Classical Concert, Talks Go ‘Bold and Beautiful’

What: The Bold and the Beautiful, performed by the North State Symphony

When/Where:
May 15, 2010 – Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 7:30 pm
May 16, 2010 – Cascade Theatre, Redding, 2:00 pm
May 16, 2010 – State Theatre, Red Bluff, 7:30 pm

More information here.

Haydn – Lo Speziale Overture

Lowell Liebermann – Clarinet Concerto
California Premiere!
Co-commissioned by North State Symphony
Jon Manasse, clarinet

Dvorak – Symphony No. 8

Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a free pre-concert talk before the Redding and Chico concerts one hour before the concerts begin.

Jon Manasse will be making two special appearances in Chico prior to the concerts. On Thursday morning, May 13, he will conduct a master class for clarinet students, which is open to interested members of the public. On Friday afternoon, May 14 at 3:30, Manasse and Kyle Pickett will make a joint presentation at the Terraces Retirement Community, and the public is invited. For more information call the NSS office at 898-5984

NSS participation in the commissioning of the Clarinet Concerto was made possible by the generosity of Dr. Robert Zadra and Sam Kissee. Jon Manasse’s appearance as soloist is made possible by the generous assistance of Dr. Kevin Myers and Camille de Ganon.

Press Release

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