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Casual Classics is a late-morning concert which includes excerpts from the evening concert's repertoire. Don't expect a rehearsal, it is a shortened casual concert perfect for families, children and those who prefer daytime events. Maestro Robert Franz will interact with the audience and comment on the works performed.

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All Casual Classics concerts are at 11:00 AM at the Morrison Center.

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Casual Classics I

September 17, 2011
11:00 AM @ Morrison Center

Robert Franz, music director
Carol Wincenc, flute

excerpts from:

Michael Daugherty | Route 66
Jake Heggie | Flute Concerto, Fury of Light
Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4

Casual Classics II

October 22, 2011
11:00 AM @ Morrison Center

Robin Browning, guest conductor
Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, piano

excerpts from:

Sir Edward Elgar | Serenade for Strings
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"

Casual Classics III (2011-12 Season)

November 19, 2011
11:00 AM @ Morrison Center

Robert Franz, music director
Barry Douglas, piano

excerpts from:

Sergei Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No. 3
Antonin Dvořák | Symphony No. 7

Casual Classics IV (2011-12 Season)

March 24, 2012
11AM @ Morrison Center

Robert Franz, music director
Mary Wilson, soprano
Grant Youngblood, baritone

excerpts from:

Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony. No. 5, "Reformation"

Johannes Brahms | German Requiem

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Casual Classics V (2011-12 Season)

April 21, 2012
11am @ Morrison Center

Robert Franz, music director
Behzad Ranjbaran, guest composer
Geoffrey Trabichoff, violin
Dave Johnson, viola
Samuel Smith, cello

excerpts from:

Claude Debussy | Prelude to An Affternoon of a Faun
Behzad Ranjbaran | Violin and Viola Concerto
Richard Strauss | Don Quixote