PBA Symphony
The PBA Symphony is a full symphony orchestra made up of 60 students and local semi-professional players that present five concerts annually. This ensemble is committed to performing the finest standard repertoire available including works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Mahler, Shostakovich, Sibelius, etc. The ensemble also actively seeks to perform contemporary American music such as Ives, Copland, and Gershwin, Corigliano, Ruggles, Hovhaness, and Diamond. Performances are given at venues across central and northern Palm Beach County. The PBA Symphony is under the direction of Dr. Lloyd Mims.
Recent Repertoire
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2012
November 30 Grieg, Holberg Suite; Selected Arias; Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
October 12 Mendelssohn, Concerto for Two Pianos; Beethoven, Fifth Symphony
2011
April 26 Mozart; Piano Concert #17 in G major
April 26 Sibelius; Symphony #2
February 11 Woodward-Cooper; Rayos de Esperanza
February 11 Bowles; Concerto for Two Pianos
February 11 Smetena; Moldau from Ma Vlast
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2010
November 16 Albinoni; Adagio in G minor
November 16 Myaskovsky; Symphony #21 in F# minor
November 16 Shostakovich; Cello Concerto #1
October 15 Beethoven; Egmont Overture
October 15 Respighi; Ancient Airs and Dances
October 15 Copland; Appalachian Spring
April 13 Ives; The Unanswered Question
April 13 Mahler; Symphony No. 1 "The Titan"
February 27 Beethoven; Symphony No. 5 (mvt. 1 excerpt only)
February 27 Telemann; Concerto in G Major for Viola
February 27 Vivaldi; Concerto in A Minor for Violin (op. 3, no. 6)
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2009
December 20 Bach; CPE Concerto in Eb for Organ
December 20 Barber; Overture to the School for Scandal
December 20 Rheinberger; Concerto for Organ No. 1 in F
December 20 Strauss, Richard; Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
December 8 Haydn; Symphony No. 103 "The Drumroll"
December 8 Mendelssohn; Hebrides Overture
December 8 Mendelssohn, Cooper; Fantasie and Variations on Weber's "Prezioso"
October 6 Diamond; Symphony No. 4
October 6 Gershwin; Concerto in F
October 6 Glinka; Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
October 6 Mozart; Concerto for Horn, K. 495
April 14 Chabrier; Espana Rhapsody
April 14 Mozart; Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola
April 14 Rimsky-Korsakov; Scheherezade
February 28 Strauss, Johann; Blue Danube
February 28 Strauss, Johann; Radetzky March
February 12 Barber; Knoxville, Summer of 1915
February 12 Dvorak; Serenade for Strings
February 6 Bruch; Violin Concerto (movt. 3 only)
February 6 Schumann; Symphony No. 3 (Movt. 4 only)
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2008
November 18 Beethoven; Symphony No. 8
November 18 Mendelssohn; Piano Concerto in G Minor
November 18 Respighi; Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1
October 7 Artunian; Trumpet Concerto
October 7 Dvorak; Symphony No. 8
October 7 Holst; St. Paul's Suite
October 7 Nelson, Ron; Savannah River Holiday
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For more information, call the Music Department at (561) 803-2400
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