Sun February 21, 2016
Stories in Sound, International Women's Day Concert
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at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
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The Community Women’s Orchestra (CWO), a 31-year-old performing group made up of accomplished and dynamic women from all over the Bay Area, performs favorite orchestral works requested by CWO members: the comical Lieutenant Kijé Suite by Prokofiev, the stormy and serene Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, the “Pastoral,” and the reflective Pavane for a Dead Princess, by Ravel.
To support women in music and to fulfill their mission of promoting female composers in every concert, CWO is excited to preview “Sour Grapes” from Life in the Produce Aisle, a new work by CWO resident composer June Bonacich. After hearing this imaginative work, the audience will never take fruits and veggies for granted again.
CWO 1st violinist and UC-Berkeley Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures and Film & Media Anne Nesbet will introduce the Lieutenant Kijé Suite with a short talk about the significance of Prokofiev's music in Soviet film history. CWO’s outstanding wind section is featured in this piece, originally written to accompany a film based on a Russian novella character.
This month marks the 107th anniversary of the first known Women’s Day observance, created from the struggle for women’s work rights in New York. The day became truly international in 1977 when the United Nations proclaimed March 8 as UN day for women’s rights and world peace.
Dana Sadava, CWO Conductor and Music Director, says: “There are incredible women from all walks of life in this orchestra: IT professionals, professors, business owners, scientists, artists, teachers, government workers, and doctors, for example. By participating in the worldwide observance of International Women’s Day, CWO reminds its members and audience of the importance of empowering women worldwide and recognizing women for their achievements.”
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To support women in music and to fulfill their mission of promoting female composers in every concert, CWO is excited to preview “Sour Grapes” from Life in the Produce Aisle, a new work by CWO resident composer June Bonacich. After hearing this imaginative work, the audience will never take fruits and veggies for granted again.
CWO 1st violinist and UC-Berkeley Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures and Film & Media Anne Nesbet will introduce the Lieutenant Kijé Suite with a short talk about the significance of Prokofiev's music in Soviet film history. CWO’s outstanding wind section is featured in this piece, originally written to accompany a film based on a Russian novella character.
This month marks the 107th anniversary of the first known Women’s Day observance, created from the struggle for women’s work rights in New York. The day became truly international in 1977 when the United Nations proclaimed March 8 as UN day for women’s rights and world peace.
Dana Sadava, CWO Conductor and Music Director, says: “There are incredible women from all walks of life in this orchestra: IT professionals, professors, business owners, scientists, artists, teachers, government workers, and doctors, for example. By participating in the worldwide observance of International Women’s Day, CWO reminds its members and audience of the importance of empowering women worldwide and recognizing women for their achievements.”
The Community Women’s Orchestra (CWO), a 31-year-old performing group made up of accomplished and dynamic women from all over the Bay Area, performs favorite orchestral works requested by CWO members: the comical Lieutenant Kijé Suite by Prokofiev, the stormy and serene Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, the “Pastoral,” and the reflective Pavane for a Dead Princess, by Ravel.
To support women in music and to fulfill their mission of promoting female composers in every concert, CWO is excited to preview “Sour Grapes” from Life in the Produce Aisle, a new work by CWO resident composer June Bonacich. After hearing this imaginative work, the audience will never take fruits and veggies for granted again.
CWO 1st violinist and UC-Berkeley Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures and Film & Media Anne Nesbet will introduce the Lieutenant Kijé Suite with a short talk about the significance of Prokofiev's music in Soviet film history. CWO’s outstanding wind section is featured in this piece, originally written to accompany a film based on a Russian novella character.
This month marks the 107th anniversary of the first known Women’s Day observance, created from the struggle for women’s work rights in New York. The day became truly international in 1977 when the United Nations proclaimed March 8 as UN day for women’s rights and world peace.
Dana Sadava, CWO Conductor and Music Director, says: “There are incredible women from all walks of life in this orchestra: IT professionals, professors, business owners, scientists, artists, teachers, government workers, and doctors, for example. By participating in the worldwide observance of International Women’s Day, CWO reminds its members and audience of the importance of empowering women worldwide and recognizing women for their achievements.”
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To support women in music and to fulfill their mission of promoting female composers in every concert, CWO is excited to preview “Sour Grapes” from Life in the Produce Aisle, a new work by CWO resident composer June Bonacich. After hearing this imaginative work, the audience will never take fruits and veggies for granted again.
CWO 1st violinist and UC-Berkeley Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures and Film & Media Anne Nesbet will introduce the Lieutenant Kijé Suite with a short talk about the significance of Prokofiev's music in Soviet film history. CWO’s outstanding wind section is featured in this piece, originally written to accompany a film based on a Russian novella character.
This month marks the 107th anniversary of the first known Women’s Day observance, created from the struggle for women’s work rights in New York. The day became truly international in 1977 when the United Nations proclaimed March 8 as UN day for women’s rights and world peace.
Dana Sadava, CWO Conductor and Music Director, says: “There are incredible women from all walks of life in this orchestra: IT professionals, professors, business owners, scientists, artists, teachers, government workers, and doctors, for example. By participating in the worldwide observance of International Women’s Day, CWO reminds its members and audience of the importance of empowering women worldwide and recognizing women for their achievements.”
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Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
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