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 # New Century Chamber Orchestra with Ray Chen at Berkeley City Club Ballroom, November 10, 2016 # New Century Chamber Orchestra with Ray Chen at Berkeley City Club Ballroom, November 10, 2016
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 [NCCO](http://ncco.org/concert-tickets/program-2-ray-chen-leads/) presents _[Ray Chen](http://www.raychenviolin.com/) Leads_   [NCCO](http://ncco.org/concert-tickets/program-2-ray-chen-leads/) presents _[Ray Chen](http://www.raychenviolin.com/) Leads_  
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 [2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2315+Durant+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94704+USA&hl=en)   [2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2315+Durant+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94704+USA&hl=en)  
 8:00 PM, Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:00 PM, Thursday, November 10, 2016
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 +[[2016-11-09|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2016|Up to the 2016 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2016#November_events|Up to the 2016 event list!]] ☸  [[2016-11-11|On to the next event!]]
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 ## Tentative Program ## Tentative Program
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 * W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138 * W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138
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 * W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major * W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
 * Edward Elgar: _Introduction and Allegro_ for Strings, op. 47  * Edward Elgar: _Introduction and Allegro_ for Strings, op. 47 
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 ## Set One ## Set One
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 [8:08 PM lights down, opening remarks from Philip Wilder, band out] [8:08 PM lights down, opening remarks from Philip Wilder, band out]
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 ### Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138 ### Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138
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 W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): Divertimento in F major, K. 138 (1772) W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): Divertimento in F major, K. 138 (1772)
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 01. [8:11 PM] _Allegro_ 01. [8:11 PM] _Allegro_
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 03. [8:20 PM] _Presto_   03. [8:20 PM] _Presto_  
 [work ends 8:22 PM; Ray says a few words about the next piece on the program] [work ends 8:22 PM; Ray says a few words about the next piece on the program]
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 ### Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge ### Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
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 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): _Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge_ for String Orchestra, op. 10 (1937) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): _Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge_ for String Orchestra, op. 10 (1937)
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 01. [8:24 PM] _Introduction and Theme_ 01. [8:24 PM] _Introduction and Theme_
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 11. [8:46 PM] Variation 10: _Fugue and Finale_   11. [8:46 PM] Variation 10: _Fugue and Finale_  
 [set ends 8:54 PM, bows for a moment, then all off] [set ends 8:54 PM, bows for a moment, then all off]
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 ## Set Two ## Set Two
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 [9:20 PM lights down, band out] [9:20 PM lights down, band out]
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 ### Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major ### Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
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 W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216 (1775) W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K.216 (1775)
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 01. [9:21 PM] _Allegro_ 01. [9:21 PM] _Allegro_
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 03. [9:41 PM] _Rondeau_   03. [9:41 PM] _Rondeau_  
 [work ends 9:48 PM; after bows and applause, Ray talks briefly about the 1715 Stradivarius that he plays] [work ends 9:48 PM; after bows and applause, Ray talks briefly about the 1715 Stradivarius that he plays]
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 ### Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47 ### Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47
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 01. [9:51 PM] Edward Elgar (1857-1934): _Introduction and Allegro_ for Strings, op. 47   01. [9:51 PM] Edward Elgar (1857-1934): _Introduction and Allegro_ for Strings, op. 47  
 [set ends 10:06 PM] [set ends 10:06 PM]
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 ### Encore: Koncz: A New Satiesfaction ### Encore: Koncz: A New Satiesfaction
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 Stephan Koncz (b. 1984): A New Satiesfaction (an arrangement of Erik Satie's _Gymnopédie_ No. 1 (1888)) Stephan Koncz (b. 1984): A New Satiesfaction (an arrangement of Erik Satie's _Gymnopédie_ No. 1 (1888))
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 01. [10:09 PM] _A New Satiesfaction_   01. [10:09 PM] _A New Satiesfaction_  
 [show ends 10:13 PM; bows, then all off around 10:14 PM] [show ends 10:13 PM; bows, then all off around 10:14 PM]
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 ## Performers ## Performers
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 ### New Century Chamber Orchestra ### New Century Chamber Orchestra
  
-* [Ray Chen](http://www.raychenviolin.com/): violin, guest music director; 
  
