Join Scott Yoo and the visiting artists for a tour through Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 10.  In this informal, one-hour event, you will learn about Shostakovich and his compositional style, the context surrounding this work, and gain a deeper understanding of the piece in advance of Sunday's chamber concert.

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Notable Insight: Shostakovich String Quartet

Congregation Beth David

Experience the divine and uplifting power of Handel's Messiah, performed by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Darko Butorac. This enchanting concert will take place at the Trinity United Methodist Church, located at 120 West Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301, on December 8, 2023, at 7:30 pm and December 10 at 3:00 pm.

Featuring a talented lineup of soloists including soprano Jessica Beebe, mezzo Sahoko Sato Timpone, tenor Eric Rieger, and baritone Corey McKern, this performance promises to be a memorable rendition of Handel's masterpiece. The Messiah chorus, meticulously prepared by Dr. Michael Hanawalt, Director of Choral Ensembles at FSU, will join the orchestra to bring this magnificent work to life.

The event program includes the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah, featuring beloved pieces such as the "Hallelujah Chorus," "Comfort Ye," "Every Valley," and "For Unto Us a Child Is Born," among others. This performance at the sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church is set to fill the space with joyous refrains and exultant arias, creating an atmosphere of celebration and reverence.

For those interested in attending this awe-inspiring event, tickets are available for purchase. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this beautiful holiday tradition. For more information, contact the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra at 850-224-0461 or visit their website.

Handel's Messiah

Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Join the Festival musicians for this annual concert presenting Mozart and more in our historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The program includes Mozart's D major viola quintet, Ginastera's Impresiones de la Puna for flute and strings, and Dvorák's only string sextet. The winds also get a chance to shine in Poulenc's sonata for clarinet and bassoon.

Chamber Concert 2: Mozart in the Mission

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

Join music director Scott Yoo for a look behind the score of Franck's Piano Quintet. Scott and the artists will take you on an exploration into the music by Franck, discussing details of the composer's life, musical elements to listen for, and offer their own perspectives on the piece.

Notable Insight: Franck Piano Quintet

Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

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The Festival chamber musicians perform an evening of glorious chamber music in the beautiful acoustics of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Chamber Music in the Mission

This concert is dedicated in memory of Polly Monson.

Midday Mini-Concert: Mozart Flute Quintet

United Methodist Church San Luis Obispo

The Festival artists lead an exciting evening of chamber music at the Harold Miossi Cultural & Performing Arts Center, including the West Coast Premiere of George Tsontakis' Portraits by El Greco Book II.

Chamber Music at Cuesta

Regarded as one of North America’s finest concert organists and praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique, and imaginative programming, Ken Cowan’s recordings and live performances have been featured on nationally distributed radio programming from American Public Media. Mr. Cowan will be joined in performance by his violinist wife Lisa Shihoten, a former music faculty member at Princeton University who is currently performing with the prestigious New York City-based Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and regularly touring the world as a solo artist.

KEN COWAN & LISA SHIHOTEN FORBES ORGAN SERIES

SLO Youth Symphony presents their final concert of the season. Tickets are just $5-10. This concert is made possible in part by Concert sponsors: Clifton Swanson Community Access to the PAC Fund, Jill Anderson and Steven Jobst, Jeff and Melodee Brady, Sandi Sigurdson and Stephen McGrath, George and Judy Shepard, The Foulke Correa Foundation. Music education season sponsors: Susan Polk Insurance, California Mentor, In Loving Memory of Bonnie McIvor, Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust.

SLO YOUTH SYMPHONY FINAL CONCERT

French virtuoso violinist Gilles Apap (Arroyo Grande) joins SLO Symphony under the baton of Maestro Andrew Sewell, for a remarkable program of classical favorites, including Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 in D, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. Gilles is known for his unique approach to music, delivering distinctive performances of the standard classical repertoire combined with genres such as jazz and folk from around the world, merging the borderlines between musical styles. This concert is sponsored by Peggy Lance Little, Thomas Miller and Pam Dassenko, and Len Jarrott. Programs are subject to change.

TCHAIKOVSKY & MOZART

Abigel Kralik: Chamber Music Concert

The Romeros encompass three generations of gifted classical guitarists whose glorious sound has delighted audiences and won the raves of music critics worldwide for more than 60 years. To have so many virtuosi of the same instrument in one family is unique in the world of musical performance and in the realm of the classical guitar, it is absolutely without precedent. 

Sharing the stage with the ensemble to celebrate their 60th Anniversary Tour is soprano and San Luis Obispo county resident, Amy Goymerac.

THE ROMEROS

Award-winning violinist Tessa Lark and virtuoso composer/ bassist Michael Thurber met years ago as alumni of NPR’s “From the Top” and quickly realized how much they had musically in common. In 2016, they began developing their duo collaboration after a one-off performance at an event for WQXR in New York City. By fusing classical and American music influences, they created a wholly original sound that they now bring to audiences around the country in a charismatic live show. Lark and Thurber will perform an intimate concert in the cabaret-style environment of the PAC Pavilion.

TESSA LARK & MICHAEL THURBER

PAC Pavilion

Celebrating Our Artists conducted by Maestro Andrew Sewell highlights SLO Symphony musicians as soloists, including Concertmaster Emily Lanzone, Principal Second Violin Timothy Shanks, Principal Oboe and English Horn Jessica Hoffman, Oboe Heidi Butterfield Yi, and Flute Carol Houchens. The program also includes SLO Youth Symphony Concert Strings performing side-by-side with their SLO Symphony counterparts. This concert of celebration for all to enjoy is generously sponsored by Jeff and Melodee Brady. Programs are subject to change.

CELEBRATING OUR ARTISTS

International Guitar Night is the world’s premier touring guitar festival, bringing together the most interesting and innovative acoustic guitarists for special evenings of guitar solos, duets, and quartets. Celebrating 22 years of sweeping showcases, the specially selected artists for the evening will be acoustic rock sensation Luca Stricagnoli (Italy), progressive classical guitarist, Thu Le (Vietnam), Slack Key master Jim Kimo West (Hawaii), and Latin Swing pioneer Lulo Reinhardt (Germany).

International Guitar Night

Chamber Concert: Mozart, Debussy & Dvorak

Join Scott Yoo as he presents a Notable Encounter Insight about Debussy's cello sonata.  In this informal, one-hour event, Scott and the musicians will discuss the history surrounding the piece, the composer's life and musical style, and perform selections from the work.

Notable Insight: Mozart & Debussy

 On February 5, 2022, at 7:30PM, Sound the Trumpet brings noted soloist Andrew Balio, Principal Trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, joining the SLO Symphony under the baton of Maestro Andrew Sewell, for a program including Ewald’s Quintet No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Morris’ Motion for Wind Quartet, Wilder’s Octets, Neruda’s Concerto for Trumpet in E Flat, Strauss’ Serenade in E Flat, and Tomasi’s Concerto for Trumpet in C. Programs are subject to change. Sponsored In Loving Memory of Bonnie McIvor

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