In May Orchestras have 8 World Premieres and 1 U.S. Premiere.
The deadline to be included in the June calendar listings is May 20.
Friday, May 3, at 8 p.m.
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano
Shawnette Sulker, soprano
Trey Costerisan, tenor
William Sauerland, countertenor
Nikolas Nackley, baritone
Pacific Boychoir
Kevin Fox, artistic director
Daniel Reiter: Mysterium (WORLD PREMIERE)
Bach: Magnificat
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
(800) 745-3000
www.oebs.org
Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Tristan Arnold, conductor
Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
www.santarosasymphony.com
Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, at 4 p.m.
California Symphony
Robert Trevino, conductor
Caroline Goulding, violin
Sparr: (WORLD PREMIERE)
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique
Lesher Center for the Performing Arts, Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469
www.californiasymphony.org
Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, at 4 p.m.
Claremont Concert Orchestra and the Concert Choir
Charles W. Kamm, conductor
David Cubek, conductor
Haydn: Die Schopfung
Garrison Theater, Scripps College Performing Arts Center
241 E. 10th St., Claremont
(909) 607-3267
www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/department/music/
Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Richard Loheyde, conductor (Youth Orchestra)
Bobby Rogers, conductor (Repertory Orchestra)
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742
www.santarosasymphony.com
Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m.
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Steven Schick, conductor
Nicolee Kuester, horn
Wen-chung: Landscapes
Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2
Varèse: Amériques
Mandeville Auditorium, UC San Diego, La Jolla
(858) 534-4637
www.lajollasymphony.com
Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
David Lockington, conductor
Alfvén: Midsommarvaka (Midsummer Vigil)
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Holst: The Planets
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, Las Vegas
(702) 749.2000
www.lvphil.org
Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m.
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Michael Nowak, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello
Andrew Duckles, viola
Haydn: Symphony No.92, "The Oxford"
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op.35
Christopher Cohan Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
(805) 756-4849
www.slosymphony.com
Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, at 2:30 p.m.
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra
David Ramadanoff, conductor
Florin Parvulescvu, violin
Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz
Bruch: Violin Concert No. 1 in G minor
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major
5/4: Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Rd., Portola Valley
5/5: Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena, Los Altos
(650) 348-1270
www.mastersinfonia.org
Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m.
Santa Cruz County Symphony
Rebecca Miller, guest conductor
Hans Boepple, piano
Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60
5/4: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz
5/5: Mello Center for the Performing Arts, 250 E. Beach St., Watsonville
(831) 420-5260
www.SantaCruzSymphony.org
Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m.
Youth Music Monterey County Junior Youth & Honors Orchestras
Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Orchestra in the Schools
South County Strings
Steinbeck Institute for Art & Culture, 940 North Main St., Salinas (831) 375-1992
www.youthmusicmonterey.org/event_tix.php
Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Marin Symphony
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Debussy/Matthews: selected Piano Preludes, side-by-side with Joyce Yang
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Debussy: La Mer
Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael
(415) 473-6800
www.marinsymphony.org
Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m.
Rio Hondo Symphony
Kimo Furumoto, conductor
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No.1 in C Major
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Young Artists Competition Winner: Work TBA
Vic Lopez Auditorium, Whittier High School, 12417 Philadelphia St., Whittier
FREE (562) 698-8626
www.riohondosymphony.org
Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer, leader and violin
Allan Vogel, oboe d'amore
J.C. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042J.S. Bach: Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major (orig. Harpsichord Concerto No. 4), BWV 1055
W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in D minor, "Adagio and Fugue," FK 65
Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 ext. 1
www.laco.org/performances/216/
Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m
Sunday, May 12, at 4 p.m.
New West Symphony
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
New West Symphony Young Artist Vocal Competition Winners
New West Symphony Chorus & Los Robles Master Chorale
Lesley Leighton, director
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, C Major, Opus 72a
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 (Choral)
5/10: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard
5/11: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks
5/12: Barnum Hall, Santa Monica
(866) 776-8400
www.newwestsymphony.org
Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m.
