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
Ethan Wood, Assistant Concertmaster
Emma Powell
Jennifer Memoli
Theo Ramsey
Hannah O'Brien
Viktoria Tchertchian
Emily Mullaney
Chris Baum
Melody Albanese-Kelly
Olga Kradenova

Violin II
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks,   Principal
Nozomi Murayama
Adam Jeffreys
Sophia Bernitz
Daniel Faris
Meghan O'Connor
Joyce Ryu
Sue Faux
Nelli Jabotinksy

Viola
Anna Griffis, Principal
Chris Nunn
Elisa Birdseye
Sam Kelder
Sophia Nikas
Sachin Shukla
Maureen Heflinger
Gillian Gallagher

Cello
Leo Eguchi, Principal
Peter Zay
Fabrizio Mazzetta
Bonnie Harlow
Stefan Gabriel
Holly Dyer
Megan Koch
Eleanor Blake

Double Bass
Pete Walsh, Principal
Kiefer Fuller
Joseph Bentley
Caroline Samuels
Reg Lamb

Piccolo
Caitlyn Schmidt

Flute
Timothy Macri, Principal
Vanessa Holroyd

Alto Flute
Anthea Kechley

Oboe
Laura Shamu, Principal
Benjamin Fox
Alessandro Cirafici

EB Clarinet
Mackenzie Austin

Clarinet
Nicholas Brown,  Principal
Peter Bianca

Bass Clarinet
Rane Moore

Soprano Sax
Sangwon Lee
Megan Dillon
Seychelle Dunn-Corbin
Max Reed

Bassoon
Rachel Juszczak
Brooke Allen
Dominic Panunto

Contra Bassoon
Susannah Telsey

French Horn
Michael Bellofatto
Hannah Messenger
Virginia Morales
Sarah Gagnon

Trumpet
Max Ignas
Geoffrey Shamu
San Thurston
Andrew Harms