CALIFORNIA PHILHARMONIC
2007-2008 CONCERT SERIES

Begins November 10, Continues December 15 Saturdays at 8PM
Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena

CalPhil and Maestro Victor Vener
perform concerts featuring Classic Works by Dvorak and Holiday Favorites

The California Philharmonic begins its 2007-2008 season concerts of classical music and popular favorites with two concerts this fall. The first in November is dedicated to the music Dvorak composed influenced by his experience of America and the latter a celebration of the holidays through timeless favorites, both classical music and favorite carols. All take place Saturday at 8PM at the finest venue for classical music in Southern California, the legendary Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena.

On Saturday, November 10 at 8PM, Cal Phil performs two of Dvorak’s works known to have been written during the period of his residence in America from 1892-1895. His Symphony #9 “From The New World”, composed in New York in 1892 and based upon his travels in Iowa, remains an audience favorite. The Cello Concerto in B Minor was written later in his stay in this country in 1895 and is a mainstay of the orchestra repertoire.

November 10, 8PM

Dvorak in America
Two Masterpieces Inspired by America
Dvorak: New World Symphony
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor
Soloist to be announced

December 15 at 8PM, The orchestra performs a trio of classical works associated with the holidays: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, the Russian composer’s ballet music for the E.A. Hoffman story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker’s battle with the mice and triumphant journey to The Land of the Sweets. Along with Handel’s Messiah and the Toy Symphony, these works are followed by a mix of traditional seasonal songs and tunes.

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December 15, 8PM

Holiday Spectacular

Celebrate the holidays with music you know

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Handel: The Messiah
Angerer: Toy Symphony
Traditional: Christmas Carols

These concerts are followed by a concert on February 17 featuring Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony and works by Haydn, Mozart and Wagner that influenced it; one on March 15 with a Celtic theme with music from Riverdance and the movie Braveheart; a concert April 26 featuring all six Brandenburg concertos by Bach and finally, a performance on May 17 of Holst’s The Planets along with music from Star Wars and the world premiere of Earth by resident composer Roger Allen Ward.

Maestro Victor Vener
Dr. Vener has an expansive repertoire. He is recognized as a musicologist and an expert on 18th and 19th century instrumental performance practices, which are showcased on the California Philharmonic Winds’ CD of music by Mozart and Richard Strauss. He played solo French horn in many European orchestras, on soundtracks for all of Hollywood’s major studios and with Stan Kenton’s Neophonic Jazz Orchestra. A native of Southern California, he lives with his family and two dogs in Pasadena, California.

The California Philharmonic was founded in the mid-1990s to bring excellent, professional performances of great music to the widest possible audience in Southern California. Led by its Musical Director Victor Vener, it has been one of the fastest growing orchestras in the nation, presenting 18 full orchestra concerts this year, and is currently the sixth largest orchestra in California. It has been recognized for its many high-quality, professional performances of music from the diverse genres of classical, opera, pops, Broadway and jazz, as well as premieres of new music.

Tickets for Cal Phil at the Ambassador Auditorium: $30-95, call 626-300-8200 or visit www.calphil.org. Parking and directions at www.calphil.org. Concert series sponsored by Zeilstra Foundation. Before each concert, at 7PM, Talks with the Maestro allows patrons to hear about the music from Victor Vener directly.

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