-* [Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg](http://www.nadjasalernosonnenberg.com/): music director, violin; +* [Robert Ashley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-ashley-78239730): contrabass; 
-* others vary slightly by performance, current list posted at http://ncco.org/about/musicians/+* [Hrabba Atladottir](http://music.berkeley.edu/people/hrabba-atladottir/): violin; 
 +* Robin Bonnell: cello; 
 +* [Ray Chen](http://www.raychenviolin.com/): violin, guest concertmaster; 
 +* [Michelle Djokic](https://www.facebook.com/michelle.djokic): cello; 
 +* [Jenny Douglass](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-douglass-6a28b672): viola; 
 +* Jory Fankuchen: violin; 
 +* [Eric Gaenslen](http://bpt3.org/eric/): cello; 
 +* [Candace Guirao](https://www.facebook.com/people/Candace-Guirao/100011271488928): violin; 
 +* [Dawn Harms](http://dawnharms.com/): violin, conductor; 
 +* [Anna Kruger](http://www.csus.edu/music/faculty/kruger.html): viola; 
 +* [Anthony Manzo](http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/artists/artist/anthony_manzo): contrabass; 
 +* [Michelle Maruyama](https://www.facebook.com/michellemaruyama): violin; 
 +* [Robin Mayforth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-mayforth-897b735): violin; 
 +* Isaac Melamed: cello; 
 +* [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; 
 +* [Michael Yokas](https://www.facebook.com/michael.yokas): violin. 
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 ## Notes ## Notes
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 One of the things I really enjoy about attending NCCO concerts is that they are far more intimate than most of the shows I go to. Of course, it helps that my on-going subscription has gotten me a prime seat (3rd row center this year), but even back eight or ten years ago, I remember hearing them do the Bach Brandenburg concerto's in a tiny church in Palo Alto and being blown away. "This is what it must have been like to be a Duke with a private string orchestra for your after-supper enjoyment" Yeah, that's the ticket! One of the things I really enjoy about attending NCCO concerts is that they are far more intimate than most of the shows I go to. Of course, it helps that my on-going subscription has gotten me a prime seat (3rd row center this year), but even back eight or ten years ago, I remember hearing them do the Bach Brandenburg concerto's in a tiny church in Palo Alto and being blown away. "This is what it must have been like to be a Duke with a private string orchestra for your after-supper enjoyment" Yeah, that's the ticket!
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 So anyways, back to tonight. NCCO has been displaced from First Congregational Church on account of the building fire a few months ago \(xref [NBC news report](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Neighboring-Jewish-Congregation-Opens-Doors-to-Parishoners-From-Damaged-Berkeley-Church-398119731.html)\); for tonight, the substitute venue is only a block or so away, in the Ballroom of the Julia Morgan-designed [Berkeley City Club](http://berkeleycityclub.com/), AKA the Little Castle. So anyways, back to tonight. NCCO has been displaced from First Congregational Church on account of the building fire a few months ago \(xref [NBC news report](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Neighboring-Jewish-Congregation-Opens-Doors-to-Parishoners-From-Damaged-Berkeley-Church-398119731.html)\); for tonight, the substitute venue is only a block or so away, in the Ballroom of the Julia Morgan-designed [Berkeley City Club](http://berkeleycityclub.com/), AKA the Little Castle.
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 Someday I'll have to return for one of the architecture or historical talks. Or maybe just to enjoy a meal.... Someday I'll have to return for one of the architecture or historical talks. Or maybe just to enjoy a meal....
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 To return our attention to tonight's concert, despite the spartan folding chair, I was pleased to be sitting not ten feet from the orchestra. Being that close really lets you in on the action -- all the looks and nods and grins and grimaces as the works unfurl. For the most part, Ray plays from memory tonight, and he often crosses his eyes while soloing, or rolls them back up in his head as he gazes to the heavens during his amazing cadenzas. The best of those came at the end of the first movement of Mozart's Violin Concerto... he just took off like a man possessed, sawing away intensely for a minute or two while the rest of us listened in awe. It's no surprise that his services are in high demand! To return our attention to tonight's concert, despite the spartan folding chair, I was pleased to be sitting not ten feet from the orchestra. Being that close really lets you in on the action -- all the looks and nods and grins and grimaces as the works unfurl. For the most part, Ray plays from memory tonight, and he often crosses his eyes while soloing, or rolls them back up in his head as he gazes to the heavens during his amazing cadenzas. The best of those came at the end of the first movement of Mozart's Violin Concerto... he just took off like a man possessed, sawing away intensely for a minute or two while the rest of us listened in awe. It's no surprise that his services are in high demand!
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 Georgia Rowe seems to agree with me -- she posted a glowing [review](http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/11/violinist-ray-chens-partnership-with-new-century-chamber-orchestra-yields-brilliant-results/) of tonight's show for the Mercury News. And Cheryl North posted an interesting [promo article](http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/07/raymond-chen-joins-new-century-chamber-orchestra-as-guest-concertmaster/) about Ray a week earlier. Three cheers to the folks at the Mercury for making an effort to keep cultural arts in the public eye! It sure beats reading about politics! Georgia Rowe seems to agree with me -- she posted a glowing [review](http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/11/violinist-ray-chens-partnership-with-new-century-chamber-orchestra-yields-brilliant-results/) of tonight's show for the Mercury News. And Cheryl North posted an interesting [promo article](http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/07/raymond-chen-joins-new-century-chamber-orchestra-as-guest-concertmaster/) about Ray a week earlier. Three cheers to the folks at the Mercury for making an effort to keep cultural arts in the public eye! It sure beats reading about politics!
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 You can see (and hear) a fine string quartet version of the encore (featuring both Ray Chen and Stephan Koncz) on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt7BTikgQTs). Tonight's version was quite similar, if perhaps a bit richer and more sumptuous by the addition of multiple players for each part. Great stuff! You can see (and hear) a fine string quartet version of the encore (featuring both Ray Chen and Stephan Koncz) on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt7BTikgQTs). Tonight's version was quite similar, if perhaps a bit richer and more sumptuous by the addition of multiple players for each part. Great stuff!
  
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 +{{tag>music New_Century_Chamber_Orchestra Ray_Chen First_Congregational_Church Robert_Ashley Hrabba_Atladottir Robin_Bonnell Michelle_Djokic Jenny_Douglass Jory_Fankuchen Eric_Gaenslen Candace_Guirao Dawn_Harms Anna_Kruger Anthony_Manzo Michelle_Maruyama Robin_Mayforth Isaac_Melamed Elizabeth_Prior Cassandra_Lynne_Richburg Karen_Shinozaki_Sor Iris_Stone Michael_Yokas}} 
  
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