Upcoming Concert Series:
Series I Concerts
• 7:30 PM Friday October 24
• 3 PM Sunday October 26
Venues are yet to be determined
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Abu Hassan Overture 4 minutes
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f,Op 73 20 minutes
Turandot Overture and March 6 minutes
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Weber/Berlioz:
Invitation to the Dance 9 minutes
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Weber 20 minutes
for more info, call or email us - contact info is listed at the bottom of every page
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Auditions August 25, 2025
(Musicians are all unpaid volunteers)
• Horn IV
• Piccolo/Fute III
• Bass Clarinet/3rd clarinet
• Viola
• Violin I and II
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Our concerts are always free of charge as our gift to the community, and we do not issue tickets.
It is open seating and we recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before the concert start time.
We incur significant costs from venue rental, music rental/purchase, insurance etc, so if you can afford to donate, any amount is greatly appreciated.
Bring the whole family -
we are Family Friendly!!
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2025 Summer Concert
Performed at Keller Hall
UNM Center for the Arts
Albuquerque, New Mexico June 22, 2025
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto #23 in A Major, K488
Evan Aguilar, solo pianist
Finding Our Roots
Performed at First Unitarian Church Albuquerque, NM May 3 2025
Samuel Barber: Overture to the School for Scandal
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in Eb
Peter Bond, solo trumpet
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
"From the New World"
2025 Art and Music:Tales and Variations
Performed at First Unitarian Church Albuquerque, NM March 7, 2025
Felix Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
John Williams: "Harry's Wondrous World" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
December 13 2024: Revels and Serenity at First Unitarian Church Albuquerque NM
Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major
June 21 2024: 2024 Summer Concerts at First Presbyterian Church Albuquerque
NM
Deiner Sergio Hurtado Aguirre: Four Columbian Duos
Performed by
Sherilyn Urben and Mikaela Elms
Marko Tajcevic: Seven Balkan Dances
Performed by
Sherilyn Urben
William Bainbridge
Jenna Gaska
Ottorino Respingi: Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
John Williams: Schindler's List
Soloist-Wendy Cieslak
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 Op.25 "Classical"
June 23 2024:2024 Summer concerts at Keller Hall, Albuquerque NM
Ottorini Respighi: Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
John Williams: Theme from Schindler's List
Soloist-Wendy Cieslak
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 Op.25 "Classical"
May 3, 2024: Dances and Variations at First Unitarian Church Albuquerque NM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Balletmusik zur Oper Idomeneo
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
March 1, 2024: Series III Concert at First Unitarian Church Albuquerque, NM
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos
Ralph Vaughn Williams: Concerto in F minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
Mario Garay - Soloist
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
March 3, 2024: Series III Concert at V. Sue Cleveland HS
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos
Ralph Vaughn Williams: Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
Mario Garay - Soloist
December 8, 2024: Series II Concert at First Unitarian Church
Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite No. 1, op. 71a
(Click here to watch first half)
October 14, 2023: Series I Concert at First Unitarian Church
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute
William Grant Still: Threnody in Memory of Jean Sibelius
Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik for Viola and Strings
Jason Parris soloist
(Click here to watch first half)
Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphony No.5, Op. 67
(Click here to watch second half)
June 23, 2023: Summer Chamer Orchestra Concert at First Unitarian Church
Purcell - The Gordian Knot Untied
Beethoven - Symphony No. 1
April 28, 2023: 50th Anniversary Grand Finale! at First Unitarian Church
Video of first half:
Toccata and Fugue in d minor by JS Bach, arr. Leopold Stokowski
Latin American Symphonette by Morton Gould
Video of second half:
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 by Johannes Brahms
March 5, 2023 Family Fun: Art and Music Concert at V. Sue Cleveland HS:
Video of first half:
Raiders March by John Williams and
Peter and the Wolf, by Sergei Prokofiev,
Jack Nuzum Narrator
(click here to watch) (link temporaritly not working)
Video of second half:
Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copland
(click here to watch) (link temporarily not working)
December 10, 2022 NM to Paris Round Trip Concert at V. Sue Cleveland HS:
(all V. Sue Cleveland links are temporarily not working)
Audio Links:
Chabrier: Espana Click here to listen
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Jeremy Mayne Guitar click here to listen
(3 minutes silent time before music begins)
Mauldin: Three Jemez Landscapes click here to listen
Borodin: On the Steppes of Central Asia (Eine Steppenskizze) click here to listen
Gershwin: American in Paris click here to listen
Video links
Video of first half: (Chabrier and Rodrigo)Click here to watch
(link temporarily not working)
Video of second half (Mauldin, Bordin and Gershwin) click here to watch
(Link temporarily not working)
October 23, 2022 concert at V. Sue Cleveland High School
Audio Links:
Rossini : Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers click here to listen
Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody #1 in A click here to listen
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D. Op. 43 click here to listen
Video links:
Video of first half (Rossini and Enescu) click here to watch
Video of second half (Sibelius) click here to watch
April 10, 2022 concert at St. Therese Church
John Williams: Harry Potter Suite: https://youtu.be/T4gcKWNPTLM
Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica: https://youtu.be/u78XCYyRaP8
To hear the Schumann Cello concerto, please gain permission from soloist David Schepps, via albuquerquephilharmonic@gmail.com
November 21, 2021 concert at St. Therese Church
Welcome: https://youtu.be/NctBWVofN-A
Britten Simple Symphony https://youtu.be/USBSMiVLQCM
Intro to Fiesta Dances: https://youtu.be/n1AnKg4aiFI
Davis: Fiesta Dance Suite: https://youtu.be/jLgKjMqBAy8
Into to Tchaikovsky: https://youtu.be/VhxBPWeTAp0
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings: https://youtu.be/HImgoRSML5M
Intro to Grainger https://youtu.be/y7zr7ASTgSw
Grainger: Mock Morris https://youtu.be/rM-YSeLjp3Q
Click the button below for a variety of past performances.
We are "Family Friendly," children are welcome, and we do not charge admission to our concerts, and we do not issue tickets. We seek to provide high quality concerts at no cost to our audience, so that people from all back grounds can enjoy quality classical orchestral music. We incur significant expenses such as renting concert spaces, music rental or purchase, insurance, and producing our concerts. There is no charge for our concerts, but donations are greatly appreciated to help defray the costs. If you can afford to donate, we would greatly appreciate any amount.
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Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra
email: albuquerquephilharmonic@gmail.com
P.O. Box 36893
Albuquerque, NM 87176
(505)433-7445