Monterey Symphony 73rd Season

1. Monterey Symphony 73rdSeason A spectacular lineup of guest performers are poised to make the 73rd season of the Monterey Symphony a special one for local music aficionados who, from October to May, will be treated to a series of six concerts, featuring some of the most-iconic compositions of alltime. Salinas, CA, April 07, 2018 - A spectacular lineup of guest performers are poised to make the 73rd seasonoftheMontereySymphonya specialone forlocalmusicaficionadoswho,fromOctobertoMay, will be treated to a series of six concerts, featuring some of the most-iconic compositions ofall time. Tickets(pricedfrom $10-$84,withstudentandmilitarydiscounts available)andadditionalinformation can be obtained online by visiting the website at www.montereysymphony.org, or by calling 831-646- 8511.Tickets alsowillbesoldattheboxofficeonperformancedays. Here's a preview of a season entitled Sound Waves, which promises to be a memorable series of shows, which will include Saturday-evening performances at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m., at the fabulous Sunset Center (Ninth Avenue and San Carlos Street,Carmel). Program 1 -- Oct.20-21 The 2018-19 season debuts with a program showcasing conductor Max Bragado-Darman and the MontereySymphonyperforminganewworkfrom composeAlexBerkocommissionedwiththeBigSur Land Trust, plus Franz Shubert's Symphony No. 9, "TheGreat." Berko, an exceptional student at the Jacobs School ofMusic at Indiana University, drew his inspiration for his new orchestral work, Among Waves, from the deep beauty of the landscape during a week in residence at Glen Deven Ranch in BigSur.

2. Glen Deven Ranch also played a role in the first commission with theBig Sur Land Trust, resulting in Big Sur, the Night Sun, by esteemed composer John Wineglass, performed by the Monterey Symphony on the opening weekend oflast year's concert series. Program 2 -- Nov.17-18 Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Op. 36 (often referred to as the "Fate" symphony because of its dark undertones)headlinesthe secondconcertofthe series. WrittenintheshadowofBeethoven'smasterfulSymphony No.5,Tchaikovskyechoesthegreatmaster's melancholy in this hallmark orchestralwork. Celebrated American flautist Carol Wincenc, a professor at The Julliard School, will be spotlighted during this same program, joining the orchestra for Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto, composed in 1926 for legendary flautist M. Holger-Gilbert Jespersen. This concert also will feature members of the Youth Music Monterey County Honors Orchestra, playing side-by-side on Hector Berlioz's Overture, Le corsair, Op. 21, which, like the Tchaikovsky symphony, was also composed during a period of greatdespair. Program 3 -- Feb.16-17 Thethirdweekendofthe"Sound Waves"seasoncomesalivewithfourworks,eachofwhichis dedicated to thesea. ClaudeDebussy,thefatherofImpressionism inmusic,composedLaMerinthemoldofa symphony,but eschewed thetraditionaltitleforonemoreauthentictothesound ofthemusic. French composer Jacques Ibert, director of French opera in Rome, wrote Escales -- a suite for orchestra that perfectly resembles postcards from three Mediterranean ports -- after finding his obsession with thesea. This concert also features "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a, by Benjamin Britten, England'sfinestmodernopera composer.Composedin1945,thepiecelaunchedthe careerof Grimesin the new postwar era. The gorgeous tone-poem Oceanides, Op. 73, by Jean Sibelius, was inspired by the haunting and tempting sea nymphs referenced in Greekmythology. Program 4 -- March16-17 Jung-HoPakwillbe guestconductorforthefourthconcertoftheseason,featuringtheworksofTan Dun, Shostakovich, and AlanHovhaness.

3. The revolutionary experimental composer Tan Dun transposes the sounds of water -- at play and at work -- into the textures of his music, most literally in Water Concerto for water percussion and orchestra. Hovhaness' symphonic poem, And God Created Great Whales (commissioned in 1976 by the New York Philharmonic), featuring prerecorded humpback whale vocalizations, was credited with early effortsto save whales fromextinction. And Dmitri Shostakovich was commissioned to write Symphony No. 9 -- described by Leonard Bernstein as a series of musical jokes (including purposeful mistakes) -- to celebrate the Soviet victory over Germany. Program 5 -- April13-14 Three Romantic German composers are featured in the fifth concert of the season, a program that opens with Mendelssohn's concert overture, Calm Sea, and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27, inspired by Beethoven's work of thesame name. SoloartistElmarOliveirareturnswiththeMontereySymphonytoperformViolinConcertoNo.1,Op. 26, by Jewish composer MaxBruch. And Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4, Op. 120, originally from his unpublished second symphony, underwent massive revisions in 1851 (five years before his death), proving his mastery over orchestrationandincreased expressioninthefinaleditionofthisemotionalRomantic symphony. Program 6 -- May18-19 Thesixth and finalconcertoftheseasonwillconcludein grandfashionwithmusic byWagner, Chopin, andBeethoven. Richard Wagner composed brilliant overtures throughout his many German operas, including the overturefromTheFlyingDutchman,whichwillbe showcasedastheopeningworkintheseasonfinale. Chopin's stunning Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 -- composed before he completed his formal education atage20--follows,willbeperformedbymagnificentCubanpianist MarcosMadrigal. And the season ends with one of the all-time greatest compositions for the concert hall, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Op. 67. A favorite among experienced and new audiences, musicians, and conductors, thefifthendeavorinthe symphony genrestruckachordforBeethoven as he discovered histrueforte.It is the "Stairway to Heaven" ofclassical music! Contact:

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