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California Orchestras: March 2016 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 April calendar listings is March 15.

In March, California Orchestras have 3 World Premieres  

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 4 p.m. 
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Vivaldi: Concerto in D major, RV 562
Rameau: Suite from Les Fêtes de L'Hymen et de L'Amour
Zelenka: Hipocondrie à 7 Concertanti
Arne: Overture to Purcell's King Arthur
Heinichen: Concerto in F major, S. 235
3/2: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
3/4: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
3/5, 3/6: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
(415) 392-4400

Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Eureka Symphony
Carol Jacobson, conductor
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Màrquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Piazzolla, Ziegler, Binelli, Cohen: Tango Suite
Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, 412 G St., Eureka
(707) 845-3655
www.eurekasymphony.org

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11 a.m.
Auburn Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Janos Csontos, saxophone
Smith/Key: Star-Spangled Banner
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Tchaikovsky: Trepak from The Nutcracker
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Milhaud: Scaramouche for Saxophone and Orchestra
Prokofiev: March from The Love of Three Oranges
Mahler: Second movement from Symphony No. 1
Placer High School Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn
(530) 823-6683

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony
Dawn Harms, conductor
Hadleigh Adams, baritone
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Higdon: Dooryard Bloom
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
Everett Middle School, 450 Church St., San Francisco

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Colburn Orchestra
Yehuda Gilad, conductor
Richard Beene, bassoon; Mikyung Soung, double bass
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
Bruce Edward Miller: Bassoon Concerto                                  WORLD PREMIERE
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major (Haffner)
3/5: Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
3/6: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills 
(213) 621-1050
www.colburnschool.edu

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Donato Cabrera, conductor
De Ann Letourneau, violin
Glass: Company for String Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K 504, "Prague"
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 749-2000

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony
Gemma New, conductor
Elissa Johnston, soprano 
Bach: Overture to Orchestral Suite No. 4
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
(562) 436-3203 x1

Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Orange County Women's Chorus
Eliza Rubenstein, conductor
3/5: St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church, 18631 Chapel Ln., Huntington Beach
3/6: Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Dr., Newport Beach
(949) 451-8590

Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Civic Youth Orchestra
Marina Hall, Rosanne Amaro Valenzuela, Jonathan Ingber, Alyze Dreiling, Bob Gilson, conductors
Dvořák: Symphony No. 4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Ives/Schuman: Variations on America
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido
(760) 839-4100

Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Reno Chamber Orchestra
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Derek Han, piano
Theofanidis: Dreamtime Ancestors
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Nightingale Concert Hall, 1335 N. Virginia St., Reno, Nevada
(775) 348-9413
www.renochamberorchestra.org

Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Vallejo Symphony
Brahms: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 5
Beethoven: String Quartet in A, Op. 132; 'Heiliger Dankgesang' (Sacred Song of Praise)
First Presbyterian Church, 1350 Amador St., Vallejo
(707) 643-4441

Monday, March 7, 2016 at  9:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite 1
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa
(714) 556-2787

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Young Musicians Foundation
Yuga Cohler, conductor
Dongni Xie, piano
Gershwin: Piano Concerto
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills
(213) 617-7707

Friday, March 11, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 1 p.m.
Mill Valley Philharmonic
Laurie Cohen, conductor
Haydn: Symphony No. 94, The Surprise
Prokofiev: Symphony No.1, The Classical
Stravinsky: Ode: Triptychon
Ives: The Unanswered Question
3/11, 3/12: Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley
3/13: Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael
FREE (415) 383-0930

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2 p.m.
La Jolla Symphony and Chorus 
Steven Schick, conductor
Alice Teyssier, narrator
Morrison: Gotham
Stravinsky: Persephone 
Mandeville Auditorium UCSD, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla
(858) 534-4637

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra
David Ramadanoff, conductor
Pamela Martin, guest conductor
Anne Wharton, flute; Doug Perry, violin
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Honegger: Pastoral d'ete
Poulenc: Deux Marches et un Intermede
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
3/12: Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Rd., Portola Valley
3/13: Los Altos United Methodist Church, 644 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Redlands Symphony
Gordon Hunt, conductor
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95
Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B-flat, K. 319
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
University of Redlands Memorial Chapel, Redlands
(909) 748-8018

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 7 p.m.
San José Chamber Orchestra
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Sherry Sylar, oboe; royal hartigan, world percussion
Furman: New work for oboe and strings 
Heisinger: EKTA III 
Touchi: The Anniversary Project
Trianon Theatre, 72 N. 5th St., San José
(408) 295-4416

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Stephen Lin, piano
Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo
(805) 543-3533

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara Symphony
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
Jon Lewis, trumpet
Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture
Hummel: Trumpet Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara
(805) 899-2222

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Monica Symphony
Guido Lamell, conductor
MakGrgić, guitar
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Moncayo: Huapango
Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, 600 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
FREE (310) 395-6330
www.smsymphony.org

