May - Classical Music Series

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="528" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse"> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt"> <TD STYLE="width:291.85pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC" WIDTH="365"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="text-align:center"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">2007-08 Season:</FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> Nov | <A HREF="january.htm" TARGET="_top">Jan</A> | <A HREF="february.htm" TARGET="_top">Feb</A> | <A>Mar</A> | <A>Apr</A> | <A>May</A></SPAN></B></FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="185" VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:117.0pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" ALIGN="center" STYLE="text-align:center"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12.0pt;color:#FFFFCC">.</SPAN></P> </TD> </TR> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="365"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><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"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="4"><B><BR>May 16, 2007</B></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Friday, 8:00pm, Paramount Theatre, Oakland<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></SPAN><FONT COLOR="#000000"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:navy"><BR> <B><FONT COLOR="#000000">AMERICAN MASTERWORKS SERIES</FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm">Michael Morgan,<I> Conductor</I></A></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:red"><B><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"></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><I>FOLLIES</I> (1971<BR></B><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Book by <B>James Goldman<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B>Music and Lyrics by <B>Stephen Sondheim<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B>with<B><BR></B><I><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></I><B>Frederica von Stade</B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B>Tami Dahbura<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B>and other artists tba<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><B></B></FONT><B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/home_swish.gif" WIDTH="345" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><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></B></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">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 (whose other stage classics include <I>Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods</I> and <I>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</I>). <BR><BR>Set in a theatre scheduled for demolition during a reunion of the fictional musical revue, the <I>Weismann Follies</I>, Sondheim's musical captures the memories and heartaches of a bygone era. Much of the drama centers around the relationships of two married couples attending the reunion, both of whom are wondering about the choices they've made and the courses their lives have taken. The other long-retired showgirls also relive their careers through songs from the old Follies, sometimes accompanied by the ghosts of their former selves. <BR><BR>Local favorite Frederica von Stade will make a special appearance to sing the show-stopping number <I>I'm Still Here</I>. Our concert version will include all of the popular songs, including <I>Broadway Baby, Losing My Mind</I> and <I>Could I Leave You?</I></FONT><BR></P></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:117.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="185"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/join-email-small.PNG" BORDER="0" USEMAP="#map2" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="43"><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>