The Accord Players Sunday, October 16, 2005, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
The Brockton Symphony is pleased to present a concert on October 16, 2005 featuring the well-known violin concerti, The Four Seasons, composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Accord Chamber Players, a Boston-based professional chamber ensemble composed of award-winning musicians will perform the complete set of four works with commentary. These comments will include the reading of the sonnets on which the concerti are based. Originally composed for solo violin and chamber orchestra, this perennial favorite will be presented by solo violin and string quartet, featuring three different violinists. Come enjoy the sounds of spring birds, summer storms, autumn hunts, and winter winds! Photo: www.reflectionsbymcgarry.com
Candidate's Night Thursday, October 20, 2005, 6:30 to 8:30 PM War Memorial Building
Complimentary Admission
Join us for conversation and light refreshments! Explore our new venue and take advantage of an opportunity to learn more about the candidates for city offices. We look forward to seeing you. Please bring a guest or two along.
Boo-tiful Music & Costume Parade Sunday, October 30, 2005, 12:30 or 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
$7
Join us for a family-friendly Halloween concert just in time for your favorite holiday! Have a frightfully fun time as a string quartet from the Brockton Symphony Orchestra entertains with some of your spooky favorites! Talented storyteller Katie Green will regale you with tales that are fun, suspenseful, full of visual imagery and great for audience participation! Closing out the concert will be a costume parade and reception; so don't forget to wear your Halloween finery!
Masterworks One Sunday, November 13, 2005, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Concerto for Violin in D Major, Op. 35 - Tchaikovsky
Emily Smith, violin
1st Prize Winner
2004-2005 BrSO Concerto Competition
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 ("Scottish") - Mendelssohn
Holiday Pops, Family Traditions Sunday, December 11, 2005, 3:30PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
Kick off the holiday season with music and merriment as the BrSO brings to life favorite holiday songs amidst twinkling lights and snowflakes. Recall your favorite holiday memories with your children, parents and grandparents, special friends and the Brockton Symphony Orchestra at this charming concert of treasures of the season. Cherished carols, beloved holiday classics, audience sing-a-longs and magical surprises make Holiday Pops a tradition that holds dear for families and music lovers everywhere.
Holiday Cocktail Party Sunday, December 11, 2005, 7:00 PM War Memorial Building
Cabaret Tables, which seat four and include delectable appetizers $30
Cash bar available All seats general admission.
For this very special evening performance we will offer seating and refreshments at cabaret tables. Your favorite beverages will be offered at the cash bar. Seating limited to 120. This event will sell out!
Feinberg Concerto Competition Awards Sunday, January 15, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
Join us for outstanding performances by the top winners of Feinberg Youth Concerto Competition. Music lovers, as well as families and friends will be dazzled by the performances of these young musicians. A reception for musicians, their families and patrons will follow the recital.
Masterworks Two Sunday, February 12, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section. Sunday, February 26, 2006, 3:00 PM Jordan Hall, Boston - For tickets call 617-585-1260 Happy Birthday Mozart and Shostakovich!
Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364 (320d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Megumi Stohs, violin
Margaret Dyer, viola
Winners of BrSO Mozart Competition
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 Dmitri Shostakovich
Khevre ... Klezmer! Sunday, March 19, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
Klezmer songs range from deeply plaintive to humorous energetically joyful. Jewish immigrants brought Klezmer music to America in the late 1800's where, through musicians as Benny Goodman, it influenced the early stages of jazz and swing. Today, klezmer is performed by Jews and non-Jews alike and is being taken in new directions by musicians all over the world. Hailing from Boston, Khevre represents one of the top bands in the newest wave of Klezmer and Jewish music. Musical vocabulary is what gives them a unique and original sound. While all of the musicians in the ensemble have an incredible knowledge of music spanning the globe, it is how they craft those styles, of jazz, Latin, middle eastern, American, and of course, European music together, that produce something special and exceptional.
Masterworks Three Sunday, April 2, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
Our spring concert features Mendelssohn, Haydn and Beethoven. The concert begins with Fingal’s Cave, Mendelssohn’s evocation of Celtic mythology. Then you will have a chance to hear John Ferillo of the Boston Symphony perform the solo Haydn’s Oboe concerto. The concert and the season concludes with a bang-up ending, Beethoven’s unknown masterpiece, the Symphony number 4, a sparking genial work, a new world of Beethoven.
Fingals Cave (Hebrides Overture), Op. 26 - Mendelssohn
Concerto for Oboe in C Major, Hob. VIIg:C1 - Haydn
John Ferillo, oboe
Principal Oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 - Beethoven
Klassics for Kids Sunday, April 23, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Adults $20 Floor, $25 Balcony
Children 12 and under $10
The Brockton Symphony Orchestra will present a marvelous medley of the endearing themes from the box office smash, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. The vivid imagery of the film is woven into the varied textures of this concert-level full orchestra medley. This is a wonderful symphonic performance not to miss. While the “Harry Potter Suite” will be the highlight of the concert, the program also includes other works.
Jonah Park Ellsworth (pictured) will play the Boccherini Cello Concerto No. 9 in B-flat Major
Fischoff Semi-Finalists Sunday, April 30, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
Featuring semi-finalists from the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the nation's largest. Founded in 1973, the Competition's purpose is to encourage emerging instrumental chamber music ensembles and to provide a forum for their talents. Each year students from the finest American conservatories and music schools and foreign nationals from more than twenty countries representing South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe participate.
Vento Chiaro Sunday, May 21, 2006, 3:30 PM War Memorial Building
Orchestra, center, left and right $22
Balcony $20 All seats general admission by section.
As an award-winning ensemble, Vento Chiaro is captivating audiences across the country with their visionary artistry. After winning the Saunderson Award at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition in April of 2000, the LA Times declared, "the day of the woodwind quintet may be dawning." Vento Chiaro went on to receive the Silver Medal at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2000 and was a semi-finalist at the Concert Artists Guild Competition in 2001. Founded in 1997 at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD, Vento Chiaro relocated to Boston in 1999 and is now the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Longy School in Cambridge, MA. Vento Chiaro has performed throughout the Boston area, across the Eastern Seaboard and is preparing for a European tour in the 2002-03 season. In addition to performing, Vento Chiaro can be found collaborating with students, coaching student performances or performing student compositions. The ensemble was the Quintet-in-Residence at the 2001 International Clarinet Connection, and has served on the faculty of Boston University Tanglewood Institute's Young Artists Wind Ensemble program since 2002.
The Brockton Symphony Orchestra is recognized as Brockton's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading community symphony orchestras in Massachusetts, and one of the best regional orchestras in the country.
