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California Orchestras: December 2016 Concert Listings
As part of ACSO's year-round programs and services, the Association of California Symphony Orchestras offers a monthly summary of orchestra performances in California. The information listed below represents concerts presented by current member organizations and is subject to change. For information on becoming an individual or organizational member please call us at (916) 484-6744 or visit us at
www.acso.org/members-donors/.
The deadline to be included in the
January calendar listings is
December 15.
In December, California Orchestras have 1 U.S. Premiere & 1 West Coast Premiere.
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Thursday, December 1, at 7 PM
Friday, December 2, at 7:30 PM
Saturday December 3, at 7 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 4 PM
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Bruce Lamott, chorale director
Yulia van Doren
Thomas Cooley
Philharmonia Chorale
Handel: Joshua
12/1: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
12/2: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
12/3: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana St., Berkeley
12/4: Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette
(415) 392-4400
Friday, December 2, at 8 PM
Saturday, December 3, at 8 PM
Eureka Symphony
Carol Jacobson, conductor
Terrie Baune, violin
Eureka Symphony Chorus & soloists
Narrator Alex Gellner
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "Il riposo per il Santissimo natale" in E-Major
Bach: Cantata BWV 191 Gloria in excelsis Deo
Blake: The Snowman
Kibbe: The 12 Days of Christmas
Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Eureka
(707) 845-3655
www.eurekasymphony.org
Friday, December 2, at 8 PM
Saturday, December 3, at 2 PM
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Murray
, conductor
James Torme
, vocalist
MSO Chorus; Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr
.
, chorus director
Holiday Pops!
Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto
(209) 338-2100
Friday, December 2, at 7 PM
Saturday, December 3, at 2 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 3 PM
Westmont College Orchestra
Dr. Michael Shasberger, conductor
Works by Goeller, Gary Fry, and Mozart
First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave., Santa Barbara
(805)-565-6040
Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 2 PM
Folsom Lake Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Alexandra Schenk, mezzo-soprano
American River College Concert Choir & Chamber Singers; Ralph Hughes, director
Selections from The Messiah, Chichester Psalms, The Nutcracker, Die Fledermaus, traditional carols, singalong favorites and more
Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Pkwy., Folsom
Saturday December 3, at 7:30 PM
Fresno Philharmonic
Andy Einhorn, conductor
Heidi Blickenstaff, vocals
Home for the Holidays
William Saroyan Theatre,
700 M St,, Fresno
(559) 261-0600
Saturday, December 3, at 2 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 2 PM
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Donato Cabrera, conductor
Rita Moreno, narrator
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Strauss: Radetzky March, Opus 228
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Opus 67
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts,
361 Symphony Park, Las Vegas
Saturday, December 3, at 3 PM
Livermore-Amador Symphony
Family Concert: Selections from evening program and holiday music
Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore, California
(925) 373-6800
Saturday, December 3, at 8:15 PM
Livermore-Amador Symphony
Lara Webber, conductor
Emily Helenbrook, soprano
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St., Livermore
(925) 373-6800
Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 PM
Nova Vista Symphony
Anthony Quartuccio, conductor
Vivace Youth Chorus
Tchaikovsky: Selections from the Nutcracker
Church of the Ascension, 12033 Miller Ave., Saratoga
(408) 624-1492
Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 4 PM
Marin Symphony
Holiday Choral Concerts by Candlelight
Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus;
Stephen McKersie, director
Church of Saint Raphael,
1104 5th Ave., San Rafael
(415) 479-8100
Saturday, December 3, at 7:00 PM
Sunday December 4, at 3:00 PM
Orange County Women's Chorus
Eliza Rubenstein, conductor
M. Haydn: Vesperae pro Festo Sancti Innocentium
Works by Kirke Mechem, Ysaye Barnwell, John Tavener, Cecile Chaminade, and more
12/3: St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church,
18631 Chapel Ln., Huntington Beach
12/4: St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills RD., Newport Beach
(949) 451-8590
www.ocwomenschorus.org
Saturday, December 3, at 3 PM
Santa Monica Symphony
Guido Lamell, conductor
Andrew Shulman, cello
Michael Beaver, violin
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor
Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School, 600 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 395-6330
Saturday, December 3, at 8 PM
Sunday, December 4, at 3 PM
Monday, Deceber 5, at 8 PM
Santa Rosa Symphony
Bruno Ferrandis
Jenni Samuelson, soprano: Christopher Bengochea, tenor; Philip Skinner, baritone
SSU Symphonic Choir
Augusta Read Thomas: Prayer Bells for Orchestra
Elgar: Enigma Variations for Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: The Bells (choral symphony); V
ocalise in E minor
Green Music Center,
1801 E Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park
(707) 546-8742
Sunday, December 4, at 7 PM
Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra
Bill Benson, conductor
Michael Armstrong, assistant conductor
Holiday Classics
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library,
40 Presidential Dr., Simi Valley
Tickets sold through the Reagan Foundation
www.reaganfoundation.org
Tuesday, December 6, at 7:30 PM
Auburn Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Handel: Messiah Sing-Along
Placer High School Auditorium, 123 Agard St., Auburn
(530) 823-6683
Thursday, December 8, at 8 PM
Berkeley Symphony
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Shai Wosner, piano
James MacMillan: Symphony No. 4
(WEST COAST PREMIERE)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
(510) 841-2800 x1
Thursday, December 8, at 7:30 PM
Monterey Symphony Chamber Players
Michael Peterson, Harpsichord; Dawn Walker, Flute;
Christina
Mok & Jessica Poll,
Violin;
Chad
Kaltinger,
Viola; I
saac Pastor-
Chermak,
Cello;
Bruce Moyer, bass
Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" (arr. for String Quartet)
Piazzolla:
Tangos for Violin and Double Bass
Leclair:
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in D Major, Op. 9, No. 3
Ibert:
Deux Interludes for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord
Christmas Carol Selections from the Hampton String Quartet's
What if Mozart wrote, 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Let it Snow
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major
All Saints' Episcopal Church,
Dolores St & 9th Ave.
