CONCERTS AND EVENTS
2018-2019 SEASON-
Sat29Sep2018Sun30Sep2018
How to Make it in America
Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 2:00pm
El Campanil Theatre 602 W 2nd St Antioch, California
Buy Tickets Online or by phone (925) 757-9500Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 2:00pm
Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, California
Buy Tickets Online, or by phone (925) 943-7469 (SHOW)Nancy Bloomer Deussen: American Hymn
Antonin Dvorak: American Suite
William Grant Still: From the Black Belt
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Join the CCCO as we explore music penned by several of the most ambitious, diverse composers to make a name for themselves in America.
Bay Area composer Nancy Bloomer Deussen's An American Hymn is a gorgeous musical depiction of the vast landscapes of America. The score carries the inscription: "In appreciation of how fortunate I am to be a citizen of this great nation."
Antonin Dvorak’s American Suite, a “melting pot” work, blends the sounds of the American landscape he explored in the 1890’s with those of his Czech heritage.
William Grant Still was the first African-American composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company and the first to conduct a major American orchestra. His work From the Black Belt is comprised of seven charming vignettes. In the preface to the score, the composer explains that this piece was “written frankly to amuse and to please those who listen to them.”
Closing the program is George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, a work that helped define the sound of America and propel American composers into the international spotlight.
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Sat10Nov2018Sun11Nov2018
The Trumpet Shall Sound
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 2:00pm
El Campanil Theatre 602 W 2nd St Antioch, California
Buy Tickets Online or by phone (925) 757-9500Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 4:00pm
Fireside Room at Gateway Complex
Private event for Rossmoor residents and their guestsSoloist: Joe Brown, Trumpet - San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Nick Benavides: Magnetismus
Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in Eb
featuring Joe Brown, Trumpet - San Francisco Ballet OrchestraLeos Janacek: Idyll for Strings (Adagio only)
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 82 “The Bear”
From heroic fanfares to sultry serenades, the trumpet is a leading voice that composers have relied on to tell their stories for centuries. Join the CCCO and soloist Joe Brown, Second Trumpet of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, in a program featuring two stunning solos for trumpet and orchestra. From Alan Hovhaness’ lush, dream-like Prayer of Saint Gregory to Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s shimmering, virtuosic Concerto for Trumpet in Eb, this program will showcase the tremendous capabilities of the trumpet. Also on the program will be California-based composer Nick Benavides’s mesmerizing Magnetismus, the “Adagio” from Leos Janacek’s Idyll and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 82 “The Bear.”
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Sat16Feb2019Sun17Feb2019
Let's Dance
Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 2:00pm
El Campanil Theatre 602 W 2nd St Antioch, California
Buy Tickets Online or by phone (925) 757-9500Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:00pm
Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, California
Buy Tickets Online, or by phone (925) 943-7469 (SHOW)Soloist: Jeff LaDeur, Piano
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1
Franz Liszt Totentanz
with Jeff LaDeur, PianoClaude Debussy/Ravel: Sarabande
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite
On February 16th and 17th, the CCCO presents a program highlighting the sounds of dance music from around the world.
Bela Bartok was committed to preserving the traditional folk music of his homeland and finding ways to incorporate them into his own compositional voice.Romanian Folk Dances is a passionate setting of traditional folk tunes the composer discovered while traveling from village to village in the countryside.
Maurice Ravel, an admirer of fellow French composer Claude Debussy, arranged several of his piano works for full orchestra. One particularly striking arrangement is of the luscious “Sarabande” from Debussy’s Pour le piano. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite contains several of the most famous dances from this treasured ballet.
Franz Liszt’s Totentanz for piano and orchestra takes listeners on a whirlwind journey into the macabre. This wild, virtuosic work was based on the medievalDies Irae chant, a tune that has fascinated and inspired composers across the centuries. The CCCO is thrilled to feature pianist and founder of the San Francisco International Piano Festival, Jeffrey LaDeur as soloist.
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Sat23Mar2019Sun24Mar2019
Italian Nights
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 2:00pm
El Campanil Theatre 602 W 2nd St Antioch, California
Buy Tickets Online or by phone (925) 757-9500Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:00pm
Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, California
Buy Tickets Online, or by phone (925) 943-7469 (SHOW)Soloist: Alex Frankel, Tenor
La forza del destino (Overture) - Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco (Overture) - Giuseppe Verdi
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Overture) - Gioachino Rossini
Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana - Pietro Mascagni
mamma quel vino è generoso (Cavalleria rusticana) - Pietro Mascagni
Lamento di Ferderico (L’arlesiana) - Francesco Cilea
Ella mi fu rapita (Rigoletto) - Giuseppe Verdi
Possente Amor (Rigoletto) - Giuseppe Verdi
La donna è mobile (Rigoletto) - Giuseppe Verdi
Based in New York City but raised in Walnut Creek, operatic tenor Alex Frankel returns home to the Bay Area to join the CCCO for performances celebrating some of the world’s most beloved Italian music. From Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Verdi’s Rigoletto, to Rossini's Barber of Seville, this is a program of Italian songs that you do not want to miss.
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Fri03May2019Sun05May2019
Voices of the Past, Present, and Future
Fri, May 3, 2019 at 7:30pm
Alhambra High School - Performing Arts Building 150 E Street, Martinez
$10 adult/$5 senior/$5 youth at the doorSat, May 4, 2019 at 7:00pm
Rossmoor Events Center
Private event for Rossmoor residents and their guestsSun, May 5, 2019 at 2:00pm
El Campanil Theatre 602 W 2nd St Antioch, California
Buy Tickets Online or by phone (925) 757-9500Soloist: Britton Day, Piano
Jordan Kuspa: Lemonade Battery
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Jocelyn Hagen: Adagio
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
Bay Area pianist Britton Day joins the CCCO for a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant Piano Concerto No. 1. This underperformed gem bursts out of the gate with a barrage of virtuosic melodies, then melts into a calm, reflective slow movement before barreling on to a stunning finale.
This past year, the CCCO asked composers from around the country to submit original works for chamber orchestra. The winning composition will be revealed at the start of 2019 and receive performances at all of our May concerts.
American composer Jocelyn Hagen’s Adagio is an elegant, powerful work that requires the utmost focus and sensitivity from the performers.
The program closes with Franz Schubert’s dramatic, romantic Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished.”