Inaugural Concert of the 2007-2008 Season
In Tribute to Children of War

For many of our young musicians, this concert marks their debut with Virtuosi of Houston. This concert also marks the conducting debut of Monzer Hourani, a member of our board and a major benefactor of our organization. His passion for classical music and the training of young talent for the future of the art form is extraordinary. The dramatic impact that classical music made on his life as a young boy who suffered the loss of an immediate family member during a civil war is incredible and inspirational. Mr. Hourani is dedicating his performance tonight in tribute to children throughout the world who have experienced war.

Program

National Anthem of the United States of America
Colors presented by Cy-Fair High School Junior ROTC

Overture to Fingal's Cave The Hebrides, Op 26
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Orchestral Suite No 3 in D Major, BWVio68
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
I. Overture
II. Gavottes I & II
Monzer Hourani, Guest Conductor

Masques et Bergamasques, Op 112,
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
I. Ouverture
II. Menuet III. Gavotte
INTERMISSION

Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro molto
II. Menuetto (Allegretto / Trio)
III. Allegro assai

This concert is funded in part by
The National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts and from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance