HomeSeason at a GlanceDonations to CHICOYouth SoloistsSoloist Biographies and Program NotesArtistic Director

CHICO 2011-2012 Season

 

CONCERT # 1           

Theme:                         Guitar, Organ and a World Premier

Concert:                         Sunday, 2 October 2011

 

Guitar concerto, RV 93 in D major                                                  Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Nicolas André Deuson, guitarist
 
Double Reed Concerto – World Premiere                                                    John Biggs (1932 - )
For Oboe, English horn, Bassoon and Strings
Soloists: Bruce Walker, Paula Dublinski, Cavit Celayir-Monezis
 
Organ concerto, no. 1, op. 137 in F major                              Joseph Rheinberger (1839 - 1901)
Raelynn Clare, organist

 

CONCERT # 2

Theme:                         Youth Concert

Concert:                        Sunday, 13 November 2011

 

Piano Concerto, no. 1 op. 11 in E minor                                    Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Second movement:  Romance – Largetto
Alexa
 
Violin concerto, op. 48                                                         Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904 - 1987)
First movement:  Allegro molto e con brio
Edaan Byle, violinist
 
Piano concerto, no. 3, op. 50 in D major                                 Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904 - 1987)
First movement:  Allegro molto
David Gatchel, pianist
 
"Rusalka's Song to the Moon"                                                Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Alexa

CONCERT #3

Theme:                        Messiah Sing-along:

Concert:                          Sunday, 18 December 2011

Messiah                                                                            George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Orchestra and Soloists - Audience is the Chorus

 

CONCERT #4

Theme:                         Choral Spectacular featuring Kelley O’Connor, mezzo soprano

Concert:                         Sunday, 18 March 2012

 

Danse                                                                                             Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
                                                                                                     Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel
Sarabande                                                                                    Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel
 
Le Tombeau de Couperin                                                               Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)

 

Pavane, op. 50                                                                                 Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Female Chorus
 
Alto Rhapsody, op. 53                                                               Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Male Chorus and Mezzo Soprano - Kelley O’Connor, soloist
 
Fern Hill                                                                                             John Corigliano (1938 - )
SATB Chorus and Mezzo soprano - Kelley O’Connor, soloist

 

CONCERT #5

Theme:                        Mothers’ Day Tea and Concert

Concert:                        Sunday, 13 May 2012

Piano Concerto – tbd                 

Miriam Arichea, pianist

Enter supporting content here