SFCM Orchestra with Guest Conductor Kalena Bovell
Orchestra
One of the brightest stars in classical music, SFCM welcomes Panamanian-American conductor Kalena Bovell to work with the SFCM Orchestra in an exciting concert featuring the music of Alex Malinas (premiering his Highsmith Award-winning composition), Sergei Prokofiev, and Ottorino Respighi.
Program
Alexander Malinas: Hear Her Sing!
2024 Highsmith Composition Competition Winner
Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64a/b
I. Montagues and Capulets
VI. Romeo and Juliet
VII. Death of Tybalt
Donald Lee III, conductor
-Intermission-
Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome
I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba
II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino
III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio
IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome
I. I pini di Villa Borghese
II. Pini presso una catacomba
III. I pini del Gianicolo
IV. I pini della Via Appia
A note from the publisher of Romeo and Juliet: Music by Sergei Prokofiev, Scenario by Sergei Radlov, Adrian Piotrovsky, Leonid Lavrovsky, and Sergei Prokofiev. Suite 1 movements: 6. Romeo and Juliet (The Balcony Scene) 7. Death of Tybalt. Suite 2 movements: The Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights)
Artists
Kalena Bovell, conductor
SFCM Orchestra
Edwin Outwater
Abbey Springer
About the SFCM Orchestra
As a member of the SFCM Orchestra, you’ll experience firsthand the advantages of playing in a large ensemble. You’ll also get a complete overview of orchestral repertoire, and that begins with examining both masterworks and lesser-known pieces of every era. The symphony orchestra has a large repertoire, and each stylistic period deserves attention. Do you take to the classical period works of Mozart and Haydn? The grand romantic works of Brahms and Tchaikovsky? How about the 20th-century masterpieces by Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten? Add to that more recent works by such luminaries as John Adams and Joan Tower, and collaborations with Opera Theatre, and you’re on your way to becoming the well-rounded, informed musician the performing world expects.
The SFCM Orchestra presents several performances a year that prominently feature student soloists. Participation also includes public orchestral workshops with distinguished guest conductors. Recent guests have included Donald Runnicles, Carl St. Clair, Nicola Luisotti, and Peter Oundjian.