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November 19 &
20, 2010 Friday & Saturday 8pm Season Opening with Narada Michael Walden and Special guest
Carlos Santana
 Michael Morgan,
Conductor
 We're excited to open our season with the first
composition for full orchestra by multi Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and
drummer Narada Michael Walden. Joining Narada for this piece - as well as
performing on his own -- will be one of the greatest guitarists of all time,
the legendary Carlos Santana. Program | Prices |
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January 28, 2011
Friday 8pm Brahms Requiem
 Michael Morgan, Conductor
 A
German Requiem may be the most comforting, hopeful requiem ever written.Drawing
on Martin Luther's German vernacular translation of the Bible, Brahms selected
portions of the text that seek to bring solace to the living who must learn to
deal with death. Program |
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February 25 &
27, 2011 Friday 8pm & Sunday 2pm The
Planets and Stars
 Michael Morgan,
Conductor (except where otherwise
noted)
Our February concert is really going to be out of this
world! Internationally renowned jazz violinist (and MacArthur "genius grant"
recipient) Regina Carter will be featured on the new Violin Concerto written
expressly for her by GrammyAward- winning composer and jazz pianist Billy
Childs. Program |
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March 18, 2011
Friday 8pm More Notes
from Persia

 Michael Morgan, Conductor
 In
March 2008, we celebrated Persian New Year with a concert featuring music and
artists from this part of the world, along with brilliant works from the
Western classical tradition. The concert was so well-received we've decided to
return to Persia this season, once again in time to celebrate Persian New Year
("Nowruz"). Program |
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April 15, 2011
Friday 8pm The Height
of Romanticism
 Michael Morgan,
Conductor
 Our April concert pairs two highly romantic works
from different eras and regions: Tchaikovsky's turbulent Symphony No. 4 and the
Suite from Vertigo by famous film composer Bernard Hermann. Best known for his
collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, Hermann scored nearly
every Hitchcock film. Program |
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May 13, 2011
Friday 8:00pm
 American Masterworks
Series
 Michael Morgan, Conductor
 For our
fourth presentation in the American Masterworks Series, we'll present a concert
version of Street Scene, Kurt Weill's extra ordinary musical theater
piece which received the first Tony Award for Best Original Score. Program |
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