Second String Orchestra
Carrie Krause, Founding Director
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Spring Concert
Monday, April 8, 2024
Matthew Makeever, Director
Special guest flute soloist: Megan Makeever
The Ellen Theater, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 ("The Hebrides Overture," Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) )
Track 2 ("Suite Modale for flute and string orchestra," by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) )
Track 3 ("Symphony No. 35 (Haffner)," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) )
Track 4 ("Sweet Caroline," by Neil Diamond (1941 - ), arr. Allison Johnston )
Fall Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Carrie Krause, Director
Matthew Makeever, Special Guest Conductor
First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 ("Rondo Espressivo," C.P.E. Bach, arranged by Deborah Schuerr)
Track 2 ("String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, no. 12, III. Molto vivace," Antonin Dvorak)
Track 3 ("Concerto in G for Two Cellos, RV 531, I. Allegro," Antonio Vivaldi)
Track 4 ("Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis," Ralph Vaughn Williams)
Track 5 ("Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80," Johannes Brahms, arranged by Robert McCashin)
Track 6 ("Mission: Impossible Theme," Lalo Shifrin, arranged by Elliot del Borgo)
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Ryan Tani, Director
Special guest horn soloist: Elizabeth Schmidt
Hope Lutheran Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 ("St. Paul's Suite," Mvt. 1 and 4, Gustav Holst)
Track 2 ("Promenade, from Children's Carnival," Amy Beach)
Track 3 ("Your Song," Elton John, arr. Deborah Schuerr)
Track 4 ("Sonata No. 2 for Horn and Strings," Luigi Cherubini)
Track 5 ("Symphony No. 1 in C major" Ludwig van Beethoven)
Track 6 ("Waltz No. 2," Dmitri Shostakovich)
Winter Concert
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Ryan Tani, Director
Special guest violin soloist: Natalie Padilla
Bozeman High School Auditorium, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 ("Basse Danse" from Capriol Suite; Peter Warlock)
Track 2 (Symphony No. 40, Mvt. 1 Molto Allegro; Mozart)
Track 3 ("Méditation" from Thaïs; Massenet; Natalie Padilla, violin)
Track 4 (From "Partita No. 2 in D minor"; J.S. Bach; Natalie Padilla, violin encore)
Track 5 (Valse Triste; Sibelius)
Track 6 (Symphony No. 40, Mvt. 4 Allegro Assai; Mozart)
Track 7 (Romanian Folk Dances; Bartók)
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest soprano vocal soloists: Elizabeth Croy and Christina Eike
The Ellen Theater, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 Carrie Krause introduction
Track 2 (Corral Nocturne from Rodeo, Copland) Introduction Recording
Track 3 (Prelude, Funk) Introduction Recording
Track 4 (String Quintet, mvts I & II, Smyth) Introduction Recording
Track 5 (Summa, Part) Introduction Recording
Track 6 (Duetto: Se il mio amor fu il tuo delitto, Handel) Introduction Recording
Track 7 (Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo, Handel) Recording
Track 8 (Five Folk Melodies, Lutoslawski) Introduction Recording
Track 9 (Romance from Symphony No 2, Rachmaninoff) Introduction Recording
Track 10 (Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky) Introduction Recording
Track 11 (Take 5, Brubeck) Introduction Recording
Winter Concert
Saturday, December 5, 2021
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest bassoon soloist: Alan Leech
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Low Dutch Tune from “The Bay Psalm Book” (2020); Alan Chaplin; Arr. Diane Chaplin)
Track 2 (Theme from Mansfield Park; Lesley Barber)
Track 3 (Elegy for String Orchestra (1976); Morton Gould)
Track 4 (Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra; J.F. Fasch), Alan Leech, bassoon
Track 5 (No. 2 Clementine from "Five Folksongs in Counterpoint;" Florence Price)
Track 6 (Serenade for String Orchestra, Op 20; Edward Elgar)
Track 7 (Kashmir; Page, Plant & Bonham; Arr. Tim McCarrick)
(Note: SSO was on hiatus spring and fall 2020, and spring 2021, due to the pandemic.)
