Saturday, October 29, 2005 • 8 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

Krista Bennion (PACO ‘77), violin

Darkness and Light
Outstanding works from two teenage geniuses - Mendelssohn and Mozart — plus a celebration of “Fall” from Vivaldi’s ever-popular “Four Seasons”, followed by a harrowing journey into the dark heart of Soviet Russia by one of the 20th century’s most eloquent composers, Dmitri Shostakovitch.
Mendelssohn – String Symphony #10 in B minor
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207
Vivaldi – “Fall” from The Four Seasons
Shostakovitch – Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
December 17, 2005 • 8 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

Tanya Gabrielian (PACO ‘00), piano
Emperors and Kings
Beethoven's towering “Emperor” concerto, Leonard Bernstein’s crowning masterpiece of the American musical theater, and the first two movements of the beloved symphony that Franz Schubert never finished.
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
Bernstein – “West Side Story” selections
Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 709 (“Unfinished”)
Sunday, Feb 26, 2006 • 3 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

Matt Haimowitz (PACO ‘83), cello
Romance and Rejoicing
Schumann poured his 19th century romantic soul into his magical concerto for cello, as does present day Robert Stern in his “Hazkarah”. Bach’s Third Brandenburg, a three by three magical concerto for strings, has been delighting audiences for almost 300 years.
Mozart – Overture to “Cosi fan Tutte”
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Robert Stern (b. 1934) – Hazkarah for cello & strings
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, BWV 1048
June 3, 2006 • 8 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

Alicia Telford, French horn
Evie Chen (‘09), Evan Jeng (‘06), Theodore Chao (‘07), violins
Yesterday and Tomorrow
The delightful alchemy of music provides past, present, and future in this program featuring classical masterworks, three PACO virtuosi, and a glimpse into the exciting music from our next generation of composers.
Bach – Concerto for Three Violins in D Major, BWV 1064
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495
Matthew Cmiel (b. 1989) – world premiere of a new work written for PACO
Mozart – Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
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special events
A Bach Celebration!

March 12, 19, 26, 2006 7:30 p.m. at
Valley Presbyterian Church
945 Portola Road
Portola Valley
The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present its 21st annual A Bach Celebration! Current members join PACO emeriti and distinguished Bay Area musicians to celebrate Bach’s birthday. These three Sunday
evening concerts feature a variety of instrumental and vocal chamber music by JS Bach.
40th Anniversary Concert

Saturday, February 25 2006, 1:30 p.m. at the Florence Gould Theater inside San Francisco’s beautiful Palace of the Legion of Honor

Cello virtuoso Matt Haimowitz performs Schumann’s lovely cello concerto, plus a performance of Bach’s Third Brandenburg Concerto joined by PACO musicians from all five of our ensembles plus alumni who are coming into town to help us celebrate our 40th Anniversary. It promises to be one of the most exciting PACO concerts ever!

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