UPCOMING EVENTS
New West Symphony
Best of Beethoven
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Inna Faliks, piano
New West Symphony Principals
New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director
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ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Symphony No. 6, Mvt I
String Trio, Mvt IV
Sonata No. 23, “Appassionata,” Mvt I
Sonata No. 5 for Cello and Piano, Mvt 1
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Symphony No. 7, Mvt II
String Quartet, Mvt I
Choral Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra
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New West Symphony
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in Concert
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sunday, November 2, 2025, 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
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Director Steven Spielberg's heartwarming masterpiece follows the moving story of a lost alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure in the beloved movie that captivated audiences around the world the New West Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Academy Award®-winning score live to film.
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New West Symphony
Winter Dreams
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Alyssa Park, concertmaster
New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director
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ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN/TYZIK Nutcracker Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams”
Las Posadas Celebration
GARY FRY Allelujah, Venite Gaudete, Wexford Processional, World of Joy
Additional holiday programming to be announced
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PAST 2025 EVENTS
New West Symphony
A Symphonic Odyssey
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7 PM - BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 3 PM - RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Hong Wang, liquanqin
(a new type of erhu, a Chinese two-stringed instrument)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
LIGETI Concert Românesc
KUI DONG Resonating Lands
(World Premiere in honor of the Chinese Lunar New Year)
HORNER Music from Apollo 13
JOHN WILLIAMS Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
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Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Conservatory Master Class: Conducting & Voice
Wednesday, February 12, 12:45 PM
Hilda and Douglas Goodwin Recital Hall, Baltimore, MD
Michael Christie, conductor
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Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Peabody Symphony Orchestra
Friday, February 14, 7:30 PM
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, Baltimore, MD
Michael Christie, conductor
BRITTEN Violin Concerto
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
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Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Peabody Concert Orchestra
Saturday, February 15, 7:30 PM
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, Baltimore, MD
Michael Christie, conductor
Works by GABRIELA ORTIZ and VALERIE COLEMAN
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
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New West Symphony
Carmina & Carnival
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo
Michael Christie, conductor
Vieness Piano Duo
Celena Shafer, soprano
Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
David Adam Moore, baritone
Jim Meskimen, narrator
New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director
Los Robles Children’s Choir, Emma Roche, director
State Street Ballet Professional Track,
Megan Philipp, artistic director & Cecily MacDougall, executive director
SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals
ORFF/KILLMAYER Carmina Burana
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New West Symphony
Symphonic Adventures
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Vieness Piano Duo
Jim Meskimen, narrator
GD Tango (Guillermo De Fazio and Giovanna Dan)
Lorenzo Besson, Mira Artemenko and Stefano Besson, dancers
SAINT-SAËNS | Carnival of the Animals
PIAZZOLLA | Fuga y Misteria
(arr. Ilya Darintsev)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV | Flight of the Bumblebee
(arr. Andrei Pushkarev)
J.S. BACH | Badinerie
KOVÁCS | Sholem-Alekhem, rov Feidman!
(arr. Boris Allakhverdyan)
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New West Symphony
Bohemian Rhapsody & Carmen
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Laura Zahn, Carmen
Evan K. Brown, Don José
John Allen Nelson, Escamillo
Angels Vocal Art, Kristof Van Grysperre, artistic director
Pepperdine Chamber Choir, Dr. Ryan Board, director
Los Robles Children’s Choir, Emma Roche, director
BIZET Selections from Carmen (1875)
SMETANA "Moldau" from Ma Vlast (1875)
J. S. BACH “Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern” from Cantata, BWV 1
J. S. BACH “Jesum lass ich nicht von mir” from Cantata, BWV 124
J. S. BACH “Preis und Dank” from Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Bohemian Rhapsody, Rhinestone Cowboy, Mamma Mia (1975)
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Edmonton Symphony
Vivaldi, Rodrigo & The Moldau
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 7:30 PM - Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
Michael Christie, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
VIVALDI Guitar Concerto in D Major
MAHLER What the Wildflowers Tell Me
SMETANA The Moldau
SMETANA Blanik
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Edmonton Symphony
Guitar & Gin
Friday, May 9, 2025, 8 PM - Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
Michael Christie, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
SMETANA The Moldau