News from the symphony

News from the symphony

 

Celebrate Valentine’s Day and the love you feel for your sweetheart and the symphony with a party hosted by the RVS Guild!  "An Affair Of The Heart" party on the evening of Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Rogue Valley Country Club will feature a spectacular dinner, a live and silent auction, and entertainment by Gayle Wilson & the Tom Freeman Trio. Come dance the night away with Music Director Martin Majkut! All proceeds benefit the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. Black-tie optional. More info...

January 27, 28, 29

Neil Tatman, oboe

Our winter concert features the gorgeous, rich tones of the oboe with our featured guest artist Neil Tatman performing Françaix’s The Flower Clock and Satie’s arrangement by Debussy of Gymnopédies No. 1 & 3. Music DirectorMartin Majkut will lead the orchestra on a joyous, dramatic journey to Northern Europe with Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony No. 3. More...

Sept. 23, 24, 25

Jeffrey Biegel,
piano

Jeffrey Biegel Program

Jeffrey BiegelFriday, September 23, Ashland, 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 24, Medford, 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 25, Grants Pass, 3:00 pm

Barber - Essay No. 1
Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Haydn - Symphony No. 45, "Farewell Symphony"
Emerson - Piano Concerto
Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Conductor Martin Majkut will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

Nov. 4, 5, 6

Chas Barnard,
cello

Chas Barnard Program

Chas BarnardFriday, November 4, Ashland, 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 5, Medford, 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 6, Grants Pass, 3:00 pm

Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1
Chas Barnard, cello
Schumann: Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"

Conductor Martin Majkut will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

Concert details and program notes

Jan. 27, 28, 29

Neil Tatman,
oboe

Neil Tatman Program

Neil TatmanFriday, January 27, Ashland, 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 28, Medford, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 29, Grants Pass, 3:00 pm

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Françaix: L’horloge de Flore (Flower Clock) for oboe and orchestra
Satie, arr. Debussy: Gymnopédies No. 1 and 3 for oboe and orchestra
Neil Tatman, oboe
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

Conductor Martin Majkut will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

Mar. 2, 3, 4

Andrew Brownell,

piano

Neil Brownell Program

Andrew BrownellFriday, March 2, Ashland, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 3, Medford, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 4, Grants Pass, 3:00 pm

Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Andrew Brownell, piano
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

Conductor Martin Majkut will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

Apr. 20, 21, 22

Gary Karr,
bass

Gary Karr Program

Gary KarrFriday, April 20 Ashland, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 21, Medford, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 22, Grants Pass, 3:00 pm

Rossini: La gazza ladra
Koussevitzky: Double Bass Concerto
Paganini: Moses Fantasy
Gary Karr, double bass
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Conductor Martin Majkut will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.