An original composition by composer Alex Berko, which was commissioned in conjunction with the Big Sur Land Trust, will be included in the Monterey Symphony’s 2018-19 Season, which is titled “Sound Waves.” The concert will take place at the Sunset Center in Carmel on October 20-21. On September 16, 2018, in Monterey, California — An original composition by composer Alex Berko, which was commissioned in conjunction with the Big Sur Land Trust, will be included in the Monterey Symphony’s 2018-19 Season, which is titled “Sound Waves.” The concert will take place at the Sunset Center in Carmel on October 20-21. On Saturday, October 20, at eight o’clock in the evening, the 73rd season of the Symphony will begin with the performance of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great,” and Berko’s “Among Waves.” On Sunday, October 21, at three o’clock in the afternoon, the concert will also be presented at Sunset Center. An outstanding student at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Berko spent a week in residence at the Glen Deven Ranch in Big Sur. During this time, he drew inspiration for his new symphonic composition from the breathtaking natural splendor of the surrounding area. A significant contribution was made by Glen Deven Ranch to the inaugural commission with the Big Sur Land Trust, which resulted in the composition “Big Sur, the Night Sun” by the renowned composer John Wineglass. Throughout the course of the season, there will be pre-concert talks given by musicologist Dr. Todd Samra. These lectures will take place on the hour before each performance. The Sunset Center in Carmel will play host to all of the performances over the season, which will last from November 17-18 to May 18-19, 2019. The Symphony Music Director Max Bragado-Darman will be in charge of conducting all of the performances, with the exception of concert number four, which will take place on March 16-17, 2019, and will be led by Jung-Ho Pak as a guest conductor. Every concert that takes place throughout the season will take place at Sunset Center on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. In addition, over the course of each performance season, special events are arranged to raise money for the Monterey Symphony orchestra, which is a nonprofit organization, and to give opportunity for fans of the Symphony to engage in educational and social activities. During this season, there will be a music course and a talk with a composer, as well as an opening night celebration, luncheons with the Friends of the Monterey Symphony, supper clubs at the top restaurants in the area, and a Gala by the Bay at the Monterey Bay Aquarium on May 3, 2019. Carol Wincenc, a professor of flute at Juilliard, will be joining the orchestra for Carl Nielsen’s “Flute Concerto,” which was created in 1926 for the great flautist M. Holger-Gilbert Jespersen. The event will take place on November 17-18, and it will be the second concert of the season. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, which is sometimes referred to as the “Fate” symphony due to the grim overtones, is the main attraction for the second concert of the season. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, which was composed in the shadow of Beethoven’s masterpiece Symphony No. 5, recalls the sorrow of the great master in this significant piece of symphonic music. Overture, Le corsaire, Op. 21 by Hector Berlioz, which, like the Tchaikovsky symphony, was also created during a moment of profound sorrow, will also be performed by members of the Youth Music Monterey County Honors Orchestra. These musicians will perform the piece side-by-side. The third concert of the season, titled “Sound Waves,” will take place on February 16-17, 2019, and will include four pieces that are all related to the ocean. The composer Claude Debussy, who is considered to be the founder of Impressionism in music, wrote “La Mer” in the style of a symphony. However, he chose to change the title of the piece to something that was more true to the musical style. His passion with the water led French composer Jacques Ibert, who was the director of French opera in Rome, to create “Escales,” a suite for orchestra that precisely replicates postcards from three Mediterranean ports. Ibert composed “Escales” after discovering his infatuation with the sea. This concert comprises “Four Sea Interludes” by Peter Grimes, Op. 33a, which was created by Benjamin Britten, the most accomplished contemporary opera composer in England. Grimes began his career in the new post-war age shortly after the composition of this piece, which was written in 1945. Jean Sibelius’ wonderful tone poem “Oceanides, Op. 73” was influenced by the sea-nymphs that are mentioned in Greek mythology. These sea-nymphs are described as being both eerie and alluring. Jung-Ho Pak will be the guest conductor for the fourth concert of the season, which will take place on March 16-17, 2019, and will include pieces by Shostakovich, Alan Hovhaness, and Tan Dun. Tan Dun, a revolutionary experimental composer, incorporates the sounds of water, both when it is in motion and when it is working, into