Pre-concert talk for Masterworks 2: A Little Mahler presented by NSS Music Director Scott Seaton 1 hour before concert.
Pre-concert talks are generously sponsored by Richard and Pat Macias.
NOVEMBER 6, 2021 | CHICO | 7:30pm
CONDUCTOR: SCOTT SEATON
GUEST SOLOISTS:
TIM KOOP, FLUTE
CANDACE LIVOLSI, HARP
Program:
MONTGOMERY Banner
MOZART Concerto for Flute and Harp
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 (Arr. Klaus Simon)
Jessie Montgomery
The magnificent melodic elegance of Mozart is on display when NSS Principal Flute Tim Koop and Principal Harp Candace LiVolsi share an age-old dialogue that suggests a conversation between a father and a daughter in the Concerto for Flute and Harp. The program is centered around the “Titan” Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Despite the reduction of forces, this version of this outstanding symphony will not fail to stir the soul and leave you with a determined sense that anguish and loneliness can be banished and the human spirit will triumph. The program begins with Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, a work commissioned in 2014 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner.
Pre-concert talk for Masterworks 1: The Soldier's Tale presented by NSS Music Director Scott Seaton 1 hour before concert.
Pre-concert talks are generously sponsored by Richard and Pat Macias.
NOVEMBER 7, 2021 | REDDING | 2:00pm
CONDUCTOR: SCOTT SEATON
GUEST SOLOISTS:
TIM KOOP, FLUTE
CANDACE LIVOLSI, HARP
Program:
MONTGOMERY Banner
MOZART Concerto for Flute and Harp
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 (Arr. Klaus Simon)
Jessie Montgomery
The magnificent melodic elegance of Mozart is on display when NSS Principal Flute Tim Koop and Principal Harp Candace LiVolsi share an age-old dialogue that suggests a conversation between a father and a daughter in the Concerto for Flute and Harp. The program is centered around the “Titan” Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Despite the reduction of forces, this version of this outstanding symphony will not fail to stir the soul and leave you with a determined sense that anguish and loneliness can be banished and the human spirit will triumph. The program begins with Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, a work commissioned in 2014 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner.
December 10, 2021 | Chico | 7:30pm
Scott Seaton, Conductor
Guest Soloist:
Valdis Birznieks, baritone | Young Artist Winner
Program:
Schiassi - Christmas Symphony in D
Mozart - Divertimento in Bb, K. 137
Karlowicz - Serenade for Strings, Op. 2
Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love
O Holy Night
Chestnuts Roasting
Sleigh Ride
Sing-a-long
Join us for festive performances of a variety of sacred and popular holiday music. We welcome our Young Artist Winner, Valdis Birznieks, to help ring in the holiday season and will conclude with the traditional carol sing-along. Bring the entire family to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season!
December 11, 2021 | RED BLUFF | 7:30pm
Scott Seaton, Conductor
Guest Soloist:
Valdis Birznieks, baritone | Young Artist Winner
Program:
Schiassi - Christmas Symphony in D
Mozart - Divertimento in Bb, K. 137
Karlowicz - Serenade for Strings, Op. 2
Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love
O Holy Night
Chestnuts Roasting
Sleigh Ride
Sing-a-long
Join us for festive performances of a variety of sacred and popular holiday music. We welcome our Young Artist Winner, Valdis Birznieks, to help ring in the holiday season and will conclude with the traditional carol sing-along. Bring the entire family to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season!
December 12, 2021 | REDDING | 2:00pm
Scott Seaton, Conductor
Guest Soloist:
Valdis Birznieks, baritone | Young Artist Winner
Program:
Schiassi - Christmas Symphony in D
Mozart - Divertimento in Bb, K. 137
Karlowicz - Serenade for Strings, Op. 2
Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love
O Holy Night
Chestnuts Roasting
Sleigh Ride
Sing-a-long
Join us for festive performances of a variety of sacred and popular holiday music. We welcome our Young Artist Winner, Valdis Birznieks, to help ring in the holiday season and will conclude with the traditional carol sing-along. Bring the entire family to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season!
Pre-concert talk for Masterworks 3: Finding Inspiration presented by NSS Music Director Scott Seaton 1 hour before concert.
Pre-concert talks are generously sponsored by Richard and Pat Macias.
February 12, 2022 | Chico | 7:30pm
Conductor: Scott Seaton
Kurt Muroki, double bass
MTAC Youth Orchestra | Yoshie Muratani, Director
Shasta College Youth Strings | Jeff Specht, Director
Program:
MENDELSSOHN - Hebrides Overture (Youth Orchestra Side-by-Side)
BOTTESINI - Double Bass Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS - Pelleas and Melisande
RAVEL - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Mendelssohn took a trip to Scotland and wrote the opening of the Hebrides Overture. Giovanni Bottesini was inspired by the depth, versatility, and sheer power of the double bass. Jean Sibelius was moved by a play by Maurice Maeterlinck and its themes of forbidden love, subsequently writing some of the most picturesque and charming incidental music. Maurice Ravel served in the French Army in World War I and later wrote Le Tombeau de Couperin as a gentle tribute to the victims of the war. Join us as we explore inspiration and its many forms featuring acclaimed double bassist Kurt Muroki and a special side-by-side with the youth orchestras of Chico and Redding.
Pre-concert talk for Masterworks 3: Finding Inspiration presented by NSS Music Director Scott Seaton 1 hour before concert.
Pre-concert talks are generously sponsored by Richard and Pat Macias.