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California Orchestras: July 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 August 2014 calendar listings is July 24th. 

  

In July, California orchestras have 2 World Premieres.

 

 

Special Note: Please look to the end of these listings for the Carmel Bach Festival.

 

 

Thursday, July 3, at 8 p.m.

Oakland East Bay Symphony

Michael Morgan, conductor

Works to celebrate America's Independence Day

Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond

(510) 444-0801

www.oebs.org

 

Sunday, July 6, at 3 p.m.

Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles

Charles Dickerson, conductor

Jonathan Weedman, guest conductor

Braxton Porter, violin; Amanda Young, Amber Daughtry, and Ariel Young, piano; James Calhoun, organ

Rossini: Finale to William Tell Overture

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

Bruch: Adagio from Violin Concerto No. 1

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2

Saint-Sa�ns: Maestoso from Symphony No. 3 (Organ)

Louie (arr.): A Tribute to Motown

Mussorgsky: The Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an Exhibition

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

(310) 412-6777

www.icyola.com

 

Friday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 13, at 2:30 p.m.

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic

John Roscigno, conductor

Alec Allee-Munoz, Alicia Zhong, Louis Lee, Megan Ervin, and Khai Berry, piano; Molly Tucker and Jaime Cao, violin
Weber: Overture to Oberon, J. 306

Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 242

Grieg: Piano Concerto

Saint-Sa�ns: Violin Concerto No. 3

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1

Saint-Sa�ns: Africa Fantasy, Op. 89

Friday: Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Dr., Camarillo
Sunday: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Scherr Forum, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks 

(805) 376-2485

www.tophil.org

 

Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m.

Music Academy of the West

Edward Gardner, conductor

Jeremy Denk, piano

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Bart�k: Piano Concerto No. 3

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2

Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

(805) 969-8787

www.musicacademy.org

 

Friday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles

Charles Dickerson, conductor

Brahms: Tragic Overture

Tindley (arr. by Carter): Some Day

Wagner/Traditional: Pilgrim's Chorus/Siyahamba

Dickerson: A Symphony for Mr. Mandela (WORLD PREMIERE)

Dickerson (arr.): We Shall Overcome American Civil Rights Hymn

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

(310) 412-6777

www.icyola.com

 

Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m.

Music Academy of the West

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor

Concerti to be announced on July 4

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

(805) 969-8787

www.musicacademy.org

 

Saturday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Pasadena Symphony and POPS
Larry Blank, conductor
Michael Feinstein, vocalist
Michael Feinstein SINGS Gershwin
Los Angeles County Arboretum
(626) 793-7172

www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org

 

Monday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles

Charles Dickerson, conductor

Moross: The Big Country

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

Mussorgsky: The Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an Exhibition

Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles

(310) 412-6777

www.icyola.com

 

Tuesday, July 22, at 6:15 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Twilight in the Park Outdoor Concert
Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego
(619) 233-3232 x115
www.sdys.org

 

Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Chamber Music Recital
Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego    
(619) 233-3232 x115
www.sdys.org   

 

Friday, July 25, at 8:15 p.m.

San Bernardino Symphony

Frank Fetta, conductor

Selection of operatic favorites

Redlands Bowl in Smiley Park, Redlands

(909) 381-5388
www.sanbernardinosymphony.org 

 

Saturday, July 26, at 8 p.m.

Music Academy of the West

Alan Gilbert, conductor

Ad�s: Chamber Symphony

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125

Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara

(805) 969-8787

www.musicacademy.org

 

Saturday, July 26, at 8 p.m.

Redwood Symphony

Eric Kujawsky, conductor

Alexander Eisenberg, violin
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Gershwin: Suite from Porgy and Bess
Williams: Theme from "Catch Me If You Can"
Ravel: Bolero

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

(650) 366-6872

www.redwoodsymphony.org

 

Saturday, July 26, at 7 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony
Jeff Edmons, conductor
Classical Concert
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
(619) 233-3232 x115
www.sdys.org

 

Sunday, July 27, at 5 p.m.

Peninsula Symphony

Wayne Abravanel, conductor

Summer Pops Programming TBA

Redondo Union H.S. Auditorium, 631 Vincent St., Redondo Beach

(310) 544-0320

www.pensym.org


Wednesday, July 30, at 7:30 p.m.
San Diego Youth Symphony
Cho-Liang Lin, conductor
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest Outdoor Concert
Ellen Scripps Park, La Jolla
(619) 233-3232 x115
www.sdys.org

 

 

 

 

Carmel Bach Festival

(831) 624-1521

www.bachfestival.org

 

 

Wednesday, July 16, at 5 p.m.

