MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Contact:
Caroline Nickel
(209) 523-4156
cnickel@modestosymphony.org
For Immediate Release: February 15, 2024
(From left to right: Nicholas Hersh, music director; Rob Patterson, clarinet; Modesto Symphony Orchestra)
Modesto Symphony Orchestra Presents a Brand New Format with Symphonic Soundtrack Concerts
March 15 & 16, 2024 - Modesto Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonic Soundtrack, an intermission-less concert featuring works by Stravinsky, Copland, and John Williams with a party after the concert.
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents Symphonic Soundtrack on March 15 & 16, 2024 led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh. The weekend’s concerts will be presented in a new format for the MSO. It will have no intermission and includes a program curated by Hersh and the MSO orchestra musicians that features their favorite, shorter pieces of symphonic repertoire. Another new addition is after the concert, all audience members are invited to join Hersh and the MSO orchestra musicians for a party in the Gallo Center for the Arts lobby featuring refreshments, appetizers, and the opportunity to mingle and celebrate the love of music.
“This concert features selections that have been chosen not only by myself—the conductor—but also our musicians,” says Music Director Nicholas Hersh. “When it comes to a typical symphony concert, usually it's the conductor's job to pick every piece on the program, which can be great and fun for me as a conductor, but often it can be lonely. It's an exciting thing to be able to collaborate with our MSO musicians on picking pieces of music that they love to play and putting them all together in one program.”
The concert’s program includes Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto featuring MSO’s principal clarinet, Rob Patterson. Other works include crowd-favorite Stravinsky’s The Firebird, alongside contemporary pieces such as 2024 Grammy-winning composer, Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst for string orchestra, and John Williams’ “Princess Leia Theme” from Star Wars.
“If you've never been to the symphony and you're at all curious as to what it's like, this is a perfect concert for you to try out,” says Nicholas Hersh. “Not only will it be an intermission-less, short program, but there will be an afterparty in the lobby where you can meet me and the musicians and have a great time."
MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SYmphonic Soundtrack
Symphonic Soundtrack
March 15 & 16, 2024 at 7:30pm
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Rob Patterson, clarinet
PROGRAM
Gioachinno Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata pian’ e forte
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst for string orchestra
Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Gabriel Fauré: Sicilienne from Pelléas and Mélisande Suite
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919)
John WIlliams: "Princess Leia’s Theme" from Star Wars
Afterparty: All audience members are invited to join the orchestra and music director in the lobby after the concert for drinks, refreshments, and fun!
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater
1000 I Street, Modesto
TICKETS:
Pricing: $20 / 36 / 52 / 72 / 94
$12 student tickets available at the Gallo Center Ticket Office. Students can purchase two $12 tickets with their student ID.
Ticketing information
Tickets are available online through ModestoSymphony.org or through the Gallo Center for the Arts Ticket Office at (209) 338-2100.
Group Prices available: Groups of 10+ receive a 15% discount on tickets. Call (209) 338-5064 for more information.
Gallo Center Ticket Office Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 12:00pm-6:00pm
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The Modesto Symphony Orchestra is a Resident Company of The Gallo Center for the Arts. The DoubleTree Hotel is the official hotel of the MSO.
