Musical Chairs is Returning to Chico in June!
The North State Symphony is excited to hold our third annual Musical Chairs fundraising event June 18, 2016 at the Arc Pavilion in Chico. This year’s fun and creative event will feature a live and silent auction of “chair as art” by local artists, delicious food, no host bar, and fabulous entertainment. All proceeds will help the North State Symphony bring classical music to our community.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AS AN ARTIST?
We are looking for artists to transform ordinary chairs into works of art, or take the inspiration of a chair and create a piece of art.
If you are interested in doing a chair, please contact Tessa Van Der Meijden at tessavandermeijden@yahoo.com.
SPEAKING OF CHAIRS – WE NEED CHAIRS (and even parts of chairs)!
Not artistic? Do you have a few chairs lying around you don’t need anymore? Consider donating them to the event for our artists to use.
Donated chairs may be dropped off at Eagle Security in north Chico, 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR?
From sponsoring the event to sponsoring an artist, we have several sponsorship opportunities available. This event is well attended and offers the opportunity for your sponsorship to be seen by a large and diverse audience from our community. As a sponsor, you will be acknowledged in event promotions, at the event itself, and in the North State Symphony concert program. Please contact Adrienne Glatz at aglatz@csuchico.edu or 530-898-6162, for more information.
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“Melodic Attraction” Coming Soon!
The North State Symphony returns to the stage with a classical concert of Mozart, Brahms and Sibelius on Feb. 27 in Redding and 28 in Chico. Under their new conductor, Scott Seaton, the symphony will also be joined by solo violinist Andrew Sords.
According to Seaton, “for the musicians and myself, playing these wonderful melodies is like a return to our roots. In their different ways, these composers all represent the best of orchestral music. The music is timeless, moving and impressive.”
Mozart’s overture to the opera “The Magic Flute” will open the concerts, followed by soloist Sords in a performance of the “Violin Concerto” by Jean Sibelius. Sibelius is the national composer of Finland, and his music is often said to capture the rugged beauty and energy of that far-northern land.
The concert will conclude with the “Second Symphony” by Johannes Brahms. In contrast with the Sibelius work, the “Second Symphony” represents Brahms at his most mellow and sunny.
As is always the case with NSS concerts, Seaton will lead an informal talk in each city one hour before the concert. The talks are free to ticket-holders.
The Redding concert is sponsored by Sally Wells; conductor sponsors are Rose Crain and Vern McHaney; and guest artist sponsors are Don and Heidi Weidlein and Tom and Gretchen Stone. In Chico, Stifel Financial sponsors the concerts, with Walter and Dawn Kusumoto sponsoring the conductor.
For more information, visit www.northstatesymphony.org. Tickets are available at the Cascade Theatre, 530-243-8877, and the University Box office, 530-898-6333.
Support Symphonic Music at the Fanfare!
You are invited to the Chico Guild's annual fundraiser banquet, an elegant evening benefiting student scholarships and the North State Symphony! Featuring music and entertainment, a silent auction, a delicious sit-down dinner, plus some special surprises!
Tickets: $75 per person / $600 for a table of eight
Friday, February 12, 2016, 6–10 pm
Butte Creek Country Club / 175 Estates Drive, Chico
RSVP by January 25 - click here to download and print an RSVP card
For more information, please call 530-898-5984
Molly Mahoney Joins us to Celebrate the Holidays!
The North State Symphony and Music Director Scott Seaton have announced the program for their annual Christmas Holiday Concerts in Red Bluff, Chico, and Redding. The program, conducted by Seaton, features mezzo-soprano Molly Mahoney and a small orchestra, in a varied program of music for the season.
Baroque and classical composers such as Bach, Corelli and Vaughan Williams are included. Molly Mahoney will sing selections by Mozart and St-Saens as well as two American Christmas favorites.
Ms. Mahoney grew up in Chico before attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and now performs extensively in the Bay Area. For more information on Molly Mahoney, visit her website.
The concerts have become a tradition for North State Symphony audiences, who enjoy the opportunity to hear and see beautiful music in intimate surroundings. This year, the three performances begin with a Friday, December 18 concert in Red Bluff’s State Theatre, followed by a Saturday, December 19 concert in Chico’s St. John’s Episcopal Church, and a Sunday afternoon, December 20 concert in Redding’s Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The Red Bluff concert is under the auspices of the Tehama Concert Association, while the Redding concert is sponsored by Red and Maria Emmerson.
Tickets and more information are available online. For Red Bluff tickets, call 530-727-8727 or purchase at the door on December 18. Chico concert tickets are sold through the University Box Office, 530-898-6333. Redding concert tickets are available through the Cascade Theatre, 530-243-8877.
Just added! Please join us for a free pre-concert special event: "JS Bach: the Ordinary and the Extraordinary" by guest cellist and lecturer, Dr. Erik Anderson, Professor of Music, Minot State University. 6:30PM, St. John's Episcopal Church, Chico.