Season Welcome
Dear Friends:
The upcoming major anniversaries for the two musical giants of French Impressionism -- Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) serve to remind us that in recent years we've given short shrift to the glorious music of France, the nation with whom America has long had a difficult but profound friendship. So join us as we celebrate French music in its many forms: from profound masterworks like Debussy's LA MER and Bizet's Symphony in C, to the gentle strains of Gabriel Faure, to the sultry fire of the Carmen Fantasy and Ravel's BOLERO! We'll even throw in Offenbach's Can-Can for good measure.
We're thrilled to present a great symphonic concert at the new and very comfortable Oconomowoc Arts Center and to renew our relationship with the equally enjoyable Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield. There will also be three very special concerts at our historic home of Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University in downtown Waukesha, including another Sunday afternoon Salute to Our Veterans -- this year, appropriately, culminating with Gershwin's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS -- and that great Waukesha Christmas tradition, our annual Holiday Pops concert with many of our talented high school singers in early December. The values enshrined in these programs -- tradition, diversity, and excellence -- well define The Wisconsin Philharmonic, the first-class orchestra serving Waukesha County for seven decades. Join us as we embark on another magnificent journey of this beloved Waukesha treasure.
Alexander Platt, Music Director