Culver City Symphony Orchestra April 3, 2010

The CULVER CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Presented by the Westchester Symphony Society, Inc.) continues its 47th Season with a concert, Spring Break, Music for String Orchestra, on Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8P.M., at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City; at the corner of Culver Boulevard and Overland Avenue. Free parking is available. /////
This concert is under the direction of Guest Conductor Sylvia Mann. For concert information please visit our web site: www.culvercitysymphony.org, or e-mail - [email protected], /////

Program:

Hovhaness: Psalm, Op. 40 (1940) ///

Holst: Saint Paul’s Suite (1912/1922) ///

Adrienne Albert: Boundaries (1990s) ///

J. S. Bach: Air, From Orchestra Suite, No. 3 (1729-39) ///

Warlock: Capirol Suite (1926) ///

Mozart: Divertimento, K. 136 (1772) ///

Sibelius: Canzonetta (1903/1911) ///

Grieg: Holberg Suite (1884) ///

There is no admission charge to attend this concert, and donations and membership to the Westchester Symphony Society, Inc. are welcome. Members of the Westchester Symphony Society are entitled to a pre-concert talk given by Sylvia Mann and to reserved concert seating. Membership is available at the concert. The Westchester Symphony Society, Inc., presents The Culver City Symphony Orchestra, and produces the Parness Young Artists Fund Concerto Competition. ///
It's Spring. The days are longer, flowers are blooming, birds are nesting, new sprouts are emerging, and it's time for a break. A Spring Break, with a concert for string orchestra.
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The string section can be the workhorse for an orchestra, though our friends in the other sections - winds, brass and percussion - may disagree. The strings (Violins 1 and 2, Violas, Cellos and Bass), supply harmonies, rhythmic foundations, and can sing melodies with the best of the other sections. We have nothing against our friends in the other sections of the orchestra, but we feel it's time for another concert of string music.
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The range of sounds and styles from the strings is wide and dynamic. The variety of timbres is nearly endless, and the strings have the ability to speak directly to the listener. And they don't have to breathe into their instruments to make sounds. Hence a string instrument can, in theory, play a note forever. As a string player in the orchestra, it can seem like forever, taking into account the amount of playing from the string sections needed in symphonic works.
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So if you need a break this Spring, come to our concert, Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8PM, Veteran's Memorial Auditorium.
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There is no admission charge for this concert, but donations are asked for. Any amount will do, but we are asking for donations in the $10 to $15 range.
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Sylvia Mann is the Guest Conductor. And we are presenting a work by a living composer, Adrienne Albert. We seem to have developed a habit of presenting works by living composers, and since Music needs to explore new areas to remain vibrant and relevant, this is a good avenue to be on. (There is more on Mann and Albert below.)
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Please take a break this Spring, and join us for this concert.

Matthew Hetz
President and Executive Director
Culver City Symphony Orchestra
2nd Violin Section

For more information, visit our Website: www.culvercitysymphony.org

or send us an e-mail: [email protected]