Magical featuring Berkeley Symphony Orchestra with Simone Osborne
2015-10-14
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305
7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 14, 2015

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• Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, featuring Simone Osborne
• Kaija Saariaho: Laterna Magica (West Coast Premiere)
• Ravel: La Valse

[7:02 PM lights down, announcements from René Mandel]

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Les nuits d'été (Summer Nights), (1840-41; arr. for orchestra, 1856)
featuring Simone Osborne

1. [7:07 PM] Villanelle, H 82
2. [7:09 PM] Le spectre de la rose, H 83
3. [7:15 PM] Sur les lagunes: lamento, (On the Lagoons: Lament) H 84
4. [7:22 PM] Absence, H 85
5. [7:27 PM] Au cimitière: clair de lune, (At the Cemetery: Moonlight) H 86
6. [7:33 PM] L’île inconnue: barcarolle, (The Unknown Island) H 87
   [set ends 7:39 PM]

[8:01 PM tuning; lights down, announcements]

1. [8:12 PM] Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952): Laterna Magica (2009) (West Coast Premiere)
   [8:32 PM; done, applause for a minute or so, then pause until…]

[8:35 PM; tuning]

1. [8:35 PM] Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Bolero (1928)
   [8:51 PM work ends; applause for a few minutes, then all off]

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

• Eric Achen: horn;
• Amy Apel: viola;
• Robert Ashley: assistant principal contrabass;
• Lauren Avery: violin II;
• Cassandra Bequary: violin I, assistant concertmaster;
• John Bernstein: violin I;
• Stephanie Bibbo: violin II;
• Meredith Brown: horn;
• Craig Bryant: trombone;
• Ivo Bukolic: viola;
• Laurie Camphouse: flute, alto flute, piccolo;
• Alex Camphouse: principal horn;
• Joana Carneiro: conductor, music director;
• Shain Carrasco: cello;
• Bennie Cottone: oboe, oboe d'amore;
• James Coyne: contrabass;
• Kale Cumings: trumpet;
• Krisanthy Desby: cello;
• Rick Diamond: violin II;
• Diana Dorman: clarinet;
• Franklyn D’Antonio: violin I, concertmaster;
• Ann Eastman: violin II;
• Alden F. Cohen: contrabass;
• Daniel Flanagan: principal violin II;
• Roman Fukshansky: principal clarinet;
• Eric Gaenslen: assistant principal cello;
• Rose Marie Ginsburg: violin II;
• Miles Graber: principal piano;
• Laura Griffiths: principal oboe;
• Richard Hall: horn;
• Kevin Harper: violin II;
• William B. Harvey: trumpet;
• David Henderson: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone;
• David Horn: contrabass;
• Thomas Hornig: principal trombone;
• Kenneth Johnson: cello;
• Shawn Jones: contrabassoon;
• Jam Kassis: percussion;
• Jon Keigwin: contrabass;
• Patrick Kroboth: viola;
• Tiantian Lan: principal viola;
• Keith Lawrence: viola;
• Annie Li: violin I;
• Peter Liepman: viola;
• Scott Macomber: principal trumpet;
• Shawyon Malek-Salehi: violin I;
• Ilana Matfis: assistant principal viola;
• Kelley Maulbetsch: cello;
• Genevieve Micheletti: violin II;
• Ari Micich: trumpet;
• Emma Moon: principal flute;
• Margaret Moores: cello;
• Kevin Neuhoff: principal timpani;
• Mark Neyschloss: violin II;
• Steve Ng: viola;
• Emanuela Nikiforova: violin I;
• Jerry Olson: principal tuba;
• Mathew Oshida: violin I;
• Kurt Patzner: bass trombone;
• Benjamin Paysen: timpani, percussion;
• Stacey Pelinka: flute, piccolo;
• Eric Price: contrabass;
• Carol Rice: principal cello;
• Darcy Rindt: viola;
• Candace Sanderson: violin I;
• Ravinder Sehgal: bassoon;
• Mark Shannon: bass clarinet;
• Mark Shapiro: celeste;
• Mike Shuldes: horn;
• Dagenais Smiley: violin II;
• Hee-Guen Song: violin I;
• Ward Spangler: principal percussionist;
• Stardust: oboe;
• Noah Strick: violin I, associate concertmaster;
• Matthew Szemela: violin I;
• Michel Taddei: principal contrabass;
• Wendy Tamis: principal harp;
• Loren Tayerle: horn;
• Alicia Telford: horn;
• Ilana Thomas: violin I;
• Bert Thunstrom: violin II;
• Tess Varley: violin II;
• Mark Veregge: percussion;
• Wanda Warkentin: cello;
• Patti Whaley: viola;
• Carla Wilson: principal bassoon;
• Karsten Windt: assistant principal violin II;
• Ernest Yen: violin I;
• Lisa Zadek: violin I;
• Charles Zhou: violin II.

• Simone Osborne: soprano vox.

Not the best of the shows on this week's schedule, but plenty entertaining nonetheless!

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