San Francisco Chamber Orchestra - New Year's Celebration

Fri, Dec 30 - Sun, Jan 1
Fri & Sat at 8 PM; Sun at 4 PM
FREE

Ring in the New Year with The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra!
Benjamin Simon, Music Director

FREE New Year's Concert in memory of Edgar Braun (1933-2002)

Special guest artists: The Jacques Thibaud String Trio (from Berlin) =

and cellist Dana Putnam Fonteneau


SAN FRANCISCO: Friday, December 30, 2005, 8 PM, Herbst Theatre (401 =

Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco)

BERKELEY: Saturday, December 31, 8 PM, First Congregational Church =

(2345 Channing Way, Berkeley)

PALO ALTO: Matinee: Sunday, January 1, 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal =

Church (600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto)


Ring in the new year with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra's =

annual New Year's Eve Celebration presented in memory of Edgar Braun =

(1933-2002), SFCO's music director for four decades. This year, The =

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra welcomes the illustrious Jacques =

Thibaud String Trio from Berlin. With their charm, youthful =

exuberance, and astounding virtuosity, the internationally acclaimed =

string trio is a delight for audiences and a wonderful way to ring in =

2006.

Program:
=B7 W.A. Mozart: Overture to Bastien and Bastienne, K. 50
=B7 Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's La Ci Darem la Mano from Don =

Giovanni
=B7 Franz Danzi: Variations on Mozart's La Ci Darem la Mano for cello =

and orchestra
=B7 Jean Francaix: String Trio (1933)
=B7 Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round (1996)
=B7 W.A. Mozart: Trio Concertante in A Major, K. 320e for Violin, =

Viola, and Cello

The Jacques Thibaud String Trio (Burkhard Maiss, violin; Philip =

Douvier, viola; Bogdan Jianu, cello) was founded at the Berlin School =

of Art in 1994 and won the prestigious 1999 Bonn Chamber Music =

Competition. Since then, the ensemble has performed throughout =

Europe, Japan and North America, to tremendous acclaim from audiences =

and critics alike. Calling their playing: spontaneous and =

commanding; the New York Times said: this could be the first string =

trio in some time to have a major career...by turns affecting and =

brilliant.

And as another music critic wrote: What would attract this generation =

to concert music? For starters, how about an ensemble whose members =

look like a boy band, exhibit no apparent pretension and play with =

the passion of Nine Inch Nails? Meet the Jacques Thibaud Trio.


FREE ADMISSION TO ALL CONCERTS! Become an SFCO Association Member and =

get priority reserved concert seating. For more information, visit =

www.sfchamberorchestra.org or call (415) 248-1640.



ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The mission of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra is to bring the =

immediacy and intimacy of music for small orchestra and chamber =

ensemble to audiences of all ages by presenting classical, =

contemporary, and commissioned works as well as to educate and =

enlighten the next generation of music lovers through outreach programs.

Founded by conductor Adrian Sunshine, the first concert of the SFCO =

took place in April 1953 in Berkeley's Hillel Foundation. The =

musicians in the early years were all members of the San Francisco =

Symphony, which was then a very part-time engagement. The name San =

Francisco Chamber Orchestra wasn't used until 1957, when the =

orchestra made its "debut" at the University of San Francisco under =

Maestro Sunshine's direction.


Edgar Braun (July 4, 1933 - August 4, 2002) became a guest conductor =

of the SFCO in 1955, and took charge of the ensemble when Maestro =

Sunshine departed for Europe in 1958. Maestro Braun led the orchestra =

for more than forty years until his retirement in January 2002. Under =

his leadership, the orchestra presented over 600 admission-free =

concerts in venues throughout California, received rave reviews from =

the press, became the first orchestra-in-residence at the Lake Tahoe =

Music Festival, and presented two generations of Bay Area musicians =

as soloists and ensemble players. When Maestro Braun decided to =

retire, he asked Benjamin Simon to keep the orchestra going.

In January 2002, Benjamin Simon became the SFCO's new Music Director. =

A violist by training and a chamber musician at heart, Maestro Simon =

has assembled a team of friends and colleagues to revitalize this =

cultural treasure, and to turn the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra =

into a vibrant, exciting "player" on the stage of the Bay Area's =

classical music scene. Executive Director Richard Aldag, a new Board =

of Directors, and volunteers from our three concert communities - =

Palo Alto, Berkeley, and San Francisco - are building a new =

organization, based on the solid foundations and accomplishments of =

the past 52 years.



www.sfchamberorchestra.org/december.html

www.thibaud-trio.de/index-e.html

Venue:

12/30: Herbst SF; 12/31: Berkeley; 1/1: Palo Alto
12/30: 401 Van Ness, SF; 12/31: 2345 Channing Way; 1/1: 600 Colorado =

Ave.
12/30: San Francisco; 12/31: Berkeley; 1/1: Palo Alto
415-248-1640
http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org

Additional Info:
-assoc.com
415-248-1640
http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org