MCOSJ offers five concerts for the 2021-2022 season
Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 7:30pm ~
Hammer Theatre Center
HyeKyung Lee A-ri-a-rang for string orchestra
(world premiere of string orchestra version,
arranged for MCOSJ)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Concerto no. 1
Christopher Mann, guitarist
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 3, op. 55, “Eroica”
Points of interest:
Beethoven originally planned his third symphony as an homage to Napoleon when he thought Napoleon was a champion of equality and individual freedom.
The famous violinist Jascha Heifetz assisted Castelnuovo-Tedeso in obtaining a contract to compose film music for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after he fled anti-Semitism in his native Italy.
Composer HyeKyung Lee’s style has been described as “virtuosic fantasy where continuous rhythmic motion smoothly joined contrasting moods and effectively propelled from one section to another.”
Tickets are free and available at the door, but we recommend reserving seats in advance
Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 7:30pm ~
San Jose Scottish Rite Center
Shannon Langman, photograher
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4, “Italian”
Adrienne Albert In Tuo Lumine Lumen (world premiere)
Yvonne Smith, violist
Henry Mollicone Horn Concerto (world premiere)
Brian Holmes, hornist
Leslie La Barre Wildfires (world premiere)
Points of interest:
Felix Mendelssohn was greatly interested in the music of Bach, and he was important for keeping alive the music of Bach, Handel, and Schubert by conducting works of these composers.
Noted composer Henry Mollicone was commissioned by Brian Holmes, another noted composer, to write the horn concerto to be premiered at this concert.
California’s recent wildfires made such an impression on Leslie LaBarre, she wrote a movement about them in her California Suite.
Tickets are free and available at the door, but we recommend reserving seats in advance
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 7:30pm ~
Hammer Theatre Center
Richard Strauss Serenade for Winds, op. 7
José White y Fitte Violin Concerto in F# minor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 25, K. 183
Brian Field Oliana’s Dream of the Sea
Jay Vosk Introduction and Chubasco
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 7:30pm ~
Hammer Theatre Center
Nancy Bloomer Deussen Tico
Peter Boyer Ghosts of Troy
André Waignein Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Ricardo Martinez, saxophonist
Georges Bizet Symphony no. 1 in C
Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings, op. 11