The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, in the beautifully renovated St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda, will present a captivating musical excursion around the world. Listeners will enjoy stunning sonic portraits of France, Scotland, Finland, Austria, Central Asia, and the United States. Beyond offering an enthralling musical excursion, this program pictures common human experiences that transcend time and place and unite us all.
Jean Sibelius's Finlandia illustrates the Finnish people's struggle and unrelenting national pride under Russian tyranny at the turn of the 20th century.
The journey then goes to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland. Composer Felix Mendelssohn was so gripped by the islands' rugged beauty that he immediately sketched a theme that would later become the famous Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) overture.
Listeners will visit Vienna, Austria where Johann Strauss II was commissioned to compose a waltz to lift the morale of the Austrian people after the devastating Seven Weeks' War against Prussia. The result was On the Beautiful Blue Danube, known popularly as "The Blue Danube Waltz."
In the Steppes of Central Asia by Alexander Borodin paints a colorful picture of two caravans traveling across the desert escorted by Russian troops. Borodin cleverly intertwines two distinct ethnic themes as the caravans pass by and then fades off into the distance.
Other stops include Paris, where a 22-year-old Mozart's unsuccessful job hunt resulted in the larger-than-life Symphony No. 31 in D. And Morton Gould's American Salute will welcome them back to the US with creative variations on a familiar tune known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
"Passports and Postcards" will be. performed on Saturday, October 15 at 3 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda under the baton of Geoffrey Gallegos, a prominent fixture in the Bay Area music scene for over 30 years .
Adults $20 Seniors $15 Students $7.
Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
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Jean Sibelius's Finlandia illustrates the Finnish people's struggle and unrelenting national pride under Russian tyranny at the turn of the 20th century.
The journey then goes to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland. Composer Felix Mendelssohn was so gripped by the islands' rugged beauty that he immediately sketched a theme that would later become the famous Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) overture.
Listeners will visit Vienna, Austria where Johann Strauss II was commissioned to compose a waltz to lift the morale of the Austrian people after the devastating Seven Weeks' War against Prussia. The result was On the Beautiful Blue Danube, known popularly as "The Blue Danube Waltz."
In the Steppes of Central Asia by Alexander Borodin paints a colorful picture of two caravans traveling across the desert escorted by Russian troops. Borodin cleverly intertwines two distinct ethnic themes as the caravans pass by and then fades off into the distance.
Other stops include Paris, where a 22-year-old Mozart's unsuccessful job hunt resulted in the larger-than-life Symphony No. 31 in D. And Morton Gould's American Salute will welcome them back to the US with creative variations on a familiar tune known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
"Passports and Postcards" will be. performed on Saturday, October 15 at 3 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda under the baton of Geoffrey Gallegos, a prominent fixture in the Bay Area music scene for over 30 years .
Adults $20 Seniors $15 Students $7.
Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, in the beautifully renovated St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda, will present a captivating musical excursion around the world. Listeners will enjoy stunning sonic portraits of France, Scotland, Finland, Austria, Central Asia, and the United States. Beyond offering an enthralling musical excursion, this program pictures common human experiences that transcend time and place and unite us all.
Jean Sibelius's Finlandia illustrates the Finnish people's struggle and unrelenting national pride under Russian tyranny at the turn of the 20th century.
The journey then goes to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland. Composer Felix Mendelssohn was so gripped by the islands' rugged beauty that he immediately sketched a theme that would later become the famous Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) overture.
Listeners will visit Vienna, Austria where Johann Strauss II was commissioned to compose a waltz to lift the morale of the Austrian people after the devastating Seven Weeks' War against Prussia. The result was On the Beautiful Blue Danube, known popularly as "The Blue Danube Waltz."
In the Steppes of Central Asia by Alexander Borodin paints a colorful picture of two caravans traveling across the desert escorted by Russian troops. Borodin cleverly intertwines two distinct ethnic themes as the caravans pass by and then fades off into the distance.
Other stops include Paris, where a 22-year-old Mozart's unsuccessful job hunt resulted in the larger-than-life Symphony No. 31 in D. And Morton Gould's American Salute will welcome them back to the US with creative variations on a familiar tune known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
"Passports and Postcards" will be. performed on Saturday, October 15 at 3 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda under the baton of Geoffrey Gallegos, a prominent fixture in the Bay Area music scene for over 30 years .
Adults $20 Seniors $15 Students $7.
Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
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Jean Sibelius's Finlandia illustrates the Finnish people's struggle and unrelenting national pride under Russian tyranny at the turn of the 20th century.
The journey then goes to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland. Composer Felix Mendelssohn was so gripped by the islands' rugged beauty that he immediately sketched a theme that would later become the famous Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) overture.
Listeners will visit Vienna, Austria where Johann Strauss II was commissioned to compose a waltz to lift the morale of the Austrian people after the devastating Seven Weeks' War against Prussia. The result was On the Beautiful Blue Danube, known popularly as "The Blue Danube Waltz."
In the Steppes of Central Asia by Alexander Borodin paints a colorful picture of two caravans traveling across the desert escorted by Russian troops. Borodin cleverly intertwines two distinct ethnic themes as the caravans pass by and then fades off into the distance.
Other stops include Paris, where a 22-year-old Mozart's unsuccessful job hunt resulted in the larger-than-life Symphony No. 31 in D. And Morton Gould's American Salute will welcome them back to the US with creative variations on a familiar tune known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
"Passports and Postcards" will be. performed on Saturday, October 15 at 3 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Orinda under the baton of Geoffrey Gallegos, a prominent fixture in the Bay Area music scene for over 30 years .
Adults $20 Seniors $15 Students $7.
Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
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66 Saint Stephens Drive, Orinda, CA 94563
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