San José Chamber Orchestra Presents MYSTICISM, November 12

San José Chamber Orchestra (SJCO) continues its 33rd concert season with MYSTICISM in San José on Sunday, November 12.  The program features conductor Barbara Day Turner and cellist Evan Kahn.

 

Stacy Garrop: “Inner Demons” tells the story of a man who is losing his mind, with the Appalachian folk hymn “The Wayfaring Stranger” serving as his obsession.

 

John Tavener: “The Protecting Veil” was inspired by the Orthodox Feast of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God and uses the large range of the cello to capture, in the composer's own words, “the cosmic power of the Mother of God”.

 

Cello soloist Evan Kahn is principal cellist of the San José and New Century Chamber Orchestras and the San Francisco Opera.

 

 

The San José Chamber Orchestra, a professional string-based ensemble of 19+ players, presents a series of 7–9 programs per season. Many performances feature one or more commissions or world premieres by award winning composers with critically acclaimed guest artists as featured soloists. San José Chamber Orchestra is the recipient of five ASCAP/League of American Orchestras Adventurous Programming Awards, has produced seven CDs of American music and commissioned and/or premiered over 200 new works in 32 seasons.

 

The San José Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1991 out of the desire of local musicians (at the time playing with Opera San José) for an opportunity to play chamber orchestra repertoire and explore music written by living composers. Its formation was sparked by a challenge in the METRO newspaper from the late drummer Sammy Cohen to music director Barbara Day Turner, announcing that an orchestra was forming (unbeknownst to her) and privately saying to stop being lazy and get started. The San José Chamber Music Society graciously sponsored the first concert and a board was formed shortly thereafter.

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