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Dave Lockington, conductor
Jessica Siena, soprano
Daniel Ebbers, tenor
Joseph Wigget, bass-baritone
MSO Chorus
Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., chorus director
Orff: Carmina Burana
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 "I" St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100
www.modestosymphony.org
Saturday, May 11, at 3 p.m.
Sacramento Youth Symphony
Michael Neumann, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Bert Chappell Theater, Sacramento
(916) 731-5777
www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org
Saturday, May 11, at 4 p.m.
Chapman Chamber Orchestra
Chapman University Choir and University Singers
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Arsen Jamkotchian
Dorman: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mozart: Requiem K. 626
Chapman University, Chapman Auditorium, Memorial Hall, Orange
(714) 997-6812
www.chapman.edu/copa/music/index.aspx
Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra POPS!
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
From Scott Joplin to Herbie Hancock and today's top jazz artists
Long Beach Arena, 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
(562) 436-3203
www.lbso.org
Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m.
Young People's Symphony Orchestra
David Ramadanoff, conductor
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
(510) 849-9776
www.ypsomusic.net
Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m.
Crown City Symphony
Marvin Neumann, conductor
Andrew Sords, violin
Charles Hummel, viola
von Suppe: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
Mozart: Symphonie Concertante
Khatchaturian: Masquerade Suite
5/11: Altadena Community Church, 942 E. Altadena Dr., Altadena
5/12: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N. Marengo, Pasadena
FREE (626) 797-1994
www.crowncitysymphony.org
Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m.
North State Symphony
CSUC University Singers and Shasta College[CJF1]
Kyle Wiley Pickett, conductor
Daun Weiss, soprano
Beth Madsen Bradford, alto
Les Green, tenor
Charles Stephens, bass
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
5/11: Laxson Auditorium, Chico
5/12: Cascade Theatre, Redding
(530) 898-5984
www.symphony@csuchico.edu
Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, at 3 p.m.
Monday, May 13, at 8 p.m.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Bruno Ferrandis, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742
www.santarosasymphony.com
Sunday, May 12, at 3 p.m.
San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony
Nancy Nagano, conductor
Carol Kersten, conductor
Bruce Knowlton, conductor
Christopher Cohan Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
(805) 756-4849
www.sloyouthsymphony.org
Friday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Folsom Symphony
Michael Neumann, conductor
Dawn Harms, violin
Barber: Violin Concerto, Mvt.1
Peter B. Allen: (WORLD PREMIERE)
Copland: Four dance episodes from Rodeo
Williams: Hymn to the Fallen; Flying Theme
Sousa: Stars & Stripes
Armed Forces Salute
Schwartz: Themes from Wicked
Kander: Themes from Chicago
Three Stages, Folsom
(916) 608-6888
www.folsomsymphony.com
Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m.
Monterey Symphony
Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
Dubravka Tomsic, piano
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
5/17: Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture, Salinas
5/18- & 5/19: Sunset Center, Carmel
(831) 646-8511
www.montereysymphony.org
Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Daniel Glover, piano
Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Lee Actor: Piano Concerto (WORLD PREMIERE)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastorale"
5/17: Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City
5/18: Flint Center/DeAnza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino
(650) 941-5291
www.peninsulasymphony.org
Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m.
