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| Fall Concert Friday & Saturday, October 22 & 23, 8pm It is a first! The Symphony Season opens with the world premiere of Earthquake Symphony, composed by former Eureka Symphony Concertmaster Halim Beere of New York. Daniela Mineva, pianist and featured soloist, plays Piano Concerto No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Mineva was hailed by the New York Times as “a vibrant and expressive performer who will steal the show in every concert!” Then enter the world of Slavonia and Romanticism as the Symphony plays Overture on Slavonic Themes by Reinhold Gličre. Youth Concert Friday, February 4, 8pm Saturday, February 5, 2pm This concert spotlights emerging young virtuoso talents who have won the Youth concert competition for this year. Featuring a colorful and exciting program, this performance highlights all instruments of the orchestra and will inspire our diverse audience. Donald Forrest is back to narrate a tall tale set to music. You will also hear the thrilling Carmen Suite by George Bizet, Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes by Grace Williams and Themes from Jurassic Park by John Williams. **This concert is partially funded with a generous grant from Humboldt Sponsors. Spring Concert Friday & Saturday, April 8 & 9, 8pm Flutists Jill Petricca and Laura Snodgrass join forces for an electrifying performance of the delightful and dramatic Duettino on Hungarian Themes Op. 36 by Franz Doppler. Then, you’ll hear reflections of Brahms, Berlioz and Strauss as you listen to Levenzomer, Fantasy for Orchestra Op. 21 by Johan Wagenaar. The evening closes with Ludwig van Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, The Pastoral, expressing the love the composer holds for nature. Holiday Concert Saturday, December 4, 8pm NEW this season! Treat the whole family when the Symphony performs excerpts from Handel’s Messiah with soloists and choir. Audience members will be invited to sing with the Symphony for select Holiday music. Tickets must be purchased separately for this special concert. Final Concert Friday & Saturday May 20 & 21, 8pm Don’t miss a rare opportunity to hear the pulsing strings, percussion, and trumpet cadenzas in Deep Summer Music by Libby Larsen, American composer of contemporary classical music. Virginia Ryder, saxophone, is joined by Jonathan Kipp, vibraphone, as featured soloists in Escapades by John Williams from the DreamWorks film Catch Me If You Can. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, one of the most beloved treasures of the concert stage, is performed around the world and will be performed in this season’s final concert. |
