Chamber Music Alive!

Sixth Season

Press release (.pdf)

Our sixth season builds on the phenomenal excitement generated by our chamber orchestra concert last December. As a first for us, we will have a chamber orchestra of hand-picked players, 32 in all—gracing our stages for our opening concerts, October 4 & 5. Virtuoso violinist Michelle You will be our soloist in the beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, in a program that will also include Beethoven’s revolutionary Second Symphony and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll.

We continue to explore the interconnection between orchestral and chamber music in our January concerts, when the internationally acclaimed pianist Adam Neiman returns for a program that includes Brahms’ highly orchestral and explosive piano quintet and Beethoven’s concert-like Kreutzer Sonata for violin and piano. (photo Adam Neiman)

Our April concert will include the show-stopping Chausson Poeme, which is often performed by violin and orchestra, and perhaps the most famous chamber music work, Schubert’s piano quintet, “The Trout,” which includes in its orchestration a piano and all the string instruments, including the string bass. Audience favorite Natsuki Fukasawa will be our esteemed guest pianist. Subscribers will benefit from gaining a special perspective from all of these linked concerts.

We are committed to continuing the excitement that has made a Chamber Music Alive! an important part of your life and of the lives of a growing number of people in our area. Your commitment to subscribe now, give us the vital financial support to continue our work.

Venues, Dates, and Times

St. Mark’s Methodist Church
2391 Saint Marks Way, Sacramento, CA 95864

• Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Sierra College, Dietrich Theatre
5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA 95677

• Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

SPECIAL CELEBRATION

Season Premiere Fund-Raising Gala

• Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 5:30 - 8 p.m.
  Held at the Conservatory at the High Hand Nursery, 3750 Taylor Road, Loomis, tickets $100.
  (.pdf to view or print out)

Join us for an enchanted evening of wine and food in a beautiful setting. Come meet with Ben Dominitz and members of the Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra after the October 5 concert. Celebrate the beginning of a fabulous new season and help us raise funds to support the continued excellence of this concert series. Tickets: $100 per person

About Subscribing:

Please take the time to fill out the form below to subscribe now! CMA subscriptions (about half the cost of concerts at Mondavi, without the hassle of driving and additional parking costs) are important and help us bring to you marvelous and awe-inspiring music and amazing performers. So please do not delay and Subscribe Today.

• Price for 3-Concert Series: General $65; Senior $55; Student $30
• Price for Single Tickets: General $28; Senior $22; Student $12
• Price for Season Premiere Fund-Raising Gala (not included in series subscription) $100 per person

Subscriber Order Form for 2008-09 (.doc)           (Here is the form as a pdf.)

To purchase tickets or for more information call the Sierra College Foundation at (916) 789-2920.