American Philharmonic
Sonoma County
Concerts
Kate Burgess
All concerts will take place at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.
Click here for map linkAll American Philharmonic concerts are free of charge and feature open seating. Donations are gladly accepted. The free admission tickets will be availble in the lobby one hour prior to the performance.
Echoes of Innocence
Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 8:00pm
Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 3:00pm
Conducted by Gabriel Sakakeeny
Christa Pfeiffer, soprano
Bax – Summer Music
Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Mahler – Symphony No. 4
Let the angelic voice of soprano Christa Pfeiffer transport you to a place of beauty, innocence and truth as Maestro Sakakeeny and the orchestra evoke the romance of both the new and old worlds.
An American Portrait
Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 8:00pm
Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 3:00pm
Conducted by Gabriel Sakakeeny
Marilyn Thompson, piano
Conte – A Copland Portrait
Desjardins – Bartholdiade
Gershwin – Concerto for Piano in F
Dooley – El Mirador (world premiere)
Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Join the orchestra on a trip from the jazz age to the post-postmodern age with four generations of North American composers featuring the brilliance of pianist Marilyn Thompson and a dramatic world premiere by Young Artist Award winner Paul Dooley.
Canticles of Time
Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 8:00pm
Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 3:00pm
Conducted by Gabriel Sakakeeny
Antares Sagbas, flute
Decker – Rise of Nations Overture (world premiere)
Corigliano – Pied Piper Fantasy
Jones – Canticles of Time (Symphony No. 2 with chorus)
Take a musical adventure from medieval legend to the contemporary world of gaming in this journey from darkness to light featuring one of the most joyous endings ever written.
Moby Dick
Saturday, April 9, 2011 - 8:00pm
Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 3:00pm
Conducted by guest conductor John Kendall Bailey
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Barber – Adagio
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Herrmann – Moby Dick (with men´s chorus and soloists)
Maestro Bailey returns to lead the orchestra and chorus in an all American concert featuring well known favorites and a rare performance of Moby Dick, a dramatic cantata by Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Hitchcocks preferred film score composer.
Mas Pasión con QuinTango
Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 8:00pm
Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 3:00pm
Conducted by Gabriel Sakakeeny
QuinTango, tango ensemble
Moncaya – Huapango
Aguila – Conga
Orbon – Pavana and Xylophone from Tres Versiones Sinfonicas
Revueltas/Limantour – Noche de encantamiento
QuinTango – Works to be announced from the stage
Share the sizzle and heartbreak as American Philharmonic returns to the thrilling world of contemporary Latin American music. The orchestra is proud to share the stage with QuinTango, for an evening of stories, beautiful music and sensational dance.