Wed Mar 5 Bay Area Rainbow Symphony: First Rehearsal Tel. 415.578.4652 Website

Description New LGBT orchestra to start up: There's a new gay orchestra in town. Bay Area Rainbow Symphony a newly-formed LGBT orchestra, will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 7:30 pm at Old First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Sacramento St. and Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. These rehearsals will be in preparation for a concert on June 8 as part of the Old First Concerts series. All interested musicians are invited to attend the first rehearsal – advance notice is requested so that music can be made available. Auditions to determine seating and membership will be held in the first few weeks as necessary. Players of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments are needed both for this and future concerts. Founded in 2008, Bay Area Rainbow Symphony is an orchestra that provides a safe and supportive environment for musicians of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. The orchestra makes cultural, social, and educational contributions to the San Francisco Bay Area by performing ambitious repertoire to a high standard. The orchestra is one of only four LGBT orchestras in the country, joining the ranks of fellow orchestras in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Repertoire for this concert will include the Andante from the Concerto for Flute and Harp (K.299) by W.A. Mozart, featuring renowned soloist Karen Thielen on harp and Victor Villareal on flute. Also on the program are the Severnside March by David Barton; the Italian Overture by Franz Schubert; Fanfare by Jean-Joseph Mouret; the Rondo from Abdelazar Suite by Henry Purcell; Pizzicati by Leo Delibes; and the March and Cortege, also by Delibes. Rounding out this varied program will be a premiere performance of the Rainbow Fantasy composed by Jay Pierson. At the podium for this concert is guest conductor Jay Pierson. Pierson (MM, DMA Eastman School of Music) has enjoyed a career as a teacher, singer, conductor, composer, pianist, and harpist for nearly three decades. Former faculty member at Bucknell University, East Carolina University, and the State Conservatory of Thessolonika, Greece, Pierson has conducted various ensembles including the Bucknell Opera Orchestra, East Carolina Opera Orchestra, LGBT Ensemble of Eastern North Carolina, The Philadelphia Harp Festival Orchestra, and The Old First Orchestra. Pierson is an active and published composer, having over one hundred pieces to his credit. Presently, he is Director of Music at Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, teaches privately, and is a faculty member at Santa Clara University. The orchestra is delighted that this concert is part of the Old First Concerts series. One of the Bay Area's most active independent concert series, Old First Concerts has been presenting performances of chamber and recital repertoire on a year-round basis since 1970. Artists are attracted by the excellent acoustics, the superb Steinway concert grand piano, and the series' willingness to take programming risks by presenting little-known artists or composers. For more information about Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, please visit our website (http://bars-sf.org) or contact us at 415.57.VIOLA.

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