Debussy & Gershwin

Harvey Felder, conductor
Leon Bates, piano

7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2012
Pantages Theater

Gershwin:  Cuban Overture
Gershwin:  Piano Concerto in F
Roger Zare:  Green Flash
Debussy:  La Mer

 

One of America’s great pianists returns to perform one of America’s greatest piano concertos. Debussy’s magnificent tone poem depicting the sea marks the pinnacle of Impressionism.

    

          

Janet Sung, violin

2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2012
Rialto Theater
 
Derek Bermel:  A Shout, a Whisper, and A Trace
Lalo:  Symphonie Espagnol
Beethoven:  Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
 

The Spanish-themed Symphonie Espagnol  is in fact regarded as one of the great violin concertos in the repertoire -- a perfect vehicle for the young and vivacious Janet Sung. Beethoven’s “Eroica” straddles the Classical and Romantic eras with its perfect proportions and heroic overtones.

         

          

Harvey Felder, conductor
Maria Valenzuela, vocalist
Tacoma Youth Chorus
   Judith Herrington, director

2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pantages Theater

Celebrating its 21st year, the marvelous Tacoma Youth Chorus returns for the TSO’s annual collage of seasonal musical delights.  Joining them will be Tacoma vocalist Maria Valenzuela.

       

         

          

7:30 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012
St. Charles Borromeo

An all-star cast of vocal soloists – some new and some returning – will be featured in this season’s performance of the most famous and beloved oratorio of all time.

         

          

Chorus Concert

Sonic Delights:  A Choral Valentine

Geoffrey Boers, conductor
Tacoma Symphony Chorus
Amy Boers and Coni Liljengren, piano
   
7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013
First Presbyterian Church

As hearts warm as Valentine's Day approaches, we invite you to join our Chorus and special guests the UW Chamber Singers for an evening of delightful “ear candy” – in the best sense of the term!   

         

       

See Change I

Sarah Ioannides, guest conductor
Christopher Burns, double bass

2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013
Pantages Theater

Glinka:  Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
Rota:  Divertimento Concertante for Double Bass and Orchestra
Shostakovich:  Symphony No. 5 in D minor
 

Hailed as “a conductor of unquestionable strength and authority” by The New York Times, Sarah Ioannides was named by the Los Angeles Times in 2009 as “one of six female conductors breaking the glass podium.” She joins us as the first of four candidates for the position of music director!

     

         

                 

          

I Love a Piano with Rich Ridenour

Harvey Felder, conductor
Rich Ridenour, piano

2:30 p.m. Sunday,  March 24, 2013
Pantages Theater
 

Your piano favorites straight from the piano bench with pianist Rich Ridenour, from Beethoven to Billy Joel, delivered with a pinch of Victor Borge humor, a grand Steinway and the full Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. 

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