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"Ethos West has some of the most interesting
programming in orchestral music..."
Ethos West was created with a guiding vision of presenting the best in chamber music of all styles and periods. Below, in chronological order, are the programs of each of the orchestra's concerts since its founding in 2004.
INAUGURAL CONCERT, 2004
September 26, 2004 – St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
Fort Collins, CO
Suite in G Major from the Water Music – G.F. Handel
Cantata No. 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" BMV51 – J.S. Bach
Symphonie No. 6 "Le Matin" – F. Joseph Haydn
Intermission
Trois Pièces Brèves – Jacques Ibert
Quiet Longing – Don Ellis
Invincible – Don Ellis
Jelly Roll – Mingus /Johnson/Holleman
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SPRING CONCERT, 2005
April 10, 2005 – St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
Fort Collins, CO
Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento
Concerto for Two Trumpets – Antonio Vivaldi
Serenade, Opus 44 – Antonin Dvorak
Intermission
Sinfonia No. 5 – A. Scarlatti
Eight Instrumental Miniatures – Igor Stravinsky
The Daffodil's Smile – Bill Russo
There's a Small Hotel – arr. Manny Albam
Better Git It In Your Soul – Charles Mingus/Holleman
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FALL COLORS CONCERT, 2005
October 23, 2005 – St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
Fort Collins, CO
Canzona for Double String Orchestra – G. Gabrieli/Napolitano
Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings, and Cembalo – F. Manfredini
Concertino Armonico No. 5 – U.W. van Wassenaer
Three Little Feelings – John Lewis/Holleman
Intermission
Divertimento, K. 136 – W.A. Mozart
Duende – C. Corea/Holleman
Two Autumns – Don Ellis
El Gato Triste – C. Mangione/Holleman
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MUSICAL MOODS OF SPRING, 2006
April 9, 2006 – Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church,
Fort Collins, CO
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury – Benjamin Britten
Sinfonie No. 5 in D Minor – Alessandro Scarlatti
Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera – Antonio Vivaldi
Petite Symphonie for Wind Nonet – Charles Gounod
Intermission
The Unanswered Question – Charles Ives
Double Quintet – Dale Ness
(World premiere of a work for jazz quintet and winds)
Parting – Don Ellis
Paul – Phil Woods
Gary – Phil Woods
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FALL COLORS CONCERT, 2006
October 22, 2006 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Fanfare for a New Theatre – Igor Stravinsky
Concerto No. 5 for String Orchestra – U.W. van Wassenaer
Sketch for Double Quartet – John Lewis
Soirées Musicales – Rossini/Britten
Intermission
Octet for Winds – Igor Stravinsky
Rise – Steven Bryant
(World premiere of a new work for string orchestra)
The Whiffenpoof Song – arr. Don Sebesky
The Witch – Patrick Williams
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SPRING CONCERT, 2007
April 15, 2007 – Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church,
Fort Collins, CO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 – J.S. Bach
Divertimento in F, K. 138 – W. A. Mozart
Mirror Pond of Stars – Don Ellis
Intermission
Variants on a Theme of John Lewis (Django) – Gunther Schuller
Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk – Gunther Schuller
Monaco – Kenny Dorham
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FALL CONCERT, 2007
November 11, 2007 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 – J.S. Bach
Two Pieces for Small Orchestra – Frederick Delius
L'Egyptienne – Doug Lofstrom
(Colorado premiere – originally orchestrated
for Chicago Ethos by the composer)
Intermission
Blossoming – Don Ellis
Rhino – Bill Russo
Four Pieces for Chamber Ensemble – Alec Wilder
News from Blueport – Bill Crow/Gerry Mulligan
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SPRING CONCERT, 2008
May 18, 2008 – Griffin Concert Hall,
CSU University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
Concerto for Cello in C Minor, RV 401 – Antonio Vivaldi
Suite for Strings – Frank Bridge
Intermission
Legacy – Chuck Mangione
Shambhala Suite for Jazz Quintet and Strings – Ron Holleman
(World premiere. See this PDF for program notes,
or buy a CD of the performance.)
