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Wineglass Clarinet Concerto + Zappa + Beethoven's Eroica

Name: Wineglass Clarinet Concerto + Zappa + Beethoven's Eroica
Start: 2026-04-19T15:00:00
Location: Sunset Center Theater

Monterey Symphony

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Fascinating histories merge in a program of eclectic rarities, a world premiere, and a heroic classic. Musical gadfly Frank Zappa took one of the themes from his band Mothers of Invention and created the electrifying symphonic work Dog Breath Variations. Joseph Boulogne, a French Chevalier of African descent, was the music instructor of Marie Antoinette, a champion fencer, and composer of the delightfully animated Symphony No. 2. Composer-in-resi...

Program

Frank Zappa - The Dog-Breath Variations

John Wineglass - Democracy

Joseph Bologne - Symphony No. 2 in D major

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Participants

Jayce Ogren

Conductor

Mariam Adam

Clarinet

Monterey Symphony

Producer