SAN FRANCISCO COMPOSERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Presents "Pure Speculation" at Old First Church
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 at 8 pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento Street/Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94109

 
PROGRAM
  

 
 

Mark Alburger, John Kendall Bailey and Alexis Alrich conducting

David Graves

Subtle and Sublime     

Michael Cooke To Prelude Peace Collection     

Morning Call to Prayer  
Sudan Lovers Holding Hands   
Celebration Dance   
The Harmony of Peace (The Unheard Brotherhood)   
Lisa Scola Prosek

Overture to Machiavelli's "Belfagor"      

Rachel Condry, bass clarinet

intermission
 

Michael Kimbell

Aria for Oboe and Orchestra     

Philip Freihofner, oboe
Mark Alburger

Sinfonietta-Suite ("En Attendant Godot"), Op. 136 (after Samuel Beckett)   

I. Prelude - Nothing to be done   
II. Duet and Trio - And they didn't beat you  
III. Recitative - Where was I  
IV. Aria - Two thieves  

Alexis Alrich

Fragile Forests: California Oaks    

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PERFORMERS
  
 

Flute
Bruce Salvisberg
Harry Bernstein

Oboe
Philip Freihofner

Clarinet (Bass Clarinet**)
Rachel Condry **
Michael Kimbell

Bassoon (ContraBassoon**)
Michael Cooke
Michael Garvey
Lori Garvey**

Soprano Sax
Michael Cooke

French Horn
Christophe Gillet

Trumpet
Erik Jekabson

Trombone
Jen Baker

Piano
Alexis Alrich
Lisa Prosek

Harp
Esther Lee

Percussion
Victor Flaviani
Chris Carrasco
Michael Cooke

Violin I
Hande Erdem


Violin II
Monika Gruber


Viola
David Medine


Cello
Farley Pearce


Bass
Ken Miller