Cynthia Roberts, violin; Rebecca Mariman, soprano; Kathleen Flynn, alto; Andrew Megill, tenor; Avery Griffin, bass

Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Lang: Little Match Girl Passion

Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach

 

Saturday, July 19 & July 26, 8 p.m.

Paul Goodwin, conductor

Orchestra, Chorale, Chorus and Soloists

Bach: Magnificat in D Major
Shaw: Commissioned Work (WORLD PREMIERE)
C.P.E Bach: Symphony in D Major, Wq 183/1
Vivaldi: Gloria

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Sunday, July 20 & July 27, at 2:30 p.m.

Paul Goodwin, conductor

Orchestra, Chorale, Youth Chorus Trebles, Soloists

Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Sunday, July 20, at 8:30 p.m.

Peter Hanson and Cynthia Roberts, violins; Patrick Jordan, viola; Allen Whear, cello; Jordan Frazier, bass; Ginger Kroft, clarinet; Christopher Cooper, horn and Dominic Teresi, bassoon
Schubert: String Quartet No. 1, D. 18
Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

All Saints Episcopal, Carmel by the Sea

 

Monday, July 21 & July 28, at 11 a.m.

Andrew Arthur, organ

Bach: Solo organ works

Carmel Mission, Carmel by the Sea

 

Monday, July 21 & July 28, at 2:30 p.m.

Peter Harvey, baritone; Gonzalo Ruiz, oboe; Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord, members of Festival Strings
Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, BWV 1064
Bach: Cantata, Amore Traditore, BWV 208
Bach: Oboe Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056
C.P.E. Bach: Wurttenburg Sonata No. 1
Handel: Cantata for Baritone, Spande ancor al mio dispetto, HWV 165

All Saints Episcopal Church, Carmel by the Sea

 

Monday, July 21 & July 28, at 8 p.m.

Peter Hanson, conductor

Festival Strings and Dominic Teresi, bassoon
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4
Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in F Major, RV 485
Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (arranged for string orchestra)
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D Minor ("La Follia" After Corelli, Op 5, No. 12)
Stradella: Sinfonia avanti il Damone...

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Tuesday, July 22 & July 29, at 1 p.m.

Week One:

Robin Peery, flute and Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord

Bach: Flute Partita, BWV 1013
Additional works to be determined

Week Two:

Cynthia Roberts, violin
Bach: Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004
Additional works to be determined

Sunset Theater Foyer, Carmel by the Sea

 

Tuesday, July 22 & July 29, at 2:30 p.m.

Rufus M�ller, tenor; Johanna Novom, Adriane Post, violins; Karina Schmitz, viola; Timothy Roberts, cello
Resphigi: Il Tramonto for Tenor and String Quartet
Puccini: Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), Elegy for String Quartet
Verdi: Songs
Vaughn-Williams: On Wenlock Edge for Tenor, Piano, and String Quartet

All Saints Episcopal Church, Carmel by the Sea

 

Tuesday, July 22 & July 29, at 8 p.m.

Paul Goodwin, conductor

Orchestra, Chorale, Chorus, Youth Chorus, Soloists

David Gordon, narrator
Monteverdi: Incoronatione di Poppea (excerpts - Sinfonias and Scenes)
Handel: Agrippina (Overture and selected recitatives and arias)
Gluck: Orfeo and Euridice (excerpts)
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (Act I Finale)
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (excerpts - selected scenes and arias)
Verdi: Famous choruses from Don Carlo, La Traviata, Nabucco, and Il Trovatore

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Wednesday, July 23 & July 30, at 2:30 p.m.

Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg, mandolins
Bandolim: Diabinho Maluco
Calace: Andante and Allegro vivace from Duetto, Opus 97
Ranieri: La Folia variations
Bach: Three movements from Suite No. 1 for Cello, BWV 1007 (transcribed for mandolin)
Traditional Americana: Soldier's Joy
Bach: Organ Duets, BWV 802-805 (transcribed for mandolins)
Bandolim: Assanhado

Marshall: The Cat, the Mouse and the Chicken
Bach: Two Canons from The Art of the Fugue
Huschert: Bokeh
Marshall: December 29th
Calace: Preludio No. 2 for Mandolin Solo, Op. 49
Various Brazilian Choro medley

All Saints Episcopal Church, Carmel by the Sea

 

Wednesday, July 23, at 5 p.m.

