MainStage I: Gratitude and Commemoration
with Principal Conductor, Jory Fankuchen
Dedicated to the Memory of Constance Bernstein, Board Member and Devoted SFCO Advocate
JORY FANKUCHEN, Principal Conductor
Concerts
Friday, Oct 20, 2023; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
Saturday, Oct 21, 2023; 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto CA
Sunday, Oct 22, 2023; 3:00pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA
Program
Florence Price
Andante Moderato for String Orchestra (1929)
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, arranged for String Orchestra
Felix Mendelessohn
Symphony No. 3 in a minor, Op. 56 “Scottish”
MainStage 2: The New and The Great
with Principal Conductor, Jory Fankuchen
Dedicated to the Memory of Founder and Music Director Emeritus, Edgar Braun
Program
Sumi Tonooka
”Sketch at Seven” - World Premiere with Emerging Black Composer Project and the NEA
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in a minor, Op 129
Sara Flexer, soloist and Debut Artist
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, ”The Great”
Concerts
Dec 29, 2023; 7:30pm
St Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell St, San Francisco
Dec 31, 2023; 7:30pm
First Congregational Church
2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley
Jan 01, 2024; 3:00pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton, Ave Palo Alto
SUMI TONOOKA, Composer
MainStage 3: Quintets and Sextets
All SFCO All Stars, All the Time!
STACEY PELINKA, flute
Concerts
Friday, Feb 9, 2024; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
Saturday, Feb 10, 2024; 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto CA
Sunday, Feb 11, 2024; 3:00pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA
(enter from Dana St.)
Program
Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op 77
Jennifer Higdon
“Autumn Music” for wind quintet
Alfredo Casella
Three Movements from Six Studies, Op. 70. arr. P. Lemberg
Francis Poulenc
Sextet for wind quintet and piano
Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes for clarinet, string quartet, and piano
MainStage 4: Resilience
Jory Fankuchen, Principal Conductor
Program
Trevor Weston
”Aqua” - World Premiere with Emerging Black Composer Project and the NEA
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Concerts
Friday, Apr 19, 2024; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
Saturday, Apr 20, 2024; 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto CA
Sunday, Apr 21, 2024; 3:00pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA
TREVOR WESTON, Composer
