2008-2009 Season
Bravo Beethoven
Friday, Oct 10, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Oct 12, 2008, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Corey Cerovsek, violin*
| Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3, Opus 72b< |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 36 |
| Beethoven | Concerto in D Major for Violin & Orchestra, Opus 61 |
“New World”
Friday, Nov 7, 2008, Oxnard
Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Nov 9, 2008, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Ballet Soloists
| Grieg | Suite No. 1 from the Incidental Music to Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, Opus 46 |
| Beethoven | Scenes from The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43 |
| Mussorgsky/ Ravel |
Pictures at an Exhibition |
Sponsored by Micheline and Albert Sakharoff
Movie Medley
Friday, Jan 23, 2009, Oxnard
Saturday, Jan 24, 2009, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Jan 25, 2009, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Sean Chen, piano
| Bernstein | Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront |
| Rachmaninov | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 43 |
| Herman | Suite for Strings from Psycho |
| Rózsa | Spellbound Concerto |
| Willams | Adventures on Earth from E.T. |
Sponsored by DCH Lexus of Oxnard, Santa Monica Daily Press and the Gilbert Foundation
String Stravaganza
Friday, Feb 27, 2009, Oxnard
Saturday, Feb 28, 2009, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, Mar 1, 2009, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, piano*
| Britten | Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, Opus 4 |
| Mozart | Concerto No. 14 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K. 449 |
| Barber | Adgio for Strings |
| Dvorák | Serenade for Strings in E Major, Opus 22 |
Concert sponsored by Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and the Alliance for the Arts
Hungarian Rhapsody
Friday, Apr 24, 2009, Oxnard
Saturday, Apr 25, 2009, Thousand Oaks
Sunday,Apr. 26, 2009, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
| Bartók | Concerto for Orchestra |
| Kodály | Dances of Galánta |
| Liszt | Concerto No. 1 for Piano & Orchestra in E-flat Major, S. 124 |
Concert sponsored by the Ventura County Star, West County Voice, New West Symphony League and the Westside Affiliates
String Sensation
Friday, May 15, 2009, Oxnard
Saturday, May 16, 2009, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, May 17, 2009, Santa Monica
Boris Brott, conductor
Paul Fried, flute
Charles Steteman, violin
Mark Tanner, cello
| Arensky | Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky for String Orchestra, Opus 35a |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in D Major for Flute, Strings and Continuo, Opus 10, No. 3 (RV 428), “Il Gardellino” |
| J. S. Bach | Concerto in A Minor No. 1 for Violin, Strings and Continuo, BWV 1041 |
| Tchaikovsky | Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 62 |
| Tchaikovsky | Serenade for Strings in C Major, Opus 48 |
Concert sponsored by the Musicians of the New West Symphony