Proclaimed “a phenomenon” and “one of the best pianists of his generation”, Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear joins us to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat. The concert opens with Christopher Blake’s Night Journey to Pawarenga, the second of four works comprising a suite for string orchestra commissioned by Maestro Sewell. Closing the concert is Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, which the composer himself referred to as his “discovery of the past, the epiphany through which the whole of my late work became possible.”

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Goodyear Returns

Overture Center for the Arts

Celebrating the California Festival across the state, we open with the work Kotuku by New Zealand composer, Christopher Blake, in a West Coast premiere, including an appearance by Native American flutist and artisan, Tim Blueflint Ramel. Virtuoso bassist Xavier Foley performs his own Soul Bass Concerto commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony in 2022, in another west coast premiere. The remaining works celebrate America’s rich tradition of music written for film, including John Williams, Aaron Copland, and Ennio Morricone. SLO Symphony Board member and Arroyo Grande-based composer, Stefan Podell, will also premier an orchestral fanfare for the SLO Symphony, as part of a commissioning project begun at the 2023 Symphony Gala. No stranger to our SLO Symphony audience, we heard his Bass Concerto in 2021, we are excited to hear his latest composition.

Classics II California Festival

Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

As part of California Festival, San Luis Obispo Symphony opens with Kotuku by New Zealand composer Christopher Blake in a West Coast premiere featuring flute artist Tim Blueflint Ramel. Bassist Xavier Foley performs his own Soul Bass Concerto commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony in 2022.

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Feb 16, 2024

Goodyear Returns · Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

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Classics II California Festival · San Luis Obispo Symphony

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