Concert Details
The Rio Hondo Symphony performs four admission free classical music concerts each season at the Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School, Whittier Ave. in Whittier California. The concerts start at 3 PM, have one intermission, and are completed before 5 PM.
October 4, 2009 – “New Horizons”
Fanfare from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" -- Richard Strauss
Symphony No. 1 -- Ludwig van Beethoven
The Ride of the Valkyries -- Richard Wagner
Pictures at an Exhibition -- Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel)
Theme from Star Wars -- John Williams
November 8, 2009 – “Vive La France!”
Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld -- Jacques Offenbach
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor -- Frédéric Chopin
Hoang Nguyen, Piano
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 -- Georges Bizet
Bolero -- Maurice Ravel
February 28, 2010 – “Latin Vibrations”
Cuban Overture -- George Gershwin
Concierto d'Aranjuez -- Joaquin Rodrigo
John Dearman, Guitar
Tango por Una Cabeza -- Alfredo Le Pera
Suite from Carmen -- Georges Bizet
Suite No. 2 from "The Three Cornered Hat" -- Manuel de Falla
May 2, 2010 –“Go West!”
Theme from Silverado -- Bruce Broughton
Ragomania! -- William Bolcom
Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofé
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