Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
2014-02-06
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA
8:00 PM, Thursday, February 6, 2014

[7:00 PM lights down, announcements] Paul Dresher, Samuel Carl Adams, AM, JC

[missed the first few minutes due to a maddening parking scene]
Is it an anti concerto?
thirds and sixths
Relation to Pulcinella
Relation to Mendelssohn
[7:30 PM break for the show]

[7:58 PM tuning; 8:06 PM lights down, announcements by Rene Mandel, tuning, commments from JC]

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Pulcinella Suite (1922, revised 1949)

1. [8:13 PM] Sinfonia
2. [8:15 PM] Serenata
3. [8:18 PM] Scherzino - Allegretto - Andantino
4. [8:20 PM] Tarantella
5. [8:23 PM] Toccata
6. [8:25 PM] Gavotta (con due variazioni)
7. [8:30 PM] Vivo
8. [8:32 PM] Minuetto - Finale
   [work ends 8:38 PM … 8:40 resume with tuning]

Samuel Carl Adams (b. 1985): Violin Concerto (World Premiere Commission), featuring Anthony Marwood

1. [8:42 PM] expo
2. [8:48 PM] q=152 (ca. 5 min)
   [pause]
3. [8:53 PM] aria: patiently waiting for the past to come
4. [9:04 PM] coda, coda
   [set ends 9:14 PM]

[9:34 PM ready to go; 9:35 PM lights down, tuning, announcements (or none?)]

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, “Scottish” (1842)

1. [9:36 PM] Andante con moto — Allegro un poco agitato
2. [9:53 PM] Vivace non troppo
3. [9:58 PM] Adagio
4. [10:09 PM] Allegro vivacissimo — Allegro maestoso assai
   [set ends 10:19 PM, no encore]

• Joana Carneiro: conductor, music director;
• Anthony Marwood: violin;
   
  Tonight's BSO performers:
• Amy Apel: viola;
• Lauren Avery: second violin;
• Peter Bedrossian: cello;
• John Bernstein: first violin;
• Andy Butler: contrabass;
• Alex Camphouse: principal, horn;
• David Cheng: second violin;
• Alden Cohen: assistant principal, contrabass;
• Bennie Cottone: oboe;
• Kale Cumings: trumpet;
• Franklyn D'Antonio: concertmaster, orchestra manager, first violin;
• Rick Diamond: second violin;
• Diana Dorman: clarinet;
• Ann Eastman: second violin;
• Daniel Flanagan: principal, second violin;
• Roman Fukshansky: principal, clarinet, bass clarinet;
• Eric Gaenslen: cello;
• David Goldklang: horn;
• Miles Graber: principal, piano;
• Richard Hall: horn;
• Ben Holston ¥: contrabass;
• David Horn: contrabass;
• Thomas Hornig: principal, trombone;
• Douglas Hull: horn;
• Ken Johnson: cello;
• Kristen Kline: second violin;
• Christina Knudson: second violin;
• Patrick Kroboth: viola;
• Stephanie Lai: assistant principal, cello;
• Tiantian Lan: principal, viola;
• Alexandra Lee ¥: second violin;
• Annie Li: first violin;
• Peter Liepman: viola;
• Shawyon Malek-Salehi: first violin;
• Ilana Matfis: assistant principal, viola;
• Celeste McBride: viola;
• Megan McDevitt: contrabass;
• Isaac Melamed: cello;
• Emma Moon: principal, flute, piccolo;
• Kevin Neuhoff: percussion;
• Kevin Neuhoff: principal, timpani;
• Emanuela Nikiforova: assistant concertmaster, first violin;
• Stacey Pelinka: flute, piccolo;
• Quelani Penland: first violin, librarian;
• Jordan Price: cello;
• Tom Reicher: horn;
• Carol Rice: principal, cello;
• Darcy Rindt: viola;
• Candy Sanderson: first violin;
• Ravinder Sehgal: bassoon;
• Deborah Shidler: principal, oboe;
• Ward Spangler: principal, percussion;
• Dan Stanley: viola;
• Kristen Steiner: first violin;
• Matthew Szemela: associate concertmaster, first violin;
• Michel Taddei: principal, contrabass;
• Wendy Tamis: principal, harp;
• Ilana Thomas: first violin;
• Marta Tobey: viola;
• Wanda Warkentin: cello;
• Carla Wilson: principal, bassoon;
• Karsten Windt: assistant principal, second violin;
• Sarah Wood: second violin;
• Thomas Yee: first violin;
• Cheonho Yoon: principal, trumpet;
• Lisa Zadek: first violin.
   
  ¥ member of Young People's Symphony Orchestra

I enjoyed hearing Pulcinella again, and the BSO did a fine job presenting it to us. Carl Adams new work was also interesting, though not nearly as aurally related to the opening Stravinsky as the pre-show talk had led me to expect. Like many of the premieres offered by BSO, I'd like to hear Adams' piece again, but except for the KALW rebroadcast, I'd guess the chances of that are slim to none; and much closer to none if the SFS doesn't program the work. Anthony Marwood deserves accolades for his part as soloist; my guess is that I'll be seeing him relatively soon!

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Mystery non-performers present during the SCA work – sitting behind the violins, in front of the harp – a donor perk of some sort!

This show will be broadcast on KALW 91.7 FM on May 19, 2014

Several reviews have been posted elsewhere: Joshua Kosman for the SF Chronicle; Allan Ulrich for the Financial Times, and Richard Schenin for the San Jose Mercury News, to name a few.

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