Fiddling Fun Jan 14, 2017 Our shared musical heritage is perhaps best summed up by folk songs. Two great composers showed how they are inspired by their distinct folk heritage, Tchaikovsky’s Ukrainian inspired “Dance” symphony and Beethoven’s youthful first symphony, with with their infectious fiddle music.
Stalwart Stamina Apr 29, 2017 Our season closes with one final work by the same composer that opened it. Copland’s monumental and stunning 3rd symphony rings the curtain down on a thrilling year. Help us celebrate 55 years of great music in the central valley with the TCSO.
American Identities Oct 15, 2016 No composer better embodies the American Orchestral sound more than Aaron Copland. We highlight this composer with several selections as we also welcome the dynamic violinist Alexi Kenney to share a new American concerto by performer/composer/extraordinaire Edgar Meyer.
Side by Side: SC and Pasadena Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2016 Joining forces for Tchaikovsky! The orchestras in Santa Cruz and the great students of the Pasadena Youth Symphony join forces for two concerts (in both cities) that are sure to blow the roof off the place.
Beethoven in Santa Cruz Nov 14, 2015 Beethoven 8 is the work of the evening as the all new University Orchestra opens the year with a bang.
Paso Pops with the San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra Jul 2, 2016 The Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles is excited to announce PASO POPS, a new annual patriotric-themed concert and Independence Day celebration on the Saturday closest to the 4th of July — July 2nd in 2016. To be held at the new Paso Robles Horse Park, The San Luis Obispo Symphony, paired with Youth Symphony members and led by Tulare County Symohony and Pasadena Symphony conductor Bruce Kiesling, will perform a 90-120 minute patriotic “Pops” program with a fireworks finale. “PASO …
PYSO May 14, 2016 Pasadena Youth Symphony wraps up their biggest year ever with a performance at the spectacular Ambassador Auditorium. Included on the program are works by Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Saint-Saens, along with a collection of best loved movie music to wrap up the show.
Opera: Dido and Aeneas Jun 2 – Jun 5, 2016 The UCSC Music Department presents an updated production of the Baroque opera tragedy Dido and Aeneas, an opera in three acts. Music by Henry Purcell. Libretto by Nahum Tate. Directed by Brian Staufenbiel. UC Santa Cruz Orchestra conducted by Bruce Kiesling.
San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra Mar 12, 2016 Guest conductor Bruce Anthony Kiesling will conduct the SLO Symphony in a program that includes the Bacchanale from the Sant-Saëns opera “Samson and Delilah,” and, with pianist Steven Lin, Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme from Paganini” and the Ravel arrangement of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Triumphant Tchaikovsky with the Adrian Symphony Apr 23, 2016 Among the greatest of romantic composers, Tchaikovsky’s name is equal to that of Beethoven and Mahler. But his unique gift of melody perhaps exceeds all the others. In his magnificent 5th Symphony, he transforms musical material from a deep and nearly desperate melancholy to joyous triumph. Combined with his tour-de-force violin concerto, this is a concert that will leave you inspired and thrilled. Lindsay Deutsch With her limitless enthusiasm and vast gifts as a performer and entertainer, American violinist, Lindsay Deutsch, has emerged …