Good Times Over a Ground (Bass): YPCO – Santa Rosa Symphony Good Times Over a Ground (Bass): YPCO – Santa Rosa Symphony

Good Times Over a Ground (Bass): YPCO

Name: Good Times Over a Ground (Bass): YPCO
Start: 2024-07-30T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-07-30T17:00:00-07:00

A good groove is the floor of a danceable or funky song, and has been so since at least the 17th century. Young People’s Chamber Orchestra (YPCO) performs “ground basses” — a turn with a repeated bass line, such as a Chaconne or a Passacaglia —going as far back as Henry Purcell in Restoration era England, with a stop at the Bach household, and all the way to Chic’s 1977 genre shattering groove, “Good Times,” which helped to usher in the popularity of rap and hip-hop. After that, we’ll explore bells and Eastern European Minimalism, with works by Mozart as well as living composers Arvo Pärt and his follower Peteris Vasks.

Phoenix Theater, Petaluma

Youth Ensemble

Santa Rosa Symphony Young People's Chamber Orchestra, director Aaron Westman, Good Times Over a Ground (Bass)

Artists

Young People's Chamber Orchestra Youth Ensemble

Aaron Westman YPCO, Music Director

Performances

Tickets are sold through the Phoenix Theater. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance online. If you will be paying at the door we recommend using cash for the quickest box office experience.

Repertoire subject to change

About Young People’s Chamber Orchestra

Currently under the direction of Aaron Westman, the Young People’s Chamber Orchestra (YPCO) is a string orchestra working without a conductor. Is designed to take accomplished young string players and mold them into high-functioning musicians with a complete attentiveness to detail and to each other within the context of the music. The director trains the musicians to interact and collaborate on high-level music-making and nuanced performance.

Ticket Information

Pre-concert
$15/adult, $5/youth

At the Door
$20/adult, $10/youth

Please note: the pre-concert price is valid until 11 AM of the Friday preceding the concert. After that, tickets can only be purchased at the door.

Ticket fees apply.
Tickets are sold through the Phoenix Theater.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions from the following:

Young People’s Chamber Orchestra is sponsored by Garth Bixler

Programs, dates, artists, and prices are subject to change without notice. Tickets are nonrefundable and subject to availability.

Banner photo by Susan & Neil Silverman Photography