CONCERT!

03. September 2021 · Comments Off on CONCERT! · Categories: Concert Announcements

From the Symphony Silicon Valley site:

Two glorious concerts — absolutely FREE — on San Jose State’s Tower Lawn

Symphony Silicon Valley and Opera San Jose team up to present a free outdoor musical extravaganza to celebrate Labor Day weekend, and to welcome Live Music back to our community. These 75 to 90-minute programs will feature full symphony orchestra, operatic soloists, and the piano instrumental magic of San Jose’s very own Jon Nakamatsu, Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The programs, under the baton of conductor Peter Jaffe, will present the music of Gershwin, Sibelius, Mozart, Puccini, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and more. There will be some chairs and water bottles provided, but you can bring your own lawn chair or blanket, as well as a picnic dinner.

WEARING A MASK IS ENCOURAGED.

Saturday: 7:00 performance. Sunday: 5:30 performance, both south of the library on the corner of 4th and San Fernando at San Jose State University. Highly recommended!

Live From London

09. August 2020 · Comments Off on Live From London · Categories: Announcements, Concert Announcements

I urge anyone who reads these posts to spend the $100 for a ticket to Live From London, hosted by VOCES8 and the VOCES 8 Foundation. Honestly. I’ve seen and heard two concerts now (having listened twice already do the VOCES8 concert) and I can say my heart was blessed by the fine music making.

TEN concerts for $100. How can you argue with that? In these Covid Times we are all yearning for live music. This comes as close as one can get for so many of us. Plus you hear my absolute favorite group, VOCES8. (They performed first, but anyone who purchases a ticket can watch the performances after they open over and over.

Live From London … a treat for the ears AND the heart!

More for this Weekend

25. October 2018 · Comments Off on More for this Weekend · Categories: Concert Announcements, Listen, Symphony

One work I mentioned earlier today is Debussy’s La Damoiselle Elue. I am charmed by the work! (I’m also a wee bit nervous, but oh well.)

I’m assuming one of the soloists will be Daniela Tabernig, but I don’t see anyone listed for the other soprano soloist on the symphony page. I guess I’ll find out who it is soon, as we are rehearsing it for the first time today.

Info provided by the YouTube video:
The Radio Chamber Philharmonic and Cappella Amsterdam conducted by Michael Schonwandt perform Debussy’s ‘La Damoiselle Elue’. With wonderful vocal performances by soprano Marie-Bénédicte Souquet and mezzo-soprano Carine Séchaye.

This concert was recorded in February 2012 in Vredenburg, Utrecht.

Musicians:
Radio Chamber Philharmonic & Cappella Amsterdam
Michael Schonwandt, conductor
Marie-Bénédicte Souquet, soprano
Carine Séchaye, mezzosoprano
Paul Meyer, clarinet

(I’m not quite sure why the clarinetist is named and not all the other players. Interesting.)

This Weekend

25. October 2018 · Comments Off on This Weekend · Categories: Concert Announcements, Listen, Symphony

We have quite the concert this weekend. (Below is just a screen shot so those links don’t work, but to order tickets simply go here for Saturday and here for Sunday.)
Symphony Silicon Valley, under the wonderful direction of Carlos Vieu, and with soloist Daniela Tabernig and the women of the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale are performing some truly exquisite music.

This is the first time I’ve ever played two of the works: Debussy’s La Damoiselle élue, L. 62 and Strauss’s Vier Letze Lieder.

At last night’s rehearsal Carlos mentioned a video on YouTube about the final song and of course I had to find it and I have to share it. As Carlos said, this really is Strauss saying goodbye, following his long life and the horrific devastation in his country due to the war. The songs were composed in 1948 when Strauss was 84, he died in 1949, and these were published as a unit in 1950.

Through sorrow and joy
we have gone hand in hand;
we are both at rest from our wanderings
now above the quiet land.

Around us, the valleys bow,
the air already darkens.
Only two larks soar
musingly into the haze.

Come close, and let them flutter,
soon it will be time to sleep –
so that we don’t get lost
in this solitude.

O vast, tranquil peace,
so deep in the afterglow!
How weary we are of wandering–
Is this perhaps death?

Added Show!

30. April 2018 · Comments Off on Added Show! · Categories: Concert Announcements, Movies

Joe Hisaishi in Concert:
Music from the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki

ADDED PERFORMANCE!
Sunday, May 27 at 7:00 pm
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets on sale 10:00 am (Pacific), Monday, April 30

Click here for tickets!

Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki

26. April 2018 · Comments Off on Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki · Categories: Concert Announcements, Movies

Symphony Silicon Valley will be participating in a pretty cool thing soon: we will be on stage, conducted by Joe Hisaishi, as we perform the music while clips from various Studio Ghibli films are on the big screen. Go here for more info.

Location:
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

Dates:
Friday 8:00 pm May 25, 2018
Saturday 8:00 pm May 26, 2018
Sunday 2:00 pm May 27, 2018
Monday 2:00 pm May 28, 2018

Mingjia Liu

25. September 2017 · Comments Off on Mingjia Liu · Categories: Concert Announcements, Oboe

I urge any who can attend to go hear this recital. I heard Mingjia play the Britten and was just blown away! I wish like anything I could go to this, but I have a conflict. Rats!

From Mingjia:

A Nice Day for a Picnic

16. July 2017 · Comments Off on A Nice Day for a Picnic · Categories: Concert Announcements, Opera

Today is going to be one hot day here in San Jose. I suggest heading out to Bramhall Park (Willow Street Park to us oldsters) to enjoy some opera later on today. I’m hopeful that it will be cooling off by then.

Sunday, July 16, 2017: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack a picnic basket and some lawn chairs! OSJ residents and guest artists will present a free concert featuring highlights from the upcoming 2017-18 season at Willow Glen’s Bramhall Park, located at 1320 Willow Street in San Jose.

Coming This Sunday To A Park Near You Me!

12. July 2017 · Comments Off on Coming This Sunday To A Park Near You Me! · Categories: Concert Announcements, Concerts, Opera

It’s time for Opera San José’s Bramhall Park concert. I’m planning on being there. How about you?

(We went two years ago and it was SO much fun. Bring a picnic and enjoy!)

Sunday, July 16, 2017: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack a picnic basket and some lawn chairs! OSJ residents and guest artists will present a free concert featuring highlights from the upcoming 2017-18 season at Willow Glen’s Bramhall Park, located at 1320 Willow Street in San Jose.

Harry Potter #2 Coming Soon!

10. March 2017 · Comments Off on Harry Potter #2 Coming Soon! · Categories: Concert Announcements, Movies

At the end of this month I’ll be back on stage, playing in the orchestra as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets plays on a big screen behind us. Do you have your tickets yet? NO?! Well go here to get them.

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