Each year, several departments hold concerto competitions for students to compete for the opportunity to perform as soloist with the SFCM Orchestra. This concert features a few of those competition winners, in performance with an orchestra consisting of SFCM students and members of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, and led by SF Ballet Music Director, Martin West.

Program

Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concerto No. 4 "Concerto de Toronto"
     I. Moderato
     II. Theme and Variation
     III. Tempo libero - Allegro
Juan Samaca, guitar
2022 Guitar Concerto Competition Winner

Jeremy Beck: "Death of a Little Girl with Doves" for soprano and orchestra
     I. In Paris: I share these thoughts only with you
     II. In Paris: It is March 10, 1913
     III. In the Asylum: Monsieur
     IV. In the Asylum: I share these thoughts only with you
Rayna Campbell, soprano
2023 Voice Concerto Competition Winner

Additional concerto competition winners and pieces to be announced
 

About Martin West

Martin West is acknowledged as one of the foremost conductors of ballet. Born in Bolton, England, he studied math at Cambridge University before studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and London’s Royal Academy of Music.

In 1997, West made his debut with English National Ballet and was immediately appointed resident conductor. In recent seasons, he has worked with many of the top companies in North America and Europe including New York City Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and The Royal Ballet.

West joined SF Ballet in the fall of 2005, having been a frequent guest since his debut two years earlier. He has made a number of critically acclaimed recordings with the SF Ballet Orchestra, including the complete score of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and an album of suites from Delibes’ Sylvia and Coppélia. In addition, he conducted on the award-winning DVD of Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid, as well as SF Ballet’s production of Nutcracker for PBS.