The Santa Rosa Symphony orchestra in conjunction with Delos Productions located in Sonoma, CA, brings you Cello Concerto & Other Works, composed by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Featuring world-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey, performing on Cello Concerto, pianist Elizabeth Dorman on Peanuts® Gallery and violinist Joseph Edelberg on Romance for Violin. It concludes with Prologue and Variations, with the Santa Rosa Symphony conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong. Recorded at Weill Hall, Green Music Center, in Rohnert Park, CA, in the 2020-2021 virtual season. This album contains four compositions containing 12 original tracks with a running time of 53:28 minutes.
"This recording is a tribute to the incredible commitment and perseverance of the Santa Rosa Symphony to bringing music to our community during the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a herculean effort by our musicians, staff, board, and donors to keep our orchestra not just surviving, but thriving and growing. This is also a celebration of one of the most important composers of our time, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, whose creativity, imagination, joy, and brilliance are showcased in every work - most notably in the premiere recording of her Cello Concerto featuring Grammy-winner Zuill Bailey." said SRS President & CEO Alan Silow.
All works composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Performed by Santa Rosa Symphony
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
Concert for Cello and Orchestra
with Zuill Bailey, cello
Peanuts® Gallery for Piano and Orchestra
with Elizabeth Dorman, piano
Romance for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
with Joseph Edelberg, violin
Prologue and Variations for String Orchestra
Read Composer's Notes
HOW TO PURCHASE
Online: BUY NOW!
By phone: Santa Rosa Symphony (707) 546-8742
In person: SRS Patron Services office, 50 Santa Rosa Ave, 1st Floor, Santa Rosa or at SRS Classical Series concerts
Cost: $20 (CD is final sale and is not refundable)
Watch video clips from the recorded sessionS
Photo of Francesco Lecce-Chong by Susan and Neil Silverman Photography
Photo of Zuill Bailey by Lisa Marie Mazzucco
Photo of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich by Bill Keefry