Beautiful Moments

Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Janice Weber, piano

Clarice Assad: Nhanderú
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

Brazilian composer Clarice Assad draws on the rain-making rituals of the Tupi and Guarani tribes of the Amazon basin to create a piece of music that is both prayerful and delightful, including that beautiful moment when you feel light raindrops falling on your uplifted face. Composer Dimitri Shostakovich might not typically be associated with the idea of pure beauty, but the second movement of his Piano Concerto No. 2 is truly mesmerizing in its gentle beauty, and the rest of the piece is infused with a celebratory joy, which is fitting since Shostakovich wrote it as a gift to his piano-playing son on his 19th birthday. Another reason to celebrate this piece is that it will be performed by our very own South Coast Chamber Music Series artistic director, the inestimable Janice Weber. The program concludes with Dvorak’s sixth symphony, which is filled with an embarrassment of beautiful melodic riches, as only he can do. We’ll take every one of them without being embarrassed at all!

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Please join us in the auditorium at 6:30 PM for Yaniv’s pre-concert talk. Doors open at 6 PM for the talk and 7 PM for the concert.

FREE OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday, November 17,  4:00 – 6:30 PM

Seating is general admission, and no tickets or RSVP are required. Please note that this is a working rehearsal, and pieces may not be played in their entirety. A 20-minute break usually occurs between 5 and 5:30. Come and go as you please! Please save your applause for the end of pieces and/or rehearsal as to not interfere with the rehearsal process.

Rehearsal content: Shostakovich with Janice Weber, Dvořák

Violin I
Jesse Holstein,  Concertmaster
Ethan Wood, Assistant         Concertmaster
Bryce Martin
Theo Ramsey
Jennifer Memoli
Emma Powell
Benjamin Carson
Susan Jensen
Melody Albanese-Kelly
Dana Saccomano

Violin II
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Principal
David Rubin
Nozomi Murayama
Fariba Hunold
Raluca Dumitrache
Adam Jeffreys
Raluca Dumitrache
Gregory Tompkins
Daniel Faris
Meghan O'Connor
Emily Mullaney

Viola
Chris Nunn
Elisa Birdseye
Sachin Shukla
Maureen Heflinger
Sophia Nikas
Rebecca Hallowell
Nickolas Kaynor
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel

Cello
Leo Eguchi, Principal
Peter Zay
Fabrizio Mazzetta
Bonnie Harlow
Stefan Gabriel
Eleanor Blake

Double Bass
Pete Walsh, Principal
Nathan Varga
Kiefer Fuller
Joseph Bentley
Luke Rogers

Piccolo
Jessica Lizak

Flute
Timothy Macri, Principal
Caitlyn Schmidt

Oboe
Laura Shamu, Principal

English Horn
Laura Schaefer

Clarinet
Nicholas Brown, Principal
Margo McGowan

Bass Clarinet
Amy Advocat

Bassoon
Rachel Juszczak
Gabe Ramey

Contra Bassoon
Tyler Wilkins

French Horn
Michael Bellofatto
Paula Dixon
Eileen Coyne

Brianna Kirkland

Trumpet
Andrew Sorg, Principal
Kyle Spraker
Geoffrey Shamu
Richard Watson