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Carmel
(831) 646-8511
Friday, December 9, at 8 PM
Saturday, December 10, at 8 PM
The Chapman Orchestra
Chapman University Choirs
Steven Coker, Chelsea Dehn, David Scott, Jason Liebson, conductors
J. Vogel: Wassail Overture
Respighi: "Adoration of the Magi" from Trittico botticelliano
Musco Center for the Arts: One University Dr. Chapman University, Orange
(844) 626-8726
Saturday, December 10, at 7:30 PM
Fremont Symphony Orchestra
Brent Peterson, organ
Golden Gate Brass Quintet
Carole's Carolers
J. S. Bach: "In Dulci Jubilo"
Gabrielli: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Nutcracker
Martin & Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
raditional: "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" (jazz version)
First United Methodist Church,
2950 Washington Blvd., Fremont
Saturday, December 10, at 8 PM
Long Beach Symphony
Larry Blank, conductor
Ana Gasteyer, vocals
A Broadway Holiday
Long Beach Arena,
300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
562) 436-3203
Saturday, December 10, at 3 PM
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor
Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra;
Christopher Russell, conductor
Jacob Vogel: Wassail Overture
Bernstein: Suite from Candide
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa
(714) 556-2787
Saturday, December 10, at 6 PM
Sunday, December 11, at 2:30 PM
Stockton Symphony
Victor Vanacore, guest conductor
C.J. Emmons, tenor
Victor Vanacore, piano
Dustin Morgan, bass
Victor Vanacore III, drums
Appelusa McGlynn, Ryan Allen Carrillo, pro roller skaters
Stockton Master Chorale: Bruce Southard, director
Holiday favorites
Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 951-0196
Saturday, December 10, at 7 PM
Sunday, December 11, at 2 PM
Symphony Irvine
Loma Linda
Campus Hill Sanctuary Choir
Dean Anderson, conductor
Handel: The Messiah, part 1; Hallelujah Chorus
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
12/10: Saint John of God Church,13819 South Pioneer Blvd., Norwalk
12/11: Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine
(310) 617-4999
Saturday, December 10, at 3 PM & 7:30 PM
Tulare County Symphony
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Brandon Pasion, soloist
Holiday Pops
Visalia Fox Theatre, 308 W Main St., Visalia
(559) 732-8600
Sunday, December 11, at 2:30 PM
El Camino Youth Symphony
Dr. Jindong Cai, conductor
Erica Nagase, flute
Arthur Oung, cello
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Oklahoma!; The King & I
Webber:
Selections from the Phantom of the Opera;
Memory" from Cats
Lerner & Loewe: My Fair Lady
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose
Sunday, December 11, at 4 PM
Oakland Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus, Linda Tillery, and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir among others
Motown Classic, Gospel, and music from the 60s and 70s
Sunday, December 11, at 4 PM
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Maria Sanderson, violin
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bizet: Carmen Suite
Liszt: Mazeppa
Lalo: Namouna Suite
Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall, 2770 E International, Fresno
(559) 275-6694
Monday, December 12, at 7:30 PM
Southern California Philharmonic
Branden Muresan, conductor
Holiday Pops
Corona del Mar High School Theater,
2101 Eastbluff, Newport Beach
Tuesday, December 13, at 7:00 PM
Marin Symphony
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Marin Symphony Chorus; Stephen McKersie, director
Marin Symphony Children's Chorus; Debra Chambliss, director
Holiday Pops Concert
Marin Center Veterans' Memorial Auditorium,
3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael
(415) 479-8100
Tuesday, December 13, at 7:30 PM
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Heiichiro Ohyama, Conductor
Purcell: Chaconne in G minor
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in G minor, RV 578;
Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 'L'inverno' ("Winter");
Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, RV 522
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor, 'Christmas Concerto' Op. 6 No. 8
All Saints-by-the-Sea; 83 Eucalyptus Ln., Santa Barbara
(805) 966-2441
Friday, December 16, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 17, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 18, at 4 PM
North State Symphony
Scott Seaton, conductor
Red Bluff Masterworks Chorale: Steve Ackley, Director
Sacred and popular Christmas music
12/16: State Theatre, 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff, CA
12/17: St. John's Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Street, Chico
12/18: All Saints Episcopal Church, 2150 Benton Drive, Redding
(530) 898-6333
Friday, December 16, at 7 PM
Saturday, December 17, at 7 PM
The Susanville Symphony
Benjamin J. Wade, conductor
Deb Sokol, soloist
B. Wade: We Three Kings
J. Williams: Home Alone
A. Reed: Russian Christmas Music
Assembly of God Church, Richmond Rd., Susanville
