NEWS! Members of the Bay Area Chamber Symphony performed at the sold out Yoshi's (Oakland) Benefit for Christopher Rodriguez on March 24th. See myspace.com/benefitconcertinfo for details. __________________________________________________
Recent Performances! *****************************************
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 World Flute Fest at the Chapel of the Chimes. 4499 Piedmont Ave. Oakland, CA 94611. FREE but donations accepted. We'll be accompanying some of the feautured flutists at 1:30. World class flutists playing music from around the world on all kinds of flutes. Some of the featured performers: Skip Healy, Ravichandra Kulur, Roger Glenn, Carol Alban, Philip Gelb and others. See website for more info: www.worldflutefest.com _______________________________________________________________
IDA's Benefit Concert for the Animals - Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 at 7:30pm.
Enjoy some wonderful music at IDA's Benefit Concert (and raffle) for the Animals, with all proceeds going to support IDA's campaigns. This special performance will feature flutist and composer Carol Alban and other members of the Bay Area Chamber Symphony, as well as a rare appearance by internationally-acclaimed concert pianist Sandro Russo.
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The concert will be held at the Chapel of the Chimes, a beautiful building filled with skylights, stone-carved archways and stained-glass windows in Oakland's Piedmont neighborhood. IDA president Elliot M. Katz, DVM will also give a brief talk about IDA's latest efforts to help animals as an introduction to the concert. The program will include music by Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, as well as new works by Demetrius Spaneas and Carol Alban. Alvenson Moore and Karen Stackpole will also be featured. They're all in our top friends! As a special treat you will hear a song by Jeff Suits written from a dog's perspective.
This concert is one of a series that Carol Alban has organized for IDA's benefit. Each one has brought great pleasure to audiences and attention to IDA's campaigns. You won't want to miss this unique and exciting event. www.idausa.org
What: Summer Benefit Concert for IDA
When: Thursday, August 2nd starting at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, California 94611.
Admission is by donation ($10 - $20 suggested, but any amount accepted). Ticket sales will benefit IDA's work to help and protect animals.
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The newly formed Bay Area Chamber Symphony is comprised of some of the finest musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Composer-In-Residence is Demetrius Spaneas. His Prelude, Romance and Tango which we premiered at our April 1, 2007 concert was very enthusiastically received. We love Bach, Mozart and other Classical giants but our primary focus is on new music and presenting the works of living composers.
We are still accepting submissions from composers for our 2007-2008 season. At this time we are only looking at music for strings and woodwinds. We are currently auditioning subs. All inquiries may be submitted to BayAreaSymphony@aol.com
