Have we got an exciting 2025-2026 season ahead!
The season will begin on Sunday afternoon, September 21, as Music Director/Conductor Anna Binneweg picks up the baton for a festive concert, Music of the Americas: A Celebration of Life & Culture. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the concert, at Maryland Hall, will showcase the rich musical repertoire of Latin America.
The season continues with the annual Halloween Spooktacular! on Sunday afternoon, October 19, at St. John’s College Key Auditorium. A community favorite, this concert is a great way to introduce younger members of our community to classical music while having fun. Orchestra members enjoy wearing costumes and the audience is encouraged to do so and compete in a costume contest. Local personality Michael Hughes will be the master of ceremonies.
On Sunday afternoon, February 22, the orchestra will present Legends and Landscapes, featuring the artistry of pianist William Bloomquist, and talented dancers from the Ballet Theatre of Maryland at Maryland Hall. This concert provides a special opportunity for Broadneck High School musicians to play side-by-side with Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra members.
The favorite music of the movies will be front and center for our Magic of Cinema concert on Saturday evening, April 18, at Maryland Hall, featuring favorite music of the movies. And this evening’s concert will highlight winners of the Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra’s Young Artists Concerto Competition. The competition is open to all Maryland high school musicians.
On Saturday evening, June 6, the final performance of the season, American Voices: United Through Song, will feature renown pianist Thomas Pandolfi and the inaugural performance of the Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, directed by Jeanne Kelly, performing with the orchestra to showcase American music and celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
Concert Details
Amy Beach, Bal Masqué
Copland, Shaker Melody (from Appalachian Spring)
Barber, Symphony No. 1 (in one movement)
Intermission
Márquez, Danzón No. 2
Velasquez (arr.), Tico Tico
Villoldo/Matos (arr. Drago), El choclo y la cumparsita
Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Sinfonia a la Mariachi
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Marschner, Der Vampyr Overture
Eric Whitacre, October
James Newton Howard, Peter Pan: Suite for Orchestra & Narrator
Intermission
John Williams, The Devil’s Dance from the Witches of Eastwick Pickett (arr. G. Scimonelli), Monster Mash
(presentation of Costume Winners)
Berlioz, Dance of a Witches Sabbath (Symphonie Fantastique: Movement V)
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featuring
William Bloomquist, piano
Dancers from Ballet Theatre Maryland
Side-by-Side with Broadneck High School Orchestra
Sibelius, Finlandia
Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, D minor
Intermission
Jessie Montgomery, Hymn for Everyone
Ravel, Daphnis Suite No. 2 (with dancers from BTM)
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featuring
Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners
Natalie Conte, soprano
Jennifer Blades, mezzo-soprano
Bernstein, Fancy Free: Three Dance Variations
Young Artist Winners Performances
Intermission
Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra; opening theme only (A Space Odyssey)
Bizet, Habanera from Carmen (Up!)
Bellini, Casta Diva from Norma (Age of Ultron)
Mascagni, Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Godfather III)
Offenbach, Barcarolle (duet) from Tales of Hoffman (Life is Beautiful)
Delibes, Flower Duet from Lakmé (Hunger, True Romance, Meet the Parents, and more)
John Williams, 1941 March (1941)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5; last movement only (Indiana Jones, and more)
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John O’Leary, emcee
featuring
Thomas Pandolfi, piano
Debut of the Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, Jeanne Kelly, NPO Chorus Master
John Adams, Chairman Dances Foxtrot for Orchestra
Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
Intermission
Luis Hernández Alfonso, Si Tu Me Faltaras
Bernstein, Make Our Garden Grow from Candide
Other American/pop/multi-ethnic selections for chorus, to be announced
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