PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz: Quartet for Violins
Ani Bukujian, Karen Shinozaki Sor, Michelle Maruyama, Lyly Li, violins
Amy Beach: Romance for viola and piano, Op. 23
Jenny Douglass, viola; Elizabeth Dorman, piano
Schubert: Trout Quintet, D.667
Ani Bukujian, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Nancy Bien, cello; Richard Worn, bass; Elizabeth Dorman, piano

Grażyna Bacewicz’s astonishing quartet for four violins starts our season, and the concert concludes with Franz Schubert’s masterful Trout quintet, all performed by Marin Symphony all-stars.

Stay after the concert for a Q & A with the panel of musicians!

A reception with refreshments is open to all ticket holders after the concert and discussion.

Fawzi Haimor, conductor
John Wilson, piano

PROGRAM:
John Psathas: Tarantismo
Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy; John Wilson, piano
Liszt: Totentanz; John Wilson, piano
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.73

Maestro Fawzi Haimor begins the festivities with a thrilling work by New Zealand-Greek composer John Psathas. Marin Symphony Principal Pianist John Wilson returns with two Liszt blockbusters, and we close with Brahms’s immortal Second Symphony.

Donors in the CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000 Annual Fund donors) and above are invited to an exclusive reception at the College of Marin Performing Arts lobby following the Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon Masterworks performances.

Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus; Eric Choate, conductor
Marin Symphony Strings and Percussion
Marin Girls Chorus; Cole Thomason-Redus, director

PROGRAM:

Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus:

Corelli: Pastorale from Christmas Concerto
Praetorius: Psallite Unigenito
Wilberg: Ding Dong Merrily on High
Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Marin Girls Chorus:

Anonymous: Inperayritz Verges ses par from ‘The Red Book of Montserrat’
arr. Alejandro Rivas: Nino Lindo
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Aria (Cantilena) from ‘Bachianas Brasileiras No.5’
Ariel Ramirez: Gloria from ‘Misa Criolla’

[5-minute stand & stretch]

Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus:

Conte: Pat-a-pan
Mendelssohn: Es wird ein Stern
Rutter: Nativity Carol
McDowall: Now May We Singen
Rutter: 12 Days of Christmas

Candle Lighting & Carols

Fawzi Haimor, conductor
Carey Bell, clarinet

PROGRAM:
Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C Major
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K.622; Carey Bell, clarinet
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92

Maestro Haimor presents the Marin Symphony premiere of Fanny Mendelssohn’s romantic overture. San Francisco Symphony superstar Principal Clarinet Carey Bell joins the orchestra in Mozart’s nonpareil concerto. Beethoven’s dancing, celebratory Seventh Symphony brings it all home.

Donors in the CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000 Annual Fund donors) and above are invited to an exclusive reception at the College of Marin Performing Arts lobby following the Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon Masterworks performances.

Stuart Chafetz, conductor

Marin Symphony Principal Pops Conductor, the irrepressible Stuart Chafetz, brings us a delightful program of light classics, with critters everywhere. Not only bats, bugs, and birds, but also a splash of Beatles! Youth tickets only $25 including fees!

PROGRAM:
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Overture
Neal Hefti (arr. Daryl McKensie): Theme from Batman Television Series
Danny Elfman (arr. Peter King): Theme from Batman Motion Picture
Mendelssohn: Finale, Symphony No.4 in A Major, Op.90 “Italian”, (a tarantella dance, to cure the bite of a tarantuala!)
Michael Giacchono (arr. McKensie): Theme from Spider-Man Television Series
Danny Elfman (arr. John Wasson): Theme from Spider-Man Motion Picture
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake

INTERMISSION

Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture
Anderson: Chicken Reel
Sousa: The Invincible Eagle March
Herb Alpert (arr. McKensie): Spanish Flea
Lennon/McCartney (arr. Sam Shoup): In Love With The Beatles

Once again, our wonderful Marin Symphony Chorus steps into the spotlight with a program of choruses from some of the world’s greatest operas, including works by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and more!

PROGRAM:
Madeleine Dring: Trio for flute, oboe, & piano
Irving Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op.20

The woodwinds take center stage in the first half of the program, with charming works by Madeleine Dring and Irvine Fine. After intermission, the strings take over as they perform the greatest work ever written by a teenager, Mendelssohn’s amazing Octet.

Stay after the concert for a Q & A with the panel of musicians!

A reception with refreshments is open to all ticketholders after the concert and discussion.

Fawzi Haimor, conductor
Ani Bukujian, violin

PROGRAM:
Mason Bates: Mothership
Bartok: Violin Concerto No.1; Ani Bukujian, violin
Ginastera: Estancia
Chausson: Poeme; Ani Bukujian, violin
de Falla: Suite No.2 from The Three-Cornered Hat

Marin Symphony Concertmaster Ani Bukujian returns as soloist in two great pieces for violin, Bartok’s first Violin Concerto and Chausson’s lovely Poeme. The rest of the program is virtuoso orchestral writing at its finest, in works by Mason Bates, Ginastera, and de Falla.

Donors in the CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000 Annual Fund donors) and above are invited to an exclusive reception at the College of Marin Performing Arts lobby following the Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon Masterworks performances.

Fawzi Haimor, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cello

PROGRAM:
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat Major, Op.107; Oliver Herbert, cello
Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88

For our final program, Maestro Haimor has chosen Valerie Coleman’s anthem of unity Umoja to begin, followed by the return of Bay Area native and Marin favorite, cellist Oliver Herbert, performing Shostakovich’s virtuosic and exciting Cello Concerto No.1. We close our season with Dvořák’s optimistic, triumphant Eighth Symphony.

Donors in the CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000 Annual Fund donors) and above are invited to an exclusive reception at the College of Marin Performing Arts lobby following the Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon Masterworks performances.