Erin Nishimori

October 28, 2024

2024-25 Season

The Four Seasons Mixtape

Erin Nishimori

October 28, 2024

2024-25 Season

November 1 & 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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September 30, 2024

2024-25 Season

Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

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September 30, 2024

2024-25 Season

Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

October 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm

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May 7, 2024

2023-24 Season

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

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May 7, 2024

2023-24 Season

May 10 & 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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May 6, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

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May 6, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Notes about:
Pärt’s Fratres
Beach’s Peace I Leave With You
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”

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April 8, 2024

2023-24 Season

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

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April 8, 2024

2023-24 Season

April 12 & 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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April 5, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

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April 5, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Notes about:
Piazzolla’s Tangazo (Variations on Buenos Aires)
Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 in G minor
Bach’s Fugue in G minor BWV 578 “Little Fugue”
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

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March 11, 2024

2023-24 Season

Symphonic Soundtrack

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March 11, 2024

2023-24 Season

March 15 & 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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March 11, 2024

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Program Notes: Symphonic Soundtrack

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March 11, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Notes about:
Rossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Gabrieli’s Sonata pian’e forte
Montgomery’s Starburst
Copland’s Clarinet Concerto
Faure’s Sicilienne from Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird
William’s Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars

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January 31, 2024

2023-24 Season

Gershwin's An American in Paris

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January 31, 2024

2023-24 Season

February 9 & 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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January 31, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Gershwin's An American in Paris

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January 31, 2024

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Gershwin's An American in Paris

Notes about:
Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony
Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps
Gershwin’s An American in Paris

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October 9, 2023

2023-24 Season

Tchaikovsky & Copland

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October 9, 2023

2023-24 Season

October 13 & 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm

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October 5, 2023

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Program Notes: Tchaikovsky & Copland

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October 5, 2023

Program Notes, 2023-24 Season

Notes about:
Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro KV492
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Copland’s Symphony No. 3

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May 9, 2023

2022-23 Season

Mozart Requiem

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May 9, 2023

2022-23 Season

February 10 & 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm

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April 27, 2023

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Program Notes: Mozart Requiem

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April 27, 2023

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Notes about:
Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626
Price’s Symphony No. 3 in C minor

Bianca Ancheta

February 7, 2023

2022-23 Season

Barber & Brahms

Bianca Ancheta

February 7, 2023

2022-23 Season

February 10 & 11, 2023 at 7:30 pm

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Bianca Ancheta

February 6, 2023

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Program Notes: Barber & Brahms

Bianca Ancheta

February 6, 2023

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Notes about:
Brouwer’s Remembrances
Barber’s Violin Concerto
Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major

Bianca Ancheta

November 4, 2022

2022-23 Season

Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Bianca Ancheta

November 4, 2022

2022-23 Season

November 11 & 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm

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Bianca Ancheta

October 28, 2022

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Program Notes: Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Bianca Ancheta

October 28, 2022

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Notes about:
Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14
Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major

Bianca Ancheta

October 18, 2022

2022-23 Season

Rhapsody in Blue

Bianca Ancheta

October 18, 2022

2022-23 Season

October 21 & 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm

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Bianca Ancheta

September 28, 2022

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Program Notes: Rhapsody in Blue

Bianca Ancheta

September 28, 2022

Program Notes, 2022-23 Season

Notes about:
Price’s Concert Overture No. 2
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World,” Op. 95

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The Four Seasons Mixtape

Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Symphonic Soundtrack

Gershwin's An American in Paris

Past Program Notes

Program Notes: The Four Seasons Mixtape

Notes about:
Mendelssohn’s Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ortiz’s La Calaca for String Orchestra
The Four Seasons Mixtape:
Vivaldi’s L’estate (Summer)
Richter’s Autumn from The Four Seasons Recomposed
Ysaÿe’s Chant d’hiver (Wintersong)
Piazzolla’s Primavera portena (Beunos Aires Spring)

Program Notes: Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Notes about:
Borodin's “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Milhaud’s Scaramouche, Op. 165
Williams' “Escapades” from Catch Me If You Can
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for Large Orchestra, Op. 45

Program Notes: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Notes about:
Pärt’s Fratres
Beach’s Peace I Leave With You
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”

Program Notes: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Program Notes: Symphonic Soundtrack

Program Notes: Gershwin's An American in Paris

Notes about:
Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony
Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps
Gershwin’s An American in Paris

Program Notes: Tchaikovsky & Copland

Notes about:
Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro KV492
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Copland’s Symphony No. 3

Program Notes: Mozart Requiem

Notes about:
Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626
Price’s Symphony No. 3 in C minor

Program Notes: Barber & Brahms

Notes about:
Brouwer’s Remembrances
Barber’s Violin Concerto
Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major

Program Notes: Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Notes about:
Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14
Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major

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The Four Seasons Mixtape

Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Program Notes: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Program Notes: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Symphonic Soundtrack

Program Notes: Symphonic Soundtrack

Gershwin's An American in Paris

Program Notes: Gershwin's An American in Paris

Tchaikovsky & Copland

Program Notes: Tchaikovsky & Copland

Mozart Requiem

Program Notes: Mozart Requiem

Barber & Brahms

Program Notes: Barber & Brahms

Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Program Notes: Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Rhapsody in Blue

Program Notes: Rhapsody in Blue

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