NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE RedondoPAID Beach, CA Beach Cities Symphony Association, Inc. Permit No. 131 P.O. Box 3019 Torrance, CA 90510 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY STARTING WITH OUR 71ST SEASON, TIME TO RENEW OR JOIN CLEF NOTES WILL BE SENT ONLY TO for the PAID MEMBERS AND ADVERTISERS 2019-2020 Season Welcome to the 70th Season of of the Beach Cities Symphony Association. Become a member or renew your membership The Beach Cities Symphony between now and May, 2020. Featuring Four New Conductors Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College SAVE THE DATE AND SUPPORT THE BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY “SUMMER IN FEBRUARY” The Beach Cities Symphony’s first rehearsals there ever since. In the 1960s, under the CELEBRATE WTH US ON began in 1949 with less than 25 instrumentalists, direction of then Music Director and Conductor SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 and in the early 1950s Louis J. Palange, the AS WE LEAP INTO OUR 70TH YEAR the orchestra performed orchestra performed at LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED at Redondo Beach High the Dorothy Chandler School’s old auditorium. Pavilion. The orchestra After Mira Costa High has had several School came into being, conductors in these our performances took past 69 years; Louis J. SUPPORT THE BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY BY ATTENDING place in their new Palange and Barry PENNYROYAL PLAYERS auditorium. The Brisk, led the orchestra “PIECIN’ IT TOGETHER” –Songs & Stories of the American West orchestra has now for the longest times by ROTARY CLUB, 2521 VALLEY DRIVE, HERMOSA BEACH been rehearsing in the far. For our 70th season, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 • 7:00 PM Redondo Union High School for many years. we are featuring a new conductor for each of ADMISSION: $25.00 • FREE PARKING In 1968, our concerts moved to the newly-built our four concerts. One of these four will be the Meet the Cast and Enjoy FREE REFRESHMENTS after the Performance Marsee Auditorium and have been performed conductor for our 71st season. The Pennyroyal Players travel from Vermont to California, bringing lively and touching musical portraits about those who settled the American West. Through story and song, “Piecin’ It Together” reveals the WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION humor and hardships of pioneering life—endured by men, women and children. Pennyroyal has been awarded the City of Torrance’s “Excellence in Music Award for 2017.” They have performed over 1100 The annual competition for middle school music students was held in September, 2019, and the two times since 2003 and they have donated over $160,000 to benefit non-profit organizations. winners will each be awarded a $500 scholarship at our November 8, 2019, concert. You will be enter- tained by their performances in the lobby before the concert. PLEASE MAIL YOUR CHECK TO: Beach Cities Symphony P.O. Box 3910 WINNER OF THE Torrance, CA 90510 WINNER OF THE ALFRED CHAVEZ Or pay for admission by check or cash in the lobby JO WISNIEWSKI at the November 8, 2019 Concert. MEMORIAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP All proceeds go to the Beach Cities Symphony. SCHOLARSHIP Annie Hyunbin Su, Rebecca Hsu, flute, Ridgecrest Intermediate Beach Cities Symphony News information: 310-379-9725, 310-539-4649, www.BeachCitiesSymphony.org or [email protected] Calle Mayor Middle School. School. Editors: Pat Chavez, Toni Empringham, Margaret McWilliams Graphics: David Schwartz This newsletter is printed on recycled paper. Teacher: Weili Kong. Teacher: In Kyu Lee. CLEF NOTES OCTOBER 20 1 9 PAGE 4 OCTOBER 20 1 9 VOLUME XXVII, NO. 1 PAGE 1 FIRST CONCERT SECOND CONCERT, JANUARY 31, 2020 THIRD CONCERT FOURTH CONCERT, MAY 22, 2020 NOVEMBER 8, 2019 “SONGS OF HEARTBREAK AND HOMELAND” MARCH 27, 2020 “ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE” “A NEW BEGINNING” Conductor, Paul Piazza “ROMANTIC WIZARDRY” Conductor, Michael Stanley Conductor, Dean Anderson Academic Festival Overture …… Johann Brahms Conductor, Geoffrey Pope Somerset Rhapsody ………. Gustav Holst Hebrides Overture ………… Felix Mendelssohn Artists of the Future Competition Winners A! Perfido, Opus 65 …….. Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to La gazza ladra …. Gioachino Rossini Violin Concerto No. 1 ……… Nicolò Paganini Capriccio Italien …………. Pyotr Illyich Tachaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1…………Johannes Brahms Visi D’Arte from Tosca …… Giacomo Puccini Roberto Cani, violin soloist Georgi Slavchev, piano soloist Erin Wood, soprano soloist Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”…… Robert Schumann The Symphony welcomes back conductor Michael Suite from The Firebird ………… Igor Stravinsky Symphony No. 8 in G Major …… Antonín Dvořák Stanley for the final concert of the 70th season. Mr. Stanley conducted part of “I’m very excited to Paul Piazza is a Dean Anderson has one concert for the Beach be conducting the native of Southern actively engaged Cities Symphony during