March 29, 2000

The Schedule

See here.

Student's Conducting Session

We have a voluntary reading session of various repertoire for Eric's College of Notre Dame conducting students on Sunday, April 30 from 1 to 4 P.M. either on stage or in the band room. We will be using music in the Cañada music library, so you can expect Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, etc.

Your participation is appreciated!

Notes on Next Season

Goals for next season are twofold:

Give Eric a rest after several demanding seasons
Build our audience

We'll definitely be back to our usual fare in 2001-02.

Two selections are earmarked for our next CD. From now on, we'll be doing a CD every two years, so our recording schedule will be less hectic.

Our 2000-2001 Season.

October 15, 2000 — "Heaven and Hell"
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Tchaikovsky: Rococco Variations, Dahna Rudin, cello
Mahler: Symphony No. 4, Aimeé Puentes, soprano
November 19, 2000 — "Dreams and Magic"
Five rehearsals, chamber orchestra. Musicians will be required not to miss any rehearsals.
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (for recording)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4, Tom Hansen, piano
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
January 21, 2001 — Chamber Music Concert
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro, Suki Russack, harp, George Yefchak, conductor
Other chamber groups, please contact Eric!
February 11, 2001 — "If music be the food of love…"
At Notre Dame Theatre
Strauss: Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarasthustra (unadvertised)
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
CND Soloist
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade
Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz (unadvertised encore)
April 1, 2001 — "Fiesta!"
Schikele: Unbegun Symphony
Chabrier: España
Barber: Violin Concerto, Claudia Bloom, violin
Copland: El Salon Mexico (for recording)
June 10, 2001 — "This scepter'd isle"
Pärt: Arbos (unadvertised)
Holst: Second Suite for Band (no strings!)
Walton: Viola Concerto, Doug Tomm, viola, Kristin Link, conductor
Holst: The Planets
April 22, 2001 — Family Concert
With undercover "Fantasia" theme
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, Daniel Glover, Thomas Hansen, pianists, Kristin Link, conductor
Saturday, July 21, 8:00 P.M. — Summer Pops

Concert Recordings Coming Soon

--Tom Diskin

After a lapse of several months, I can once again make concert recordings available to orchestra members. Through the generosity of the Redwood Symphony board, we now have a CD Recorder available. I currently have CDs for all performances through the Chamber Music concert on January 29, 2000, with the exception of the two concerts in Fall of 1999. I plan to get those in the very near future.

Although I am not currently playing in the orchestra due to work schedule conflicts, I will be stopping by every other week or so to pick up and drop off orders. The system will work much as it did before: you may prepay your order or simply place the order via phone or e-mail with me and I will collect the money when I give you your CD. The cost per CD is $5.

To place an order, call me at 650-747-1542 or e-mail me at trdiskin@pacbell.net.

This is a Web version of text from the newsletter "Redwood Symphony Notepad" which is distributed to members of the Redwood Symphony at rehearsals. The newsletter and this online version are edited by George Yefchak.

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