Crown City Symphony
Marvin Neumann, conductor
Andrew Sords, violin
Charles Hummel, viola
Suppe: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Harris: Symphony No. 3
5/18: Altadena Community Church, 943 E. Altadena Dr., Altadena
5/19: First Baptist Church, 75 N, Marengo, Pasadena
(626) 797-1994
www.crowncitysymphony.org
Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
El Camino Youth Symphony
Camilla Kolchinsky, conductor
Michail Gelfandbein, cello
Jonathan Lin, violin
[CJF2] Handel: Prelude & Fugue in D minor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, Mvt. 1
Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante No. 1
Saint Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Suite
Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, Atherton
(650) 213-7111
www.ecys.org
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Livermore-Amador Symphony
Arthur Barnes, conductor
Nancy Wait, soprano
Wendy Hillhouse, alto
Norman DeVol, tenor
William O'Neill, baritone
Pacific Masterworks Chorus, Greg Lyne, director
Valley Concert Chorale, John Emory Bush, director
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture; Symphony No. 9
Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore
(925) 373-6800
www.livamsymph.org
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Stephen Spies, composer
Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for Four Violins
Spies: Tribute to Giovanni Gabrieli
Puccini: Chrisantemi
Gershwin: Lullaby
Donizetti: Allegro
Raymond Scott (arr. Jeremy Cohen): The Penguin
Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
FREE (650) 856-3848
www.pacomusic.org
Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
San Bernadino Symphony
Frank Fetta, conductor
Lindsay Deutsch, violin
Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
(909) 381-5388
www.sanbernardinosymphony.org
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Anna Clyne: Within Her Arms
Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli: The Love of Zero (U.S. PREMIERE)
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
5/18: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
5/19: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001 ext. 1
www.laco.org/performances/210/
Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara Symphony
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Santa Barbara Choral Society
Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara
(805) 899-2222
www.thesymphony.org
Sunday, May 19, at 5 p.m.
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Bernstein: Suite from Candide
2012 Concerto Competition Winners
Chapman University, Chapman Auditorium, Memorial Hall, Orange
(714) 744-7927
www.ocyso.org
Sunday, May 19, at 5 p.m.
Community Women's Orchestra
Jessica Bejarano, conductor
Copland: Hoedown
Saint-Saens: Danse Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah"
Bizet: Carmen
Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland
(800) 838-3006
www.communitywomensorchestra.org
Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m.
Diablo Symphony
Matilda Hofman, conductor
Bettany Coffland, Heidi Moss, Christopher Bengochea, Zachary Gordin
Strauss: The Gypsy Baron Overture
Mendelssohn: Fairies' song from A Midsummer Might's Dream
Verdi and Wagner: Arias
Bizet: Highlights from Carmen
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469
www.diablosymphony.org/
Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m.
Oakland Youth Orchestra
John Kendall Bailey, conductor
Jack Perla: The Rhyme is Reason (WORLD PREMIERE)
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
Britton: Suite On English Folk Tunes: 'A Time There Was..."
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Castro Valley Art Center, Castro Valley
(510) 832-7710
www.oyo.org
Sunday, May 19, at 5 p.m.
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Aku Sorensen, violin
Clavin Tzeng, cello
Rossini: La Cenerentola Overture
Ron Miller: Four Days (WORLD PREMIERE)
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, first movement
Cirone: 4/4 for Four
Lalo: Cello Concerto No. 1, first movement
Bach/Stowlowski: Ein' Feste Burg
Gould: American Salute
Carlmont High School Theatre, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont
(650) 325-7967
www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org
Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.
San José Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Quartuccio, conductor
Austin Huntington, cello
SJCO Senior Youth Orchestra
Corigliano, Tschaikovsky, Piazzolla
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th St., San José
(408) 295-4416
www.sjco.org
Saturday May 22, at 8 p.m.
Fresno Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
The Texas Tenors: Marcus Collins, JC Fisher, John Hagen
William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno
(559) 261-0600
www.fresnophil.org
Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 25, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 26, at 5 p.m.
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Auerbach: Sinfonia for Strings (WORLD PREMIERE)
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Haydn: Symphony No. 45, "Farewell"
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
(415) 392-4400
www.ncco.org
Sunday, May 26, at 2 p.m.
Symphony Irvine
Dean Anderson, conductor
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Haydn: Cello Concerto
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody
Saint-Saens: Havanaise
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Irvine Presbyterian Church, 4445 Alton Parkway, Irvine
(310) 617-4999
www.symphonyirvine.org
Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m.
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Boone: Youth Music Extravaganza (WORLD PREMIERE)
William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno
(559) 275-6694
www.youthorchestrasfresno.org
Tuesday, May 28, at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Small Ensembles Concert
Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego
(619) 233-3232
www.sdys.org
Friday, May 31, at 8 p.m.
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Lucas Waldin, conductor
Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra
John Williams & Walt Disney: Let's Go to the Movies
Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 "I" St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100
www.modestosymphony.org