Peter Hanson, Edwin Huizinga, and Evan Few, violins; Ezra Seltzer, cello; Daniel Swenberg, lute; Andrew Arthur, organ and harpsichord
Castello: Sonata No.9
Marini: Sonata per tre violini
Pasquini: Toccata for Organ in D Minor
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93 (?)
Marini: Passacalio � tre ed � quattro
Purcell: Fantazia

Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach

 

Wednesday, July 23 & July 30, at 8:30 p.m.

Andrew Megill, Chorale and members of the Festival Orchestra
Introit Terribilis est locus iste
Gabrieli: In ecclesiis
Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo (Verse 1)
Monteverdi: Beatus Vir, from Selva Morale
Schuetz: Saul, Saul
Monteverdi: Sestina (Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata)

Carmel Mission, Carmel by the Sea

 

Thursday, July 24 & July 31, at 2:30 p.m.

Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Dashon Burton, bass-baritone; members of Festival Strings; Dan Swenberg, lute; Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
Farina: Capriccio Stravagante
Bellerofonte: Castaldi Capriccio detta l'hermafroddito

Marini: La Retirata
Monteverdi: Tempro la Cetra
Rosenm�ller: Sonata XI
Monteverdi: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

All Saints Episcopal Church, Carmel by the Sea

 

Thursday, July 24 & July 31, at 5 p.m.

Andrew Arthur, director and harpsichord; Dominique LaBelle, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Robert Farley, baroque trumpet and members of the Festival Strings
Scarlatti: Aria: A battaglia, pensieri
Bach: Aria: Tilge hochster, meine sunden from Psalm 51, BWV 1083 (After Pergolesi)
Torelli: Sonata for Trumpet in D Major, G. 7
Bach: Italian Concerto for Harpsichord, BWV 971

San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey

 

Thursday, July 24 & July 31, at 8 p.m.

Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg, mandolins and members of the Festival Strings
Vivaldi: Double Violin concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522 (transcribed for two mandolins)
Calace: "Marziale" movement from Concerto No. 1, Op. 113
Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060 (transcribed for two mandolins)
Various Bulgarian, bluegrass, "American bend" duets, and a Brazilian Choro piece for two mandolins and strings

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Friday, July 25, at 1 p.m. & August 1, at 11 a.m.

Clara Rottsolk, soprano; Dan Swenberg and John Lenti, lutes
Cavalieri: Dalle pi� alte sfere
Bottegari: Se'l vostro udito � un aria gentile
Terzi: Canzona � due liuti
Gafori: Gaphuri tandem modulis
Orphic Hymn after Bossensis, Musarum
Lully: Ballet des sept plan�tes
Playford: The Glory of the Sun
Cavalli: Lucidissima Face (Endymion's Song to the Moon)
Vallet: Courant de Mars
Lully: Prelude de Mercure , Ritournelle de Venus, and Air du Saturn
Cavalieri: Godi turba mortal (Jupiter) and O che nuovo miraculo
Galilei: Fuga a l'unisono...

Wave Street Studio, Monterey

 

Friday, July 25 & August 1, at 2:30 p.m.

Cynthia Roberts and Patricia Ahern, violins; Patrick Jordan, viola; Allen Whear, cello; Jordan Frazier, double bass
Boccherini: String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 58, No. 4
Rossini: String Sonata No. 6 in D Major, "La Tempesta"
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6

All Saints Episcopal Church, Carmel by the Sea

 

Friday, July 25 & August 1, at 8 p.m.

Paul Goodwin, conductor

Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 (Instrumental setting)
Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 3 in C Minor (for Strings, Winds and Continuo)
Rossini: Semiramide Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 in A Major ("Italian")

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Saturday, July 26, at 11 a.m.

A special concert designed for young people and their families, featuring a string quartet, woodwinds and brass quintet. Artistic Director Paul Goodwin will be the Master of Ceremonies.

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Saturday, July 26, at 4 p.m.

The Festival Youth Chorus sings a selection of choral music, conducted by Youth Chorus Director John Koza

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Sunday, July 27, at 8:30 p.m.

Rebecca Mariman, soprano; Kathleen Flynn, alto; Andrew Megill, tenor; Avery Griffin, bass
Festival Chorale and Chorus
Lang: Little Match Girl Passion
Gorecki: Totus tuus
P�rt: Magnificat Antiphons
Tavener: Song for Athene

Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel by the Sea

 

Wednesday, July 30, at 5 p.m.

Peter Hanson and Cynthia Roberts, violins; Patrick Jordan and Karina Schmitz, violas; Allen Whear, cello
Mozart: Quartet in C Major, K. 157
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546
Mozart: Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K.593

Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach


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 [email protected] in the following format:

 

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Name of Organization

conductor

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Concert Location, Address, City

Telephone number for ticket information (xxx) xxx-xxxx

Website

 

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