Conductor Michael Woods

Repertoire

Cross-over Pops

Zagreb Philharmonic, National Theater, Zadar, Croatia

Williams Overture to Superman *
Lennon/McCartney Ticket to Ride (arr. Wagner) *
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Mozart Allegro Molto from Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550
Stolz Greetings from Vienna *
Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt suite
Lennon/McCartney Variations on Hey Jude (arr. Wagner) *
Bach Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky (arr. Wagner)
Interval
Handel Allegro Deciso from the Water-music suite (arr. Sir Hamilton Harty)*
Williams Battle of the Heroes from Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Williams Across the Stars: love theme from Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Rossini Finale from the overture to William Tell
Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry *
Schwartz Magic to Do from Pippin (arr. Wagner)*
Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Williams March from Raiders of the Lost Ark *
Traditional Australian Waltzing Matilda (arr. Gamley) *
Traditional Jazz South Rampart Street Parade (arr. Goodwin) *

Zagreb Philharmonic, Lisinski Hall, Zagreb, Croatia

Williams Overture to Superman *
Lennon/McCartney Ticket to Ride (arr. Wagner) *
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Mozart Allegro Molto from Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550
Stolz Greetings from Vienna *
Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt suite
Lennon/McCartney Variations on Hey Jude (arr. Wagner) *
Bach Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky (arr. Wagner)
Interval
Handel Allegro Deciso from the Water-music suite (arr. Sir Hamilton Harty)*
Williams Battle of the Heroes from Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Williams Across the Stars: love theme from Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Rossini Finale from the overture to William Tell
Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry *
Schwartz Magic to Do from Pippin (arr. Wagner)*
Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Williams March from Raiders of the Lost Ark *
Traditional Australian Waltzing Matilda (arr. Gamley) *
Traditional Jazz South Rampart Street Parade (arr. Goodwin) *

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, Berlin Konzerthaus, Grosse Saal

Waters, Gilmore, Coleman - Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite, opus 71a
Tchaikovsky - Polonaise from Eugene Onegin

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Grainger Studio, Adelaide

Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Handel Allegro from the Watermusic Suite
Stolz Greetings from Vienna
Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air)
Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky
Gamley Waltzing Matilda

Australian Pops Orchestra, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Arts Centre

Haydn Concerto for Trumpet, 3rd movt., with trumpet soloist John Schmidli
Beatles Ticket to Ride
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon
Handel Let the Bright Seraphim, from Samson, with soprano Olga Savarova
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky
Czardas with Olga Savarova
One Wonderful Morning in May with Olga Savarova
Stolz Greetings from Vienna
Elgar Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
Schwartz Magic to Do from Pippin
Stravinsky Finale from the Firebird Suite

Australian Pops Orchestra, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Arts Centre

Gabrielli Canzon Primi Toni for 2 brass choirs
Haydn Symphony #102, 4th movt.
Beatles Ticket to Ride
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Mozart Voi Che Sapete from Marriage of Figaro
Mozart Symphony #40, 1st movt.
For the Second Time with Karen Knowles, star of stage, television and recording studio

Have a Little Faith in Me with Karen Knowles
Somewhere over the Rainbow with Karen Knowles
Wind Beneath My Wings, with Julie Raines, harp soloist
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky
Interval
Handel Allegro from the Watermusic Suite
Rossini Allegro from Overture to William Tell
Raining on the Inside with Karen Knowles
Cohen Suzanne with Karen Knowles
When A Child is Born with Karen Knowles
Pachelbel Canon
Williams Classical Gas, with Mario Latuada, guitar soloist
Elgar Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
Schwartz Magic to Do from Pippin
Piaf La Vie en Rose with Karen Knowles
Houston Find Yourself in Love with Karen Knowles

Filarmonica de Stat Ramnicu-Valcea (Valcea Philharmonic), Romania

MUZICA PENTRUTOTI (MUSIC FOR ALL)
Williams Overture to Superman *
Lennon/McCartney Ticket to Ride (arr. Wagner) *
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt suite
Stolz Greetings from Vienna *
Lennon/McCartney Variations on Hey Jude (arr. Wagner) *
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky (arr. Wagner)
Interval
Rossini Finale from the overture to William Tell
Williams Across the Stars: Love theme from Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones*
Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry *
Schwartz Magic to Do from Pippin (arr. Wagner)*
Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Williams March from Raiders of the Lost Ark *
Traditional Australian Waltzing Matilda (arr. Gamley) *
Traditional Jazz South Rampart Street Parade (arr. Goodwin) *

