Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
First Palo Alto United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave.,
Palo Alto, CA
Founded in 1953, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra has
remained an active voice in the Bay Area music community, presenting free
concerts with an ensemble of the region’s top professional musicians.
The rollout of an exciting new concert format, Maestro
Ben Simon becomes your host for a 90-minute, no intermission podcast. Think of
it as a cross between Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me and From the Top with games,
prizes, Ben’s famous trivia quiz, and of course, great music.
Featuring a host of SFCO All-Stars, this engaging program
will feature variations on familiar themes by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and
more. With special guest Anthony Lane, luthier.
Free admission. Members entry one hour before. General
audience entry 15 minutes before.
Program:
Mozart 12
Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman” K.265
·
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Haydn String
Quartet in C Major, op. 76 no.3 (“Emperor”)
·
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra string quartet
·
Second movement, Poco adagio; cantabile
Schubert Die
Forelle (“The Trout”)
·
Ann Moss, soprano
·
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Schubert Piano
Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
·
Fourth movement: Tema con variazione (Andantino)
Heidrich Happy
Birthday Variations
Cost: Free
