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     2011-2012   Expect the Unexpected* our 16th Anniversary Season



Emily Ray

Conductor

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Enjoy our concerts at
the Le Petit Trianon
in San Jose
 

 
 
 

Bringing spirited performances of classical and contemporary music to Silicon Valley audiences, MCOSJ offers four performances for the 2011-2012 season.

Concert Locations:
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th Street, San Jose
for November, February and April concerts.
California Theatre, 345 S 1st St, San Jose
for March 24th concert.
 

 
YOUR DANCE CARD FOR VALENTINE'S DAY February 11, 2012, 7:30pm
 
  Christina Mok,  violinist
 
Antonín Dvořák Valse and Scherzo from
   Serenade for Strings, op. 22
Astor Piazzolla Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons)
Aaron Copland Dance Panels
Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 1
 

 
STIRRING VOICES March 24, 2012, 7:30pm
 
  Roger Wrightpianist
 
Ralph Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
Antonín Dvořák Te Deum, B. 176
Maurice Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite no. 2
with San Jose Symphonic Choir
       and Vivace Youth Chorus


For tickets for March 24 concert only, phone the Symphony Silicon Valley box office:
(408) 286-2600 x23.

 
CENTURIES OF GUITARS April 21, 2012, 8:00pm
 
  Marc Teicholz,  guitarist
 
Felix Mendelssohn Sinfonia no. 10 in B minor
Antonio Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D
Lee Actor Guitar Concerto (World Premiere)
Hilary Tann Adirondack Light
        Nils Peterson poet and narrator
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 39 in E-flat, K. 543
 

 
 *To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
--Oscar Wilde
 

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VOTE for your favorite guest conductor!

Make your voice be heard and support the orchestra!

Vote for the person you would like to see conduct MCOSJ and San Jose Symphonic Choir
at our March 24, 2012 concert at the California Theatre.

Vying for your votes:
State Assemblyman Jim Beall,
San Jose City Councilmember Ash Kalra,
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
    Executive Director Cathy Kimball, and
1stACT Silicon Valley CEO Connie Martinez


Donate $5 for one vote or $15 for four votes.

Click here to vote
 

The Season Plus

MUSIC OF PORTUGAL
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 3pm
Five Wounds Portuguese National Church
1375 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose
 
Our special annual Portuguese concert brings riches from an otherwise neglected national musical tradition. This one will be no exception.
 

Special Thanks!
Eulipia Restaurant generously supports the arts and we want you to visit them whenever you are in the area.

Make it a complete evening by dining at Eulipia before the concert.

 
Please join us in thanking the Farrington Historical Foundation for sponsoring our concerts with a generous grant.
 
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Concerts are supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José, grants from the Farrington Historical Foundation and the Castellano Family Foundation, an Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grant, and by a grant from Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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