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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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 "...the most beautiful piece of choral music written in the 20th century!"
Thus spoke Robert Shaw of A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. San Jose Symphonic Choir and soloists will join forces with Nova Vista Symphony to perform this magnificent piece November 28, 2009, almost 100 years after its premiere. Vaughan Williams was just 30 when he began work on the piece, one of the earliest symphonies in which a choir is used throughout as an integral part of the musical texture.
The composer brings the sea to life in the instruments of the orchestra and the voices of the chorus and soloists, giving us the majesty and grandeur, the mystery and the rhythms of the sea. But this is not a piece about the sea as such. Rather, the sea is a metaphor for the journeys of our lives, the voyages of our souls. The text is drawn from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, specifically Song of the Exposition; Song for all Seas, all Ships; On the Beach at Night Alone; After the Sea-ship; and Passage to India.
Save the date, November 28, 2009, as you will not want to miss this concert!
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Love to sing?
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Open Auditions September 14th and 21st
Auditions for the fall semester will be Monday evenings, September 14th and September 21st. Come rehearse with the full Choir at 7:00 PM. Maestro Leroy Kromm will hold open auditions both evenings beginning at 8:30 PM. Singers are asked to sing a simple song or a prepared piece (accompaniment provided), sight-read a little and run through some scales.
Rehearsals and auditions are held at:
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1100 Shasta Ave. (at The Alameda)
San Jose
For more information, call our office, 408.995.3318, or visit our website, www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org.
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Visit our booth at Tapestry Arts Festival
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Tapestry Arts Festival comes to downtown San Jose Labor Day weekend, September 5, 6, and 7th, beginning at 10 AM each day. Stop by our booth, introduce yourself, learn more about the Choir, listen to our CDs and see photos from our national and international tours.
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Sunday Showcase, August 23, 2009 3 PM
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 Enjoy the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Lauro, Mertz and Mozart at the Sunday Showcase, Theatre On San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro Street, downtown San Jose. $5 donation requested. Click on the link for more information. |
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Janice Goertz, Newsletter Editor
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OUR 85TH SEASON
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October 10, 2009
Henry Mollicone's Beatitude Mass, benefit concert at Golden Gate Theater
in Monterey
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November 28, 2009
Ralph Vaughan Williams'
Sea Symphony
with Nova Vista Symphony
Saint Joseph Cathedral Basilica
December 7, 2009
30th annual You-Sing-It Messiah
7:30 PM
California Theatre,
San Jose
March 5, 2010
World premiere
Henry Mollicone's
Misa de los Inmigrantes,
Mission Santa Clara on the campus of Santa Clara University
April 24-26, 2010
Gabriel Faure
Requiem
with Monterey Symphony Orchestra & Chorus,
Salinas and Carmel
May 2, 2010
Gabriel Faure
Requiem
with Saratoga Symphony
Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saratoga
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SOTTO VOCE
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Sotto Voce, our outreach ensemble, brings the gift of music to local schools, retirement communities and professional conferences.
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September 22
12:00 Noon
Evergreen Valley College
(see Quick Link, below)
September 23
8:00 PM
I.E.E.E. Conference
Double Tree Inn, San Jose
October 9
7:30 PM
The Atrium
San Jose
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San Jose Symphonic Choir is funded in part by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose.
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The Choir is a member of Arts Council Silicon Valley's Music & Arts Program
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