6:30 PM
Fresh Look Class 1: Setting the Stage
We begin by asking the big questions: how is an orchestra put together? What is the overall role of the conductor? What impact does the conductor have on a performance? What do the various sections of the orchestra sound like? We’ll cover this, and more, together with plenty of musical (and visual) examples.
6:30 PM
Fresh Look Class 2: The Revolutionaries
They were a group of composers who took the orchestra and its music to unprecedented heights. Haydn and Mozart gifted posterity with their glorious symphonies, concertos, overtures, and other orchestral works. Then along came Ludwig van Beethoven and nothing would ever again be the same. We’ll find out about these critical figures—along with recently rediscovered
6:30 PM
Fresh Look Class 3: The Heroes
The Romantics, individuals all, heroes all, Artists with a Capital A. Schubert, Schumann (both Clara and Robert), Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, and more. They expanded and amplified the orchestra, re-thought how it sounds, and gave us a vast heritage of music that to this day forms the backbone of the orchestral repertory.
6:30 PM
Fresh Look Class 4: The Pathfinders
Starting with the 20th century, far-thinking artists stretched the boundaries even more. We’ll examine such innovators as Mahler, Debussy, and Bartók, along with more recent enlightenings that have illuminated formerly marginalized creators—women and minorities—who are now receiving their proper due. This class will conclude with a special treat: a performance by musicians of the California Symphony.
7:30 PM
Copland—American Traditions
Black, folk, and Mexican music converge in a celebration of the American story.
4:00 PM
Copland—American Traditions
Black, folk, and Mexican music converge in a celebration of the American story.
7:30 PM
Handel—Rivers Of Inspiration
Lush melodies flow through a world premiere, a Baroque classic, and a symphonic journey.
4:00 PM
Handel—Rivers Of Inspiration
Lush melodies flow through a world premiere, a Baroque classic, and a symphonic journey.
7:30 PM
Gershwin In New York
Rhapsody in Blue turns 100 in a program that explores the American Dream.
4:00 PM
Gershwin In New York
Rhapsody in Blue turns 100 in a program that explores the American Dream.
7:30 PM
Mozart Serenades
Showcasing the unique and individual sounds of woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
4:00 PM
Mozart Serenades
Showcasing the unique and individual sounds of woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
7:30 PM
Brahms Obsessions
Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann reunite, plus a World Premiere by Resident Composer Saad Haddad.
4:00 PM
Brahms Obsessions
Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann reunite, plus a World Premiere by Resident Composer Saad Haddad.