out opening concert of California with a full communities near 68th season. He is Principal the Beach Cities schedule as a and far with his Conductor for Pipe Dream Symphony’s 70th conductor, vocalist, passion for music. Flutes (Los Angeles), and Season! We have a trumpeter, and He recently com- fantastic program of music educator. He assistant conductor for the pleted his seventh Burbank Philharmonic and Rossini, Brahms, earned his Bachelor season as the Music and Stravinsky, and of Music degree has been the conductor or Director and Artis- welcome back renowned pianist Georgi Slavchev to from the Frost School of Music at the University of the assistant conductor for many musical groups, tic Director for the Dana Point Symphony. He perform the monumental Brahms Piano Concerto Miami. He has shared the stage with some of the including the New Valley Symphony in Los Angeles, continually strives to champion a diverse blend of No. 1 with us. I’m particularly looking forward to world’s greatest musical artists, including conductor Cal State University Long Beach Symphony Orchestra bringing that piece to life with the orchestra, as it is Michael Tilson Thomas, pianist Jeremy Denk, and repertoire, ranging from the beloved works of and Stanley Wind Ensemble in Thousand Oaks. almost a symphony in its own right, and gives us soprano Laura Aiken. Mr. Piazza has guest Beethoven and Brahms, to newly commissioned great opportunities as an orchestra to develop a conducted prestigious ensembles including the works by local and international composers. His TIME TO JOIN OR RENEW TO nuanced core sound together. It’s an honor to be Riverside Philharmonic and the Grammy- international engagements include concerts with BE A PART OF OUR 70TH SEASON working with musicians and board members so nominated Diamond Bar High School Symphony professional orchestras in Brazil, Argentina, Hong dedicated to the organization and the community, Orchestra. He currently holds the positions of Music Kong, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Mr. Anderson’s Thank you to those of you who have been members of and I think the Symphony’s longevity is testament Director with the Westlake Village Symphony and performances include major ballet works and the Beach Cities Symphony Association for the 69th to this. I look forward to seeing you in November Assistant Conductor with the Riverside Philhar- numerous operas. He was the first American citizen season, which has been successful in large part because for this unforgettable concert!” — Dr. Geoffrey Pope monic. to conduct the Ho Chi Minh city Ballet Orchestra in of your contributions. Our 70th season is now planned, “A truly international pianist,” “fascinatingly California native Erin Wood’s portrayals of 2011. and funding is, as usual, needed. We hope you will versatile,” “among the piano elite,”—these are some Verdi and Wagner heroines have received praise for Roberto Cani is acclaimed throughout the music renew (or join) the Beach Cities Symphony Association of the ways in which the press has extolled the her “soaring soprano” and “volcanic outpouring of world as not just a performer, but an “artiste,” and and support our 2019-2020 season. With your member- musicianship of Georgi Slavchev. Winner of sound.” For The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ms. Wood has been hailed by critics as “a violinist of high ship payment, you are entitled to purchase a season national, international, and concerto piano competi- has portrayed Sieglinda in Die Walküre, Lisa in caliber following a great Italian tradition of the parking permit for $12. It’s much more convenient to have the permit in your glove box than to have to put $3 tions, Dr. Slavchev has performed at the Weille Queen of Spades, Gutrune/Third Norn in Götter- virtuoso Paganini.” In addition to his native Italy, (for each concert) in a machine and walk back to your car Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall and has been a soloist dämmerung as well as nine other roles since her Roberto Cani concertizes throughout the United to place it on the dashboard. with orchestras in Europe, Asia, and the United tenure with their Ryan Opera Center. She has been States as well as Germany, Belgium, Austria, Spain, States. In recognition seen as Amelia in Un Ballo Russia, Croatia, Poland, HELP THE BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY of his sustained in Maschera with the San Serbia, France, Taiwan, AT NO COST TO YOU international Francisco Opera and Japan, and South acclaim, the U.S. Opera Colorado, and Africa. He is a frequent 1. Go to our website: BeachCitiesSymphony.org and click government proudly joined the roster soloist with orchestras on Amazon.com. Almost anything you need or want to acknowledged his of the Metropolitan Opera and has performed, buy is available at Amazon.com. We get a small percent- “extraordinary for Die Walküre. Locally, most notably, with the age of your total purchases without adding to your costs. ability in the arts.” Ms. Wood sings weekly Moscow Philharmonic, He is the composer on Hour of Power. She is 2.