Programs El Camino Wind Orchestra Calendar

Senior Symphony Orchestra

Season Opener at Flint Center

Featuring the lyrical second symphony of Brahms, and young artists Timothy Yu, violin and Florence Hsiao, clarinet

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER 27 2007, 7:30 pm
Flint Center, De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Tickets in advance at: www.ticketmaster.com
$10/$5, service fees may apply
Tickets at the door: $10/$5

BRAHMS                     Symphony No. 2
WEBER                       Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, Florence Hsiao, soloist
SAINT SAENS            Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. III, Timothy Yu, soloist
ENESCO                      Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1

Holiday Concert at Spangenberg Theatre

Featuring young artists
James Yoon, clarinet, Jeffrey Kwong, cello, Eric Jiang, violin,
and Jennifer Choi, cello

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 2007, 2:30 pm
Spangenberg Theater,
780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto
Tickets at the door: $10/$5
Alumni Free! Pick-up a ticket at the box office.

ROSSINI                Overture to La gazza ladra
MESSAGER           Solo de Concours, James Yoon, soloist
HAYDN                  Cello Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I, Jeffrey Kwong, soloist
CONUS                  Violin Concerto in E minor , Mvt. III,  Eric Jiang, soloist
ELGAR                   Cello Concerto in E minor, Mvt. I, Jennifer Choi, soloist
ANDERSON          Sleigh Ride
KABALEVSKY       Overture to Colas Breugnon

ANNUAL BENEFIT AT FLINT CENTER!

Featuring special guest artist, MARTIN CHALIFOUR, violin
Martin Chalifour is the Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and appears frequently as soloist and in recital. Born in Montreal, Canada, Chalifour graduated at the age of 18 with a unanimous First Prize from the Montreal Conservatory, and is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. Chalifour is Professor of Violin at the USC Thornton School of Music.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 2008
7:30 pm
Flint Center, De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Tickets in advance at: www.ticketmaster.com
$30/$20, service fees may apply
Tickets at the door: $30/$20
Tickets also available through the Flint Center Box Office and the ECYS Office.

TCHAIKOVSKY          Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"
TCHAIKOVSKY         Violin Concerto, Martin Chalifour, soloist

Special Event
Master class with Martin Chalifour
Featuring performances by talented ECYS violinists:
Yujin Ariza, Eunice Kim, Joy Lin and Timothy Yu.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto
Tickets at the door: $5 general, music teachers free

Season Finale at Flint Center

Featuring an orchestral visit to the "City of Light",
the ECYS Percussion Ensemble
and young artists Joy Lin, violin, and Sunli Kim, violin

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 2008, 2:30 pm
Flint Center, De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Tickets in advance at: www.ticketmaster.com
$10/$5, service fees may apply
Tickets at the door: $10/$5

WAGNER                         Prelude to Die Meistersinger
SIBELIUS                        Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Sunli Kim, soloist
PROKOFIEV                   Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Joy Lin, soloist
GERSHWIN                    An American in Paris         

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The Sinfonietta Orchestra
all performances at Cubberley Theatre

Fall Classic

Featuring Deborah Ahn, violin and Connor Kim, cello
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2007 7:30 PM
HAYDN                Symphony No. 104
NICOLAI             Overture to Merry Wives of Windsor
SAINT SAENS    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Mvt. III, Connor Kim, soloist
BRUCH               Violin Concerto in G minor, Mvt. I, Deborah Ahn, soloist

Winter Spirit

Featuring special guest artist, Michail Gelfandbein, cello
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 9, 2008 
7:30 PM
SHOSTAKOVICH
Adagio, Michail Gelfandbein, soloist
ARUTUNIAN
Impromptu, Michail Gelfandbein, soloist
SCHUBERT        
Symphony No. 6
ROSSINI            
Overture to Barber of Seville

Concerto Festival

Featuring Jeffrey Shum, French horn, Jae Young Lee, cello, Byron Fan, violin, and Natalie Ng, violin
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008 8:00 PM
SAINT SAENS           Morceau de Concert, Jeffrey Shum, soloist
KABALEVSKY           Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Natalie Ng, soloist
FAURE                       Elegy, Jae Young Lee, soloist
KABALEVSKY           Violin Concerto, Mvt. III, Byron Fan, soloist
SCHUBERT               Rosamunde Overture
OFFENBACH            La vie parisienne: Overture

Spring Dance

Featuring Joshua Keefe, cello, and Tiffany Shen, violin
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008  8:00 PM
BEETHOVEN     Egmont Overture
BIZET                   Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I
SAINT-SAENS    Concerto for Cello No. 1, Joshua Keefe, soloist
WIENIAWSKI    Legend for Violin and Orchestra, Tiffany Shen, soloist
GLINKA               A Life for the Tsar: Krakoviak

All Sinfonietta performances:
Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Tickets at the door: $10/5

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Chamber Players Orchestra

Camerata Orchestra

Galbraith Honor Strings

El Camino Wind Orchestra

All performances at Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94303

Fall Concert

Featuring soloists John Sangwon Suh, violin and Gabriel Pragin, violin

SUNDAY, December 2 2007, in the Cubberley Theatre
2:00 pm Chamber Players Orchestra and Camerata Orchestra
3:00 pm Galbraith Honor Strings and El Camino Wind Orchestra

Winter Concert

Featuring soloists Albert Lee, violin, Henry Smolen, piano, Iris Xu, violin and Sergey Smirnov, piano

SUNDAY, March 9 2008, in the Cubberley Theatre
2:00 pm Chamber Players Orchestra and Camerata Orchestra
3:00 pm Galbraith Honor Strings and Wind Orchestra

Talent “A La Mode” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!
This performance combines a concert with a fun ice-cream party -
perfect for children of all ages

Featuring soloist Timothy Fan, violin
Chamber Players, Camerata, Overture Flutes, Intermezzo Flutes,
EC Flutes, El Camino Wind Orchestra, Galbraith Honor Strings

SATURDAY, May 3  2008, 6:15 pm, in the Cubberley Auditorium
4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
Tickets: $10 / includes all-you-can-eat ice cream sundaes!

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El Camino Flute Ensemble

Intermezzo Flute Ensemble

Overture Flute Ensemble

Fall Concert
SATURDAY Dec. 1 2007, 7:30 pm
Unity Palo Alto Community Church
3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Tickets: $10/5

Winter Concert
SATURDAY, March 1 2008, 7:30 pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto
Tickets $10/5

Talent “A La Mode” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!
SATURDAY, May 3  2008, 6:15 pm
Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Tickets $10

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