Sacramento Philharmonic 2008/2009 Season

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Community Center Theater 2pm 

"Arias, Overtures and Arabesques" is an exciting collaborative effort between the SPO, the Sacramento Opera and Sacramento Ballet.  Favorite arias, symphonic works and ballet will be combined for an evening showcasing the three major Sacramento performing arts organizations.  The evening will feature Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky and more.

 Great Works Series

 

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Community Center Theatre 8pm

"Feel the Swing-New York to Rio" starts the "Great Works" 2008/2009 season with a Latin tempo and theme.  Maestro Morgan will conduct the Sacramento Philharmonic in a concert featuring Leonard Bernstein's  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. This evening will also include Bachiana Brasileira no. 5 for Voice and Eight Cellos by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos with soprano Marnie Breckenridge, Danzon no.2 by Mexican contempory composer Arturo Marquez, and the melorhythmic drama Feria Magica (Magic Fair) by 20th Century Spanish born composer Carlos Surinach.

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Community Center Theater 8pm

"Beethoven's Back!"  The evening will be highlighted by Symphony No.5 in C Minor, one of the most popular and well-known compositions in any music genre. Maestro Morgan and the orchestra will also perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Orchestra to Fidelio op.72 and Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Major op. 58.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Community Center Theater 8pm

"Cities of Light" is a musical tour of Paris, Vienna, and Leipzig.  This concert also features "Philharmonic Faces", presenting the talents of the orchestra's musicians in the role of soloist.  The concert features Felix Mendelssohn's largest orchestral work, Violin Concerto in E Minor op.64 with principal violinist Michele Yu as the featured soloist.  Great Works III also will spotlight principal oboist Tom Nugent as soloist for Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto in G Major.  The concert also includes two virtuosic pieces for orchestra, Jacques Ibert's Divertissement and Darius Milhaud's La creation du monde (The Creation of the World).

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Community Center Theater 8pm

The Sacramento Philharmonic is pleased to announce a World Premiere by Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck and his son Chris.  The SPO, in collaboration with the Stockton Symphony, Monterey Symphony, Temple University, and Carnegie Hall, has commissioned the Brubeck's to create a multimedia work that pays tribute to the cherished legacy of photographer Ansel Adams.  The project is part of the orchestra's ongoing California Compositions, recognizing composers, musicians and people who have contributed to the cultural and historical richness of the Golden State.  The concert concludes with the tone poem Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) by Richard Strauss.

Saturday, May 16th 2009

Community Center Theater 8pm 

The Sacramento Philharmonic is pleased to present "Leon Fleisher, Renaissance Man at 80."Concerto no.7 for Two Pianos (Fleisher and Kathy Jacobson) and Concerto for Piano no.12.  Other works to be announced. Mr. Fleisher's indomitable spirit is life affirming.  His musicality is legendary.  Pianist, conductor, teacher, and winner of the  2007 Kennedy Center Honors, Mr. Fleisher will share the stage and podium with Michael Morgan.  The concert will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto no.7 for Two Pianos (Fleisher and Kathy Jacobson-Fleisher) and Concerto for Piano no.12. Other concert works are to be announced.

Signature Series

 

Bach to Blues

"Bach to Blues" is a joyous celebration, spanning centuries of giving thanks.  Michael Morgan and members of the orchestra will present a program featuring the music of J.S. Bach and Gospel Songs.  Featured are the deeply reflective cantata, Ich Habe Genung (I Have Enough) and the Brandenburg Concerto no.6 in B Flat Major.  Oak Park's Paradise Baptist Church Choir will join Michael Morgan in this unique and fun concert to begin the holiday season.

 November 28, 2008

 Guild Theater, 8pm

November 29, 2008

 Magic Circle Theater, Roseville, 8pm

November 30, 2008

Temple Or Rishon, Orangevale, 3pm

 

American Stories

"American Stories" is told through the music of great composers, in collaboration with the UC Davis Theater Department.  Concerts are March 13,14, and 15, at 8pm.  It will feature the West Coast Premier of a work by trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis.  The concert will also include Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, a celebration of the American pioneers of the 1800's.  Originally a ballet created at the request of choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, Copland was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1945 for the work.  George Gershwin's Strike up the Band Suite was based on a book by George S. Kaufman.  It is a political satire that centers on a cheese tycoon who tries to maintain his monopoly on the American market by convincing the United States government to declare war on Switzerland.  As a musical, Strike up the Band closed after a single performance in Philadelphia in 1927.  The anti-war theme was softened for a 1930 Broadway run and by the time it was made into a movie in 1940 starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney it had no relation to the original stage production.  A Fiddler's Tale by Wynton Marsalis, text by Stanley Crouch, is inspired by the classic A Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinksy.  A Fiddler's Tale tells the story of a young musician who sells her soul to her record producer.  The only jazz artist ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for music, Wynton Marsalis' music continues to impact far beyond the core jazz and classical audiences.

Friday, March 13, 2008

Guild Theater, 8pm

Saturday, March 14, 2008

Magic Circle Theater, 8pm

Sunday, March 15, 2008

Temple Or Rishon, 3pm

Tickets

Season Subscriptions to both series and the Season Prelude can be ordered by calling the Sacramento Philharmonic at (916) 732-9045, or by downloading this form and faxing or mailing it to the Philharmonic Offices.  Our address and fax number can be found in the upper left corner of the Subscription Form. "Great Works" single tickets are available on August 18th, 2008 at www.tickets.com or by calling the Community Center Theater box office at (916) 264-5181 only.  Group tickets of ten or more can be purchased at a discount by calling the SPO office.  "Signature Series" tickets are $25 and go on sale August 18th, 2008 at the venues or call the Sacramento Philharmonic offices at (916) 732-9045

Guild Theater (Call SPO office)

Magic Circle Roseville Theater (916) 782-1777

Temple Or Rishon (Call SPO Office)                                    

To subscribe for  the 2008/2009 season call (916) 732-9045

Single tickets are available on August 18, 2008 through www.tickets.com or the Community Center Theater.