May Concert - OEBS Classical Music Series

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFDD"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="29" HEIGHT="33" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="337" HEIGHT="33" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"><FONT FACE="Arial"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>2009-10 Season:</B> <A HREF="november13.htm" TARGET="_top">Nov</A> | <A HREF="january22.htm" TARGET="_top">Jan</A> | <A HREF="february26.htm" TARGET="_top">Feb</A> | <A HREF="march19-21.htm" TARGET="_top">Mar</A> | <A HREF="april16.htm" TARGET="_top">Apr</A> | May</FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="228" HEIGHT="33" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">             <A HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" TARGET="_top">Sign up for our <B>E-newsletter</B></A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="29"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="337" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="+1"><FONT SIZE="3"><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>ODE TO JOY</B> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm"><FONT SIZE="-1">Michael Morgan,<I> Conductor</I></FONT></A></FONT></SPAN><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="4">May 14, 2010</FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE="-1">Friday, 8:00pm, Paramount Theatre, Oakland <MAP NAME="map1"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3,3,97,27" HREF="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C003E82E1C0BD42?artistid=806636&majorcatid=1" ALT="Buy Tickets On-line Thruogh Ticketmaster" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP> <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="+1">May 16, 2010 <I><FONT COLOR="#CC0000" SIZE="3"><B>New ~ Matinee!</B></FONT></I></FONT><BR>Sunday, 2:00pm<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT COLOR="#990000"><FONT COLOR="#660000"><B></B><FONT COLOR="#990000">Single Tickets go on Sale October 1</FONT></FONT><BR><B><A HREF="http://www.oebs.org/page/subpage.htm" TARGET="_top">Click Here</A></B> to Subscribe Now and Save</FONT>.<BR> <MAP NAME="map1"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3,3,97,27" HREF="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C003E82E1C0BD42?artistid=806636&majorcatid=1" ALT="Buy Tickets On-line Thruogh Ticketmaster" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="330" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>Pre-concert talk by <A HREF="bailey.htm" TARGET="_top">John Kendall Bailey</A></FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:red"><B><BR></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B>Program<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"><BR>Jake Heggie </B>- <I>The Deepest Desire:</I><BR><I>Four Meditations on Love (2002)</I><B><BR></B><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">with <B>Layna Chianakas</B>, <I>mezzo-soprano<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0"></I></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><BR><B> Ludwig Van Beethoven<BR></B>Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (1824)<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="2" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">with<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="2" BORDER="0"><BR><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Kristin Clayton</B>, <I>soprano</I><FONT COLOR="#505050"></FONT><BR><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Layna Chianakas</B>, <I>mezzo-soprano</I><BR><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Adam Flowers</B>, <I>tenor</I> <BR><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Bojan Knezevic, </B><I>baritone</I><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">and <BR><B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Oakland Symphony Chorus</B> <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="8" BORDER="0">Lynne Morrow, <I>Music Director</I><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="330" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR> <MAP NAME="map2"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="11,4,101,29" HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP> <MAP NAME="map2"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="33,52,101,78" HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" ALT="Join our Email List" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Well conclude our season with one of the greatest masterpieces and most universally inspiring works in the classical repertoire: Beethovens Ninth Symphony. This glorious work stands apart from nearly every other symphony by virtue of its hopeful message of unity and brotherhood and unique use of the human voice. The grand choral finale, Ode to Joy, has come to symbolize the hopes and dreams of humankind, and the possibility of peace among nations. Its humanistic message has been welcomed far and wide, from Japan (where New Years sing-along performances are as popular as our Messiahs) to Berlin (where Leonard Bernstein conducted a worldwide broadcast soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall) to various openings of the Olympics.<BR><BR>Beethoven's monumental work will be preceded by a deeply moving song cycle by one of today's most important living composers, Jake Heggie. Based on the poetry of Sister Helen Prejean, the nun and spiritual advisor from Dead Man Walking, <I>The Deepest Desire</I> is a perfect pairing with the glorious Ninth Symphony of Beethoven<BR><BR>When we last performed Beethovens Ninth Symphony in 1999, it sold out in advance, so renew now to guarantee your seats for this spectacular event!.<BR><BR><I><B><FONT SIZE="2">(Suitable for children 10 and over.)</FONT></B></I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="228" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-2"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Concert Sponsor</FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="3" 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"><IMG SRC="../image/logos/Bell_Logo_Orig_Red_Sm%20copy.jpg" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="79" BORDER="0" ALT="Bell Investment Advisors, Inc." 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TARGET="_top"> </MAP><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><FONT COLOR="#505050"><FONT SIZE="-2"></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><FONT COLOR="#505050"><FONT SIZE="-2"><IMG SRC="../image/windows_media_player_logo.JPG" WIDTH="23" HEIGHT="23" BORDER="0" HSPACE="2" USEMAP="#map32"> <MAP NAME="map32"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="0,1,23,23" HREF="../image/mp3/Finale.mp3" ALT="Audio Podcast - May Finale" TARGET="_top"> </MAP><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Audio Podcast</B> of <BR>Michael Morgan about <BR>this concert<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="225" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="125" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="115" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial" COLOR="#323232"><I>Kristin Clayton,<BR>soprano</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="100" ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/200910/clayton.JPG" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="118" BORDER="0" ALT="Kristin Clayton"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="4" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="225" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="90" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT" HEIGHT="134"><IMG SRC="../image/200910/haddad.JPG" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="118" BORDER="0" ALT="Layna Chianakas Haddad"></TD> <TD WIDTH="127" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT" HEIGHT="134"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-2" COLOR="#505050"><I><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="110" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR>"Layna Chianakas was an audience favorite, singing with a strong, cutting voice and projecting real pathos into the character."</I> <BR>~ Boston Globe</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="-2"><FONT COLOR="#505050"></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="225" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="112" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-2"><I><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="115" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR>"Flowers' tenor voice is <BR>remarkable in its expressive nuances and fluidity. And it doesn't hurt, either, that he is a good-looking guy loaded with acting talent." <BR>~ </I>Oakland Tribune</FONT> </TD> <TD WIDTH="97" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><IMG SRC="../image/200910/flowers.JPG" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="118" BORDER="0" ALIGN="TOP" ALT="Adam Flowers"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="225" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="96" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/200910/knezevic.JPG" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="118" BORDER="0" ALIGN="TOP" ALT="Bojan Knezevic"></TD> <TD WIDTH="130" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="7" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="115" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial" COLOR="#323232"><I>Bojan Knezevic, <BR>baritone</I></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><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"><BR></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><I></I></P> </BODY>