Beautiful Moments
Bronspiegel Auditorium, New Bedford High School
Saturday, November 18, 7:30 PM
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
Janice Weber
View the 2023-2024 Season, Part 1 Program below:
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Yaniv Dinur, Music Director
Music Director Sponsors: Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield, Susan and Dexter Mead
Please note: The following roster is a listing of the musicians for the March 14 and 15, 2025 concerts only. Please click here for the official 2024-2025 roster which includes recognition of our valued musician chair supporters.
Jesse Holstein, Concertmaster
Emma Powell
Bryce Martin
Jennifer Memoli
Theo Ramsey
Aidan Ip
Maya Lynn
Kaede Kobayashi-Kirker
Melody Albanese-Kelly
Violin II
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Principal
David Rubin
Nozomi Murayama
Fariba Hunold
Adam Jeffreys
Yeonji Yu
Sophia Bernitz
Gregory Tompkins
Daniel Faris
Viola
Anna Griffis, Principal
Rebecca Hallowell
Elisa Birdseye
Sachin Shukla
Maureen Heflinger
Sam Kelder
Nickolas Kaynor
Carrol Lee
Leo Eguchi, Principal
Stefan Gabriel
Bonnie Harlow
Fabrizio Mazzetta
Eleanor Blake
Kevin Crudder
Holly Dyer
Alex Norberg
Double Bass
Bebo Shiu
Nathan Varga
Luke Rogers
Joseph Bentley
Caroline Samuels
Piccolo
Josh Carter
Flute
Timothy Macri, Principal
Caitlyn Schmidt
Oboe
Laura Shamu, Principal
English Horn
Laura Schaefer
Nicholas Brown, Principal
Mackenzie Austin
Bassoon
Michael Mechanic, Principal
Meryl Summers
French Horn
Michael Bellofatto
Paula Dixon
Nancy Hudgins
Virginia Morales
Trumpet
Kyle Spraker
Geoffrey Shamu
Richard Watson
Seth Budahl, Principal
Wes Hopper
Bass Trombone
James Monaghan
Tuba
Tyler Woodbury
Timpani
Dylan Barber
Percussion
Evan Glickman
Piero Guimaraes
Tom Schmidt
Rainice Lai