| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | San Francisco Guitar QuartetPresented by Sacramento Guitar Society and Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 3-March 4, 2012 The San Francisco Guitar Quartet takes the stage for the 4th concert at Three Stages. The members of SFGQ--Mark Simons, David Dueñas, Patrick O'Connell, and Jon Mendle--have each distinguished themselves as soloists and chamber musicians with first prizes in the American String Teachers Association Competition and the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition, a Fulbright Scholarship, and concert appearances in Carnegie Hall. Group members also hold faculty positions in Bay Area... | Sacramento Guitar Society | 03/03/12-
03/04/12 | Folsom |
University Chorus and Alumni ChorusPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall March 4, 2012 The University Chorus and Alumni Chorus with Jeffrey Thomas, conductor, will perform the following pieces:
-James Whitbourn Luminosity with Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, and Rita Sahai, tanpura
-John Rutter Te Deum, Gloria, and Cantus
-Whitbourn All Shall be Amen and Alleluia | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 03/04/12 | Davis |
| Classical Guitar Ensemble Series: Trio7 | Davis Art Center | 03/09/12 | Davis |
Garrick OhlssonPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall March 9, 2012 Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of commanding interpretive and technical prowess. Although he has long been regarded as one of the world's leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, as displayed in this intriguing all-Liszt program. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 03/09/12 | Davis |
| Choralfest | Sacramento State (CSUS) | 03/10/12 | Sacramento |
Curtis on TourPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre March 10-March 11, 2012 Curtis On Tour brings the extraordinary artistry of the worldrenowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences worldwide, with tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. The Spring 2012 tour celebrates Curtis’s new classical guitar program, launching in 2011-12.
Featured performers are Curtis President and renowned violist, Roberto Díaz; new guitar faculty member Jason Vieaux; and two Curtis students. The program includes... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 03/10/12-
03/11/12 | Davis |
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: On Our Way to Spain!Presented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall March 11, 2012 This program is a taste of what the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra will perform in Spain on its tour later this year. The orchestra will perform in four major venues in Madrid, Valencia, Granada and Barcelona, including the famous Palau de la Música Catalana. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 03/11/12 | Davis |
| Sacramento State Symphony Orchestra | Sacramento State (CSUS) | 03/13/12 | Sacramento |
| Sacramento State Concert Band | Sacramento State (CSUS) | 03/14/12 | Sacramento |
Thursdays til 9: Playlist: CitywaterPresented by Crocker Art Museum and Citywater New Music Ensemble at Crocker Art Museum March 15, 2012 Citywater creates engaging, entertaining, and challenging concert experiences that bring the newest chamber music to all audiences. Soak up some serious culture! Enjoy the concert and then stick around, because the museum is open 'til 9pm. | Crocker Art Museum | 03/15/12 | Sacramento |
| Cello & Piano Concert | Sacramento State Department of Music | 03/15/12 | Sacramento |
Tschaikowski St. Petersburg Symphony OrchestraPresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 16, 2012 From St. Petersburg, Russia, this 90-piece orchestra under the direction of Roman Leontiev will perform Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod (Love-Death), Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Widely regarded as one of the preeminent Russian conductors of his generation, Leontiev has conducted the Budapest Radio and Television Orchestra, Symphonica Toscanini, Budapest Philharmonic, and many more. The featured soloist is pianist... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 03/16/12 | Folsom |
Alexander String QuartetPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre March 18, 2012 Following on the heels of its exploration of Beethoven's complete string quartets, Mondavi Center mainstays the Alexander String Quartet celebrate its 30th anniversary with a focus on Czech composer Antonin Dvorák. A fixture in the major music capitals of four continents, the Quartet has secured its place among the world's premier ensembles while maintaining a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco.
The quartet performs this program without intermission, then... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 03/18/12 | Davis |
Glorious BeethovenPresented by Folsom Symphony and Sacramento Master Singers at Three Stages Performing Arts Center March 24-March 25, 2012 The Folsom Symphony and the Sacramento Master Singers present Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral” under the direction of Maestro Michael Neumann. Guest soloists are Robin Fisher, Buffy Baggott, Jaeho Lee, and Burr Phillips.
Dr. Ralph Hughes will conduct additional orchestral and choral works, and the symphony and choir will combine forces to perform the world premier of The Song of the Bell, a new work commissioned by SMS to San... | Folsom Symphony | 03/24/12-
03/25/12 | Folsom |
Free Family Concert Series Presented by Camellia Symphony Orchestra at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria March 25, 2012 Offered as a public service to the Sacramento region, CSO has been presenting this concert series for over 10 years. The concerts are always free and each year they include new artistic collaborations with the local arts community.
