Santa Fe Community Orchestra :: Season Program

SFCO Season Program 2019-2020

ADMISSION IS FREE TO ALL SFCO EVENTS

Each season, the SFCO presents five free concerts of classical favorites, rarely heard repertoire, accessible
contemporary works and world premieres of compositions by New Mexico composers. Please revisit
this page periodically to receive the latest information on the SFCO's upcoming concerts and education programs.

Programs and artists subject to change.

Educate Your Ear
Dvořák's Symphony No. 6:
Vienna meets Prague?

Friday, October 4 at 7:00 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Oliver and the SFCO take you inside Dvořák’s radiant Symphony No. 6, which balances the influence of Brahms,
Beethoven and the Viennese ballroom with the sunny lyricism of Czech folk music.
Plus, a preview of the Overture to The Wreckers by Dame Ethel Smyth,
an early 20th century composer and suffragette.

It’s coastal pirates vs. virtuous lovers in this dramatic, rarely heard work!

Educate Your Ear — It will change the way you hear!
Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Fall Concert

Sunday, October 6, at 2:30 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Featuring:

Dame Ethel Smyth: Overture to The Wreckers
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Educate Your Ear
Posthumous Redemption:
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1

Friday, December 6 at 7:00 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Panned at the premiere due to poor conducting, lost for almost fifty years, then resurrected in 1945,
Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony is considered by many to be his best, and we'll show you why!
Join Oliver Prezant and the Santa Fe Community Orchestra as we get inside the music
and explore the life of the composer, followed by a full performance of the first movement.

Informative? You bet!
Fun and enjoyable? Of course!
Transformational? Absolutely!.

Educate Your Ear — It will change the way you hear!

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Winter Concert

Sunday, December 8, at 2:30 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Featuring:

Barber: School for School for Scandal Overture
Chevalier de Saint-George: Violin Concert No. 9
Ari Lê, violin
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1, Op. 13

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Mid-Season Concert

Date and Location TBD

Featuring:

The SFCO Community Chorus and the Albuquerque Civic Chorus
Side by Side with SFPS Choral Program
Faure: Requiem
TBD (additional piece for chorus)

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Spring Concert

Sunday, April 5 at 2:30 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Featuring:

Side-by-Side with El Camino Real Band
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 1, Jerry Weimer, clarinet
Schubert: Symphony No. 5

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated

Season Finale

Sunday, May 31 at 2:30 pm
James A. Little Theater
at the New Mexico School for the Deaf

Free Admission, Donations Appreciated