SESSION 1

Violin
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Bernard Herrmann: Psycho
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 3 (solo)
Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 2
Niccolò Paganini: Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

SESSION 2

Horn
Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Merry Pranks
John Williams: Star Wars
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Richard Wagner: Siegfried’s Horn Call

Flute
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for solo flute
Friedrich Kuhlau: Fantasia
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5

SESSION 3

Bassoon
Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E Minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto
Jean Françaix: Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote
Richard Strauss: Salome
Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano, Left Hand
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Leroy Anderson: Bassoonists’ Holiday

Trumpet
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Joseph Haydn: Concerto

SESSION 4

Viola
Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in G Major
Wolfgang Mozart: String Quintet in C Minor
Wolfgang Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata
Sir William Walton: Concerto
Robert Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures

Tuba
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
John Williams: Jabba the Hut
Paul Hindemith: Sonata
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto

Harp
Bartolomeo Tromboncini: Vergine bella
George Frideric Handel: Concerto
Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata in C Minor
Albert Zabel: Valse caprice
R. Murray Schafer: The Crown of Ariadne
Claude Debussy: Danses
Carlos Salzedo: Tango
Reinhold Glière: Concerto

SESSION 5

Cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 1
Joseph Haydn: Concerto in C Major
Frédéric Chopin: Sonata
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1
Krzysztof Penderecki: Capriccio for Siegfried Palm
Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann: Bossa-nova-philharmonica
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto in B Minor

Oboe/English Horn
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasie
Tommaso Albinoni: Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

SESSION 6

Clarinet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Trombone (repertoire sheet distributed in class)

SESSION 7

Double Bass
Giacomo Meyerbeer: The Skaters
Camille Saint-Saëns: The Elephant
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Giovanni Bottesini: Allegretto capriccio à la Chopin
Edgar Meyer: Concerto

Timpani
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Bernard Herrmann: Jason and the Argonauts
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Gordon Jacob: Concerto

Percussion
Gioachino Rossini: The Thieving Magpie (side drum)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (bass drum)
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (cymbals)
Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows (tam-tam)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fossils (xylophone)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio
Alberto Ginastera: Estancia

Ensembles
Winds
Charles Gounod: Petite symphonie
Brass
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata XIII
Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Finale
Maurice Ravel: Bolero

Copresented by the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts

Don Anderson turns the spotlight on five of the conductors he most admires in this absorbing and entertaining course. Through DVD concerts and documentaries, and CD audio recordings, you’ll experience the passionate intensity of Valery Gergiev; the Olympian integrity of Bernard Haitink; the unsurpassed versatility of Sir Charles Mackerras; the joyful adventurousness of Neeme Järvi; and the all-round brilliance of Carlos Kleiber. Featured composers include Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Mahler, and Johann Strauss, Jr. Among the orchestras to be seen and heard are the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Czech Philharmonic, and Mariinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg).

A student comment from the previous Great Conductors course:
This course gave me a much clearer understanding of the role and importance of the conductor. I have been to many of Don’s courses and I always enjoy his witty and very knowledgeable presentations. This is the highlight of my week!

Tuesdays, Apr 3 – May 1
10:30 am – 1:00 pm (2.5 hour sessions)
Please note: An evening session will also be offered, provided that a minimum of 12 students commit to attending it by March 1.
FEE: $75 (5 weeks)
Location: Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street
Buchwald Room, second floor
Please note that course contents, dates, times, locations, and fees are subject to change.
To enrol or for more information, call the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts at 204 943 6090 or email info@mcma.ca.

The trip was wonderful; it would be hard to suggest ways to improve it. Don, your knowledge of music and everything Austrian made the trip a rich experience for all of us. 
Overall, seeing palaces and concert halls and visiting composers’ homes and retreats, complete with furnishings, clothing, instruments, music and contracts has made the listening of music more meaningful and enjoyable for me.
History came alive for me. I was somewhat overwhelmed with the experience, yet I cannot think of anything that might have been deleted. In fact I want to go back and spend more time visiting places of special interest.

