March - 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="420" 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 TARGET="_top">Mar</A>     <A HREF="april20-.htm" TARGET="_top">Apr</A>     <A HREF="may3.htm" TARGET="_top">May</A></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="202" 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="420" HEIGHT="36"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"><B>SKY ABOVE, SEA BELOW</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>Friday, March 15, 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" HREF="michael.htm">Michael Morgan</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A TARGET="_top">, </A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A TARGET="_top" HREF="bryan.htm">Bryan Nies</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A TARGET="_top">, </A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A TARGET="_top" HREF="morrow.htm">Lynne Morrow</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A TARGET="_top">, conductors</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><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="3" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><B>GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL</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"><I>Music for the Royal Fireworks</I> (1749) <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/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><B>Michael Morgan</B>, <I>conductor</I> </FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></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>BENJAMIN BRITTEN </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">Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from <I>Peter Grimes</I> (1945) <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"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>Bryan Nies</B>,<I> conductor</I> </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></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>GABRIEL FAURÉ</B> </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">Requiem (1888) </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">with <B>Carrie Hennessey</B>, <I>soprano</I>; <B>Zachary Gordin</B>,<I> baritone</I>; <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">and <B>Oakland Symphony Chorus</B> (Lynne Morrow, Music Director)<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><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Lynne Morrow</B>, <I>conductor </I></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"></FONT></FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="202" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="36"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3"><B><FONT COLOR="#660000"></FONT></B></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#660000">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><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Single tickets go on sale <BR>Tuesday, October 2.<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"><BR><B>Concert Sponsor:</B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/logos/belliinvest.jpg" ALT="Bell Investment Advisors" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="170" HEIGHT="89" BORDER="0" USEMAP="#map112uyuuu"> <MAP NAME="map112uyuuu"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="7,2,163,87" HREF="http://www.bellinvest.com" ALT="Bell Investment Advisors" TARGET="_top"> </MAP><BR></FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/201213/march-soloists.JPG" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" WIDTH="195" HEIGHT="396"><BR></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"><BR><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">In March, we welcome back several guest artists and conductors who helped make last seasons <I>Carmina Burana</I> such a success. Lynne Morrow and Bryan Nies will again share conducting duties with Maestro Morgan, and singers Carrie Hennessey and Zachary Gordin will return as soloists, in a program celebrating natures elements. </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">OEBS Assistant Conductor Bryan Nies will lead the Four Sea Interludes from Brittens first large-scale successful opera, <I>Peter Grimes</I>. These orchestral interludes, often performed as a stand-alone concert piece, move between outer landscape and inner psyche, reflecting the inner turmoil of the operas title character. </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">Faurés Requiem, which enjoyed great popularity even during the composers lifetime, differs in many ways from a traditional Requiem Mass. Rather than taking a sorrowful tone, this work is filled with the optimism of faith and eternal harmony with the universe. </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">Handels <I>Music for the Royal Fireworks </I>is a score of unparalleled instrumental splendor. Written at the behest of King George II to accompany a fireworks display in Londons Green Park, it celebrated the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1"><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>