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 6 p.m.
Stockton Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Tracy Silverman, electric violin
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Muhly: Seeing is Believing
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, in E-flat major, Op.55 ("Eroica")
Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 951-0196
www.stocktonsymphony.org

Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2 p.m.
American Youth Symphony
David Alan Miller, conductor
Luke McEndarfer, chorus conductor
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Dun: Heaven Earth Mankind
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(310) 470-2332

Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
California Youth Symphony
Leo Eylar, conductor
Jeremy Tai, cello
Higdon: Blue Cathedral
Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante 
Respighi: Pines of Rome
3/13: Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
3/20: San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
(650) 326-6666

Sunday March 13, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Fresno Philharmonic
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Sergei Babayan, piano
Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Inextinguishable
William Saroyan Theatre, 700 M St., Fresno
(559) 261-0600

Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 5 p.m.
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Sibelius: Karelia Overture, Op.10
Verdi: Triumphal March and Ballet from Aida
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor       
Carlmont High School Theatre, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont
(650) 591-2370

Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Tereza Stanislav, Susan Rishik, violin; Robert Brophy, viola; Trevor Handy, cello
Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
Beethoven: Selections from Bagatelles for Solo Piano, Op. 126
Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater at New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(213) 622-7001 x1

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Monterey Symphony
Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano
Granados: Dante (Two Tone Poems)
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite Nos. 1 and 2 
3/18: Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas
3/19, 3/20: Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea
(831) 646-8511 

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Amy Likar, flute/piccolo
Cherubini: Requiem
Martin Rokeach: Piccolo Concerto                         WORLD PREMIERE
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
(510) 444-0802

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony North
Mitchell Sardou Klein, conductor
Schumann: Konzertstuck for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86
Rossini: Cinderella Overture
Mussorgsky/Rimsky Korsakov: Night on Bald Mountain
Stravinsky: Firebrid Suite
3/18: San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
3/19: Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
(650) 941-5291

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3 p.m.
Auburn Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Yosuke Kawasaki, violin
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Strauss, Richard: Tod und Verklarung, Op. 24
Placer High School Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn
530-823-6683

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
El Camino Youth Symphony
John Eells, conductor
Stephen Nishi, violin; Jeffrey Chiu, cello
Faure: "Sicilienne" from Pelleas et Melisande
Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Herbert: Cello Concerto, Mvt. III
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Mvt. I
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Carrington Hall at Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Long Beach Symphony - POPS! Series
Broadway Blockbusters!
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Broadway Blockbusters! With Special Guest Star, Molly Ringwald
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
(562) 436-3203 x1

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano
David Shostac, flute; Allan Vogel, oboe; Kenneth Munday, bassoon; Richard Todd, horn; Joshua Ranz, clarinet
Gernot Wolfgang: Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds "The D.A.R.K. Knights"  WORLD PREMIERE
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
3/19: Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
3/20: Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood
(213) 622-7001 x1

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Pasadena Symphony
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
David Lockington, cello
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Beethoven: Egmont Overture                              
Sawyers: Cello Concerto                                 
Mozart: Symphony No. 40                                           
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena
(626) 793-7172

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 p.m.
Santa Cruz Symphony
Daniel Stewart, conductor
HK Gruber, chansonnier
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
Strauss / Shoenberg: Rosen aus dem Suden
Gruber: Frankenstein!!
3/19: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church St., Santa Cruz
3/20: Mello Center, 250 E. Beach St., Watsonville
(831) 420-5260

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Tulare County Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Susan Doering, violin; Cooper Walden, trumpet; Michael Downing, marimba
Monti: Czardas
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto-II, III
Ewazen: Marimba Concerto-III
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Visalia Fox Theatre, 308 W. Main St., Visalia
(559) 732-8600

Sunday March 20, 2016 at 4 p.m.
California Symphony
Leif Bjaland, guest conductor
Jerome Simas, clarinet; Doug Brown, bassoon
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
Strauss: Duett-Concertino
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1605 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469

Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
(415) 864-6000

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Heiichiro Ohyama, conductor
Martin Beaver, violin
Mozart: Overture: The Marriage of Figaro; Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op.64     
Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara
(805) 966-2441

Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Telemann: Essercizii musici: Trio No. 12 in E-flat major
Telemann: Quartetto in D major
Bach: Concerto in C minor for Violin and Oboe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major
Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
(213) 622-7001x 1

Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 8 p.m.
San José Youth Symphony
Yair Samet, conductor
Lauren Collar, flute; Minki Kim, cello
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra Overture
Gordeli: Concertino for Flute and Orchestra
Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
California Theatre, 345 S. 1st St., San José
(408) 885-9220

Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
San Bernardino Symphony
Frank Paul Fetta, conductor
Rufus Choi, piano
Humperdink: Hansel and Gretel Prelude
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 4th St., San Bernardino
(909) 381-5388

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

 

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