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FRIDAY, MAY 16 & SUNDAY, MAY 18 (Matinee)
American Masterworks Series: Follies

Michael Morgan, Artistic Director & Conductor

For our second offering in the American Masterworks Series,
we'll present a concert hall staging of Follies, by legendary
composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Program  | Prices


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FOLLIES
Original theatrical poster courtesy of David Edward Byrd
 
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  November 14, 2008
Opening Night

Michael Morgan,
Conductor

Opening Night will sizzle, with explorations of love and lust taking center stage. The orchestra will give its first performance of the famous suites from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet.
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Eisa Davis
Manoel Felciano
January 23, 2009
Michael Morgan,
Conductor

We're delighted to bring international cello sensation Maya Beiser to the stage of the Paramount, to perform a concerto written for her by local composer Nolan Gasser.
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Maya Beiser
  February 27, 2009
Michael Morgan,
Conductor

Our February concert features classic works of enduring popularity by Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and provides a showcase for talented young artists in our community.
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Oakland Youth ORchestra   March 20, 2009
Michael Morgan,
Conductor

Two passionate, stormy works from different centuries share the bill in March, presenting 18th and 19th century visions of tension and conflict.
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Oakland Symphony Chorus
  APRIL 17, 2009
Michael Morgan,
Conductor

Our April concert pairs two composers who were revolutionaries in their time, and who changed the course of music forever.
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Sarah Beuchner   May 15, 2009
American Masterworks

Michael Morgan,
Conductor

For our season finale and the third presentation in the American Masterworks Series, we'll present a concert version of the groundbreaking musical, Show Boat.
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Julie Adams
Ben Jones
           
 

Magnum Opus:
2007-2008 is the fifth season of the Magnum Opus project, one of the largest commissioning projects of new symphonic works in the U.S. Sponsored by Kathryn Gould through Meet the Composer, Inc., it grants the Santa Rosa, Marin and Oakland East Bay symphonies to jointly commission, premiere and give repeat performances of nine new works by American composers over five years.
Magnum Opus Commissioning Initiative

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