This year, the family concerts will include an instrument petting zoo and a visual art element presented by I Can Do THAT! (formerly Very Special Arts) who will offer “Funshops” for children to create art related to the musical... | Camellia Symphony Orchestra | 03/25/12 | Sacramento |
Tchaikovsky's InspirationPresented by Sacramento Philharmonic and Sacramento Convention Center Complex at Community Center Theater March 31, 2012 For the season finale, Michael Morgan has invited conductor/composer Loris Tjeknavorian to join the orchestra as guest conductor for an exciting concert of music by masters of composition. Every season, the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra brings music of different cultures to the stage. True to this mission, Maestros Morgan and Tjeknavorian pay homage to Russia, Armenia, Greece, and Persia through a unique lineup of inspiring music including Tchaikovsky’s... | Sacramento Philharmonic | 03/31/12 | Sacramento |
Tchaikovsky's InspirationPresented by Sacramento Philharmonic and Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center April 1, 2012 For the season finale, Michael Morgan has invited conductor/composer Loris Tjeknavorian to join the orchestra as guest conductor for an exciting concert of music by masters of composition. Every season, the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra brings music of different cultures to the stage. True to this mission, Maestros Morgan and Tjeknavorian pay homage to Russia, Armenia, Greece, and Persia through a unique lineup of inspiring music including Tchaikovsky’s... | Sacramento Philharmonic | 04/01/12 | Folsom |
Young Artists Competition Winners ConcertPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre April 1, 2012 Mondavi Center resident pianist Lara Downes hosts a celebratory concert featuring the incredibly talented winners of the seventh annual Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. The competition, held annually in January, is juried by a panel of internationally renowned musicians, with winners in multiple categories including ensemble, instrumental, and vocal. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/01/12 | Davis |
| Classical Guitar Ensemble Series: Mobius Trio | Davis Art Center | 04/06/12 | Davis |
Focus on Opera Film Series: The Elixir of LovePresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre April 9, 2012 Donizetti's charming comedy is a celebration of innocence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian-American community in the Napa Valley, circa 1915? In this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina's heart. Blossoming from a shy Italian immigrant to a plucky entrepreneur, he captures both his sweetheart and the American dream over the course of this delightful opera buffa. Tenor Ramón Vargas superbly embodies the role of... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/09/12 | Davis |
English GrandeurPresented by Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra and Sacramento Children's Chorus at Community Center Theater April 14, 2012 The Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra, with Conductor Donald Kendrick, presents English Grandeur, a tribute to English Romantic tradition, with compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Thanksgiving and Five Mystical Songs) and William Walton (Belshazzar's Feast).
Special guests: Sacramento Children's Chorus with Director Lynn Stevens. | Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra | 04/14/12 | Sacramento |
| Bravo Bach: Messiah by George Frederic Handel Parts 2 & 3 | St. Mark's Presents | 04/20/12 | Sacramento |
Bravo Bach: Camerata CapistranoPresented by St. Mark's Presents and Sacramento State Department of Music at St. Mark's United Methodist Church April 21, 2012 The second performance of the Bravo Bach festival features Camerata Capistrano, Sacramento State's historically-informed baroque ensemble. They perform remarkably diverse repertoire with exceptional passion and virtuosity. Originally a student chamber ensemble directed by Dr. Lorna Peters at Sacramento State, Camerata Capistrano has established a superb reputation in Northern California, enjoying upwards of 10... | St. Mark's Presents | 04/21/12 | Sacramento |
Opera Forever Presented by Camellia Symphony Orchestra at Memorial Auditorium April 21, 2012 Enjoy arias and love songs followed by wine tasting from regional wineries, a silent auction, Camellia Juniors concert, and a pre-concert talk by Maestro Allan Pollack. | Camellia Symphony Orchestra | 04/21/12 | Sacramento |
| Bravo Bach: Baroque Flourishes & Fanfares | St. Mark's Presents | 04/22/12 | Sacramento |
| Empyrean Ensemble: Songs, Whispers, Tales and Utterances: New Works for Voice | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/22/12 | Davis |
| Bravo Bach: Keyboard Music by Bach and Handel | St. Mark's Presents | 04/27/12 | Sacramento |
| Bravo Bach: Baroque Jazz Cabaret | St. Mark's Presents | 04/28/12 | Sacramento |
Maya BeiserPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall April 28, 2012 In a world troubled by religious strife and division, the period between the eighth and fifteenth centuries in the Iberian Peninsula offers a hopeful historical reminder: Muslims, Christians and Jews once lived together in Spain, creating a centuries-long flowering of commerce, culture, art and architecture. Cellist Maya Beiser's new project Provenance features live music and original text in Ladino, Arabic, Hebrew and Latin, woven together into an all-encompassing musical... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/28/12 | Davis |
