22 • FEBRUARY 2014
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Midori in Concert with Santa Rosa Symphony
Youth Orchestra and Young People’s
Chamber Orchestra on March 2 at Weill Hall
T
he renowned
violinist Midori
performs in
concert with
the Santa Rosa Symphony’s
Youth Orchestra (YO) and
Young People’s Chamber
Orchestra (YPCO) in Weill
Midori
Hall at the Green Music
Center on Sunday, March
2, 2014 at 3 p.m. Midori’s
appearance is a result of the
Symphony’s being awarded
a week-long residency with
the artist from her Orchestra
Residencies Program
(ORP), a comprehensive
community engagement
and performance project.
This prestigious 2013-2014
residency was one of only
two awarded nationally.
World Premiere by local
composer on the program
T h e Yo u n g Pe o p l e’s
Chamber Orchestra, directed
Gillette and Mangsen
by Aaron Westman, begins
Occidental Center for the Arts proudly presents acclaimed folk singer/
the March 2 concert with
songwriter duo Steve Gillette (“Darcy Farrow”, “Bed of Roses”, “Back on
a World Premiere piece,
the Street Again”) and Cindy Mangsen in Concert Friday, February 28 at 7
“ Variations on a Theme
PM. On tour from Vermont, this famed folk duo will delight you with their
by Björk”, inspired by the
compelling interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk songs, rich
harmonies , accomplished guitar, banjo, concertina accompaniment, and a good Ic el a n d i c s up er s ta r a n d
dose of humor from their 25-year collaboration. The opening act will be Pocket
written for the ensemble by
Canyon Ramblers. Tickets are $12, and $10 for seniors and students . Fine wine, Ben Taylor, an accomplished
beer, refreshments for sale. Call 707.874.9392 or visit occidentalcenterforthearts.
composer and Santa Rosa
org for directions, reservations, and information. Wheelchair accessible.
S y m p h o n y ’s D i r e c t o r
of Education. Midori
performs Bach’s Concerto
in D minor for Two Violins
side-by-side with YPCO
soloists Emily Chu (first
movement); Zachary Jorin
(second movement) and
Pe t e r Du r a n c e a u ( t h i rd
movement). YPCO violist
Aimee Gruen is featured in
Brahms’ “Adagio” from the
Viola Quintet in B minor.
(See bios of all the SRS
Youth Ensembles musicians
at the end of this release.)
Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No.
10 rounds out the YPCO
portion of the concert.
The Youth Orchestra,
conducted by Dr. Richard
Loheyde, performs the
overture to Verdi’s opera
Nabucco; the finale from
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony
No. 4 in F minor; and
Mendelssohn’s Concerto for
Violin in E minor, featuring
Midori as violin soloist.
In addition, members of
the Santa Rosa Symphony
professional orchestra will
join the young musicians for
what should be a dazzling
performance.
Tickets
Single tickets are $25,
$35 and $45. Call (707.546.
8742, purchase online at
santarosasymphony.com,
or come in person to the
Symphony Patron Services
Office at 50 Santa Rosa
Avenue (north door entrance,
off the elevator lobby), from
9 AM to 5:30 PM MondayFriday, Wednesdays 10:30
AM to 5:30 PM and on
Saturdays of performance
weekends from 10 AM to 3
PM.
C o n c e r t Ti m e a n d
Location
Midori in Concert with
SRS Youth Ensembles takes
place on Sunday, March 2, at
3 PM. Performance is at Weill
Hall, Green Music Center,
Sonoma State University
(Petaluma Hill Road and
Rohnert Park Expressway).
T h e re i s n o a d d i t i o n a l
parking fee for Santa Rosa
Symphony concerts.
Midori residency
Midori will collaborate
in a wide range of
community activities in
addition to rehearsing and
performing with the SRS
Youth Orchestra and Young
People’s Chamber Orchestra.
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On Saturday, February 8 at 8 PM, Occidental Center for the Arts
will present a Cabaret performance of "Three Faces of Eve". Three
distinctive vocal stylists – Andrea Van Dyke (above left), Blythe Klein
(center), and Leah Van Dyke(right) -- will sing about the many faces
of love and life from jazz, pop, indie, bossa and blues standards.
They will be accompanied by John Simon, Gary Digman andGeoff
Whyte. Tickets are $15 general. Cabaret and concert seating,fine wine,
bubbly, sweets and savories will be available. Wheelchair accessible.
Call 707.874.9392 or visit occidentalcenterforthearts.org for directions,
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