Orchestra Simfonica 'Valahia' Giurgiu, Romania

BIJUTERII MUZICALLE, GIURGIU
Orchestra Simfonica 'Valahia' Giurgiu

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Movements I Allegro and III Menuet
Vivaldi: 'Winter' from Four Seasons and
Bach: 'Badinerie' from Suite number 2 in A (flute soloist: Catalin Opritoiu)
Tchaikovsky: 'Waltz' from Serenade for Strings
Bizet: 'Habanera' and 'Toreador' from Carmen suite number 1
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Scott Joplin: Easy Winners Rag
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana
Piazzolla: Liber Tango
Moricone: 'Gabriel's oboe' from The Mission
Shostakovich: 'Waltz' from Jazz suite number 2
Gardel: 'Por una cabeza' - tango from Scent of a Woman
Brahms: Hungarian Dance number 5
Encores
Dinicu: Hora Staccato and Brahms: Hungarian Dance number 5

Filarmonica de Stat Ramnicu-Valcea (Valcea Philharmonic), Romania

Muzica Pentru Toti – Eye of the Tiger!
An exciting Pops concert of film, theatre, rock and jazz music for all the family

Cole Porter Anything Goes Overture (arr. Wagner)*
Lennon/McCartney Something (arr. Wagner)*
Themes from James Bond 007 (arr. Custer)*
Grieg Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Schonberg Selections from Les Miserables (arr. Lowden)*
Mozart Symphony no. 40 in G minor (1st movement)
Conti Going the Distance from Rocky (arr. Wagner) *
Interval
Survivor Eye of the Tiger (arr. Wagner)*
Lowe My Fair Lady (arr. Whitney)*
Williams Across the Stars: Love theme from Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones*
Casey/Jacobs Grease Medley (arr. Custer)*
Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry *
Lloyd Webber Selections from Phantom of the Opera (arr Custer)*
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Encores Traditional Jazz South Rampart Street Parade (arr. Goodwin) * and Casey/Jacobs Grease Medley (arr. Custer)*


Classical

Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin, Franzosische Dom, Berlin

4 Concerts with Michael Barenboim (violin)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Mozart Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no.4 in D major, KV218
Mozart Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, KV 373
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Opus no. 48
Strauss Pizzicato Polka
Strauss Radetzky March

Berlin Sinfonietta, Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin

Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Mozart Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no.4 in D major, KV218
Mozart Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, KV 373 (Michael Barenboim, Violin)
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Opus no. 48
Strauss Pizzicato Polka
Strauss Radetzky March

Kammerphilharmonie Leipzig, Mendelssohnsaal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig

4 Concerts with Michael Barenboim (violin)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Mozart Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no.4 in D major, KV218
Mozart Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, KV 373
Corelli Christmas Concerto in G minor, Opus 6, no. 8
Bach Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Opus no. 48

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's, Melbourne Recital Centre

The Genius of Early Mozart - 4 concerts
Mozart Symphony no. 1 in E flat major, K 16
Mozart Symphony no. 4 in D major, K 19
Mozart Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, K 22
Mozart Symphony no. 6 in F major, K 43

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's, Melbourne Recital Centre

Christmas with The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's
3 concerts with Derek Jones (flute) and Delyth Stafford (harp)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299
Corelli Christmas Concerto in G minor, Opus 6, no. 8
Bach Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major, Opus no. 48

Bucharest Sinfonia, Sala "George Enescu", Bucharest, Romania

Mozart Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Mozart Concerto for violin no. 4 in G major, K 216 (Petru Cotarcea, violin)
Mozart Symphony no. 33 in B flat major, K 319

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's with the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral

120th Birthday concert with June Nixon and the choir and organists of St Paul's Cathedral

Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides, opus 26
Stanford Magnificat in A major
Stanford Te Deum in B flat major
Mendelssohn Symphony no. 5 in D minor (Reformation), opus 107
Nixon The Holly and the Ivy
Vaughan Williams Let all the World in every corner sing

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's with the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral

With The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, June Nixon and pianist, Lachlan Redd
Mozart Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Mozart Missa Brevis in D major, K194
Mozart Symphony no. 34 in C major, K338
Mozart Concerto for Piano in A Major, K488 (Lachlan Redd, piano)
Bach Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's with the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral

With The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, June Nixon and organist, Lachlan Redd
Handel Suite from the Watermusic (arr Harty)
Mozart Missa Brevis in C major (organ solo mass)
Haydn Symphony # 102
Handel Concerto for organ Op. 4 No. 4 in F major (the cuckoo and the nightingale)
Handel Zadok the Priest

