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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
 
 

David Graves

Subtle and Sublime   Program Notes

Michael Cooke

To Prelude Peace Collection     Program Notes

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"   Program Notes

Rachel Condry, bass clarinet

intermission

 

Michael Kimbell

Aria for Oboe and Orchestra    Program Notes

Philip Freihofner , oboe

Mark Alburger

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

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   Program Notes

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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
Monika Gruber

Violin II
Hande Erdem

Viola
David Medine

Cello
Farley Pearce

Bass
Ken Miller