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California Orchestras: November Concert Listings

As part of ACSO's year-round programs and services, the Association of California Symphony Orchestras offers a monthly summary of orchestra performances in California. The information listed below represents concerts presented by current member organizations and is subject to change. For information on becoming an individual or organizational member please call us at (916) 484-6744 or visit us at www.acso.org/members-donors/.
 
The deadline to be included in the December calendar listings is November 20. 

  

In November, California Orchestras have 3 World Premieres.

 

Friday, November 1, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 2, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, November 3, at 4 p.m. 

New West Symphony

Marcelo Lehninger, conductor

Andrew von Oeyen, piano

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony

Haydn: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra in D Major

Prokofiev: Concerto No. 4 in B-flat Major for Piano (left hand) & Orchestra

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major

11/1: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Wy., Oxnard

11/2: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.,Thousand Oaks

11/3: Barnum Hall, Santa Monica

(866) 776-8400

www.newwestsymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 2, at 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Berkeley Symphony

Ming Luke, conductor

Family Concert

Malcolm X School, 1731 Prince St., Berkeley

(510) 841-2800 x1

www.BerkeleySymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 2, at 8 p.m.
Downey Symphony Orchestra

Sharon Lavery, conductor
Joseph Morris, clarinet
Rossini: La gazza ladra, Overture
Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
Downey Civic Theatre, 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey
(562) 861-8211
www.downeysymphony.org

Saturday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m.
 
El Camino Youth Symphony 
Camilla Kolchinsky, conductor
Jay Kim, cello
Emily Su, marimba
Tchaikovsky:
Capriccio Italien 
Korngold: Cello Concerto in C Major
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 3 
Creston: Marimba Concerto, Mvt. I.
Flint Center, Cupertino
(408) 864-8820
www.ecys.org

 

Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Josefina Vergara; Sarah Thornblade, violin

Trevor Handy, cello

Patricia Mabee, harpsichord

Chamber music selections

Hancock Park home of the Honorable Dr. Bernd Fischer, Consul General of Germany, and Mrs. Jutta Fischer
(213) 622-7001 x3

http://www.laco.org/eventperformance/249 

 

Saturday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Merced Symphony 

Henrik Jul Hansen, conductor

Tara Kamangar, piano

Grieg: Piano Concerto

Tchaikovsky: Symphony, No. 6

Merced Theatre, 645 W. Main St, Merced

(209) 381-0500

www.mercedsymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m.  
Mission Chamber Orchestra
Emily Ray, conductor
Hélène Wickett, piano
Respighi: Trittico Boticelliano

Parry: Lady Radnor's Suite

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat 

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th St., San Jose
(408) 236-3350    
www.missionchamber.org
 

Saturday, November 2, at 3 p.m.
Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m. 

 

Oakland Youth Orchestra
Michael Morgan, conductor
Jo Griffin, violin
Hallie Jo Gist, flute 

Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Martin: Ballade for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor 

11/2: Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland
11/3: Holy Names University, Oakland
(510) 832-7710
www.oyo.org 

 

Saturday, November 2, at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Pasadena Symphony and POPS
David Lockington, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Shostakovich: Festive Overture                                                                       
Bernstein: Serenade (After Plato's "Symposium")                                            
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John, Pasadena
(626) 793-7172
www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org

 

Sunday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m.

Pacific Chorale

Pacific Symphony

Amber Wagner, soprano

Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano

James Valenti, tenor

Eric Halfvarson, bass

John Alexander, conductor

Verdi: Requiem

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa

(714) 662-2345 or (714) 556-2787
www.pacificchorale.org

 

Sunday, November 3, at 5 p.m.

Peninsula Youth Orchestra

Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor

Grieg: In Autumn

Marquez: Danzon No. 2

Sibelius: Karelia Suite

Sibelius: Spring Song

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Andante-Allegro con anima

Carlmont High School Theatre, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont

(650) 325-7967

www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org

 

Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m.

Rio Hondo Symphony

Kimo Furumoto, conductor

Actors from Whittier Community Theatre

Walton: Trumpets Sound from A Shakespearean Suite Richard III

Purcell: If Music Be the Food of Love

Prokofiev: Music from Romeo and Juliet

Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture

Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Bernstein: Selections from West Side Story

Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School, 12417 E. Philadelphia St., Whittier

FREE (562) 698-8626

www.riohondosymphony.org

 

Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

JoAnn Turovsky, harp

Victoria Miskolczy, viola

David Shostac, flute

Chamber music selections

Brentwood home of the Honorable Karen Lanyon, Consul General of Australia, and Mr. Craig Mills

(213) 622-7001 x3

www.laco.org/eventperformance/250

 

Friday, November 8, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 9, at 8 p.m.

