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Symphony & Chorale

Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale | Antelope Valley College Concert Choir

David Newby, Artistic Director

Symphonic Sojourn Classics and Carols The Virtuoso Concert Contemporary Voices

October 15, 2016 | 8 pm December 10, 2016 | 8 pm March 25, 2017 | 8 pm May 20, 2017 | 8 pm
Norman Dello Joio, New York Profiles December 11, 2016 | 4 pm Bac h Competition Winners John Adams, Harmonium
Joaquin Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez Holiday Choruses William Grant Still, Sahdji
Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A Christmas Carol Sing-Along Recital | 7 pm Heitor Villa Lobos, Chôros

Major (“Italian”) The Antelope Valley 2017 Gail Newby Concerto No. 10 (Rasga o coração)
Guitarist David Leisner performs Joaquin Symphony Orchestra and Competition Winners John Adams’choral symphony,
Rodrigo’s romantic Spanish portrait Master Chorale presents a Harmonium weaves poems of
Concierto de Aranjuez. Dello Joio’s New free* Holiday concert. 2017 AVC Concerto/Aria John Donne and Emily Dickinson
York Portraits are as diverse and unique Competition Winners into an ethereal sonic tapestry.
as the Big Apple itself. The musical tour Two performances only. William Grant Still’s choral ballet,
concludes with Mendelssohn’s tribute to Alberto Ginastera, Estancia Suite Sahdji combines African themes
sunny Italy. and contemporary jazz harmonies.
Winners of AVSOMC’s 2017 music In Chôros No. 10, Heitor Villa Lobos
Tickets for each performance (*unless otherwise noted): $21 competitions perform with combines Brazilian folk music with
Senior, Military, AVC Staff $19 • Youth (Under 18), AVC Students $11 the Antelope Valley Symphony classical structures.
Orchestra. A 7 pm recital of the
2017 Bach Competition winners
precedes the 8 pm concert.