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NOVEL OBOE-HARPSICHORD RECITAL FROM AIKEN DUO IN UKIAH by Terry McNeill Sunday, February 21, 2021
Oboe and harpsichord recitals are a rare North Bay event, even in a pandemic environment where a formal hall setting isn’t available. So it was a delight Feb. 21 to experience on the Ukiah Symphony’s website a recital by Symphony oboist Beth Aiken and harpsichordist husband Tom.
The Aiken home vis...
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A HEALTHY MIX OF TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ORIGINALS FROM THE SR SYMPHONYby Steve Osborn Sunday, January 24, 2021 ![]() Symphony
HEROIC EFFORT FROM THE SANTA ROSA SYMPHONYby Steve Osborn Sunday, December 13, 2020 ![]() Symphony
MASKED SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY CARRIES ON BRILLIANTLYby Steve Osborn Sunday, November 15, 2020 ![]() Chamber
SPLENDID STRINGS IN A SUNLIT GARDENby Abby Wasserman Sunday, November 1, 2020
A sun-drenched autumn afternoon, a Marin County garden and six superb string players from the Santa Rosa Symphony were manna from heaven to a pandemic-weary audience starved for live music.
The sextet of Santa Rosa Symphony musicians performed to a small group of 20 Nov. 1, the day after Halloween....
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EXAMPLARY QUARTET PLAYING IN MARIN GARDEN CONCERTby Terry McNeill Thursday, October 22, 2020
Taped video concerts have pretty much dominated the recent fare for classical music fans, but sporadic live music making can still be found in the North Bay with outdoor chamber music. Of course with the obligatory social distancing and often decorative facial masks.
Four San Francisco Opera Orc...
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VIDEO CHAMBER MUSIC FROM LINCOLN CENTER IN GREEN'S BROADCASTby Terry McNeill Saturday, October 17, 2020 Symphony
THRILLING SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE IN AN EMPTY WEILL HALLby Steve Osborn Sunday, October 11, 2020 ![]() Symphony
BROWN VIDEO GALA LAUNCHES SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY SEASONby Terry McNeill Saturday, September 12, 2020
Similar to many North Coast musical organizations the Santa Rosa Symphony has scheduled a series of virtual concerts on video, spotlighting sections of the orchestra and the exuberant activities of its conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong. However, as an introduction to the season, a Sept. 12 gala vide...
SONGS AND ECHOES OF HOME IN AIZURI QUARTET CONCERTby Abby Wasserman Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
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NEW-WORLD ORCHESTRAL MASTERYby Terry McNeillSaturday, March 15, 2014
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