Bucharest Sinfonia, Romanian Ateneum, Bucharest, Romania

Beethoven - Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major (Alexandru Malaimare, Violin)
Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F major
Beethoven - Symphony #2

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's, St Paul's Cathedral

With mezzo-soprano, Sally-Anne Russell and pianist, Rebecca Chambers
Mozart Symphony # 35
Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te?
Mozart Voi che sapete from Marriage of Figaro
Mozart Venga pur minacci e frema from Mitridate
Schubert Symphony # 6

The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul's, St Paul's Cathedral

Beethoven Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
Haydn Concerto for Trumpet (Anthony Pope, trumpet)
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Mozart Symphony #39

Moravian Filharmonic, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Rossini - Overture to the Silken Ladder
Suk - Serenade for Strings
Dvorak - Symphony #7

Australian Beethoven Consort, St Paul's Cathedral

29 players from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony #1
Beethoven Symphony #2

Melbourne City Opera

Puccini - La Rondine (The Swallow)

Martinu Philharmonic, Kromeriz, Czech Republic


Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute
Beethoven Symphony #1

Martinu Philharmonic, Kromeriz, Czech Republic


Tchaikowsky - Serenade for Strings
Brahms - Symphony #4

Juilliard School, Bruno Walter Studio, New York

prepared with Judith Clurman, Juilliard Choral Director

Bernstein - Chichester Psalms

Philharmonia Orchestra, Blackheath Concert Hall, London

Schumann - Symphony no. 1 in B flat major (Spring), opus 38
Schumann - Symphony no. 2 in C major, opus 61
Schumann - Symphony no. 3 in E flat major (Rhenish), opus 97
Schumann - Symphony no. 4 in D minor, opus 120
Recorded for Pickwick/Polygram IMP Classics

English Sinfonia, Fairfield Concert Halls, London

Britten - Matinees Musicales (ballet suite)
Prokofiev - Symphony #1 (Classical)
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin (orchestral suite)
Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite
‘Classically-Neoclassical’, recorded for Polygram Classics

Melbourne City Opera

Verdi - Stiffelio

Art of Sound Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne

With Rochelle Bryson (violin) and Sophia Hegewald (recorder)
Nielsen Little Suite for strings, Opus 1
Sammartini Concerto for Soprano Recorder in F major
Sibelius Romance for string orchestra in C major, Opus 42
Mozart Concerto for Violin no.5 in A major, K 219
Haydn Symphony no. 44 (Trauersymphonie) in E minor

University of Melbourne, Melba Hall

Stravinsky Octet for wind instruments

University of Melbourne Conductors' Orchestra

Haydn Symphony #103
Mozart Symphony #35
Mozart Symphony #39
Beethoven Symphony #2
Beethoven Symphony #5
Beethoven Symphony #6
Beethoven Symphony #8
Beethoven Overture to Coriolanus
Haydn Symphony #102
Mozart Symphony #33
Beethoven Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
Schubert Symphony #5

University of Melbourne Sinfonia

Tchaikowsky Symphony #2
Tchaikowsky Symphony #3
Tchaikowsky Symphony #4
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Stravinsky Petrushka
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Brahms Symphony #2
Sibelius Finlandia
Sibelius Symphony #1
Tchaikowsky Francesca da Rimini
Sibelius Symphony #2
Sibelius Symphony #3
Mahler Symphony #1

Zelman Symphony, Melbourne

Beethoven Overture to Egmont
Beethoven Symphony #9, for combined performance with Star Chorale

Zelman Symphony, Melbourne

Mozart - Concerto for Bassoon (bassoon, JulieHolmes)
Strauss R - Suite in B flat (for 13 winds), opus 4

Zelman Symphony, Melbourne

Verdi Requiem, for combined performance with Star Chorale

Zelman Symphony, Melbourne

Tchaikovsky - Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
Tchaikovsky - Symphony # 2

Zelman Symphony, Melbourne

Nicolai - Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn
McKimm - Andante Tranquillo for Viola and Orchestra (viola, John North)
Beethoven - Symphony # 5

Zelman Symphony, 100K North Arts Festival, Yea

Nicolai - Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn
McKimm - Andante Tranquillo for Viola and Orchestra (viola, John North)
Beethoven - Symphony # 5

Stonnington Symphony, Melbourne

Glinka - Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Borodin - On the Steppes of Central Asia
Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker Suite excerpts
Rachmaninov - Symphony #2

Stonnington Sinfonietta, Melbourne

with soprano, Rosamund Illing

Schubert - Salva Regina
Massenet - Amoureuse
Lo Presti - Nocturne for 8 horns