Free San Francisco Chamber Orchestra & Violin Concert | Palo Alto

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Free San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Concerts

Founded in 1953, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra has remained an active voice in the Bay Area music community, presenting free concerts with an ensemble of the region’s top professional musicians.

The rollout of an exciting new concert format, Maestro Ben Simon becomes your host for a 90-minute, no intermission podcast. Think of it as a cross between Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me and From the Top with games, prizes, Ben’s famous trivia quiz, and of course, great music.

Featuring a host of SFCO All-Stars, this engaging program will feature variations on familiar themes by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and more. With special guest Anthony Lane, luthier.

Free admission. Members entry one hour before. General audience entry 15 minutes before. Recommended for middle school-age and up.

Mozart 12 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman” K.265

• Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Haydn String Quartet in C Major, op. 76 no.3 (“Emperor”)

• Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra string quartet
• Second movement, Poco adagio; cantabile

Schubert Die Forelle (“The Trout”)

• Ann Moss, soprano
• Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”)

• Fourth movement: Tema con variazione (Andantino)

Heidrich Happy Birthday Variations

Thursday, January 1, 2015
New Year's Day | Free San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Concerts

2015 End of the Year Concert features:

• W. A. Mozart Overture to Così fan tutte, K. 588
• Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Classical,” Op. 25
• Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Benjamin Simon, conductor; Stephen Waarts, violin This set of performances is presented in loving memory of Edgar Braun, with generous support by an anonymous donor.

Wed, Dec 31 8pm
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

Thu, Jan 1 3pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

Fri, Jan 2 8pm
Calvary Presbyterian Church
2515 Fillmore St, San Francisco

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