Geoffrey Gallegos, Music Director
Celebrating our 42nd season
2020 - 2021
Season
Dear KSO patrons,
As I’m sure you are all more than aware, the COVID-19 “Stay at Home” order for all Bay Area counties officially extended into 2021 due to “Widespread”(purple) risk levels, and has of course required us to delay and most likely, with great sadness and regret, cancel the 2020-’21 Season. We continue to be profoundly disappointed to not be able to share great music with you in live, in-person performances. At the same time, we remain hopeful that wide and rapid distribution of vaccines will allow us to resume normal activities and concerts at some point in 2021 in a safe, meaningful and enjoyable way. Please stay tuned to this website for further updates as local health protocols develop and change.
In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy during these very challenging times, and if you are in a position to do so, tax deductible contributions to the KSO are always greatly appreciated, never more so than now. Please help local, live music survive and flourish and thank you for your continued support!
The KSO will return as soon as possible!
With all best wishes for a much better 2021!
Geoffrey Gallegos, Music Director & Conductor
España!
Saturday, October 26 @ 7:30 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier - España
Jaume Torrent - Concert de Rialp Op. 70
Jaume Torrent, guitar
Enrique Granados - Intermezzo from Goyescas
Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie Espagnole
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American Holiday
Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
Aaron Copland - Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo
Mark Narins - A Musician’s Life: a parable of reconciliation inspired by the life and death of Robert Blanshard. (World Premiere)
Paige Patrick, soprano
George Whitefield Chadwick – Noël from Symphonic Sketches
Edward K. “Duke” Ellington – The Nutcracker Suite (After Tchaikovsky)
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Happy Birthday Ludwig!
(Celebrating the 250thAnniversary)
Saturday, February 29 (Leap Year) @ 7:30 p.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major Op. 60
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Leonid Igudesman, violin
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Romance & Reconciliation
Sunday, April 26 @ 3 p.m.
Note Special Day and Time
Max Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 in G minor
Jason Totzke, violin
Sir Michael Tippett - Four Spirituals from “A Child of Our Time”
Bryan Baker, conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant us peace)
Bryan Baker, conductor
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The British are coming the British are coming!
Saturday, June 13 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sir William Walton – Viola Concerto (1961 revision)
Milda Martisius, viola
Sir Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations Op. 36
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