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Sun May 21, 2023

Long-Awaited Reprise Includes Stirring Symphony Connected to films Alien, ET

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On May 21, conductor Geoffrey Gallegos and the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra will reprise a rousing concert following a late-February postponement due to a certain well-known virus. Unwilling to deprive concert-goers of such an enchanting and enriching musical experience, the orchestra offers an encore well worth the twelve-week wait.

The first discovery on the program is a spirited piece entitled Anniversary Overture by the accomplished composer Anthony Doherty, who is an Antioch resident. Doherty's numerous compositions have been performed around the world and include two notable commissions by Bay Area orchestras.

Also on the program is Max Bruch's opulently romantic and light-hearted Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra. This rarely performed composition will be a new discovery for some listeners and a revival for others.

The concert will close with Howard Hanson's lyrical and uplifting Symphony No. 2, also called "Romantic." Since its premiere in 1930, this work has been performed many times in traditional orchestral settings and then rediscovered, revived, and reconfigured as part of the soundtracks for the films Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Boss Baby.

Adults, $20; Seniors, $15; Students, $7.

Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
On May 21, conductor Geoffrey Gallegos and the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra will reprise a rousing concert following a late-February postponement due to a certain well-known virus. Unwilling to deprive concert-goers of such an enchanting and enriching musical experience, the orchestra offers an encore well worth the twelve-week wait.

The first discovery on the program is a spirited piece entitled Anniversary Overture by the accomplished composer Anthony Doherty, who is an Antioch resident. Doherty's numerous compositions have been performed around the world and include two notable commissions by Bay Area orchestras.

Also on the program is Max Bruch's opulently romantic and light-hearted Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra. This rarely performed composition will be a new discovery for some listeners and a revival for others.

The concert will close with Howard Hanson's lyrical and uplifting Symphony No. 2, also called "Romantic." Since its premiere in 1930, this work has been performed many times in traditional orchestral settings and then rediscovered, revived, and reconfigured as part of the soundtracks for the films Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Boss Baby.

Adults, $20; Seniors, $15; Students, $7.

Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
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