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Join the MSO as we enter our 77th Season of bringing great music to our community and our first year performing in the Gallo Center for the Arts! It will be as though you’re hearing us for the first time as we present a thrilling, powerful season of greatest hits and audience favorites with acoustics that are sure to deliver chills of excitement!
CLASSICS SERIES
6 concerts at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays
Gallo Center for the Arts Rogers Theatre, 10th and I Street, Modesto
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A celebratory opening night with American classics and French sensuality featuring Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue as well as Ravel’s Bolero. |
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October 5 & 6, 2007
An American in Paris
Leon Bates, piano |
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Bernstein |
Candide: Overture |
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Debussy |
Clair de lune |
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Gershwin |
An American in Paris |
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Gershwin |
Rhapsody in Blue |
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Ravel |
Bolero | |
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19-year-old child protégé of Itzhak Perlman, Lee delivers a shimmering performance of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor as a prelude to Mozart’s restless Symphony No. 40 in g minor. |
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November 2 & 3, 2007
Young and the Restless
Kristin Lee, violin |
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Rossini |
L'Italiana in Algeri: Overture |
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Mendelssohn |
Violin Concerto in e minor |
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Mozart |
Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550 | |
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Hot Latin dance music in Piazzolla’s Four Seasons paired with the lush Russian soundscape of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in e minor. |
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January 11 & 12, 2007
Tango with a Twist
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, string quartet |
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Piazzolla |
Four Seasons |
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Rachmaninoff |
Symphony No. 2 in e minor, Op. 27 | |
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Soaring melodies and grand sweeping, romantically-charged moments abound in this program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major. |
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February 8 & 9, 2008
Romantic Overtones
Lara St. John, violin |
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Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 |
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Brahms |
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 | |
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A Beethoven extravaganza including his most popular Symphony No. 5 in c minor and an exceptional opportunity to hear the pianist who originally recorded the definitive performances of the Beethoven concertos with George Szell and The Cleveland Orchestra, Fleisher interprets the magnificent Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major (Emperor) |
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April 11 & 12, 2008
Bravo Beethoven
Leon Fleisher, piano & conductor |
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Beethoven |
Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 57 |
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Beethoven |
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (Emperor) | |
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This musical postcard with quintessential Americana flair features Copland’s Old American Songs, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in e minor (From the New World) and the World Premiere of Gabriela Frank’s musical impressions of her year-long visit with us as the composer-in-residence of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra – a first for the MSO! |
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May 9 & 10, 2008
From the New World
MSO Chorus |
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Copland |
Old American Songs |
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Dvorak |
Symphony No. 8 in e minor, Op. 95 (From the New World) |
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Gabriela Frank |
World Premiere Commission - TBA | |
POPS SERIES
3 concerts on Fridays at 8pm
Gallo Center for the Arts Rogers Theatre, 10th and I Street, Modesto
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Snow, Santa and the Symphony featuring the MSO Chorus and the winner of the MSO Young Idol 2007. |
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December 7, 2007
Holiday Pops!
Young Idol Winner 2007 |
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Three former leads from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera performing favorite standards from Broadway shows in a unique homage to some of the greatest music written for male leads. |
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March 28, 2008
Three Phantoms |
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The one and only Mariachi Cobre, direct from Disney World’s EPCOT Center, will serenade us with music from Mexico and around the world. |
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June 6, 2008
Mariachi Cobre |
FRIENDS & FAMILY SERIES
2 concerts on Sunday afternoons at 3pm
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October 28, 2007
Symphonic Spooktacular - Lemony Snicket: The Composer is Dead!
Gallo Center for the Arts Rogers Theatre, 10th and I Street, Modesto
Pre-concert Activities begin at 1:30pm |
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April 27, 2008
Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham
Turlock Community Auditorium, 1574 E. Canal Street, Turlock |
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SPECIAL FRIENDS & FAMILY CONCERTS
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Friends & families alike are sure to enjoy the MSO’s Picnic at the Pops Tribute to The Beatles featuring original members of the Broadway sensation Beatlemania.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Picnic at the Pops! - A Tribute to the Beatles: Classical Mystery Tour
E & J Gallo Winery Grounds, 600 Yosemite Ave., Modesto
Concert begins at 7:00pm and Grounds Open at 4:00pm |
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Additionally, as a welcomed respite from the seasons’ hectic pace, members of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus host area choirs in our annual Holiday Candlelight Concert.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Modesto Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1614 H Street, Modesto
Concert times: 4:30pm and 7:00pm |
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FAT CLASSICS SERIES
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Eclectic music lovers will be smitten by our Fat Classics Series at the Fat Cat Music House & Lounge featuring jazz pianist Leon Bates in a program of Gershwin and friends and the award winning string ensemble from Mexico, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, presenting an evening of Tango and more!
October 4, 2007
Gershwin & Friends
Leon Bates, piano |
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January 10, 2008
Let's Tango!
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, string quartet |
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Dates, programs and artists subject to change.
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