April Concert - Oakland East Bay Symphony

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="../images/backgrounds/p12c04.gif"> <TABLE CELLPADDING="15" BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC"> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt"> <TD WIDTH="389" STYLE="width:291.85pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" ALIGN="center" STYLE="text-align:center"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">2006-07 Season:</FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> <A HREF="nov1.html">Nov</A> | <A HREF="jan1.html">Jan</A> | <A HREF="feb1.html">Feb</A> | <A HREF="mar1.html">Mar</A> | Apr | <A HREF="may1.html">May</A></SPAN></B></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="156" VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:121.5pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" ALIGN="center" STYLE="text-align:center"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12.0pt"> <SPAN STYLE="color:#FFFFCC">.</SPAN></SPAN></P> </TD> </TR> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="389" VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="4"><B>April 20, 2007</B></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial; color:navy"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> </SPAN></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Friday, 8:00pm, Pramount Theatre, Oakland</FONT><BR><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>RAVEL & BEETHOVEN</B></FONT><BR><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm">Michael Morgan, <I>Conductor</I></A></FONT></SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm"><I></I></A></FONT></SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm"><I><IMG SRC="../image/purchase_tickets_g.gif" ALT="Purchase Tickets to this Concert" BORDER="0" USEMAP="#map1" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="29"> <MAP NAME="map1"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="1,1,97,25" HREF="../apr-tix-master-click-thru.html" ALT="Purchase Tickets to this Concert" TARGET="_top"> </MAP></I></A></FONT></SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC">.</FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I></I></FONT></SPAN><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></P> <TABLE CLASS="MsoNormalTable" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="margin-left:16.45pt;background:#FFFFE1;border-collapse:collapse" BGCOLOR="#FFFFF0" WIDTH="350"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:243.35pt;padding:5.75pt 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:black">Pre-concert talk at 7:00pm by<BR> <A HREF="bailey.htm" TARGET="_top">John Kendall Bailey</A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:maroon"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-left:10.65pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:#993300"><A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel">Maurice Ravel</A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"><BR>     <B>Pavane (1899; orchestrated 1910)</B><SPAN STYLE="color:black"><BR> <BR> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="color:#993300"><A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Van_Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</A></SPAN><BR>     <B>Violin Concerto in D major (1806)<BR>    </B><FONT SIZE="-1">with Axel Strauss, <I>violin</I></FONT><SPAN STYLE="color:black"><BR> <BR> </SPAN><A TARGET="_top"><FONT COLOR="#993300">Andrew Norman</FONT></A><BR>     <B>River of Mercy<BR>    </B><FONT SIZE="-1">with Oakland Symphony Chorus <BR>    (World Premiere; Words and Music Project<BR>    funded by The James Irvine Foundation)</FONT></SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-left:10.65pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"></SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-left:10.65pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"><SPAN STYLE="color:#993300"><A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel">Maurice Ravel</A></SPAN><BR>     <B>Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 (1913)<BR>    </B>with Oakland Symphony Chorus</SPAN></P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Our April program begins and ends with works by the always delightful Ravel. Originally written for solo piano, <I>Pavane pour une Infante défunte</I> became so popular in the salons of Paris that Ravel orchestrated it in 1910. This deceptively simple piece follows the form of the Renaissance dance, the pavane. <BR><BR><I>Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2</I> is extracted from the ballet masterpiece commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballet Russe. It was inspired by the story of two young orphans raised by shepherds on a Greek island who fall in love, become separated when Chloe is abducted by pirates, and are eventually reunited. <BR><BR>German-born violinist Axel Strauss, now on the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, will shine in Beethoven's Violin Concerto, one of the most technically demanding pieces in the violin repertory. Both playful and majestic, this concerto is a showcase for a virtuoso performer. <BR><BR>Also on the program is the world premiere of a work for orchestra and chorus by local composer Andrew Norman. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="156" VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:121.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/join-email-small.PNG" BORDER="0" USEMAP="#map2" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="43"> <MAP NAME="map2"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="9,5,119,36" HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" ALT="Join our Email List" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP><BR><IMG SRC="../image/200607/strauss.PNG" ALT="Axel Strauss" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="165" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Axel Strauss</B>, <BR><I>violin</I></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/home_swish.gif" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0"></I></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I>"As a virtuoso, he played with a rich, warm tone straight from the heart." </I>Tuscaloosa News </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/home_swish.gif" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0"></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><I></I></P> </BODY>