2010/2011 Concerts: John Larry Granger, Music Director/Conductor
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OCTOBER 2/3
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JANUARY 29/30
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MARCH 26/27
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APRIL 30 / MAY 1
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MARCH 6
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
FERNANDEZ
Batuque
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue
Robert Edward Thies, Pianist
HOLST
The Planets
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STRICTLY CLASSICAL
BOYCE
Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN
Triple Concerto
Pacific Trio, Pianist, Cellist and Violinist
MOZART
Symphony No. 39
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DECADENT DELIGHTS
GRAINGER
In a Nutshell
LISZT
Piano Concerto
No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2
Adam Neiman, Pianist
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio Espagnol
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ODE TO JOY
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9
The Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus Cheryl Anderson, Choral Director
Soloists TBA
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RHYTHMS OF LIFE
BERNSTEIN
Overture to Candide
PECK
The Thrill of the Orchestra
ELIZONDO
Estampas Mexicanas
SAINT-SAENS
Bacchanale Samson and Delilah
SOUSA
Washington Post March LINE SPACE
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Robert Edward Thies, pianist
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Pacific Trio
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Adam Neiman,
pianist
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Cheryl Anderson
Choral Director
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
Saturday, October 2, 8 pm Santa Cruz Civic
Sunday, October 3, 2 pm Mello Center, Watsonville |
The music of Gershwin, Fernandez and Holst open the season with an exhilarating musical voyage. The concert begins in the southern hemisphere with Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez's Batuque. Fernandez was profoundly influenced by the folk music of his native Brazil. Batuque features the sounds of a lively Brazilian dance of African origin. Next we move north to capture the sounds of New York City's Tin Pan Alley with George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. This jazzy favorite will be performed by Robert Edward Thies, winner of the International Prokofiev Competition and the only American to win a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn's famed triumph in 1958. We then lift our gaze to the heavens with Gustav Host's epic, The Planets. This rich work displays a variety of compositional styles from the excesses of Romanticism to the ethereal qualities of the Impressionists. The work employs ideas of astrology, mysticism, nature and primitive man and the forces that govern his world.
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STRICTLY CLASSICAL
Saturday, January 29 , 8 pm Santa Cruz Civic
Sunday, January 30 , 2 pm Mello Center, Watsonville
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We begin our second concert with the Fifth Symphony of an influential 18th Century English Composer, William Boyce. Boyce completed his eight symphonies in 1760, ten years after Bach's death. Symphony No. 5 for two oboes, two trumpets and strings opens with a French overture followed by two minuets, the dance form that was to become the staple third movement of the classical symphony. We then welcome to the stage three very talented individuals, Eidth Orloff, John Walz and Roger Wilkie of the renowned Pacific Trio, to perform the piano, cello and violin solos of Beethoven's lively Triple Concerto, a piece filled with majesty, lyricism and intensity. This style of concerto had never before existed and is in fact more of a symphony than a concerto. The program will finish with one of the last symphonies ever composed by the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his melodic Symphony No. 39. Filled with lyrical themes and rhythmic energy, Mozart's 39th Symphony demonstrates the maturity of this young composer's genius. We know you will enjoy this program of symphonic classics.
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DECADENT DELIGHTS
Saturday, March 26, 8 pm Santa Cruz Civic
Sunday, March 27, 2 pm Mello Center, Watsonville |
Our March concerts open with a piece by Percy Grainger (not to be confused with our own maestro, John Larry Granger). An extraordinary Australian composer, Grainger was thirty-four years old when he combined four previously composed pieces into a suite entitled, In a Nutshell. The highly inventive work employs ideas that included a theme one might hum while waiting for train station to a march that depicts the people of Victoria state who were known to suck on eucalyptus leaves for refreshment in the summer. We then welcome back Grammy-nominated pianist, Adam Neiman, to perform Franz Lizst's Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2. The year 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birthday. This composer / pianist was known for flamboyance and virtuosity, both of which are magnificently demonstrated in his two piano concertos. The concert concludes with the brilliantly orchestrated Capriccio Espagnol by the famed Russian Romantic, Rimsky-Korsakov. This program serves up some truly delightful treats. Go ahead, indulge yourself!
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ODE TO JOY
Saturday, April 30, 8 pm Santa Cruz Civic
Sunday, May 1 , 2 pm Mello Center, Watsonville
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"All's well that ends well." This couldn't be more true for the Symphony's 2010/11 season which concludes with a breathtaking performance of Beethoven's masterpiece, Symphony No. 9, "Choral," featuring the beloved "Ode to Joy." Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is perhaps the most recognized and popular symphonic work ever written. Its message of brotherhood and respect for all peoples is universal and is as important today as when it was composed. The work's final movement is grand in scale featuring four soloists and full symphonic chorus. To bring Beethoven's vision to you, we welcome the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus under the direction of Cheryl Anderson and talented soloists to the stage for an exhilarating conclusion to our season.
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RHYTHMS OF LIFE
Sunday, March 6 , 2 pm Santa Cruz Civic
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The Symphony continues its annual tradition of educating and entertaining young and old alike with its lively Family Concert. This season we will be performing musical selections by Leonard Bernstein, Camille Saint-Saens, Russell Peck, John Philips Sousa and Mexican composer, Jose Elizondo. The 2011 Family Concert will be a fun-filled event with special guests and music that can be enjoyed by all. Bring your family out to something special this year. Stay tuned for more details!
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