2011 – 2012

The following concerts were delivered in the 2011 through 2012 season.

 

November 5, 2011, 7:30pm
Brilliant Combinations
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 36
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 35
Felix Mendelssohn Rondo Brillante, op. 29
David Avshalomov Elegy
Tavit Tashjian,  pianist
Piedmont Hills High School,  guest performers

 

February 11, 2012, 7:30pm
A Dance card for Valentine’s Day
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
Christina Mok,  violinist
Monta Vista High School Chamber Orchestra,  guest performers

 

March 24, 2012, 7:30pm
Stirring Voices
Antonín Dvořák Valse and Scherzo from
Serenade for Strings, op. 22
Ralph Vaughn 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
Roger Wright,  pianist
San Jose Symphonic Choir

 

April 21, 2012, 8:00pm
Centuries of Guitars
Felix Mendelssohn Sinfonia no. 10 in B minor
Antonio Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93
Lee Actor Guitar Concerto (World Premiere)
Hilary Tann Adirondack Light
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 39 in E-flat, K. 543
Marc Teicholz,  guitarist
Nils Peterson,  narrator and poet
Evergreen Valley High School Chamber Orchestra,  guest performers

 

June 3, 2012, 3:00pm
Music of Portugal
Luis de Freitas Branco Vathek, symphonic poem in the form of
variations on an Oriental Theme
Antonia Leal Moreira Sinfonia in B-flat
Alain Oulmann,
arr. Mario Laginha
Te Juro
Mascarenhas Barreto,
arr. E. Ray
Partir é Morrer Um Pouco
Alain Oulmann,
arr. Mario Laginha
Sei de Um Rio
Jose Maria Branco,
arr. Mario Laginha
Marcha do Bairro Alto
David Garcia,  fadista