Lyris String QuartetPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre April 28, 2012 The Lyris String Quartet (artists-in-residence) is based in Los Angeles and has performed on many of L.A.’s prestigious chamber music series and venues. They are the in residence at the Beverly Hills International Music Festival and will be also be appearing on the Jacaranda “Music at the Edge” this season. This program will include works by Dutilleux, Haydn, and Ginastera. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/28/12 | Davis |
| Bravo Bach | St. Mark's Presents | 04/20/12-
04/29/12 | Sacramento |
| Bravo Bach: Gala Concert | St. Mark's Presents | 04/29/12 | Sacramento |
| UC Davis & Davis High School Baroque Ensembles | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 04/29/12 | Davis |
| San Francisco Symphony Chamber Ensemble | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 05/02/12 | Davis |
| Classical Guitar Ensemble Series: San Francisco Guitar Quartet | Davis Art Center | 05/04/12 | Davis |
Zaira MenesesPresented by Sacramento Guitar Society and Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center May 5-May 6, 2012 Mexican sensation Zaira Meneses and Cinco de Mayo coincide at Stage Three! Born in Xalapa, Mexico, from an early age she showed great talent for music, studying both classical guitar and voice. Since moving to the USA in 2001, she has built a stellar reputation for her warm sound, limpid technique, and superb natural musicality, performing in many of the world’s great concert halls. Added aspects to Ms. Meneses' artistry are her beautiful singing voice and talent for the dance, both... | Sacramento Guitar Society | 05/05/12-
05/06/12 | Folsom |
UC Davis Symphony OrchestraPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall May 6, 2012 Wolfgang Brendel is an operatic German baritone. In 1997 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany). His most recent appearances have been as Scarpia, Mandryka, Sachs, Eisenstein, and Holländer. Brendel regularly conducts master classes and courses in the United States (including at the Boston and San Francisco Conservatories of Music) and is professor of voice at the Munich Hochschule für Musik und Theater. He began studies at... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 05/06/12 | Davis |
Focus on Opera Film Series: Lucia di LammermoorPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre May 14, 2012 The emotionally fragile Lucia is driven to madness when manipulated to marry a man she does not love. Featuring the most famous mad scene in the repertory and full of ravishingly beautiful melodies, this timeless bel canto masterpiece evokes the passion and desperation of a woman used by her brother as a political pawn. Superstar Natalie Dessay owns this virtuosic role. Also starring Giuseppe Filianoti, Gabriele Viviani and Oren Gradus.
The Focus On Opera High-Definition Screenings... | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 05/14/12 | Davis |
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Russian RapturePresented by Three Stages at Folsom Lake College and Capital Public Radio at Three Stages Performing Arts Center May 19, 2012 Following his well-received recital in 2011, Jeffrey Siegel is back with a four-concert series of performances at Three Stages. Mixing virtuosic performance with lively commentary on the great composers. Jeffrey Siegel has everything: massive technique, musical sensitivity and character, wide tonal resources, immense reserves of power, and the ability to communicate.
Jeffrey Siegel will be playing the music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, the soaring melodies and dance-like... | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | 05/19/12 | Folsom |
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: Family ConcertPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall May 20, 2012 This program features Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, with Provost Ralph Hexter as the narrator, and a work to be announced by the winner of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 05/20/12 | Davis |
| UC Davis Concert Band | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 05/23/12 | Davis |
University Chorus & UC Davis Symphony OrchestraPresented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Jackson Hall June 1, 2012 The University Chorus and the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra will be performing Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor conducted by Christian Baldini and Howells Hymnus Paradisi conducted by Jeffrey Thomas. | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 06/01/12 | Davis |
| European Traditions | Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra | 06/02/12 | Sacramento |
| Summer Symphony at the Movies | Folsom Symphony | 06/02/12 | Folsom |
William KanengiserPresented by Sacramento Guitar Society and Three Stages at Folsom Lake College at Three Stages Performing Arts Center June 2-June 3, 2012 William Kanengiser, founding and current member of the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, finishes the Sacramento Guitar Society's series. Recognized as one of the USA’s finest classical guitarists, Kanengiser was First Prize Winner in the 1987 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, as well as in major international guitar competitions in Toronto (1981) and Paris (1983). He is known for developing a unique and individual repertoire for his instrument, ranging... | Sacramento Guitar Society | 06/02/12-
06/03/12 | Folsom |
| Empyrean Ensemble: New Music from Davis | Mondavi Center, UC Davis | 06/04/12 | Davis |
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