2010-2011 Season (58th year)

October 16-17, 2010

Beethoven 9
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Elise Quagliata, Mezzo-soprano
Bryan Griffin, tenor
Jason Grant, Bass-baritone
Santa Barbara Choral Society
JoAnne Wasserman, Director
Westmont College Choir
Michael Shasberger, Director
Quire of Voyces
Nathan Krietzer, Director

Program notes
Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

November 13-14, 2010

Scheherazade
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

Sergio Tiempo, Piano

Program notes
Rimsky-Korsavov: Scheherazade
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

December 31, 2010

New Year’s Eve: Night on the Red Carpet
Conducted by Richard Kaufman

Whitney Claire Kaufman, Vocal Soloist

Alan J. Lerner: “The Night They Invented Champagne” from Gigi
John Barry: “Flying Over Africa” from Out of Africa
Miklos Rozsa: “Parade of the Charioteers” from Ben Hur
Nino Rota: “Suite” from The Godfather
Elmer Bernstein: “Theme” from To Kill A Mockingbird
R. Blaine/H. Martin: “The Trolley Song” from Meet Me in St. Louis
L. Harline/N. Washington: “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Pinocchio
R. Evans/ J. Livingston: “What Ever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” from The Man Who Knew Too Much
Bruce Broughton: “Suite” from Silverado

January 22-23, 2011

Appalachian Spring
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

State Street Ballet
Rodney Gustafson, Director
William Soleau, Choreographer
Mark Somerfield, Production Designer
Arsen Serobian, Lead Dancer
Leila Drake, Lead Dancer

Program notes
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite

February 19-20, 2011

Shostakovich & Mendelssohn
Conducted by Corrado Rovaris

Natasha Kislenko, Piano
Jon Lewis, Trumpet

Program notes
Rota: Concerto for String Orchestra
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, for Piano, Strings and Trumpet
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”

March 19-20, 2011

Pictures at an Exhibition
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

Gilles Apap, Violin

Program notes
Robin Frost: Concertino for Violin
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

April 16-17, 2011

Mozart’s “Jupiter”
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

Letizia Belmondo, Harp

Program notes
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Renie: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”

May 14-15, 2011

Brahms 4
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti

Alon Goldstein, Piano

Program notes
Dvorak: Carnival Overture
Avner Dorman: Piano Concerto No. 2 “Lost Souls”
Brahms: Symphony No. 4