# New Century Chamber Orchestra at First Congregational Church, May 12, 2022

[NCCO](https://www.ncco.org/202122-season/set-4-mozarts-sinfonia-concertante) performs with featured guest soloist, [Paul Neubauer](http://www.paulneubauer.com/)  
[First Congregational Church](http://fccb.org/)  
[2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2345+Channing+Way,+Berkeley,+CA+94704-2201+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Thursday, May 12, 2022

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## Set One

[7:31 PM] {Greetings from Richard Lonsdorf, NCCO Executive Director}  
[7:33 PM] {applause for NCCO entrance}  
[7:34 PM] {Greetings from Daniel Hope}

### Mozart: Symphony in B-flat Major, K. 45b

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Mozart: Symphony in B-flat Major, K. 45b (ca. 1768)

01. [7:35 PM] Allegro
02. [7:37 PM] Andante
03. [7:41 PM] Menuetto - Trio
04. [7:44 PM] Allegro  
[7:47 PM] {work ends; applause; pause}

[7:48 PM] {Daniel Hope introduces PN and the next work}

### Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 (1779)

01. [7:52 PM] Allegro maestoso
02. [8:03 PM] Cadenza (composed by Lionel Tertis, ca. 1920, based on one by Joseph Hellmesberger)
03. [8:07 PM] Andante
04. [8:18 PM] Presto  
[8:24 PM] {work ends; applause}

### Duo Encore: Koechlin: Idylle

[8:25 PM] {pause for PN to adjust his viola back down to standard tuning}  
[8:25 PM] {DH introduces the encore duet}

01. [8:25 PM] Charles Koechlin (1867–1950): _Idylle_, Op.155bis (1936)  
[8:27 PM] {work ends; applause}
[8:28 PM] {set break!}

## Set Two: Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788-91)

[8:48 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

01. [8:50 PM] Molto allegro
02. [8:58 PM] Andante
03. [9:08 PM] Menuetto
04. [9:11 PM] Allegro assai  
[9:18 PM] {set ends; applause; DH back and forth for curtain-less calls}  
[9:20 PM] {show ends: no terminal encore tonight!}


## Performers

### New Century Chamber Orchestra

[New Century Chamber Orchestra](http://ncco.org/)

* Robert Ashley: contrabass;
* [Hrabba Atladottir](http://music.berkeley.edu/people/hrabba-atladottir/): violin;
* [Kathleen Balfe](http://alcguitar.com/cellobalfe/): cello;
* Robin Bonnell: cello;
* [Michelle Djokic](https://www.facebook.com/michelle.djokic): cello;
* Jenny Douglass: viola;
* [Eric Gaenslen](http://bpt3.org/eric/): cello;
* [Dawn Harms](http://dawnharms.com/): violin, conductor;
* [Daniel Hope](http://danielhope.com/): violin;
* [Anna Kruger](http://www.csus.edu/music/faculty/kruger.html): viola;
* [Anthony Manzo](http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/artists/artist/anthony_manzo): contrabass;
* [Robin Mayforth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-mayforth-897b735): violin;
* Isaac Melamed: cello;
* Kayo Miki: violin;
* Emily Onderdonk: viola;
* [Deborah Tien Price](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-tien-price-3651294): violin;
* [Elizabeth Prior](http://www.lizpriorviola.com/): viola;
* [Cassandra Lynne Richburg](http://cassandralynnerichburg.com/): viola;
* [Karen Shinozaki Sor](https://www.facebook.com/karen.s.sor): violin;
* Iris Stone: violin;
* Ting-Ting Yenn: violin;
* [Michael Yokas](https://www.facebook.com/michael.yokas): violin.


### Special Guest

* [Paul Neubauer](http://www.paulneubauer.com/): viola.

## Notes

Tonights show was pretty good!

I especially enjoyed the Sinfonia Concertante with Paul Neubauer; I'm not sure that I've seen him before, nor heard that work. Both experiences were outstanding! I can understand why some reviewers complained that the insertion of the Tertis/Hellmesberger cadenza was out of character with the rest of the work -- it's pretty easy to tell that part isn't Mozart! -- but on the other hand, both Hope and Neubauer clearly enjoyed playing it, and as it clearly called for a pair of virtuosi, it's not likely that I'll get too many chances to hear it again. I thought it was extra sharp of Daniel Hope to follow that with the tranquility of the Koechlin: _Idylle_ -- kinda like the kiss goodnight at the end of a hot date, right?

{{:2022:2022-05:20220512pn.pdf|program notes}}

Steve Winn posted a [review](https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/thrills-and-chills-new-century-chamber-orchestra-all-mozart-program) with SFCV.

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