Holiday Concert

7:30 pm @ California Theatre

Dr. Yun Song Tay & Dr. Richard Roper, Conductors

Festive Favorites

The Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky Orchestra, El Camino Wind Orchestra, and Honors Wind Ensemble celebrate the holiday season with a festive program of dances, overtures, and suites.

• BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
• STRAUSS II The Blue Danube Waltz
• SARASATE Zigeunerweisen; Ashley Huang, violin
• HISAISHI “Merry-Go-Round” from Howl’s Moving Castle
• RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Overture to The Tsar’s Bride

Symphony alumni are invited to join the orchestra on stage for a special encore.

Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival

3:00 pm @ Davies Symphony Hall

GSYO joins local youth orchestras from around the Bay Area at Davies Symphony Hall for an afternoon of virtuosic music-making. Experience the exhilaration of hundreds of young musicians performing at their best! Proceeds from the concert will benefit organizations that provide resources to underserved and homeless youth. Tickets available through sfsymphony.org.

Winter Celebration

2:30 pm @ Carlmont High School

Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestra

Jordan Webster, Conductor

El Camino Wind Orchestra & Honors Wind Ensemble

Dr. Richard Roper, Conductor

March Revelry

7:00 pm @ Carlmont High School

Dr. Yun Song Tay & Mariya Borozina, Conductors

Epic Romance

• SMETANA The Moldau
• BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Mvt. 1; Joanne Lin, violin
• BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Mvt. 3; Kou Shimizu, piano
• WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Spring Concert

7:00 pm @ Spangenberg Theatre at Gunn High School

Dr. Yun Song Tay, Conductor

Masquerade Ball

• CLYNE Masquerade
• BLOCH Suite Hébraïque, Mvt. 1; Piyush Shanbhag, viola
• SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Mvt. 3; Dayton Nguyen, piano
• BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique

Violin Masterclass with Evin Blomberg

7:00 pm @ St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Evin Blomberg, violinist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will lead a masterclass with GSYO Symphony violinists. Following the performances, there will be a short Q & A session.

Featuring student soloists: TBA

Flute Masterclass with MyungJu Yeo

3:00 pm @ St. Mark's Episcopal Church

MyungJu Yeo, principal flute with the Marin Symphony and Symphony San Jose, will lead a masterclass with GSYO Symphony flutists. Following the performances, there will be a short Q & A session.

Featuring student soloists: TBA

Spring Encore

7:30 pm @ Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center

Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestra

Jordan Webster, Conductor

Galbraith Honor Strings

Mariya Borozina, Conductor

El Camino Wind Orchestra & Honors Wind Ensemble

Dr. Richard Roper, Conductor

Spring Dance

7:00 pm @ Spangenberg Theatre at Gunn High School

Dr. Yun Song Tay, Conductor

Swan Song

• DELIBES “Waltz” from Coppelia
• SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1, Mvt. 1; Yoonsa Park, cello
• CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. 1; Xinran Shi, piano
• TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite

Season Finale

7:00 pm @ Cañada College Theatre

Dr. Yun Song Tay, Conductor

Into A New World

• CHABRIER Rapsodie Espana
• IBERT Flute Concerto, Mvt. 3; Martha Marki, flute
• TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. 1; Helen Yuan, piano
• DVORAK Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)

Bon Voyage Concert

7:00 pm @ Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center

Dr. Yun Song Tay, Conductor

Mediterranean Tour

It’s “bonjour” and “buenas noches” for the Symphony, who will preview their program before departing on a performance tour of Southern France and Spain.

• CHABRIER Rapsodie Espana
• COLEMAN Umoja: Anthem of Unity
• MONCAYO Huapango
• DVORAK Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)