Livermore-Amador Symphony
February 20, 2016
Color and Romance
Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Prelude talk from 7–7:30 p.m.
Concert begins at 8 p.m.
Element 116 will entertain in the lobby during intermmission.
Bankhead Theater
2400 First Street, Livermore, California
Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
Saint-Saëns: Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Opus 107 (1st movement)
Jiho Choi, soloist and winner,
2015–2016 Competition for Young Musicians
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35 (1st movement)
Dong Hui (Tony) Kim, soloist and winner,
2015–2016 Competition for Young Musicians
Read the concert program booklet, including program notes (524K pdf).
Listen to the prelude talk by Lara Webber, with the student soloists (25MB mp3 file).
Just as painters use color, texture, light, and shadow, composer Christopher Theofanidis creates vivid musical imagery with lyrical melodies and brilliant orchestration in his triumphant work “Rainbow Body.” The winners of our 2015–2016 Competition for Young Musicians are featured in this concert full of exciting contrasts: Buckle your seat belt for Saint-Saëns’ wild “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah. In the lobby during intermission, hear Element 116, the jazz band led by Matt Finders. And enjoy the warmth of Brahms’ ingenious Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn.
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