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2010-2011 Master Season 

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  Concert One
October 16, 2010 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
October 17-3 pm & October 18, 2010-8 pm - Sunset Theater, Carmel

    

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
     Lori Guilbeau, soprano


     Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
     Strauss: Four Last Songs
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major


Lori Guilbeau,
Winner of the 2010 National Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera
 
  Concert Two
November 13, 2010 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
November 14 (3 pm) & November 15, 2010 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
Misha and Cipa Dichter, pianos

Harris: Symphony No.3
Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
     Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2




Misha and Cepa Dichter,
distinguished duo pianists
 
  Concert Three
January 22, 2011 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
January 23 (3 pm) & January 24, 2011 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
     Josu de Solaun, piano
 
Gabrielle Haigh: Symphony No.1*

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30



Josu de Solaun,
at 27 one of Spain's finest talented pianists and winner of the José Iturbi International Piano Competition
 
Concert Four  
February 19, 2011 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
February 20 (3 pm) & February 21, 2011 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

Giampaolo Bisanti, guest conductor


Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
      
Respighi: Gli Uccelli*
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919)

Talented Italian conductor Giampaolo Bisanti returns to our stage by popular demand
   Concert Five
March 19, 2011 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
March 20 (3 pm) & March 21, 2011 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

Ben Wallfisch, guest conductor
John O'Conor, piano
     Monterey Symphony Chorus
     
Handel: Zadok, the Priest
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
     Brahms: Schicksalslied
     Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"



Ben Wallfisch, a rising star on the podium and in the recording studio. He's already conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
 
Concert Six
April 16, 2011 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
April 17 (3 pm) & April 18, 2011 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

     Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
     Soloists from the Orchestra
    
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela  
Dubensky: Concerto Grosso for Three Trombones and Tuba*
Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes




Tubist Forrest Byram joins his Trombone colleague Phil Keen, Wayne Solomon, and Nick Schwartz for this inventive program showcasing soloist from the orchestra.
  Concert Seven
May 21, 2011 (2 pm final rehearsal) 7 pm - Sherwood Hall, Salinas
May 22 (3 pm) & May 23, 2011 (8 pm) - Sunset Theater, Carmel

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
    
Mahler: Symphony No.5


Music Director Max Bragado-Darman concludes the season with a monumental work by Mahler.
 
 

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