2006-2007
16^th Season Program

1 SUMMER SENSATIONS
Sunday August 27, 2006 7 p.m.

Introduction and Fandango   Luigi Boccherini

Partita for Piano and Strings Opus 20   Vitezslava Kapralova

Selections from PORGY AND BESS   George Gershwin, arr. for strings by William Zinn

Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Summer gives way to joyous melody and artistry, with pianist sensation Sara Davis Buechner making her SJCO debut in this intriguing early 20^th century work by Czech composer/conductor Kapralova.

2 AUTUMN INTROSPECTION
Sunday, October 22, 2006 7 p.m

Traces: A Mourning Music   Larry Delinger

Clarinet Concerto   Gerald Finzi

Eli, Eli   Jonathan Berger

Sinfonia for strings Opus 110A “to the victims of fascism and war”   Dmitri Shostakovich

Gareth Davis, clarinet
Commemorative works, including renowned theatre composer Delinger’s world premiere, provoke thoughtful intropection. The Sinfonia, a string orchestra setting of the 8^th string quartet, stands as an appropriate tribute to the Shostakovich centennial. Expert clarinetist Gareth Davis, a specialist in contemporary English works, brings to SJCO a definitive rendering of Finzi’s charming concerto.

3 WINTER'S GIFTS with the CHORAL PROJECT
December 8/9/10

Allison Charney, soprano

Katrina Swift, girl soprano

Jordan Charney, narrator

This year’s collaboration with THE CHORAL PROJECT, under the direction of Daniel Hughes, features the world premiere of a major new work: The Songbird and the Eagle, based on a traditional Buddhist Jakata Tale. With music by Kim D. Sherman and text by Rick Davis, explores the theme of the possibility of peace in the world being attained through the small actions of each individual.
The Songbird and the Eagle has been commissioned by The San José Chamber Orchestra in conjunction with the aubrey’s END foundation.
The program also features Christmas Day by Gustav Holst and Dona nobis pacem by Vaughan Williams with soprano Sandra Rubalcava and baritone Joseph Wright.

Friday, 12/8 at Mission Santa Clara 8:00 PM

Saturday, 12/ 9 at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, 8:00 PM

Sunday, 12/ 10 at St. Benedict's Church in Hollister, 7:30 PM

4 FUTURE FORECAST
Sunday January 14, 2007 7 p.m.

Conductor Anthony Quartuccio with new works by SCU’s Anica Galindo and SJSU’s John Casados.

Grand Concerto on Themes from I Vespri Siciliani by Verdi Antonino Pasculli

Concerto Grosso for Strings by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Jessica Pearlman, oboe
Introducing the future! New works from two emerging compositional voices and top players from the SJYouth Chamber Orchestra join us on stage for Vaughan Williams, written for string players of varying levels of accomplishment.“From the Top” alumna Jessica Pearlman brings flash and artistry to Pasculli’s oboe showpiece, under the baton of SJCO assistant conductor Anthony Quartuccio.

5 THE SEASONS
Sunday March 11, 2007 7 p.m.

Le quattro stagione Op. 8/1 - 4 Antonio Vivaldi

Nora Chastain, violin

Cuatro estaciones porteñas Astor Piazzolla

Cynthia Baehr, violin
All the seasons in both hemispheres. Violinist Nora Chastain, a star on the German music scene, returns for a rare Bay Area appearance in Vivaldi’s famed four concerti based on the seasons, and Concertmaster Cynthia Baehr responds with Piazzolla’s take on the seasons from down south.

6 SPRING STRINGS
Sunday May 20, 2007 7 p.m.

Stringing the Bow   Judith Shatin

Quartet in a minor    Johannes Brahms, in a new arrangement for string orchestra by Martin Foster

Concerto for Harp      Craig Bohmler

Dan Levitan, harp
Judith Shatin’s fascinating Stringing the Bow sets the tone for an evening of spring strings. Canadian Martin Foster has created a rich new arrangement of the string quartet in a minor by Brahms and we proudly unveil Craig Bohmler’s new Concerto for Harp, commissioned by and performed here by harpist par excellence Dan Levitan.

*San José Chamber Orchestra Commission and/or Premiere

All concerts held at Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th Street, San José, except December 8, 9, and 10. Please join us for pre-concert chats with the conductor, 45 minutes before curtain. Programs & artists subject to change without notice.

These concerts are funded in part by grants from the City of San José and the Arts Council Silicon Valley in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council.

2006-2007 16th Season Program

2006-2007
16^th Season Program