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Sunday, November 9 2025
2:30pm
Merrill Auditorium

Program

Program will include musical selections from the following representing the countries on your journey

USA “America the Beautiful”

Austria “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”

Germany Wagner Prelude to Act 3 Lohengrin

Czech Republic “The Moldau” (cut: mes. 118-239)

Italy Overture to “Nabucco”

Britain “Pomp and Circumstance” March, op. 39, No.1 in D Major

Norway “Morning” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46

France “L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2”, Farandole (1872)

Beethoven Symphony no. 9 “Ode to Joy”

This program will run approximately 2 hours.
Artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. 

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