Event Name:
The Suite Sounds of the California Symphony
Description
The California Symphony presents some of greatest works in the symphonic repertoire created for opera, ballet and musical theater. Bizet’s Carmen Suite Copland’s Rodeo Suite Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez For Guitar and Orchestra with Roberto Granados Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite No. 1 Sondheim’s Gypsy: Suite for Orchestra Bernstein’s Suite from West Side Story Wendel’s Viva Puccini! – Suite for Orchestra Rodgers’ Richard Rodgers Suite Webber’s Phantom of the Opera Suite The California Symphony presents some of greatest works in the symphonic repertoire created for opera, ballet and musical theater. Join us in experiencing again these beloved masterpieces by some of the most innovative composers of their day. And discover for yourself why each was profoundly influential for its time – from Bizet’s Carmen, the first to introduce stark realism to traditional opéra comique; to Copland’s Rodeo in collaboration with choreographer Agnes de Mille, inspiring the emergence of American Ballet; and Bernstein’s West Side Story, marking a turning point in American musical theatre. Maestro Barry Jekowsky will also introduce an emerging talent, eleven-year-old classical guitarist Roberto Granados of Hayward, who had the honor of performing for President Obama before he took office.
Event Date:
01-23-11
Event Time:
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST
Location:
Lesher Center for the Arts, Hofmann Theatre
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Contact Person:
Deborah Bandy
(phone: 925-280-2490)
Details:
Ticket prices: $64, $54, $44, $20 student

Tickets
Lesher Center for the Arts
925-943-SHOW (7469)
Tuesday-Sunday, 12-6 p.m.Links:
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