Richard Lee conducts an evening from and inspired by France.  Joining the orchestra for the concert is cellist Russell Houston, Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 Juanita Miller Concerto Competition.

Date

March 9, 2013 , 7:30 p.m.

Location

UT Tyler Cowan Center

Program

Mozart:   Symphony No. 31 in D major,

                K.297, "Paris"

Side by Side Performance

Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in

                       A minor, Op. 33

Russell Houston, cello

Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne Suite

Gershwin:  An American in Paris

Listen to music excerpts:

Gaîté Parisienne - Overture

(New York Philharmonic)

Gaîté Parisienne - Cancan

(New York Philharmonic)

An American in Paris - Clip 1

(Rochester Philharmonic)

An American in Paris - Clip 2

(Rochester Philharmonic)

Programming subject to change