Saturday, December 17, at 8 PM
Kensington Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Gallegos, conductor
Eliane Lust, piano
de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El amor Brujo
Carmichael: Concierto Folklorico for Piano and Strings (U.S PREMIERE)
Ginastera: Idilio Crepuscular
Gould: Latin American Symphonette
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington
(415) 794-1269
Saturday, December 17, at 7 PM
Sunday, December 18, at 2 PM
Palomar Symphony Orchestra
Palomar Contemporary Dance Ensemble
Ballet
Ellen Weller, conductor
Molly Faulkner, choreographer
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty
Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from the Firebird
Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
Coates: Four Centuries Suite
Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College, 1150 W. Mission Rd. San Marcos
(760) 744-1150 x 2453
Saturday, December 17, at 4 PM & 7 PM
Pasadena Symphony
Grant Cooper, conductor
Valarie Pettiford, vocalist
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Donals Brinegar Singers
LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble
All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena
Saturday, December 17, at 7:30 PM
San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
Frank Paul Fetta, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9,
Biegel: Hanukah Fantasy
Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker
Gould: Serenade of Carols
Berlin: White Christmas
California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 4th St., San Bernardino
(909) 381-5388
Saturday, December 17, at 8 PM
Sunday, December 18, at 7 PM
San José Chamber Orchestra
Barbara Day Turner and Daniel Hughes, conductors
The Choral Project
Winter's Gifts: Home
12/17: First Presbyterian Church,
1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto
12/18: Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
408) 295-4416
Saturday, December 17, at 2 PM & 7 PM
Symphony Irvine
Anaheim Ballet: Sarma Rosenberg, artistic director
Dean Khomik Anderson, conductor
Sebastiano De Filippi, guest conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
City National Grove of Anaheim,
2200 East Katella Ave., Anaheim
(714) 712-2700
Tuesday, December 20, at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, December 21, at 4 PM
California Symphony
Donato Cabrera, music director
Rita Moreno, narrator
Kevin Beavers: Bright Sky
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Nutcracker Suite
J. Strauss, Sr.: Radetzsky March
Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf
Various: Audience Sing-Along
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469
Tuesday, December 20, at 8 PM
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., conductor
MSO Chorus: Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., chorus director
Candy's Choristers: Candy Chamberlain, director
Johansen High School Valkyrie Voices: Jennifer Perier-Champeaux, director
Opus Handbell Ensemble: Richard Colla, director
Holiday Candlelight Concert
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
, 1200 Maze Blvd., Modesto
(209) 338-2100
Friday, December 30, at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 31, at 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 1, at 3 PM
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Robert Schwartz, piano
Brad Walker, bass
Michel Taddei, double bass
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 ("Prague")
Mozart: Per questa bella mano; P
iano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
12/30: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
12/31: Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
Saturday, December 31, at 6 PM
North State Symphony
Scott Seaton, conductor
James Flora, tenor
Olga Perez Flora, mezzo-soprano
Hyperion Knight, piano
New Year's Gala
Redding Civic Auditorium
(530) 243-8877
Saturday, December 31, at 8:30 PM
Santa Barbara Symphony
Bob Bernhardt, guest conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie
Granada Theatre,
1214 State St, Santa Barbara,
www.thesymphony.org
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For the schedules of:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
www.laphil.org
Pacific Symphony
www.pacificsymphony.org
San Diego Symphony
www.sandiegosymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony
www.sfsymphony.org
If your organization would like to be included in future listings, please e-mail your concert information to office@acso.org in the following format:
Day of week, Month, Date and Concert Time (a.m. or p.m.)
Name of Organization
conductor
soloist(s) (instrument)
Repertoire Summary (e.g., Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67)
Concert Location, Address, City
Telephone number for ticket information (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Website
Disclaimer: the entries in this document are given to us by the organization and ACSO claims no responsibility for their accuracy.
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