The Syracuse Orchestra pairs some of the most famous classical music selections with popular works from film composers and pieces from Broadway musicals.
PROGRAM
SMITH: Star Spangled Banner
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden Suite
COPLAND: Variations on a Shaker Melody
CUSTER: Central Coach Special
ELLINGTON/CUSTER: Duke Ellington!
RODGERS: Sound of Music Selections
INTERMISSION
WILLIAMS/CUSTER: Highlights from Jurassic Park
MENKEN/O’LOUGHLIN: How Does a Moment Last Forever from Beauty and the Beast
HISAICHI: A Town with an Ocean View from Kiki’s Delivery Service
SCHWARTZ (Arr. Ricketts): Highlights from Wicked
Thank you to our Summer Concert Series sponsors!
NYS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
This project is supported through a Market New York grant awarded by Empire State Development and I LOVE NY, New York State’s Division of Tourism.
The Syracuse Orchestra’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
The Syracuse Orchestra programs are made possible with a General Support grant and a Marketing for Economic Development grant from the County of Onondaga, with the support of County Executive and the Onondaga County Legislature, administered by CNY Arts.
FEATURED ARTISTS
From conducting Broadway musicals in such venues as the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles to leading summer orchestral performances for thousands of concert-goers across Central New York, Travis understands and facilitates the important connection between audience members and orchestral musicians.
As a guest conductor with the Syracuse ...
From conducting Broadway musicals in such venues as the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles to leading summer orchestral performances for thousands of concert-goers across Central New York, Travis understands and facilitates the important connection between audience members and orchestral musicians.
As a guest conductor with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria, and The Syracuse Orchestra, Travis has led performances of a wide variety of repertoire, including Pops, Classical and Film music. He has also collaborated with well-known composers, including conducting the world premiere of Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle’s score for the silent film “IT” at the 2013 Syracuse International Film Festival.
Currently, Travis is Dean of the Carroll College of Arts and Sciences at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, where he was the founding conductor of the Le Moyne College Symphony Orchestra. He studied violin performance and conducting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and also holds an BMA from Le Moyne College and PH.D. in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky.
