SAN FRANCISCO COMPOSERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Presents "I’ll Be Your Composer This Evening…" at Old First Concerts
Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 8 pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento Street/Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94109

 
PROGRAM
  

 
 

Mark Alburger and John Kendall Bailey conducting

Brian Holmes

Two Grotesque Songs from Death's Jest-Book    

VI. The New Cecilia           Low / High
VII. The New Dodo

Branislav Radakovic, Baritone
Lori Garvey, Contrabassoon

John Beeman Fire Suite     

III. Phoenix Rising *  

Loren Jones

Dancing On the Brink of the World San Francisco - 1600 to The Present  

10. Golden Gate Bridge - 1930’s *

intermission
 

Michael Cooke

Ha-Me'aggel (one who draws circles) for Orchestra *     

Michael Cooke, Alto Sax                     Low / High
Jonathon Russel, Clarinet
Alexis Alrich, Piano
Victor Flaviani, Timpani
Harry Bernstein

Grace under Fire *     
March of Destiny * 

Gary Friedman

Trumpet Concerto *    

Brian Hertz, Trumpet
Allan Crossman

Earth March *    

*These pieces were made possible by a Creative Connections Award from Meet The Composer.
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PERFORMERS
  
 

Flute
Bruce Salvisberg
Harry Bernstein

Oboe
Philip Freihofner

Clarinet (Bass Clarinet**)
Jon Russell **

Alto Saxophone
Michael Cooke

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

French Horn
Brian Holmes
Anna Newman

Trumpet
Erik Jekabson

Trombone
Jen Baker

Euphonium
Christopher Carrasco

Piano
Alexis Alrich
Davide Verotta

Percussion
Victor Flaviani
Anne Szabla
Christopher Carrasco



Violin I
Clare Twohy

Violin II
Hande Erdem

Viola
Beeri Moalem

Cello
Farley Pearce

Bass
John Beeman