----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- San Francisco Chamber Orchestra - New Year's Celebration
Friday, December 30 - Sunday, January 1 Fri & Sat at 8 PM; Sun at 4 PM FREE ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Ring in the New Year with The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra! Benjamin Simon, Music Director FREE New Year's Concert in memory of Edgar Braun (1933-2002) Special guest artists: The Jacques Thibaud String Trio (from Berlin) and cellist Dana Putnam Fonteneau SAN FRANCISCO: Friday, December 30, 2005, 8 PM, Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco) BERKELEY: Saturday, December 31, 8 PM, First Congregational Church (2345 Channing Way, Berkeley) PALO ALTO: Matinee: Sunday, January 1, 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church (600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto) Ring in the new year with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra's annual New Year's Eve Celebration presented in memory of Edgar Braun (1933-2002), SFCO's music director for four decades. This year, The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra welcomes the illustrious Jacques Thibaud String Trio from Berlin. With their charm, youthful exuberance, and astounding virtuosity, the internationally acclaimed string trio is a delight for audiences and a wonderful way to ring in 2006. Program: · W.A. Mozart: Overture to Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50 · Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's La Ci Darem la Mano from Don Giovanni · Franz Danzi: Variations on Mozart's La Ci Darem la Mano for cello and orchestra · Jean Francaix: String Trio (1933) · Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round (1996) · W.A. Mozart: Trio Concertante in A Major, K. 320e for Violin, Viola, and Cello The Jacques Thibaud String Trio (Burkhard Maiss, violin; Philip Douvier, viola; Bogdan Jianu, cello) was founded at the Berlin School of Art in 1994 and won the prestigious 1999 Bonn Chamber Music Competition. Since then, the ensemble has performed throughout Europe, Japan and North America, to tremendous acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Calling their playing: spontaneous and commanding; the New York Times said: this could be the first string trio in some time to have a major career...by turns affecting and brilliant. And as another music critic wrote: What would attract this generation to concert music? For starters, how about an ensemble whose members look like a boy band, exhibit no apparent pretension and play with the passion of Nine Inch Nails? Meet the Jacques Thibaud Trio. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL CONCERTS! Become an SFCO Association Member and get priority reserved concert seating. For more information, visit http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org or call (415) 248-1640. ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA The mission of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra is to bring the immediacy and intimacy of music for small orchestra and chamber ensemble to audiences of all ages by presenting classical, contemporary, and commissioned works as well as to educate and enlighten the next generation of music lovers through outreach programs. Founded by conductor Adrian Sunshine, the first concert of the SFCO took place in April 1953 in Berkeley's Hillel Foundation. The musicians in the early years were all members of the San Francisco Symphony, which was then a very part-time engagement. The name San Francisco Chamber Orchestra wasn't used until 1957, when the orchestra made its "debut" at the University of San Francisco under Maestro Sunshine's direction. Edgar Braun (July 4, 1933 - August 4, 2002) became a guest conductor of the SFCO in 1955, and took charge of the ensemble when Maestro Sunshine departed for Europe in 1958. Maestro Braun led the orchestra for more than forty years until his retirement in January 2002. Under his leadership, the orchestra presented over 600 admission-free concerts in venues throughout California, received rave reviews from the press, became the first orchestra-in-residence at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, and presented two generations of Bay Area musicians as soloists and ensemble players. When Maestro Braun decided to retire, he asked Benjamin Simon to keep the orchestra going. In January 2002, Benjamin Simon became the SFCO's new Music Director. A violist by training and a chamber musician at heart, Maestro Simon has assembled a team of friends and colleagues to revitalize this cultural treasure, and to turn the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra into a vibrant, exciting "player" on the stage of the Bay Area's classical music scene. Executive Director Richard Aldag, a new Board of Directors, and volunteers from our three concert communities - Palo Alto, Berkeley, and San Francisco - are building a new organization, based on the solid foundations and accomplishments of the past 52 years. http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org/december.html http://www.thibaud-trio.de/index-e.html ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ 12/30: Herbst SF; 12/31: Berkeley; 1/1: Palo Alto 12/30: 401 Van Ness, SF; 12/31: 2345 Channing Way; 1/1: 600 Colorado Ave. 12/30: San Francisco; 12/31: Berkeley; 1/1: Palo Alto 415-248-1640 http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415-248-1640 http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com underground art and culture from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small businesses Copyright (c) 2005 Laughing Squid. 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