April - Classical Music Series Concerts Oakland East Bay Symphony

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="711" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse"> <TR VALIGN="MIDDLE"> <TD WIDTH="28" HEIGHT="41" BGCOLOR="#F0ECD2" VALIGN="MIDDLE"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="407" HEIGHT="41" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT" BGCOLOR="#F0ECD2" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">2012-13 Season:   <A HREF="november9.htm" TARGET="_top">Nov</A>    <A HREF="january25.htm" TARGET="_top">Jan</A>     <A HREF="march15.htm" TARGET="_top">Mar</A>      Apr     <A HREF="may3.htm" TARGET="_top">May</A></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="215" HEIGHT="41" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="#F0ECD2"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="https://eastbayperformingarts.secure.force.com/signup" TARGET="_top">Sign up for our E-newsletter</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="28" HEIGHT="36" VALIGN="TOP">  <IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0">  </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="2" WIDTH="407" HEIGHT="36"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><B>NOTES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST</B></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"></FONT><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="4"><B>Saturday, April 20, 8pm</B></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN></B><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">Paramount Theatre, Oakland<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><BR><A TARGET="_top">Michael Morgan, Daniel Wachs, conductors</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-2"><B>Note: This concert will be held on a Saturday night so that it <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"> does not conflict with observance of the Sabbath.</B></FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT><BR></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1">Pre-concert talk by <A HREF="bailey.htm" TARGET="_top">John Kendall Bailey</A></FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">at 7:00pm.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><B></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><BR><B><FONT SIZE="2"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Program</FONT></B><FONT SIZE="3"></FONT></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" VSPACE="2"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>AVNER DORMAN</B> <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><I>Astrolatry </I>(2011) <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>Daniel Wachs</B>, <I>guest conductor </I><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>EDVARD GRIEG</B> <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Piano Concerto (1868) <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">with <B>Eliran Avni</B>, <I>piano</I> <BR><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>JOHN BISHARAT </B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Work tba <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>Daniel Wachs</B>, <I>guest conductor </I><BR><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>Other artists and works tba </B></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="215" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="36"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3"><B><FONT COLOR="#660000"></FONT></B></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#660000" SIZE="3">Renew your 2012-2013 Season Subscription or Buy New Subscription Today!</FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="subpage.htm" TARGET="_top"><B>Click Here</B></A></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/201213/Wachs,%20Daniel.jpg" ALT="Daniel Wachs" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="142"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/201213/Bisharat,%20John.jpg" BORDER="0" ALT="John Bisharat" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="139"><BR>Wachs<IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Bisharat<BR><BR><IMG SRC="../image/201213/dorman-avner-clr.JPG" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" ALT="Avner Dorman" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="142"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/201213/Avni,%20Eliran%202.jpg" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" ALT="Eliran Avni" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="142"><BR>Dorman<IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Avni<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><BR></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="28" HEIGHT="217"> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="622" HEIGHT="217"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"></SPAN></B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="3"><FONT SIZE="3"></FONT></FONT><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" VSPACE="8"></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">Our April concert continues our virtual world tour of music from other cultures and parts of the world with a visit to the Middle East. Israeli and Palestinian artists will join us for an evening of music that we hope will help inspire dialogue and understanding. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">Praised as a fresh, young voice worth following by <I>Gramophone Magazine</I>, Avner Dorman has quickly become one of Israels most successful composers whose works have been played by the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphony, among others. We'll play <I>Astrolatry</I>, a work inspired by the beauty and mystery of the cosmos. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">Palestinian-American composer John Bisharat grew up playing the piano, cello and bass, and studied film scoring at UCLA. Eclectic in his musical style, Bisharat has composed, arranged and conducted for film, television, radio and ballet as well as for the concert hall. We'll also give our first performance of Griegs Piano Concerto, featuring Israeli soloist Eliran Avni. Described as possessing ironclad technique as well as assurance and flexibility by <I>The New York Times</I>, Eliran Avni is an emerging force on the classical music scene.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><I>(Suitable for children 10 and over.)<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></I></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><I></I></B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>