We continue our Beethoven cycle with his charming Eighth Symphony, another infrequently heard masterpiece sandwiched between two towering and extremely popular symphonies. Plus exciting new works from Jessica Hunt and Carlos Simon, commissioned by Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, an amazing incubator for talent founded by the prize-winning composer on her Boonville, CA farm.
Program:
Carlos Simon - Breathe
World Premiere for Chamber Orchestra
Jessica Hunt - Heat
World Premiere for Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8
Concerts
Friday, February 25, 2022, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
Sunday, February 27, 2022, 3:00pm
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Season Sponsor
Supporting Government Organizations
Supporting Foundations
Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Sam Mazza Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation