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.
Conductor: Scott Seaton
Shasta College Theatre | Greg Thorson, Director
Program:
STRAVINSKY - The Soldier’s Tale
Igor Stravinsky
Our return to the stage delves into Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, a work of adaptation born from an immense struggle. It’s a work that emerged near the end of World War I and the 1918 pandemic during a time when Stravinsky’s large ballets were not able to be performed. We partner with Shasta College Theatre in a telling of this remarkable tale of a common soldier who, on leave from the troops, trades in his scratched violin for a promise of riches. Unknowingly making a deal with the devil, this story addresses the universal question that everyone eventually asks themselves: what makes us really happy?
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.
Conductor: Scott Seaton
Shasta College Theatre | Greg Thorson, Director
Program:
STRAVINSKY - The Soldier’s Tale
Igor Stravinsky
Our return to the stage delves into Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, a work of adaptation born from an immense struggle. It’s a work that emerged near the end of World War I and the 1918 pandemic during a time when Stravinsky’s large ballets were not able to be performed. We partner with Shasta College Theatre in a telling of this remarkable tale of a common soldier who, on leave from the troops, trades in his scratched violin for a promise of riches. Unknowingly making a deal with the devil, this story addresses the universal question that everyone eventually asks themselves: what makes us really happy?
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!