Concerto Competition Winners Concert
Concerto Competitions are an opportunity for students to showcase their abilities as a soloist. Music Director of the Oakland Symphony Kedrick Armstrong conducts as winners Cristina Villalobos and Zoe Yost perform Hector Berlioz’ Les nuits d'ete and Bela Bartók’s Viola Concerto.
Program
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula Rhapsodic Dance for Orchestra, Opus 75
Béla Bartók: Viola Concerto
I. Moderato
II. Andante religioso
III. Allegro Vivace
Zoe Yost, viola
- Intermission -
Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été
I. Villanelle
II. Le Spectre de la rose
III. Sur les lagunes: Lamento
IV. Absence
V. Au cimetière: Clair de lune
VI. L’ile inconnue
Cristina Villalobos, soprano
Featured Artist
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
SFCM Orchestra
Edwin Outwater
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.
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