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Dear ALAN RUSSELL,
Our Symphony musicians are a versatile group. Last weekend
they performed selections from Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II
to celebrate the grand opening of the expanded San Jose McEnery
Convention Center, with two free concerts for the general public and
one gala evening entertainment. If you missed the fun, don't worry!
The complete Bugs II (and friends) will return to the San Jose
Center for the Performing Arts in late December.
Next weekend's program, And The Beat Goes On,
is quite a change of pace. William
Kraft wrote his Second Timpani Concerto specifically
for David
Herbert, then of the San Francisco Symphony. Not only
will Herbert join us to perform the Concerto; Kraft himself will also
be here, to oversee Symphony Silicon Valley's recording of his unique
work. FIFTEEN
tuned timpani (many custom-made for this piece) front a huge percussion
section including no fewer than 32 different gongs. The hall will throb
with energy.
The second half of our concert features one of Shostokovich's
most provocative and popular works. Written mostly in 1953, his 10th
Symphony and especially its brutal second movement have been
interpreted as a denunciation of Stalin disguised as a tribute.
It certainly followed a terrible period in Russian history and in
the composer's life, when his music and his loyalty were both denounced
by Soviet critics.
But there is much more to the work than that - even a
hidden romance. To find out more, be sure to read Peter Laki's
program notes for our concert here.
The following two months are packed with variety:
- In
November, Ballet San Jose's gala introduction of new Artistic
Director José
Manuel Carreño with an sparkling roster of star
dancers from around the world - all accompanied by Symphony
Silicon Valley.
- In
early December, the extraordinary Mayuko Kamio, last
season's surprise sensation, joining the orchestra in
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
- A
week later, the Symphony Chorale's annual 'Carols in the
California' featuring Too
Hot to Handel, a jazz-gospel take on The Messiah.
- And
then...Bugs, Elmer, Daffy, Wiley E. and more, all with their
original classical music scores played live by the Symphony.
Join us and don't miss a beat!
Andrew Bales,
President
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A concerto for
timpani? What an exciting idea!
There is a lot of information on the internet about
William Kraft's monumental work for Orchestra and solo Timpani, as well
as websites devoted just to the majesty of the timpani. Below are links
to a few sites we think you might find especially interesting.
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Octopus, for 15 timpani (Except)
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Kraft's 1st Timpani Concerto, end of 3rd movement
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And
the Beat Goes On...
October 26 & 27, 2013
California Theatre, San Jose, CA
Tickets Tickets $41-83
(408) 286-2600
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And the Beat Goes On...
Saturday Oct 26, 8:00pm
Sunday Oct 27, 2:30pm
Tickets $41-83
Played on 15 custom-built timpani
tuned for melody, William Kraft's
Timpani Concerto No. 2
is almost as much dance as it is music. Next is Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, with its merciless portrait of
Stalin.
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Carols in the California
Saturday December 14,
7:00pm
Tickets $35
Join the Symphony Silicon
Valley Chorale singing "Too Hot to Handel",
plus sing-a-long carols and our own special rendition of the Twelve
Days of Christmas. Family fun and holiday music!
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Jackie Evancho
Friday Nov 8, 8:00pm
Tickets $59-125
Prodigy crossover soprano
vocalist Jackie Evancho performs one night only at the Flint Center
for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, CA, accompanied by the Symphony
Silicon Valley.
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Warner Bros. presents
Bugs Bunny
at the Symphony II
Saturday Dec 28, 2:30pm
& 7:30pm
Sunday Dec 29, 2:30pm
Created and Conducted by George
Daugherty. Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II celebrates the world's most beloved Looney
Tunes and their legendary
stars projected on the big screen while their extraordinary original
scores are played LIVE by your Symphony Silicon Valley.
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Kamio Plays Tchaikovsky
Saturday Dec 7, 8:00pm
Sunday Dec 8, 2:30pm
Tickets $41-83
When
our scheduled soloist took ill last season, violinist Mayuko
Kamio stepped in as a
substitute - and departed a sensation. Listeners were enthralled;
reviews were ecstatic. She returns to play Tchaikovsky's violin
concerto.
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Beethoven, Strauss, Liszt
Saturday Jan 25, 8:00pm
Sunday Jan 26, 2:30pm
Tickets $41-83
Meet the world-renowned Nobilis
Trio, its master
musicians join the orchestra in Beethoven's concerto for three
voices. Trio pianist Stephen
Prutsman and orchestra follow
with the sparkling and prodigiously difficult Burleske.
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SYMPHONY PLAYS FOR
THE BALLET
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Saturday, Nov. 16, 5pm
performance at 8pm
San Jose Center for the
Performing Arts
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An evening to benefit Ballet San Jose
and honor and welcome new Artistic Director José Manuel Carreño,
featuring dinner, an auction and performance by members of Ballet San
Jose and Ballet San Jose School, and guest artists from American
Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, New York City Ballet, and
Boston Ballet. The evening will conclude with a post-performance
party with the artists.
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Dec 13 - 26, 2013
San Jose Center for the
Performing Arts
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Nearly 100 dancers fill the stage with classic holiday
magic and season surprises in Karen
Gabay's stylish, smart staging that brims with
bravura dancing and just the right amount of gingerbread to put even
Ebenezer Scrooge in the holiday spirit. This is the traditional
Nutcracker to see! Tickets on sale now!
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ABOUT SYMPHONY
SILICON VALLEY
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Symphony Silicon Valley is the professional symphony
orchestra of San Jose. Founded in 2002, the nonprofit company has
progressed from a daring idea to rapidly become the greater South Bay's
premiere orchestra and a notable community success story. The
Symphony's artists, nationally recruited, locally resident, with an average
performance tenure in San Jose of over 20 years, are recognized as
among the best in the greater Bay Area. Led by an exciting roster
of distinguished guest conductors on the European model, the Symphony
is an anchor tenant of San Jose's magnificently restored downtown
California Theatre, one of Northern California's most outstanding music
halls. Symphony Silicon Valley is setting an example of an
innovative business model in the arts -- market driven and financially
conservative, with low overhead and the flexibility to match its
programming to its support base. Besides the Orchestra's core
Classics programming, the Symphony's other concerts include Target
Summer Pops free music festival, five diverse concerts produced
outdoors on the lawn and annually bringing nearly 17,000 people out to
enjoy totally free and family-friendly music; and ArtSPARK, the
County's new arts education program for all elementary students in
grades 3-6. This school year the program will serve 33,000 students.
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