the textures of his music. The most recent example of this is his “Water Concerto,” which is composed for water percussion and orchestra. Alan Hovhaness’s symphonic poem “And God Created Great Whales” was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic in 1970. The poem incorporates taped vocalizations of humpback whales and is acknowledged as being one of the first attempts to preserve whales from extinction. Dmitri Shostakovich was given the task of writing Symphony No. 9 in order to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany. Leonard Bernstein referred to this piece as a series of musical jokes, which included mistakes that were made on purpose. The result was a concert program that was boisterous, organic, and exciting. On the fifth concert of the season, which will take place on April 13-14, 2019, three Romantic German composers will be featured. The concert will begin with Mendelssohn’s concert overture “Calm Seas and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27,” which was inspired by Beethoven’s work of the same name. Additionally, fellow Jewish composer Max Bruch’s popular Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26, will be performed, and solo artist Elmar Oliveira will be returning to play with the Monterey Symphony. Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 120, which was initially his unpublished second symphony, went through extensive revisions in 1851, which was five years before his death. These revisions demonstrated Schumann’s mastery over orchestration and increased expression in the final edition of this emotional Romantic symphony. The sixth and final performance of the season, titled “Sound Waves,” will take place on May 18-19, 2019, and will culminate in extraordinary manner with music composed by Beethoven, Chopin, and Wagner! The overture from “The Flying Dutchman,” which was performed as the opening piece of the season finale, was one of the many outstanding overtures that Richard Wagner created throughout his numerous German operas. Following that comes Chopin’s superb Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21, which was created prior to Chopin’s completion of his formal schooling at the age of 20. The piece is performed by the brilliant Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal. The season comes to a close with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, which is widely considered to be among the most magnificent pieces ever written for the concert hall. Beethoven’s fifth attempt at the symphony genre struck a chord with him as he found his real forte — it is the “Stairway to Heaven” of classical music. It is a favorite among more experienced audiences as well as new audiences, artists, and conductors. One of the special events that will be taking place is a course called “The Music of Franz Schubert” taught by Dr. Todd Samra. This course will begin on September 18 and continue for the next four Tuesdays at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU Monterey Bay, which is located in Ryan Ranch, Monterey. The music of Franz Schubert (1797-1828), an Austrian composer, as well as his compositional method, are both topics that are covered in this course. Visit https://www.montereysymphony.org/special-events.htm to get a comprehensive list of the special events that will be taking place. By visiting www.montereysymphony.org, you will be able to buy tickets for specific performances. The Monterey Symphony: Some Background The Monterey Symphony’s aim is to engage, educate, and thrill our community via the performance of symphonic music and the ongoing discovery of new symphonic music. The Monterey Symphony is the only completely professional orchestra that performs during the whole season, and it serves the towns of Monterey Bay, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Big Sur, and San Benito County. Max Bragado-Darman serves as the orchestra’s artistic director and conductor. In addition to providing double performances of a six-concert subscription series at Carmel’s Sunset Theater, it also offers youth education programs that culminate in full-orchestra concerts for schoolchildren. These programs involve visits to the classrooms of the students. The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported through various generous individuals and through grants and corporate gifts from The Arts Council of Monterey County, The Berkshire Foundation, The Barnet Segal Charitable Trust, California Arts Council, The Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Music Performance Trust Fund, Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pebble Beach Company Foundation, S.T.A.R. Foundation, The Robert and Virginia Stanton Endowment, Taylor Farms, Union Bank, The Yellow Brick Road Foundation and many others. Please contact the Monterey Symphony at (831) 646-8511 or visit their website at www.montereysymphony.org for any further information. Marci Bracco Cain Chatterbox Public Relations Salinas, California 93901 (831) 747-7455 http://www.montereysymphony.org is the contact information. 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