Final concert of the santa cruz symphony classic season!

Don't Miss the Santa Cruz Symphony's Final Concert of the Season This Weekend!

Join the Santa Cruz Symphony for a captivating evening of choral and orchestral excellence as they present Carmina Burana, the fifth and last installment in the 2021 - 2022 Concert Season. The Symphony will host two performances of the concert on May 21 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and May 22 at the Mello Center in Watsonville.

The program specially features the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus and the Cabrillo Youth Chorus under the direction of Cheryl Anderson along with soloists Ryan Wolfe, Raven McMillon and Jonah Hoskins. The concert will include Monteverdi’s Toccata & Ritornello from l’Orfeo, and Carl Orff’s masterpiece cantata, Carmina Burana, performed by the orchestra and full chorus! Don’t miss out on this powerful and enthrallingly lush soundscape that concludes this year’s Classic Concert Series.

Last chance to sign up for our online music class happening tonight!

Dear Symphony Music Lovers and Lifelong Learners,

There's still time to sign up for our online music class happening TONIGHT focused on Carmina Burana and our May 21 and 22 concerts.

Our leaders for this class will be Santa Cruz Symphony Board member Deborah Bronstein, MD and her husband Evans Whitaker, MD, MLIS. Deborah is a long time Cabrillo Chorus member and amateur musician, and "Whit" is her willing accomplice. We'll also have a very special guest: Maestro Danny Stewart!

Deborah and Whit will cover the pieces to be performed in order as they appear in the program:

  • Claudio Monteverdi's Toccata & Ritornello and its connection to Carl Orff

  • Valentin Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine for an exquisite and timely tribute to Ukraine

  • Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the perennial fan favorite. We’ll talk about the composer, his controversies, and his legacy—and uncover more about the texts, soloists, and musical structure.

This class will include live commentary and an interview with Maestro Danny Stewart!

We will meet on Zoom on Monday May 9, 2022 at 7 pm. Allow up to 90 minutes for this presentation, which will go into much greater depth than time allows at the preview presentations before the concerts. As always, we aim to enhance your concert-going and musical experience through deeper understanding of the concert material. This class will be recorded. A recording will be available two days later. 

The cost of this class is $20. To sign up, click the button below and follow the instructions on the website. After you've paid for the class, we'll send you an email with instructions for how to join the class via Zoom.

Please join your Symphony friends and pass the word to all your music-loving friends for this excellent class! We look forward to seeing you!

SIGN UP NOW!

sign up for the may 9th online music class!

Dear Symphony Music Lovers and Lifelong Learners,

It's time for our next online music class, focused on (more than) you ever wanted to know about Carmina Burana, our May 21 and 22 concerts.

Our leaders for this class will be Santa Cruz Symphony Board member Deborah Bronstein, MD and her husband Evans Whitaker, MD, MLIS. Deborah is a long time Cabrillo Chorus member and amateur musician, and "Whit" is her willing accomplice. We'll also have a very special guest: Maestro Danny Stewart!

Deborah and Whit will cover the pieces to be performed in order as they appear in the program:

  • Claudio Monteverdi's Toccata & Ritornello and its connection to Carl Orff

  • Valentin Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine for an exquisite and timely tribute to Ukraine

  • Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the perennial fan favorite. We’ll talk about the composer, his controversies, and his legacy—and uncover more about the texts, soloists, and musical structure.

This class will include live commentary and an interview with Maestro Danny Stewart!

We will meet on Zoom on Monday May 9, 2022 at 7 pm. Allow up to 90 minutes for this presentation, which will go into much greater depth than time allows at the preview presentations before the concerts. As always, we aim to enhance your concert-going and musical experience through deeper understanding of the concert material. This class will be recorded. A recording will be available two days later. 

The cost of this class is $20. To sign up, click the button below and follow the instructions on the website. After you've paid for the class, we'll send you an email with instructions for how to join the class via Zoom.

Please join your Symphony friends and pass the word to all your music-loving friends for this excellent class! We look forward to seeing you!

SIGN UP NOW!

Maestro Daniel Stewart presents: Kaleidoscopes

Your Santa Cruz Symphony!

“Join the Santa Cruz Symphony for a mesmerizing experience as Maestro Daniel Stewart presents Kaleidoscopes, the fourth installment in their 2021-2022 Classical Concert Season.”

Wallace Baine, Lookout

This weekend, April 30 and May 1, the Symphony will be presenting the World Premiere of The Aptos Sound Project, composed by our own Josef Sekon.

His marvelous work is inspired by the unique Rio Del Mar Flats neighborhood, the indomitable cement ship, and Halloween on Pacific Avenue!

Kaleidoscopes will also include performances by the prodigious cellist Jonah Kim in Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and violinist Julian Rhee performing Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.

Everyone will delight in the moving work of Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. Maestro Stewart will be conducting the acclaimed Ravel orchestration, which culminates in the topical interpretation of Victor Hartmann’s painting, The Bogatyrs Gate The Great Gate of Kiev.

Don't Miss Out on This Inspiring Performance!

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