Modesto Symphony Orchestra 
David Lockington, conductor
John Hillebrandt, piano 
Rossini: Overture to Tancredi
Hillebrandt:Piano Concerto (WORLD PREMIERE)
Beethoven:Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100
   
www.modestosymphony.org/beethoven_symphony_5_2013.aspx
  

Friday, November 8, at 8 p.m. 

 

Oakland East Bay Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor 

Othalie Graham, soprano 

Copland: Appalachian Spring
Bates: Mothership
Verdi: Overture from La Forza del Destino; "Ritorna vincitor" from Aida
Wagner: Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Immolation Scene from Gotterdammerung  

Paramount Theatre, Oakland 

(510) 444-0801 

www.oebs.org 

 

Saturday November 9, at 7:30 p.m.

San Bernardino Symphony 

Frank Fetta, conductor

Ruslan Biryukov, cello

Dvořák: Cello Concerto

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. Fourth St., San Bernardino

(909) 381-5388

www.sanbernardinosymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 9, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, November 10, at 3 p.m.
Monday, November 11, at 8 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor

Maya Beiser, cello

Gershwin: Cuban Overture, Rhumba; "Catfish Row Suite" from Porgy and Bess

Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia

Golijov: Mariel

Bruch: Kol Nidrei

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, November 9, at 2 p.m.

Youth Music Monterey County

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Imamyar Hasanov, kamancha

Rzayev: Chahargah Rhapsody for Kamancha and Symphonic Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE)

Khanmammadov: Concerto for Kamancha and Symphonic Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor

Sibelius: Finlandia                                                                             

Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 7

Ravel: Pavane

Sunset Center, Carmel

(831) 375-1992

www.youthmusicmonterey.org

 

Sunday, November 10, at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. 

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Celebration of Music Education
California Center for the Arts, Escondido

(619) 233-3232
www.sdys.org 

 

Saturday, November 9, at 8 p.m.

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor

Roger Wilkie, violin

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor

Long Beach Performing Arts Center Terrace Theater, Long Beach

(562) 436-3203 x232

www.lbso.org

 

Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Chapman University Orchestra
Louise Thomas, piano
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor 
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagéte
Brahms: Serenade No. 1
Shostakovich: First Piano Concerto for Strings & Trumpet

Fish Interfaith Center, Chapman University, Orange
www.chapman.edu

 

Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m.

Diablo Symphony Orchestra

Matilda Hofman, conductor

Ellen Ruth Rose, viola

Bella Merlin, narrator

Britten: Four Sea Interludes

Berlioz: Harold in Italy

11/15: Gateway Auditorium, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek

11/17: Lesher Center, Downtown Walnut Creek

(925) 943-7469

www.diablosymphony.org

 

Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m. 
Hutchins Consort

Joe McNalley, director

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence

Stravinsky: Rag Time  

11/15: St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas.

11/17: St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd., Newport Beach

(888) 996-2838

www.hutchinsconsort.org

 

Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m. 
Marin Symphony
Jackie Evancho

Marin Center Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael

(415) 473-6800
http://www.marinsymphony.org/events/marin-symphony-performs-jackie-evancho/

 

Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 16, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 19, at 8 p.m.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Steven Fox, guest conductor

Anna Dennis, soprano
Tanya Tomkins, violoncello

Works by early Russian composers

11/15: SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
11/16 & 11/17: First Congregational Church, Berkeley

11/19: The Center for Performing Arts, Atherton

(415) 252-1288

www.philharmonia.org

 

Saturday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Camellia Symphony Orchestra

Christian Baldini, conductor

Robin Fisher, soprano

Tania Mannion, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Ebbers, tenor

Eugene Brancoveanu, baritone

Fremont Presbyterian Church Choir
Cheryl Eshoff, director

Davis Chorale

Alison Skinner, director

Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir 

Peter Hill, director

Salieri: Overture to Les Danaïdes

Mozart: Arias from Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro & Così fan tutte

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Fremont Presbyterian Church, Fremont

(916) 929-6655

www.camelliasymphony.org  

Cyrus Ginwala, guest conductor 
Jassen Todorov, violin 
Coe: Ischiana Overture 

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto 

Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell 

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell St., San Francisco
(800) 595-4849 
www.bars-sf.org 

 

Saturday, November 16, at 2 p.m.

Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m. 

