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URSO Rehearsal Schedule
FALL SEMESTER, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
FIRST REHEARSAL
WELCOME & WELCOME BACK!
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission
Zequinha de Abreu: Tico - Tico
Doreen Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
TUTTI
Snacks Courtesy of Schutt's Apple Mill, Lombardy's Market in Fairport, and Arthur Satz's checkbook
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Doreen Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
Zequinha de Abreu: Tico - Tico
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission
TUTTI
PERCUSSION: Short meeting at the top of rehearsal
RE: Percussion Ensemble Planning
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Woodwind Sections
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Doreen Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
Initial reading:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C
TUTTI
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Violin I Section
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission
Zequinha de Abreu: Tico - Tico
TUTTI
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Violin II Section
Thursday, October 1, 2026
5:00 p.m.
PRISM Concert Technical Rehearsal
Approximate Time Required
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, October 2, 2026
PRISM CONCERT
Call Time: 7:15 p.m.
Onstage @ 7:45 p.m.
Concert: 8:00 p.m.
Strong Auditorium
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe
Abreu: Tico-Tico
Post Concert Reception
in Strong Auditorium Lobby
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
STRINGS ONLY
Dvorak: Serenade
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the CELLO AND BASs Sections
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
NO REHEARSAL
FALL BREAK
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Woodwind Sections
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Radetzky March
Tchaikovsky
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Brass Sections
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m
WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION
Ticheli: Sanctuary
ADD STRINGS @ 8:00 p.m.
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the. . . Phantom of the Opera
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Viola Section
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Percussion Feature
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
TUTTI
Strauss: Radetzkey March
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
STRINGS ONLY
Dvorak: String Serenade Mvt. 4
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Violin I Section
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION
Ticheli: Sanctuary
8:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
STRINGS ONLY
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Violin II Section
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION
Ticheli: Sanctuary
8:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
STRINGS ONLY
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Cello and Bass sections
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
DRESS REHEARSAL
CONCERT ORDER
Percussion Feature
World Premiere: Michael Lee-Smith
Wind & Brass Feature (with percussion)
Frank Ticheli: Sanctuary
String Feature
Dvorak: String Serenade Mvts. 3 & 1
TUTTI
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
(Hidden Encore - Radetzky March)
Tonight's Snacks Courtesy of the Percussion Sections
Saturday, December 12, 2026
CALL @ 7:15 p.m. / CONCERT 8:00 p.m.
Michael Lee-Smith World Premiere Percussion Feature
Frank Ticheli: Sanctuary
Antonin Dvorak: String Serenade Mvts. 3 & 1
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
(Hidden Encore - Radetzky March)
Post Concert Reception in
String Auditorium Lobby
SPRING SEMESTER, 2027
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
FIRST REHEARSAL
WELCOME & WELCOME BACK!
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Jeff Nytch: Hunger Stones
Snacks Courtesy of Lombardy's Market in Fairport, The VIenna Philharmonic Women's Auxilliary Guild, and Arthur Satz's checkbook
Tuesday, January 26, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Doreen Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
Jeff Nytch: Hunger Stones
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
DRESS REHEARSAL
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Friday, February 19, 2027
Call Time for Concert
7:00 p.m. Onstage
Warm Up / Sound Check
Concert Time
8:00 p.m.
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo
Doreen Carwithen: Suffolk Suite
Jeffrey Nytch: Hunger Stones
World Premiere
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, March 2, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
NO REHEARSAL
SPRING BREAK
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
TUTTI
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
DRESS REHEARSAL
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
DRESS REHEARSAL
Snacks Courtesy of . . .
Saturday, April 10, 2027
Call Time for Concert
7:15 p.m. Onstage
Warm Up / Sound Check
Concert Time
8:00 p.m.
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Tuesday, April 13, 2027
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
NO REHEARSAL
Tuesday, April 20, 2027
7:30 pm. - 9:30 p.m.
Rehearsal for 1812 Overture with Combined Orchestras
Tuesday, April 27, 2027
1812 Overture Performance
with Combined Orchestras
Eastman Quadrangle
with Guest Cannoneur/euse
Rain Contingent Performance: Strong Auditorium
7:30 p.m. Call
8:00 p.m. Concert Time
Final Reception Celebration and Awards
Afterward in the Strong Auditorium Lobby
. . . and CAKE!
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