 I consider the tour a wonderful experience and look very forward to your next one. – Brenda Snider

- Felicitas and Brigitte were wonderful, knowledgeable guides. I have taken many group tours over the years & have never, ever, encountered such truly informed guides. 
- The hotel was superb, both the location and the hotel itself.
- Both Carmel and Melk Abbeys were outstanding places to visit.
- Die Fledermaus was delightful.
- The free day was wonderful to have. It was well-placed in the itinerary. Had it been sooner, I would not have had the confidence of knowing my way around Vienna and would have been less sure of what I wanted to do with the free time.
- The visit to Steinbach am Attersee and Mahler’s little house was beautiful. Little did we realize just how serene it was, until we hit the hectic atmosphere of Salzburg!
- The visit to the cemetery was very special. I didn’t think I wanted to go.. I was wrong!
- The dinner on the final night was lovely. 
- Last, but certainly not least, I very much enjoyed your presentations each morning. They were so professionally done and made the day’s visits much more meaningful. – Gerri Burge

Salome - Thursday, November 3
Dido and Aeneas in Concert - Thursday, February 2
The Daughter of the Regiment - Thursday, April 12

Your choice of afternoon or evening sessions: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
Doors open 1/2 hour before each session begins.
Location: Canadian Mennonite University, South Campus Administration Building, Conference Room, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Admission is free of charge, but registration is preferred.

To Register:
Phone: Braden Alexander, 942-7470, or email balexander@manitobaopera.mb.ca.  You can also register online at www.manitobaopera.mb.ca.

The best course yet – incredible insight into very special talents.
The best course you’ve ever done!!
Most enjoyable: To my surprise, the thing I enjoyed the most was the generous visuals, but even then I never wanted any of the sessions to end. With Don Anderson we are in superior hands. It seems to me I am surrounded by musically knowledgeable people, but for me this course was heaven – it brought me to tears of joy and sorrow.
I’ve taken a number of these music appreciation courses with Don. This one was the most engaging and entertaining to date. Loved the Pavarotti films and music!
Don does such a wonderful job of presenting the course material that I can’t think of a single thing that could be improved upon. I come to all of Don’s courses and I have never been disappointed in any way. I continue to be amazed at how knowledgeable he is and how thoroughly he researches his material. Tuesday mornings are the highlight of my week!
Excellent – Don’s presentation is absolutely first-rate in all that he offers. Please keep these valuable series going. We are indeed fortunate to have Don Anderson here in Winnipeg. All his courses are extremely informative and stimulating in our musical lives.
Don has continually presented superb programs. Each one is extremely well planned and executed. Don is very knowledgeable and goes to a lot of trouble to present a wonderful program. He has certainly expanded our knowledge and appreciation of the world of music.

Watch for another Legendary Musicians course during the 2012-2013 season!

Highlights include the glories of cathedrals, imperial residences, museums, galleries, composers’ homes, lunch in the Vienna countryside, a day-trip to Eisenstadt to visit the spectacular palace where Joseph Haydn lived and worked – and much, much more! Don has chosen many of the activities himself, based on personal experience. He will enrich your experience through daily illustrated talks on the musical histories of the cities and their composers, and will be available to answer all your musical questions. Expert local guides will lead the field trips, and you’ll have free time to explore the cities on your own.

Tour dates: May 12-23, 2011
Tour cost: $3999.00 Canadian funds, based on double occupancy.
Single supplement: $763.00

Price includes:
- round trip air fare Winnipeg/Vienna
- 10 nights accommodation in first-class, four-star hotels
- hotel taxes and service charges
- English-speaking guide throughout
- porterage of one bag at hotels/airports
- nine buffet breakfasts/three lunches/two dinners
- entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary
- deluxe motor coach for transfers and excursions
- daily, illustrated morning presentations by Don Anderson, covering the musical history of Vienna and Salzburg
- ticket for Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus at the Vienna Volksoper
- $100 donation to the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts
Not included:
- airport taxes $375 (taxes are subject to change)
- gratuities to guides/drivers/restaurants
- meals, excursions and other events not specified in itinerary
- beverages during meals unless indicated
- items of a personal nature
- cancellation and/or medical insurance

For further information (including a full itinerary), and to make your bookings, please contact Charlene Underhill at Continental Travel.
Call 989 9642 or email charlene@continentaltrav.com