The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra March 2010 Concerts

Kim Nguyen Publicity Chair, paco_publicity@yahoo.com

Saturday, March 13, 2010 – 8:00pm, the new Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Hall on the Taube Koret Campus, Palo Alto.
THE PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM AN UPLIFTING COLLECTION OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE AGES
Benjamin Simon, Conductor; Peter Lemberg, English horn
Mozart’s beautiful Adagio is paired with Vincent Persichetti’s masterful Concerto for English Horn (1977), surrounded by two authentically English works: Handel’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 6 plus the delightful English Suite by Hubert Parry. Tickets are $15/adult, $10/senior and $5/student. For more information call 650-856-3848 or visit http://www.pacomusic.org/.

Sunday, March 21, 2010 – 3:00pm, Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto
THE PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’s SINFONIA TO PERFORM IN PALO ALTO
Michel Taddei, Guest Conductor
PACO’s Sinfonia will present Allegro for Strings, Op.47, by Edward Elgar, Steel City Strut a contemporary piece by Danny Seidenberg, Overture from Dardanus by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Viola Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87, by Tchaikovsky and Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Allegro con Brio e Vivace by Mendelssohn. Tickets are $10/general, $5/senior and student. For more information call 650-856-3848 or visit http://www.pacomusic.org/.

Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 7:30pm, the Carriage House Theatre, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
Sunday, March 28, 2010 – 4:00pm, the Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley
THE PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (PACO) PRESENTS THE 26TH ANNUAL BACH CELEBRATION
KRIS YENNY, DIRECTOR; COLEMAN ITZKOFF, CELLIST AND PETER LEMBERG, OBOE
The theme “Bach to Italy” is to explore the music of Bach’s Italian contemporaries. A venetian-themed reception will follow the performance at the Valley Presbyterian Church. The program will feature members of PACO's accomplished ensembles and guest artists. Included in the program will be a special arrangement of Sonata in A Major by Boccherini with Coleman Itzkoff as soloist, Concerto for two cellos by Vivaldi, Oboe Concerto in D minor by Marcello with Peter Lemberg as soloist, Concerto a Cinque, Opus V, No. 5 by Albinoni. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students under 21. For more information call 650-856-3848 or visit http://www.pacomusic.org/.