Sound sampler video prepared for the SSO 10th anniversary (May 2020)
Winter Concert
Saturday, December 15, 2019
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Jupiter; Gustav Holst, arr. Burndrett)
Track 2 (Bourree from Cello Suite 3; J.S. Bach, arr. Fine)
Track 3 (Sinfonia, I. Allegro, II. Moderato e dolce, III. Allegro; William Boyce)
Track 4 (Let Her Go; Michael Rosenberg, arr. Griesinger)
Track 6 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, III. Allegro; J.S. Bach)
Spring Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest cello soloist: Julia Slovarp
Guest vocalists: Erin Henke, Soprano, and Logan Henke, Bass
The Ellen Theater, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Holberg Suite, I. Praeludium, Edvard Grieg)
Track 2 (O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen, Arr. Sandra Dackow)
Track 3 (The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, G.F. Handel)
Track 4 (The Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctas I, J.S. Bach)
Track 5 (Spring Thaw (world premiere), Royce Wilkinson)
Track 6 (Symphony No. 7, II. Allegretto, Ludwig van Beethoven)
Track 7 (Jerusalem, Charles H.H. Parry)
Concerto for Cello in G minor, George Matthias Monn
Track 10 (III. Allegro non tanto)
Winter Concert
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, J.S. Bach, Arr. P. Lang)
Track 2 (Gavotte, Francois-Joseph Gossec)
Track 3 (Lean On Me, Bill Withers, Arr. Larry Moore)
Track 4 (Csardas,Vittorio Monti, Arr. L. Artok)
Track 5 (Concerto Grosso Op 6, No 8 “Christmas Concerto”. Archangelo Corelli)
Soloists: Carrie Krause, Jill Kirk, Nancy Equall, Deborah Schuerr, Ed Stafman,
Sara Williams, Dan Guggenheim
Track 6 (Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber)
Track 7 (Jolly Old St. Nicholas)
Spring Concert
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest viola soloist: Anna Jesaitis
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Hotaru Koi, Japanese Folk Song, Arr. Yamada)
Track 2 (My Heart Ever Faithful, J.S. Bach, Arr. Isaac)
Track 3 (Organ Prelude and Fugue in C Major, J.S. Bach, Arr. Russ)
Track 4 (Organ Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, J.S. Bach, Arr. Russ)
Track 5 (Rhosymdere, Variations on a Welsh Hymn Tune, R. Vaughan Williams, Arr. Foster)
Track 6 (Departure and Remembrance, Deborah Schuerr)
Track 7 (String Quartet No. 4 in C, K. 157, W.A. Mozart) String quartet: Kate Little, Dan Guggenheim, Elizabeth Heppler, Julie Langaker
Track 8 (Lullaby, J. Brahms, Arr. van dem Boom)
Track 9 (The Great Gate of Kiev, M. Moussorgsky, Arr. Reibold)
Track 10 (Trauermusik -- Music of Mourning, P. Hindemith) Special guest viola solist: Anna Jesaitis
Winter Concert
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest percussion artist: Jeffrey Vick
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Tallis Canon and Variations, Thomas Tallis, arr. John Capongero)
Track 2 (To Catch a Pickpocket, Chandra Lind)
Track 3 (Chaconne for Flutes, from Dioclesian, Henry Purcell)
Track 4 (Lord of the Rings, Shore and Mortensen, arr. Michael Story)
String trio: Kate Little, violin; Elizabeth Heppler, viola; Julie Langaker, cello.
Track 5 (Divertimento VI, 1st mvt., Joseph Haydn)
Track 6 (Divertimento VI, 2nd mvt., Joseph Haydn)
Track 7 (Divertimento VI, 3rd mvt., Joseph Haydn)
Track 8 (Nessun Dorma, Giacomo Puccini, arr. Ted Ricketts)
Track 9 (Desifinado, Jobim and Mendonca, arr. Bert Ligon)
Track 10 (Sinfonia No. 2 in D Major, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Kirk Moss)
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest trumpet soloists: Sarah Stoneback and Brianna Gillet
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (New World Symphony Theme, Antonin Dvorak, arr. Michael Allen)
Track 2 (Chariots of Fire Theme, Vangelis, arr. Jim Riley)
Track 3 (Bohemian Dance, Op. 100, Antonin Dvorak arr. Vernon F. Leidig)
Track 4 (Irish Party in Third Class, arr. Gaelic Storm)
Track 5 (Sinfonia in D, presto, C.P.E. Bach)
Track 6 (Faded, Alan Walker, arr. Deborah Schuerr)
Track 7 (Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin, Maurce Ravel, arr. Carrie Land Gruselle)
Track 8 (Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin, Maurice Ravel, arr. Carrie Land Gruselle)
Track 9 (Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, Mvt. 1 Allegro, Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Michel Rondeau)
Track 10 (Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, Mvt. 2 Largo, Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Michel Rondeau)
Winter Concert
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Messiah Community Sing
Lukas Graf, Director
Carrie Krause, Concertmaster and leader of the Second String Orchestra
First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, MT
