Classical Concert Series
Elgar & Mozart - October 2, 3 & 4
October 2,3 & 4, 2021
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Julian Rhee, violin
LIBBY LARSEN:Deep Summer Music
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5, Turkish
GABRIELLA SMITH:Rust
EDWARD ELGAR:Enigma Variations
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Klezmer & Krakauer - November 6, 7 & 8
November 6,7 & 8, 2021
Francesco Lecce-Chong
David Krakauer, clarinet
Kathleen Tagg, piano
Traditional | DAVID KRAKAUER, arranger:Der Heyser Bulgar
Traditional | DAVID KRAKAUER, arranger:Der Gasn Nign
ABRAHAM ELLSTEIN:Chassidic Dance
DAVID KRAKAUER & KATHLEEN TAGG:The Fretless Clarinet: Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Orchestra (World Premiere)
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Showcasing Our Own - December 4, 5 & 6
December 4,5 & 6, 2021
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Kathleen Lane Reynolds, flute
Laura Reynolds, oboe
Roy Zajac, clarinet
Karla Ekholm, bassoon
Dan Levitan, harp
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
PAUL HINDEMITH:Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Harp and Orchestra
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH:Symphony No. 5
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Beethoven à la Kern - January 8, 9 & 10
January 8,9 & 10, 2022
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Olga Kern, piano
RICHARD WAGNER :Prélude to Act I from Lohengrin, WWV 75
GABRIELLA SMITH:ONE for Orchestra [First Symphony Project Commission] (World Premiere)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
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American Rhapsody - February 12, 13 & 14
February 12,13 & 14, 2022
Aram Demirjian, guest conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
WILLIAM GRANT STILL:Darker America
GEORGE GERSHWIN:Rhapsody in Blue
FLORENCE PRICE:Concerto in One Movement for Piano and Orchestra
AARON COPLAND:Appalachian Spring
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RACH & the Hollywood Sound - March 19, 20 & 21
March 19,20 & 21, 2022
Francesco Lecce-Chong
HILDUR GUŎNADÓTTIR:From the Other Place
NINO ROTA:Ballet Suite from La Strada [The Road]
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF:Symphony No. 1
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Valley of the Moon - May 7, 8 & 9
May 7,8 & 9, 2022
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Elina Vähälä, violin
JOHANN STRAUSS II:Overture to Die Fledermaus [The Bat]
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD :Violin Concerto
CLAUDE DEBUSSY:Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [after Mallarmé]
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY:Valley of the Moon for Orchestra (World Premiere)
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Special Event
Jurassic Park - In Concert - August 21
August 21, 2021
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Santa Rosa Symphony
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Visions of Hope - June 11, 12 & 13
June 11,12 & 13, 2022
Francesco Lecce-Chong
Mariachi Champaña Nevín
Rafael Jorge Negrete, baritone
Mónica Ábrego, soprano
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ :Danzón No. 2
ENRICO CHAPELA BARBA:Los Braceros [The Laborers] Cantata for Mariachi and Orchestra (World Premiere)
OTTORINO RESPIGHI:The Fountains of Rome
OTTORINO RESPIGHI:The Pines of Rome
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