2007-2008 Season
Rhapsody in Blue
Friday, Sept 14. 2007, Oxnard
Saturday, Sept 15, 2007, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Sept 16, 2007, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano*
| Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man |
| Gershwin | Concerto in F Major For Piano & Orchestra |
| Gershwin | An American in Paris |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
“New World”
Friday, Oct 19, 2007, Oxnard
Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 Thousand Oaks
Sunday,Oct 21, 2007, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Mark Tanner, cello
| Rossini | Overture to William Tell |
| Shostakovich | Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 107 |
| Dvorák | Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Opus 95, “From the New World” |
Sponsored by Micheline and Albert Sakharoff and DCH Lexus of Oxnard
Titanic Mahler
Friday, Nov 9, 2007, Oxnard
Saturday, Nov 10, 2007, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Nov 11, 2007, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
George Gao, erhu*
| Schubert | Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, “The Great” |
| Mahler | Blumine |
| Zhang Xiao-Feng & Zhu Xiao-Gu |
Parting of the Newlyweds for Erhu & Orchestra |
| Chen Yao Xin arr. Yang Cun-lin |
Galloping Horses for Erhu & Orchestra |
Sponsored by Ventura County Star
Meyers Plays Mendelssohn
Friday, Jan 25, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, Jan 26, 2008 Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Jan 27, 2008, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Paul Fried, flute
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
| CPE Bach | Concerto in D Minor for Flute and String Orchestra, W. 2 (H. 426) |
| Elgar | Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma,” Opus 36 |
| Mendelssohn | Concerto in E Minor for Violin & Orchestra, Opus 64 |
Concert sponsored by Symphony of Wine
Beethoven & Tchaikovsky
Friday, Feb 15, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, Feb 16, 2008, Thousand Oaks
Sunday,Feb 17, 2008, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Lindsay Deutsch, violin
Andrew Janss, cello
Sean Chen, piano
| Beethoven | Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, Piano & Orchestra, Opus 56, “Triple Concerto” |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Opus 64 |
Concert sponsored by the New West Symphony League
Virtuoso Brahms
Friday, Apr 4, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, Apr 5, 2008, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Apr 6, 2008, Santa Monica
Yehuda Gilad, conductor
Elmar Oliveira, violin*
| Beethoven | Overture to Egmont, Opus 84 |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Opus 90, “Italian” |
| Brahms | Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 77 |
Concert sponsored by Affinity Bank
Beethoven Ninth
Friday, May 2, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, May 3, 2008, Thousand Oaks
Boris Brott, conductor
Shana Blake Hill, soprano*
Cynthia Jansen, mezzo-soprano
Robert McNeil, tenor
Dean Elzinga, bass
Los Robles Master Chorale
Master Chorale of Ventura County
| Bruckner | Te Deum |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Opus 125, “Choral” |
Concert sponsored by Micheline & Albert Sakharoff