Oakland Symphony Presents NOTES FROM NATIVE AMERICA, 2/24
Music Director Michael Morgan and the Oakland Symphony continue their annual exploration of world orchestral music traditions this season with Notes from Native America, Friday, February 24, 2017, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre. The concert will feature music by award-winning composers Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and John Wineglass plus Northern California's ownSu-Nu-Nu-Shinal Pomo Dancers. The Symphony will perform "Clans" and "Hymns" from Tate'sLowak Shoppala' (Fire and Light) with narrator and men's chorus and Wineglass' Big Sur" The Night Sun. Completing the program will be Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9. The Symphony's Notes from . . . series has become a popular mainstay of the Bay Area music scene and annually explores symphonic music both new and traditional from cultures that may be less well known to audiences. Past Notes from . . . programs have focused on music from Mexico, Persia, the Philippines, China, Vietnam and the Middle East, among others. Free lobby entertainment, no-host drinks and pre-concert talk begin at 7 pm. Tickets are priced $25-$80 and may be purchased atwww.OaklandSymphony.org.
In addition to the concert, Oakland Symphony will present a special pre-concert Essentials event Tuesday, February 7, 6:30-8:30 pm. The free admission evening will feature talk and performances by flutist Emiliano Campobello, vocalist Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Vincent Medina, Michael Bellanger, All Nations Drum and Yvonne Marshall. Food will be provided by Wahpepah's Kitchen Intertribal Friendship House is loated at 523 International Blvd in Oakland. The event is free but reservations are required at Oakland, CA 94606. The event is free but reservations are required at https://oaklandsymphonyessentials-notesofnativeamerica.eventbrite.com
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