Planned repertoire:

with Dallas Arts District Chorale

• Gloria (RV 589) – Antonio Vivaldi
• Magnificat (BWV 243) – J. S. Bach
• Holiday music - various composers

Planned repertoire:

• Three dances from the Three-Cornered Hat – Manuel de Falla
• Concierto de Aranjuez – Joaquín Rodrigo (soloist: Bokyung Byun)
• El relicario – José Padilla
• La oracion del torero – Joaquín Turina
• Capriccio espagnole, op. 34 – Nikolái Rimski-Kórsakov

Planned repertoire:

• Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Unfinished” – Alexander Borodin
• Saxophone Concerto – Wolfgang Jacobi (soloist: Mike Nguyen)
• Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished” – Franz Schubert
• Symphony in D minor “Youth” – Sergei Rachmaninof

Planned repertoire:

• Overture to Egmont, op. 84 – Ludwig van Beethoven
• TBA – Youth Concerto Competition Winner
• Star Wars Episode III – John Williams (arr. Brubaker)
• Adagio from Spartacus – Aram Khachaturian
• Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel – Engelbert Humperdinck
• Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 5 in D major (HWV 523) – G. F. Handel
• Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez

2025 Winner young artist competing - Arian Valasquez

A dedicated violinist and proud 11th grade student at Irving's Nimitz High School, Ariana was born into a musical family who enjoyed and
performed mariachi and inspired her own love of music. She wanted to master all the instruments: guitar, bass guitar, double bass, violin!

Today, with 6 years' experience in playing the violin, this young artist is honored as the winner of our 2025 Richard Giangiulio Concerto Competition, receiving a $1,000 prize funded in part by an endowment honoring Betty Miller, a founding member of this orchestra.

Her talent and dedication have earned her a seat in the All-Region Orchestras for three years and All-City orchestras for four. This year she also won first place in the Lone Star Youth Orchestra competition.

She explains that to her, orchestra is more than a school activity, it's
a way to express herself "beyond words." Music has shaped her identity, she says, and will always remain an important part of her life.

FOLKTALES AND FOLKTUNES

A concert for all audiences. Be transported to Eastern Cultures with Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre and Brahms' Hungarian Dances. Leading to the great orchestral masterwork: Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
With narrator, Kathleen Dennehy-Taylor.

Planned repertoire:

• Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances 5 and 6
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40
• John Williams: Harry Potter Suite (arr. Jerry Brubaker)
• Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Kathleen Dennehy-Taylor

Kathleen Dennehy-Taylor grew up in North Hertfordshire, England. She has performed commercial voiceover and voice work for on-hold and auto-attendant telephone messages, marketing and promotional spots, and legal tutorials. Kathleen is a parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic church in Dallas where she is a lector and a member of the Schola Cantori. She is a supporter of the arts and is delighted for the opportunity to perform with the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving.

HOLIDAY CLASSICS WITH THE ARTS DISTRICT CHORALE

Celebrate the holidays with NPOI and our friends from the Arts District Chorale with holiday classics old and new.
Holiday classics with the Arts District Chorale - Blaire King, conductor.

SYMPHONIC MASTERWORKS

Principal flutist Sheri Oestreich leads an evening of orchestral masterworks, culminating in Beethoven’s iconic
Symphony No. 5.

Planned repertoire:

• Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17
• Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Sheri Oestreich

Sheri Oestreich is Principal Flute of the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving and an active freelance musician in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. She performs regularly with regional ensembles and has collaborated on a variety of recording projects.

Oestreich is also a dedicated educator, maintaining a private flute studio in the DFW area with students in both Texas and Washington. She is a primary author and collaborator for The Band Code, a new beginning band method. She holds a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from Central Washington University. Known for her refined musicianship, rich tone, and technical command, she strives to create performances that are vivid, engaging, and expressive.

FROM COMMON MEN

Titans of their countries, Aaron Copeland and Rimsky Korsakov bookend Rachmaninov's indelible Concerto No. 2.
Masterworks for the piano with pianist, Thiago Nascimento.

Planned repertoire:

• Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff: Russian Easter Overture
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

PIÈCES DES RÉSISTANCE

Close out the NPOI season playing some of the greatest in music: Beethoven, Mozart, Weber, Wagner, and more!
Season finale with students of Irving ISD orchestras.

Planned repertoire:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
• Carl Maria von Weber: Jubel Overture, Op. 59
• Severiano Briseño: El Sinaloense
• Richard Wagner: Lohengrin Prelude (Act 3)
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Wellington's Victory