(recording not available here)
Spring Concert
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest double bass soloist: Jon Ford
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Corelli--Concerto Grosso IV in D Major, I. Adagio; Allegro)
Track 2 (Corelli--Concerto Grosso IV in D Major, II. Adagio)
Track 3 (Corelli--Concerto Grosso IV in D Major, III. Vivace)
Track 4 (Corelli--Concerto Grosso IV in D Major, IV. Allegro; Allegro)
Track 5 (Gluck--Dance of the Blessed Spirits (scene II from Orfeu and Euridice))
Track 6 (Humperdinck--Prayer form "Haensel and Gretel")
Track 7 (Holst--Brook Green Suite for Orchestra, I. Prelude)
Track 8 (Holst--Brook Green Suite for Orchestra, II. Air)
Track 9 (Holst--Brook Green Suite for Orchestra, III. Dance)
Track 10 (Capuzzi--Concerto for Double Bass in F Major, I. Allegro Moderato)
Track 11 (Capuzzi--Concerto for Double Bass in F Major, II. Andante Cantabile)
Track 12 (Capuzzi--Concerto for Double Bass in F Major, III. Allegro)
Winter Concert
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (G. Bizet--Selections from "Carmen", I. Toreador Song)
Track 2 (G. Bizet--Selections from "Carmen", II. Habenaera)
Track 3 (G. Bizet--Selections from "Carmen", III. Procession of the Toreadors)
Track 4 (S. Yradier, arr. McFadden--La Paloma)
Track 5 (A. Scarlatti--Concerto Grosso in F minor)
Track 6 (A. Reiner--Hidden Valley)
Track 7 (G. Legrenzi--Sinfonia II from "La Morte del Cor Penitente")
Track 8 (R. Vaughn Williams--Phantasy Quintet, I. Prelude)
Track 9 (R. Vaughn Williams--Phantasy Quintet, II. Scherzo)
Spring Concert
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Samuel Park, Director
First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (A. Borodin--Polovetzian Dance)
Track 2 (R. Washburn--Suite for Strings, I. Little March)
Track 3 (R. Washburn--Suite for Strings, II. Song)
Track 4 (R. Washburn--Suite for Strings, III. Scherzo)
Track 5 (R. Washburn--Suite for Strings, IV. Finale)
Track 6 (P.I. Tchaikovsky--Serenade for Strings, I. Pezzo)
Track 7 (P.I. Tchaikovsky--Serenade for Strings, II. Waltz)
Track 8 (J.S. Bach--My Heart Ever Faithful)
Track 9 (W.C. Handy--St. Louis Blues)
Track 10 (S. Wieloszynski--Beginning Bluegrass)
Mainly Music Concert Series: "An Afternoon with Bach"
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Samuel Park, Director
First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, MT
Winter Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Samuel Park, Director
Special guest violin soloist: Emily Paris-Martin
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Mozart--Allegro Molto)
Track 2 (Mendelssohn--Andante)
Track 3 (Bach--Concerto for Two Violins: 1--Vivace)
Track 4 (Bach--Concerto for Two Violins: 2--Largo)
Track 5 (Bach--Concerto for Two Violins: 3--Allegro)
Track 7 (Holiday music--God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
Track 8 (Holiday music--Still, Still, Still)
Track 9 (Holiday music--String a Song of Christmas)
Spring Concert
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Samuel Park, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Bach--Brandenburg Concerto #3, 1st mvt.)
Track 2 (Jenkins--Palladio, 1st mvt.)
Track 4 (Rossini--William Tell Overture)
Track 5 (Mozart--Divertimento, K.270)
Fall Concert
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Samuel Park, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 1 (Purcell--Abdelazer Overture)
Track 2 (Corelli--Concerto Grosso #4)
Track 3 (Strauss--Radetzky March)
Track 4 (Vivaldi--Concerto in G Major)
Spring Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Carrie Krause, Director
Special guest clarinet soloist: Gregory Young
Special guest percussion artist: Jeffrey Vick
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 2 (Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte)
Track 3 (Weber: Clarinet Quintet, 3rd mvt.)
Track 4 (Pachelbel: Canon in D)
Track 5 (Young: Variations on a Canadian Folk Song)
Track 6 (Ungar: Ashokan Farewell)
Track 7 (Khachaturian: Saber Dance)
Winter Concert
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Track 2 (Debussy: Le Petit Negre)
Track 3 (Gazda: Durango Tango)
Track 4 (Rachmaninoff: Vocalise)
Track 5 (Mozart: Presto from Quartet in C Major)
Track 6 (Brahms: from Symphony #1)
Track 7 (Moore: Three Celtic Folksongs)
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Winter Concert
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
Spring Concert
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
(no recording available)
Winter Concert
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
(no recording available)
Inaugural Spring Concert
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Carrie Krause, Director
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Bozeman, MT
(no recording available)