1. 2016-2017: A SEASON OF CELEBRATION

2. The orchestra returns to its home in the newly renovated Johnson Fine Arts Center for its 97th season of music making. Joining the orchestra will be a spectacular array of guest artists plus the NSU Concert Choir.

3. The 50-member AUCS, under the direction of Robert Vodnoy, has student, faculty, and community members.

4. The orchestra rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 in the JFAC.

5. The orchestra sponsors an annual concerto-aria competition
The orchestra sponsors an annual concerto-aria competition. Students from NSU are eligible to compete, and the winners perform with the orchestra.

7. Fall Concert The November program includes:
Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture to celebrate the renovation.
The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, the greatest piece of 20th century Chinese music.
Brahms’ Song of Fate, performed with the NSU Concert Choir and a community chorus, prepared by Dr. Timothy Woods

8. Internationally acclaimed violinist Lee-Chin Siow will perform The Butterfly Lovers Concerto with the orchestra on November 12, 2016.

9. Among many awards, Lee-Chin won the Gold Medal at the Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition in1994. She is a distinguished author and pedagogue.

10. Winter Concert The February program includes:
Winners of the 2016 Concerto/Aria Competition
Robert Schumann’s glorious Symphony No. 4, a romantic masterpiece. The symphony features the beautiful “Clara” theme, with which the composer professed his love for his wife Clara, one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century.

11. Spring Concert
The Final Concert of the season features Kenneth Boulton, the Dean of the School of Fine Arts, clarinet assistant professor Audrey Miller and the NSU Concert Choir for a truly grand finale!

12. The Friends of the Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony
This community board supports the orchestra through its program book With Strings Attached, and by obtaining concert sponsors.
The orchestra thanks its sponsors:
The American News
Dacotah Bank
The Molded Fiber Glass Companies
The City of Aberdeen
For information on supporting the orchestra or sponsoring a concert, contact Gregg Magera at

13. Join us for an…
Extraordinary year in the beautiful auditorium in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. You’ll thrill to the sound of the orchestra.
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