New Century premiere in Berkeley

Of shadows and shenanigans A program of the elegiac and the electric filled Berkeley’s First Congregational Church last Friday, November 22. Celebrated violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg led the New Century Chamber Orchestra in their fall concert series, “Legacies and Concertos,” and soloed in two dramatic works. This was the culmination of Michael Daugherty’s residency as composer, featuring the premiere of his Fallingwater for...

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Oakland East Bay Symphony opens fall season.

Maestro Michael Morgan pirouetted through a complex program last Friday, November 8, as he celebrated the Oakland East Bay Symphony’s 25th anniversary and led them in two bicentennial salutes. Downtown Broadway’s art deco masterpiece, the Paramount, filled its 3000 seats with an audience poised to celebrate the opening of the season. ...

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