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HU Orchestra

The Harding University Symphony Orchestra utilizes University musicians, local professionals and advanced string students from the Searcy Community School of Music who play violin, viola, cello or double bass. Wind and percussion chairs are reserved for University music majors only. The orchestra meets twice per week for extended rehearsals, accommodating University students and community members.

In addition to performing regular concerts on campus, members of the orchestra may serve as the core players for the homecoming musical orchestra each fall. Highly talented orchestra members may audition for positions in University String Quartets. Some advanced student performers audition for vacancies in regional orchestras, where they gain experience in a professional context.

HU String Quartet

Repertoire includes music for string orchestra and full orchestra genres. The orchestra also frequently hosts student and professional guest artists in the performance of solo sonatas, other solo literature and concertos.

Students wishing to participate must audition with a prepared solo or other suitable material. Contact the orchestra director Eric Colgrove at orchestra@harding.edu or 501-279-4575 for more information.

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November 18, 2024
A Seasonal Sleigh Ride & Serenade
Eric Colgrove, conductor

Sleigh Ride - Leopold Mozart/arr. Jan Farrar-Royce
Serenade for Strings in E Major - Anonin Dvorak
Mozart's Sleigh Ride - Wolfgang A. Mozart/arr. Robert Longfield
Snow Falling in Autumn - Chris Pilsner
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson/arr. Bud Caputo

October 7, 2024
A Fabled Journey
Eric Colgrove, conductor

Don Quixote Suite - Georg Philipp Telemann
Impromptu - Jean Sibelius
Capriol Suite - Peter Warlock
Fables - Richard Meyer

April 21, 2024
Spring Concert
Eric Colgrove, conductor

The Star Wars Epic - Part I - Williams/arr. Smith
Serenade for Orchestra - William Grant Still
The Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson
The Star Wars Epic - Part II - Williams/arr. Smith

February 27, 2024
The Girl From Arles
Eric Colgrove, conductor
Alicia Walls, conductor

HU String Quartet:
Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor" - Joseph Haydn
         II. Poco adagio; cantible

HU Symphony Orchestra:
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 - Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 - Georges Bizet

November 30, 2023
A Holst Christmas
Eric Colgrove, conductor

First Suite in Eb Major - Holst/arr. Pinzon
In the Bleak Midwinter - Holst/arr. Leavitt
St. Paul's Suite - Gustav Holst
A Christmas Festival - Anderson/arr. Story

Oct. 2, 2023
River Stories
Eric Colgrove, conductor
Alicia Walls, conductor

Adagio and Fuite, K.546 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
River Stories - Yukiko Nishimura
Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 - George Friedrich Handel

April 16, 2023
The Old Castle
Eric Colgrove, conductor

Egmont Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven
The Old Castle - Mussorgsky/arr. Carter
In The Hall of The Mountain-King - Edvard Grieg
The Complete Harry Potter - arr. Jerry Burbaker

February 23, 2023
Pursuits of Liberty
Eric Colgrove, conductor

Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss II
Overture to Egmont - Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 4: Mvmt. I - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carmen Suite No. I - Georges Bizet

December 5, 2022
A Classy Christmas
Eric Colgrove, conductor
Alicia Walls, conductor

HU String Quartet:
"La Rejoissance" from Music for the Royal Fireworks - Handel/arr. Aufderhaar

HU String Orchestra
"Troika" from Lieutenant Kije - Prokofiev/arr. Lavender
Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Williams/arr. Parrish
Concerto Grosso in G Minor: Christmas Concerto - Arcangelo Corelli
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Martin & Blane/arr. Custer

October 22, 2022
Fall Concert
Eric Colgrove, conductor
Alicia Walls, conductor

Sinfonia No. 9 in C minor - Felix Mendelssohn
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach/arr. Aufderhaar
       performed by HU String Quartet
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major - Johann Sebastian Bach

April 19, 2022
Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 and More
Eric Colgrove, conductor

String Quartet:
Toccata from Il primo libro d'intavolatura - Galilei/arr. Walls
Minuet and Trio from String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 - Luigi Boccherini

Symphony Orchestra:
Prayer of Ukraine - Lysenko/arr. Roundtree
Lord of the Dance - Hardiman/arr. Moore
Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1; in G Minor, Op. 25 - Felix Mendelssohn
     I. Molto Allegro con fuoco
     II. Andante
     III. Presto

February 22, 2022
Going On An Adventure
Eric Colgrove, conductor

An American in Paris Suite - Gershwin/arr. Whitney
Music from APOLLO 13 - Hornder/arr. Moss
The Spirit of Adventure - Giacchino/arr. Longfield
Symphonic Suite From The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings - Shore/arr. Whitney
Magnificient Seven - E. Bernstein/arr. Phillippe

Contact Information


Music Department
501-279-4343
music@harding.edu

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