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!

Check out the auditorium seat map before you begin your subscription purchase to determine which section you prefer. (ORCHESTRA Left, Center, or Right – or MEZZANINE Left, Center, or Right) You may enter your preference in the comment section upon checkout and we will do our best to fulfill your request.

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
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks
Bryce Martin
Theo Ramsey
Kyra Davies
Jennifer Memoli
Justin Ouellet
Kenneth Mok
Leah Zelnick

Violin II
Nozomi Murayama
Fariba Hunold
Jiuri Yu
Yeonji Shim
Susan Faux
Gregory Tompkins
Hanna O’Brien
Carrol Lee

Viola
Maureen Heflionger
Sachin Shukla
Elisa Birdseye
Rebecca Hallowell
Oleg Soloviev
Teresa Bloemer

Cello
Peter Zay
Holly Dyer
Fabrizio Mazzetta
Stefan Gabriel
Bonnie Harlow

Double Bass
Nathan Varga
Kiefer Fuller
Luke Rogers
Moises Carrasco

Flute
Timothy Macri, Principal
Caitlyn Schmidt

Piccolo
Elizabeth Brandys

Oboe
Laura Shamu
Laura Schaefer
Benjamin Fox

French Horn
Michael Bellofatto
Paulina Dixon
Virginia Morales
Brianna Kirlkand

Clarinet
Nicholas Brown
Mackenzie Austin

Bassoon
Rachel Juszczak
Gabe Ramey

Contra Bassoon
Dominic Panunto

Trumpet
Kyle Spraker
Geoffrey Shamu
Eric Rizzo