2019 – 2020 Season Youth Concerto Competition
The Clear Lake Symphony will hold its Youth Concerto Competition on January 25, 2020 for young artists from Houston area high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools. The winners will be provided with a scholarship and perform as a featured soloist with the Symphony at the March 20, 2020 concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Nassau Bay. All Applications must be submitted on-line by November 25, 2019. See bottom of the this page for more information.
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2019 – 2020 Season Schedule
Join the Symphony as it celebrates its 44th Anniversary with a “Season of Music” on September 20, 2019 as the season opens with its popular Fall “Pops” concert. All concerts will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Auditorium, 18220 Upper Bay Road in Nassau Bay across from NASA Johnson Space Center at 7:30 PM. Click here for the 2019 – 2020 Season Concerts Brochure.
2019 – 2020 Season Concerts
December 6 and December 7, 2019
Christmas “Pops” Concert
Robert Wall
Associate Conductor
Christmas Seasonal Favorites
Jingle Bells Forever – arr. by Smith
Festive Overture for Christmas arr. by Cranfill
Sugar Plum Boogie arr. by Johnson
Once in Royal David’s City – arr. by Goeller
Il Est Ne (He Is Born) – arr. by Andrews
Sleigh Ride – by Delius
Old Scottish Melody (Auld Lang Syne) – arr. by Wiley
Jingle Bells – arr. by Johnson
He Is Born with Away In A Manger arr. by Goeller
Minor Alterations – arr. by Lovrien
Sleigh Ride – by Anderson
The guest artists will be the Gloria Dei Chorale, with guest conductor Derrick Bready, who will join the Orchestra in performing:
Christmas Suite – arr. by Keveren
And the Glory of the Lord, For Unto Us a Child is Born
Hallelujah Chorus from “Messiah” – by Handel
Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
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February 7, 2020
Dr. Charles Johnson
Conductor
Teen-Age Composers
Mozart – Symphony No. 6 (age 11)
Mendelssohn – Concerto for Violin & Piano (age 14)
Cheng-Wei Hsieh, violin (guest artist)
Xuefel Liu, piano (guest artist)
Korngold – Sinfonietta (age 15)
Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
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March 20, 2020
Dr. Charles Johnson
Conductor
Winners – Youth Concerto Competition
Beethoven – Overture in C, Opus 115
Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
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April 24, 2020
Dr. Charles Johnson
Conductor
Old Wine in New Bottles
Bach-Respighi – Passacaglia in C minor
Tchalkovosky – Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana)
Scott-Johnson – Impressions from the Jungle Book
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
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2019 – 2020 Season Youth Concerto Competition
The Clear Lake Symphony will hold its Youth Concerto Competition on January 25, 2020 for young artists from Houston area high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools. The winners will be provided with a scholarship and perform as a featured soloist with the Symphony at the March 20, 2020 concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Nassau Bay. All Applications must be submitted on-line by November 25, 2019.
Winners can be viewed on this website by clicking on the below link.
Click here for the winners of the 2019 Youth Concerto Competition
The Winners of the 2019 Youth Concerto Competition can also be found on the “Clear Lake Symphony” Facebook page.
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