Composer

Steve Sanchez, captivating performer and virtuoso clarinetist, joins us for a season finale that packs a punch! The intensity and expression of Samuel Barber leads us into Óscar Navarro’s second clarinet concerto, which is truly cinematic in its scope and jazzy in its sensibilities. Pioneering American composer Amy Beach transports us through musical imagery and Scottish folk song to her Gaelic roots in Scotland. A dramatic finish to a beautiful season of music.

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Dramatic Voices

Livermore Performing Arts Center

Inspired by Dylan Thomas’ stirring poem, Do Not Go Gentle explores the awe, mystery, and magnitude of the cosmos through music that evokes both the vastness of space and the human spirit’s refusal to fade quietly into the night.

Do Not Go Gentle

Central Presbyterian Church Denver

Mapleton Arts Center

Trial & Tribulation

Mesquite Arts Center

Season XIX concludes with Navarro’s joyful Downey Overture for Orchestra, Debussy’s gorgeous Nocturnes, and Rachmaninoff’s lush and dramatic Symphony No. 2. Guest conductor Marcelo Lehninger and the Tulsa Chorale will help us end the 2024-2025 season on a high note.

Tso On Air: Debussy And Rachmaninoff

KWTU Classical 88.7 FM

Enjoy Oscar Navarro’s vibrant A Downey Overture, Beethoven’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 5 with pianist Michelle Cann, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s stunning orchestration. Under the direction of Carl St.Clair, this concert promises to be a truly unforgettable celebration of great music.

Beethoven’s Emperor & Pictures at an Exhibition

Great Park Live

“For Ed” is a heartfelt tribute concert honoring the remarkable 20-year legacy of Dr. Edward C. Harris, who served as music and artistic director of the San José Wind Symphony until his retirement in 2022. Under the direction of Dr. David Vickerman, the San José Wind Symphony will perform a program that reflects Dr. Harris' profound impact on the ensemble and its audiences. In honor of Ed's instrument, the concert features Steve Sanchez, clarinetist, performing Oscar Navarro's II Concerto. The concert also features some of Ed's favorite works for band, as we celebrate his passion, dedication, and the musical excellence he fostered. Join us for an afternoon of music and memories as we honor Dr. Harris and his extraordinary contributions to the San José Wind Symphony! 

For Ed

Saratoga High School

Join the LSU Symphonic winds as they take the stage for their final concert of the year with music that spans a wide plethora of continents and generes. From the passionate rhythms of Spain to the vibrant energy of American dance, this concert is a celebration of the joy found in making music in both traditional and contemporary works. Featured in this program will be Hispania by Oscar Navarro, March by Jennifer Jolley, along with many others that are sure to stir the soul. 

LSU Symphonic Winds: "Rhythmic Reveries"

Louisiana State University

The ASU Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony wrap up their concert seasons with an exciting mix of music. 2024 Concerto Competition winner John Burton is the main attraction on Oscar Navarro’s incredible Clarinet Concerto No. 2.

ASU Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony: “Rising Stars!”

Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium

Two pieces — Oscar Navarro’s Legacy Concerto and Otto Respighi’s immortal The Pines of Rome — speak to the passage of time and the power of place in the human experience. This program is a sublime musical journey that embraces memories of the past, living in the moment, and imagining the future.

The Pines of Rome

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Jump off your couch and run, don’t walk, to the symphony for a can’t miss Opening Night! We start with audience-favorite
Sorcerer’s Apprentice and an exquisite recent work for clarinet played by our own principal clarinetist, Trevor Stewart. Then we’ll blow the roof off the hall with the thrilling Pictures at an Exhibition, complete with the original artwork that inspired this masterpiece. You have to be there to see and hear it all!

Opening Night

Washburn University

This concert marks the final event in the Bakersfield Symphony 2021-2022 concert season, and it’s a performance you won’t want to miss.  The concert opens with Oscar Navarro’s oboe concerto Legacy, performed by our very own principal oboist, Laura Arganbright.  Laura will then rejoin the orchestra for the emotionally intense and beautiful Symphony No. 1 by Mahler, also known as Titan.

Navarro and Mahler 1

Mechanics Bank Theater

We’re painting a picture with sound under the baton of Guest Conductor and University of Iowa Alum, Fernanda Lastra. Starting out with George Whitefield Chadwick’s Jubilee Overture, who’s accompanying poem begins by loudly stating “No cool gray tones for me!” Then, in homage to Lastra’s Argentinian roots, Luis Gianneo’s Le Tarco en Flor captures the essence of the vibrant purple blooms of the Jacaranda tree. Orchestra Iowa’s own Principal Clarinet, Christine Bellomy, brings the dark emotions and rhythms of Oscar Navarro’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1 to life before we end the program with the ironically happy melodies of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.

Composer

Oscar Navarro

Events

Upcoming events

3 - 4 Apr, 2027

Masterworks V – Brahms Symphony No. 2 · Orchestra Iowa

Past events

Jun 6, 2026

Dramatic Voices · Livermore-Amador Symphony

16 - 17 May, 2026

Do Not Go Gentle · Denver Philharmonic Orchestra

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