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Andrews University Symphony Orchestra
Fall Concert
November 4, 2006

Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, no. 1 & 8| Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite no. 2 | Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 1 | Strauss: Emperor Waltzes | Sibelius: Valse Triste | Copland: Hoe Down


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Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, no. 1 & 8

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Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
L'Arlesienne Suite no. 2

Pastorale
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hungarian Dance no. 1

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Johann Strauss (1825-1899)
Emperor Waltzes

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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Valse Triste

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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Hoe Down

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