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Portable Ethos concert: HARMONY IN THE ROUND
September 12, 2008 – Harmony Library, Fort Collins, CO
Bob's One Song – Bob Montgomery
The Daffodil's Smile – Bill Russo
Theme and Variations from Mendelssohn's Op. 81
Two Autumns – Don Ellis
There's a Small Hotel – arr. by Manny Albam
Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Op. 81
Road to Enlightenment and Sakyong's Samba from
Shambhala Suite – Ron Holleman
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FALL CONCERT, 2008
October 19, 2008 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Christmas Concerto: Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 8 – Arcangelo Corelli
Jazz Tangents Suite – Jimmy Giuffre/Holleman
Fun – Jimmy Giuffre
Intermission
Christmas Concerto mit Pastorale: Concerto Grosso No. 8 – Pietro Locatelli
Octet on Raga Yaman (an Evening Raga) – Aakash Mittal
(World premiere of a new Indo-jazz work)
Miyan ki Malhar (a Raga of the Rainy Season) – Steve Tromans
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JOINT CONCERT WITH LAUDAMUS CHAMBER CHORALE
April 26, 2009 – Immanuel Church, Fort Collins
I. Laudamus: I'm Goin' to Sing, What a Wonderful World,
Take My Hand Precious Lord, Ain't That Good News
II. Ethos West: 'Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk
Love is Stronger Far Than We – Francis Lai
(Evelyn Bruxvoort, soprano)
III. Ethos West & Laudamus:
Missa Brevis in C Major, K. 220 – W.A. Mozart
IV. Ethos West: Hill Where the Lord Hides – Chuck Mangione
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FALL CONCERT, 2009: "CLASS BRASS"
September 27, 2009 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Canzon septimi toni No. 2 (1597) – Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon duodecimi toni (1597) – Giovanni Gabrieli
Horn Quartet: When the Saints Go Marchin' In
Going Away (2009) – Terry Stanfill
Coming Home(2009) – Terry Stanfill
(World premiere)
It's All Right With Me (1935) – Cole Porter / Arr. Kai Winding
Classical Suite (1992) – James Barnes
Intermission
Knocking On the Kings's Door (1975) – Bobby Lewis
Frump Trump (1975) – Les Hooper
Three Little Feelings (1957) – John Lewis
Poem for Brass (1956) – J.J. Johnson
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SPRING CONCERT, 2010: "THE ROMANCE OF DANCE"
May 23, 2010 – Griffin Concert Hall,
CSU University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
Sonata in D for Trumpet and Orchestra – Giuseppe Torelli
(Trumpet solo by Larry Currey)
Capriol Suite (Renaissance dances) – Peter Warlock/collec. Arbeau
Nadalin (Bossa nova) – Bobby Shew/arr. Terry Stanfill
Intermission
Histoire du Tango (History of Tango) – A. Piazzolla /
arr. for solo violin and strings by James Anderson
(World premiere)
Dancing in the Rain – Ron Holleman
(World premiere)
I Won't Dance – Jerome Kern
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FALL CONCERT, 2010:
"WHY SO SERIOUS? – Music With a Sense of Humor"
Oct. 17, 2010 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Fanfare for the Common Cold – P.D.Q. Bach
(a.k.a. Peter Schickele)
The Tin Ear Rag – James Barnes
The Toy Symphony – Leopold Mozart
How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera – Anna Russell
(soloists: Claire Keleher, Carol Van Natta)
Intermission
Folk Song Army – Tom Lehrer
(soloist: Rosann Winn)
Opus 14 – Corky Siegel
Pollution –Tom Lehrer
(soloists: Claire Keleher, Carol Van Natta)
Rhythm-a-ning – Thelonious Monk
I'm Hip – Dave Frishberg
(soloist: Rosann Winn)
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SPRING CONCERT, 2011:
"SPACE! – A Gala Concert & Party"
April 10, 2011 – Senior Center, Fort Collins, CO
Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra, from the film "2001: A Space Odyssey"
– Richard Strauss/CBC
Star Ship – Yukiko Nishimura/Arr: Jason Mather
Jupiter, from The Planets – Gustav Holst/J.F. Taillard
(Colorado Brass Company Quintet)
Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz (from the film "2001: A Space Odyssey")
– Johann Strauss, Jr.
(String Quartet Con Brio)
Icarus – Ralph Towner
Overture from the opera Il Mondo della Luna (the World on the Moon)
– Franz Joseph Haydn
Walking in Space (from the musical "Hair") – G. MacDermot/Holleman
(Orchestra)
Martian's Lullaby – (Shorty Rogers)
Martians Go Home – (Shorty Rogers)
(Jazz Combo)
Intermission
Flights through the stars of a dreaming body – David Flippo
(Commissioned by the Chicago Ethos Chamber Orchestra in 1992)
Prelude – P. I. Tchaikovsky
(Orchestra)
Moon Love – P. I. Tchaikovsky/David, Davis & Kostelanetz
It's Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen
Solar – Miles Davis
(Jazz Combo)
A Call for All Demons – Sun Ra
Saturnian Dialogue – The jazz combo
Brainville – Sun Ra
(Sun Ron and the Solar Galactic Interplanetary Omniverse Arkestra)
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FALL CONCERT, 2011:
"AUTUMN WINDS" – Works for woodwinds & large jazz ensembles
September 18, 2011 – Rialto Theater, Loveland, CO
Divertimento in Bb – Franz Joseph Haydn
The Chimney of King René – Darius Milhaud
Septet for Winds – Paul Hindemith
Intermission
The Golden Striker – John Lewis / Holleman
La Nevada – Gil Evans
Country Beaver – Gerry Mulligan
Grand Tour – Gerry Mulligan
K-4 Pacific – Gerry Mulligan>
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