolves" suite Gershwin - Suite from "An American in Paris" Stephen Schwartz - "Wicked" selection John Williams - "The Cowboys" overture Lloyd Webber - Selection from "Phantom of the Opera" Bernstein - Selection from "West Side Story" John Barry - "Out of Africa" main theme Paul Lavender - A Tribute to John Williams "TSO ringing the changes" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit here.
Saturday 27th September 2008 - Reid Hall, Forfar Our soloist for this concert was Claire Forgan, who has been a member of TSO for a number of years. Programme: Schubert - Overture "Rosamunde" D797 Mozart - Flute Concerto No 1 in G K313 Beethoven - Symphony No 3 in E flat Op 55 "Eroica" "A very fine concert and one in which TSO can be justifiably proud" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit.	Claire Forgan
Saturday 21st June 2008 - Caird Hall, Dundee We were delighted to welcome back Sarah Williamson as our soloist for this concert.  Sarah has played twice before with TSO to great acclaim. Programme: Rossini - Overture "The Thieving Magpie" Crusell - Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 5 Lovreglio - Fantasia da Concerto su motivi de "La Traviata" di G. Verdi (arr. Jonas Forssell) (UK Premiere) Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C  D944 "The Great" "wonderful clarinet playing by Sarah, and high quality achieved by the orchestra" said the Dundee Courier. Read the full crit.	Sarah Williamson
Saturday 9th February 2008 - Reid Hall, Forfar TSO's "Grand Tour" Suppé - Overture "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" McCunn - "Land of the Mountain and the Flood" Françaix - "L'Horloge de Flore" (Solo Oboe - Geoffrey Bridge) Coates - "London" Suite Wagner - Overture "Die Meistersinger" Jacob - "Barber of Seville" goes to the Devil Sullivan - "Merchant of Venice" Suite Strauss - "Blue Danube" Waltz "Le Grand Tour" contained something for everyone said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit.
Saturday 22nd September 2007 - Reid Hall, Forfar   Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite Op. 56 Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64 Soloist: Sophie Sneddon Sibelius - Finlandia Edward Gregson - Tuba Concerto 1978 Soloist: Ross Knight Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance No. 4   A praiseworthy recital said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit.	Ross Knight and Sophie Sneddon
Saturday 23rd June 2007 - Caird Hall, Dundee Shostakovich - Festival Overture Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Soloist: Joseph Long Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74 - Pathétique "Most people who attended Saturday's concert will have gone home really satisfied".  Read the full crits	Joseph Long
Saturday 10th February 2007 - Reid Hall, Forfar Reznicek - Overture "Donna Diana" Ponchielli - "Dance of the Hours" from "La Gioconda" Holst - "Venus" from "The Planets" Delibes - Extracts from "Coppelia":                  Prelude and Mazurka               Czardas              Theme Slave Varié Humperdinck - Overture "Hansel and Gretel" Khatchaturian - Adagio from "Spartacus" Sibelius - Valse Triste Schonberg (arr. Britten) - Orchestral Suite from "Miss Saigon" "Plenty to savour from all Sections" said the Dundee Courier.  Read the full crit.
Saturday 9th September 2006 - Reid Hall, Forfar Mozart  "Marriage of Figaro" Overture Mozart  Oboe Concerto in C Major K314 Soloist: Geoffrey Bridge Mozart Symphony No 31 in D Major "Paris" K297 Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 in A Minor "Scottish" Op 56 "Excellent Homage to Mozart by TSO" read the full crit	Geoffrey Bridge
Saturday 24 June 2006 - Caird Hall, Dundee Sunday 25 June 2006 - Pitlochry Festival Theatre Brahms  Academic Festival Overture Op 80 W A Plagge Concerto for Horn and Orchestra Op 49 Soloist:  Christine Allan (UK Premiere) Dvorak  Symphony No 9 in E Minor Op 95  "from the New World" "This performance was indeed a tour de force by Christine Allan, and much credit for the success of the accompaniment must go to conductor Ron Walker." Read the full crit	Christine Allan
Saturday 11th February 2006 - Reid Hall, Forfar "February Fantasia" Peter Maxwell Davies  An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise Soloist: Glenn Ross (bagpipes) Elgar "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations Boublil/Schoenberg Les Miserables Symphonic Suite Tschaikowsky/Lennon & McCartney (arr. Arthur Wilkinson) Beatlecracker Suite Alexander Campbell Mackenzie Benedictus Ernest Tomlinson Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne "This February Fantasia was fantastic, and Ron Walker can be justifiably proud of his players". Read the full crit	Glenn Ross

17 September 2005 - Reid Hall, Forfar
18 September 2005 - Town Hall, Montrose

Holberg Suite for strings Op 40 - Grieg
Sinfonia Concertante K.279b - Mozart
Soloists:
Christine Allan (Horn)
Geoffrey Bridge (Oboe)
Aileen Taylor (Bassoon)
Robert Thomson (Clarinet)
Symphony No 104 in D ("London") - Haydn

Read what the papers said

25 June 2005 - Caird Hall, Dundee

Overture "Roman Carnival" - Berlioz
Piano Concerto No 2 in G Op 44 - Tchaikovsky
Soloist - Joseph Long
Symphony No 5 in C Minor Op 67 - Beethoven

5 February 2005 - Reid Hall, Forfar

Overture "Oberon" - Weber
Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre - Rodrigo
Soloist - Simon Thacker
Symphony No 6 in D Op 60 - Dvorak

25 September 2004 - Reid Hall, Forfar
26 September 2004 - Town Hall, Montrose

The Three Elizabeth Suite - Eric Coates
Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission" - Ennio Morricone
Capriccio Italien Op 45 - Tchaikovsky
Sandpaper Ballet - Leroy Anderson
Marimba Concerto - Paul Creston
Soloist - Paul Judge
Petite Suite - Debussy
Extracts from "The Raiders" - John Williams

26 June 2004 - Caird Hall, Dundee

Distant Lands - John Rutter
Clarinet Concerto K662 - Mozart
Soloist - Sarah Williamson
Symphony No 2 in E Minor Op 27 - Rachmaninov

7 February 2004 - Reid Hall, Forfar
Myths and Legends

Overture - Fidelio Op 72 - Beethoven
Night on the Bare Mountain - Mussorgsky
"Nimrod" from Enigma Variations - Elgar
Overture Tannhauser - Wagner
Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Op 46 - Grieg
Intermezzo and Barcarole from Tales of Hoffman - Offenbach
Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky

13 September 2003 - Caird Hall, Dundee
10th Anniversary Concert

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K525 - Mozart
Clarinet Concerto No 2 in E flat Op 74 - Weber
Soloist - Sarah Williamson
Wind Serenade in D minor Op 44 - Dvorak
Afro-American Symphony - William Grant Still
 

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