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
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

Cello
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

Clarinet
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