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FANNY, FLORENCE & SAM
Sat Apr 18, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sun Apr 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Norman Gamboa, conductor
Esther Rayo, soprano
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Idyll, Op.44
MENDELSSOHN Hero und Leander
PRICE Symphony No. 1
Experience a very special selection of orchestral pieces in a concert highlighting the lyrical beauty and powerful musical expression of three less well-known composers.
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♪ Samual Coleridge-Taylor’s Idyll opens the concert with its tender melodies and pastoral elegance, setting a reflective and poetic musical tone.
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♪ Fanny Mendelssohn’s dramatic cantata Hero und Leander follows, weaving the tragic Greek myth into music of sweeping passion and vivid orchestration.
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♪ The program culminates with Florence Price’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 1 — a bold musical statement blending classical forms with African American spirituals and folk rhythms, and adding an iconic voice to twentieth century American music.
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Join us in celebrating the breadth of orchestral music and its enduring power to surprise, delight, and move the human spirit.
2025/2026 Season

CONCERTO, CONCERTO
Sat Oct 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sun Oct 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Norman Gamboa, conductor
Michael Long, violin
DEBUSSY Rêverie
SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

ARABIAN NIGHTS
Sat Nov 22, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sun Nov 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Norman Gamboa, conductor
Sydney Li-Jenkins, violin
SFCM Young Artist Competition Winner
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LIADOV The Enchanted Lake
PAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 1
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

ONCE UPON A TALE
Sat Jan 31, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sun Feb 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Norman Gamboa, conductor
ROSSINI La Cenerentola Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Sleeping Beauty Suite
TALBOT Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Suite

FANNY, FLORENCE & SAM
Sat Apr 18, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Sun Apr 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Norman Gamboa, conductor
Esther Rayo, soprano
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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Idyll, Op.44
MENDELSSOHN Hero und Leander
PRICE Symphony No. 1

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