Toast of the Town - Overture

Instrumentation:

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 3 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Percussion (Cymbals, Triangle), Harp and Strings

Virtual Premiere:

Nevada All State Orchestra - Bruce Walker conducting - April 2021

Program Notes

'Toast of the Town' is a festive and fun overture to an operetta that doesn't exist. It is designed in the style of light operetta, comparable to Gilbert and Sullivan or Offenbach overtures.

- Quinn Mason

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Subsequent performances:

• Utah Symphony Orchestra; Conner Gray Covington conducting - June 22/24/July 17, 2021
• National Youth Orchestra of the United States; James Ross conducting - July 8, 2021
• Harmonia Orchestra; Will White conducting - October 9, 2021
• Rensselaer Orchestra; Tamara Dworetz conducting - October 21, 2021
• Auburn Symphony Orchestra; Wesley Schultz conducting - December 13, 2021
• The Syracuse Orchestra; Lawrence Loh conducting - January 22, 2022
• Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra; Marcello Cormio conducting - February 20, 2022
• Fort Dodge Area Symphony; Joshua Barlage conducting - February 27, 2022
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra; William Eddins conducting - March 2/4, 2022
• Rainier Symphony; Jeff Lund conducting - April 9/10, 2022
• West Virginia Symphony; Quinn Mason conducting - April 30/May 1, 2022
• Memphis Youth Symphony; Kalena Bovell conducting - May 14, 2022
• Seattle Junior Symphony Orchestra; Marcus Tsutakawa conducting - May 15, 2022
• Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles; Quinn Mason conducting - June 2, 2022
• Sewanee Music Festival Cumberland Orchestra; Kalena Bovell conducting - July 1, 2022
• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Norman Huynh conducting - July 21, 2022
• Richmond Symphony; Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting - September 10, 2022/October 26-27, 2022
• University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra; Dr. Rachel Waddell conducting - October 1, 2022
• Vermont Youth Orchestra; Dr. Mark Alpizar conducting - October 16, 2022
• Williamsport Symphony Orchestra; Gerardo Edelstein conducting - October 18, 2022
• Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra; Alexey Shabalin conducting - November 6, 2022
• Davidson College Symphony Orchestra; Tara Villa Keith conducting - November 10, 2022
• Western Piedmont Symphony; Matthew Troy conducting - November 19, 2022
• MMEA Northeastern District Senior Orchestra; Nathaniel Efthimiou conducting - January 7, 2023
• Pasadena Community Orchestra; Bethany Pflueger conducting - January 27, 2023
• Lafayette Oxford University Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Selim Giray conducting - February 21/April 3, 2023
• Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra; Kayoko Dan conducting - February 23, 2023
• Austin, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra; Stephen J. Ramsey conducting - February 26, 2023
• Montana State University Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Tani conducting - March 3, 2023
• Johnstown Symphony Orchestra; James Blachly conducting - March 11, 2023
• University of Kentucky Philharmonia; Sean Radermacher conducting - April 17, 2023
• Modesto Junior College Community Orchestra; Wayland Whitney conducting - April 18, 2023
• Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Nikolas Caoile conducting - April 22, 2023
• University of Colorado Boulder Campus Orchestra; Kedrick Armstrong conducting - April 25, 2023
• Houston Youth Symphony Philharmonia; Michael Isadore conducting - May 7, 2023
• Utah Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Manis conducting - June 19/26/30, 2023
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Kalena Bovell conducting - July 9, 2023
• Interlochen Philharmonic; Chelsea Tipton conducting - August 6, 2023
• Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Erik Rohde conducting - September 30, 2023
• Alexandria Symphony Orchestra; James Ross conducting - September 30/October 1, 2023
• Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra; Andy Moran conducting - October 14, 2023
• Georgia State Symphony Orchestra; Tamara Dworetz conducting - October 25, 2023 (GA premiere)
• Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Stanley conducting - November 4, 2023
• Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York; Catherine Birke conducting- November 5, 2023
• New England Conservatory Youth Symphony; Steven Karidoyanes conducting- November 7, 2023
• Illinois Music Education Association District 9 Orchestra; Kyle Dickson conducting - November 11, 2023
• Iowa All State Orchestra; Dr. Gary Lewis conducting - November 18, 2023
• Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra; Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz conducting- November 19, 2023
• University of  Texas Symphony Orchestra/Austin Youth Symphony; Tamara Dworetz conducting - December 1, 2023
• Santa Monica Symphony; Gary Pratt conducting - January 13, 2024
• Youngstown Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Loh conducting - January 21, 2024
• Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra; Kelly Kuo conducting - January 23, 2024
• AA Orchestra Festival (Belgrade/Helena High combined orchestra); Dr. Rachel Waddell conducting - February 6, 2024
• University of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Kalena Bovell conducting - February 10, 2024
• Southwest Symphony Orchestra; Lucas Darger conducting - March1/2, 2024
• Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra; Jen Drake conducting - March 2, 2024
• Santa Fe Community Orchestra/Santa Fe Youth Orchestra; William Waag conducting - March 10, 2024
• Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony; Logan Campbell conducting - May 5, 2024
• Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony Orchestra; Kevin Scott conducting - May 11, 2024
• West of Scotland Schools Symphony Orchestra; James Lowe conducting - June 9, 2024 (UK premiere)
• Bluebonnet Philharmonic Orchestra; Trey Thompson conducting - October 5/6, 2024
• Boston Conservatory Orchestra; Bruce Hangen conducting - October 27, 2024
• Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Sixto F. Montesinos Jr. conducting - November 23, 2024
• University of Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra; Michael Roest conducting - January 12, 2025
• Northwest Suburban Conference Orchestra; Hannah Schendel, conductor - February 2, 2025
• Susquehanna University Orchestra; Dr. Zachary Levi conducting - February 22, 2025
• Spokane Symphony Orchestra; Shira Samuels-Shragg conducting - March1-2, 2025
• Symphony New Hampshire; Roger Kalia conducting - April 19, 2025
• Juneteenth Chamber Orchestra; Mary Box conducting - June 19, 2025
• Springfield OH Symphony Orchestra; Peter Stafford Wilson conducting - October 4, 2025
• Westerville Symphony Orchestra; Peter Stafford Wilson conducting - October 19, 2025
• Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra; Nathaniel Efthimiou conducting - November 9, 2025
• Hartford Symphony Orchestra; Wayne DuMaine conducting - January 22, 2026
• Symphony of Southeast Texas; Chelsea Tipton conducting - January 28, 2026/February 7, 2026
• Nevada All State Orchestra; Michael Stanley conducting - January 31, 2026
• Greensboro Symphony Orchestra; Chelsea Tipton conducting - February 21, 2026