Dreams
A hopeful children's opera from a dark time in history and enduring music written for a Shakespeare comedy
Dreams
A hopeful children's opera from a dark time in history and enduring music written for a Shakespeare comedy
Hear it for yourself
Music that changed the world
This weekend, New West Symphony performs two pieces of music that changed the world.
We’re performing the short opera, Brundibár, which was performed in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Here is actual footage of children performing it in the camp. This comes from the Nazi’s own propaganda film made in 1944. .
And we all know the Wedding March. It came from Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and it was made popular when it was used at a royal wedding in 1858.
Learn more about A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn >>
See it live and in person
Don’t miss your chance at New West Symphony’s next concert, with actors from Kingsmen Shakespeare Company and the Los Robles Children’s Choir!
February 29 in Thousand Oaks and March 1 in Camarillo!
Tickets start at $30.
Saturday, February 29, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Thousand Oaks | Buy Tickets >>
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Camarillo | Buy Tickets >>
Saturday, February 29, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Thousand Oaks | Buy Tickets >>
Sunday, March 1, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Camarillo | Buy Tickets >>
Program
Michael Christie, conductor
Glywn and Ruth Chase Music Director Chair
California Lutheran University Choir, Women’s Chorale and Areté Vocal Ensemble
Dr. Wyant Morton, choir director
Dana Rouse and Alicia Langness, directors
Kingsmen Shakespeare Company – Brett Elliott and Jane Longenecker, actors*
| Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Krása | Brundibár |
ENTR’ACTE
| Haas | Study for Strings |
*The actors appear through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Intermission: Something for Everybody
Our intermission gives everyone a chance to enjoy the evening their way.
- Intermission Insights (10 minutes) - Our Music Director Michael Christie spends 10 minutes on stage with the guest artist in a fun and fascinating interview and audience Q&A.
- Break (10 minutes) - A great time to use the restroom, order a refreshment from the concessions in the lobby, and catch up with friends.
- Entr'acte (10 minutes) - The orchestra performs a short contemporary piece - incredible music you may never hear anywhere else.
Feel free to take your seat, poke your head in, or mingle in the lobby until the second half!