Chamber Orchestra
The Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble comprised of music and non-music majors. Dedicated to the highest level of musical excellence, the ensemble performs a wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque through Contemporary periods in both string and full orchestra settings. Performances include the annual Masterworks concert which features presentations of major choral works for full orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Dr. Brian Hopwood conducts the Chamber Orchestra.
Repertoire
The following is a representative sampling of works recently performed by the SBU Chamber Orchestra:
Simple Symphony – Britten
Capriol Suite – Warlock
Voyage – Corigliano
Suite for Strings – Rutter
Adagio – Albinoni
Concerto for Violin in G Major – Vivaldi
Legend – O’Fallon
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 – Bach
Suite for Strings – Leyden
Andante Cantabile – Tchaikovsky
The Good Daughter Overture – Piccini
Concerto in D Major – Telemann
Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 – Beethoven
Brook Green Suite – Holst
Holberg Suite – Grieg
Divertimento, K. 137 – Mozart