Crown City Symphony
Marvin Neumann, conductor
Paul Stein, violin

Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Haydn: Violin Concerto in C
Mozart: Symphony No. 31

11/16: Pasadena Christian Church, 789 N. Altadena Dr., Pasadena 

11/17: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N. Marengo, Pasadena 
(626) 797-1994
www.crowncitysymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 16, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, November 17, at 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Hans Graf, conductor

Alessio Bax, piano

Dutilleux: Mystère de l'instant

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major

11/16: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale

11/17: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles

(213) 622-7001 x1

www.laco.org/performance/235

 

Saturday, November 16, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m.

Santa Cruz County Symphony

Daniel Stewart, conductor

Austin Huntington, cello

Ravel: Ma mère l'oye

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor

11/16: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz
11/17: Mello Center for the Performing Arts, Watsonville

(831) 420-5260

www.santacruzsymphony.org

 

Sunday, November 17, at 1 p.m.

Camellia Symphony Orchestra

Christian Baldini, conductor

Free Family Concert

Elkhorn Village Elementary, West Sacramento

(916) 929-6655

www.camelliasymphony.org

 

Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m.  

Symphony Irvine

Dean Anderson, conductor

Tony Mazzaferro, tuba

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Four Dances from Rodeo

Saul: Soliloquy for Tuba and Strings

Frackenpohl: Concertino for Tuba and String Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Irvine Presbyterian Church, 4445 Alton Pkwy., Irvine

(310) 617-4999
www.symphonyirvine.org

 

Thursday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 23, at 8 p.m. 

Sunday, November 24, at 3 p.m. 
Monterey Symphony
Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
Christina Mok, violin
Michelle Rice, mezzo-soprano
Angelique Zuluaga, soprano
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
11/21: Sherwood Hall at Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture, Salinas
11/23 & 11/24: Sunset Center, Carmel
(831) 646-8511
www.montereysymphony.org

 

Friday, November 22, at 8 p.m.

Sacramento Philharmonic/Opera 

International Stars of Opera Recital

Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano

Frank Lopardo, tenor

Mark Robson, piano

Favorite opera arias and duets from Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Rossini, Gounod and Massenet.

Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento

(916) 442-5189

www.thecrest.com

 

Saturday, November 23, at 8 p.m. 
Redwood Symphony

Eric Kujawsky, conductor
Jeffrey Jones, piano

Holst:The Planets

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Tumblers

Scott: Powerhouse

Canada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City

(650) 366-6872

www.redwoodsymphony.org

 

Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m.

Santa Maria Philharmonic

James Riccardo, conductor

Vivaldi: Four Seasons, Autumn & Winter

Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 for violin and 2 flutes

Holst: St. Paul's Suite

First Methodist Church, Santa Maria

(805) 925-0412

www.santamariaphilharmonic.org

 

Saturday, November 23, at 3 p.m.

Santa Rosa Symphony

Robert Worth, conductor

Sonoma Bach Choir

Arvo Pärt: Te Deum

Bach: Sanctus, Pleni and Osanna from Mass in B Minor

Schütz: Selig sind die Toten from Geistliche Chormusik

Duruflé: Introit, Sanctus and In Paradisum from Requiem      

Desprez: Gloria from Missa Pange lingua

Handel: Worthy is the Lamb, Blessing and Honor and Amen from Messiah

Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

(707) 546-8742

www.santarosasymphony.com

 

Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Tulare County Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Haik Kazazyan, violin
A Night at the Opera
Visalia Fox Theatre
(559) 732-8600
www.tularecountysymphony.org

 

Sunday, November 24, at 8:15 p.m.

Monday, November 25, at 8 p.m.
The Colburn Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
Members of USC Thornton Symphony
USC Thornton Chamber Singers
USC Thornton Concert Choir
Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir from CSU-Long Beach
CSU-Fullerton University Singers
Chapman University Singers
New Zealand Youth Choir
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Phillip Addis, baritone
Britten: War Requiem
11/24: Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa
11/25: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5665136576/eorg

http://www.scfta.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=10301  

For the schedules of:

Los Angeles Philharmonic
www.laphil.org

Pacific Symphony
www.pacificsymphony.org

San Diego Symphony
www.sandiegosymphony.org

San Francisco Symphony
www.sfsymphony.org  

 

 

If your organization would like to be included in future listings, please e-mail your concert information to office@acso.org in the following format:

 

Day of week, Month, Date and Concert Time (a.m. or p.m.)

Name of Organization

conductor

soloist(s)

Repertoire Summary­ (e.g., Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67)

Concert Location, Address, City

Telephone number for ticket information (xxx) xxx-xxxx

Website

 

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