NCCO presents Cinematic Escapes featuring guest piano soloist, Alexey Botvinov
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA
7:30 PM, Friday, January 20, 2023

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[7:34 PM] {lights down, enter performers; greetings from DH; preview of 1st segment; introduction of AB}

Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975): Vertigo Suite (1958); arr. Paul Bateman, 2022

1. [7:37 PM] Prelude
2. [7:40 PM] Nightmare
3. [7:42 PM] Scene d’Amour
   [7:48 PM] {segment ends}

Tan Dun (b. 1957): Double Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra with Percussion (2021), featuring soloists Daniel Hope & Alexey Botvinov

[7:49 PM] {DH introduction of Tan Dun Double Concerto}

1. [7:51 PM] Double Concerto
   [8:11 PM] {set ends; applause for a couple minutes, then break!}

[8:29 PM] {lights down, performers out; welcome back from DH}

Ennio Morricone (1928–2020): Selections from Film Scores; arr. Paul Bateman

1. [8:31 PM] “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission
2. [8:35 PM] “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso
3. [8:39 PM] “The Ecstasy of Gold” from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
   [8:42 PM] {segment ends}

Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz AKA George Gershwin (1898–1937): An American in Paris (1928); Suite, arr. Clarice Assad (2009)

[8:42 PM] {DH introduction of last work}

1. [8:44 PM] An American in Paris
   [9:04 PM] {set ends; applause for a few minutes; show ends}

New Century Chamber Orchestra

• ?: contrabass;
• Hrabba Atladottir: violin II;
• Stephanie Bibbo: violin;
• Ivo Bokulić: viola;
• Lizzie Burns: principal contrabass;
• Michelle Djokic: cello;
• Jenny Douglass: principal viola;
• Candace Guirao: principal violin II;
• Dawn Harms: violin, associate concertmaster;
• Daniel Hope: violin, music director, concertmaster;
• Evan Kahn: principal cello;
• Galen Lemmon: percussion;
• Robin Mayforth: violin;
• Isaac Melamed: cello;
• ? Kayo Miki: violin;
• Deborah Tien Price: violin II;
• Cassandra Lynne Richburg: viola;
• Nicole Sauder: violin;
• Frank Shaw: viola;
• Kyle Stachnik: cello;
• Artie Storch: drums, xylophone, percussion;
• Iris Stone: violin;
• Michael Yokas: violin I.

• Alexey Botvinov: piano.

Sadly, tonight's concert was under-attended: FCC was maybe half- to 2/3 full at best. And while I appreciated the extra elbow room, I felt bad for the performers: they deserve better!

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On a different note, I'm sure that the performer list given in the printed program has a few errors – both omission and mis-identification. Unfortunately, without photo evidence or correction from NCCO, I don't see how it might be possible to straighten out who was there playing what. Kinda frustrating!

Promo Notes about the Tan Dun Concerto following the 2021 premiere at Bing Concert Hall by tonight's players.

Today's photo gallery comes from ol' squinty!

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