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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition 
June 10-18, 2023
St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales
Michael Christie, conductor

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Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Vocalists:

Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor

Simone McIntosh, Canada, mezzo-soprano

William Thomas, England, bass

Nombulelo Yende, South Africa, soprano   

Beomjin Angelo Kim, South Korea, tenor

Johanna Wallroth, Sweden, soprano

Huhegala, China, baritone

Siphokazi Molteno, South Africa, mezzo-soprano
 

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New West Symphony
Summerfest

June 24 & 25, 2023
Moorpark College, 
Moorpark, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
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Saturday, June 24
3 PM -  Ilya Serov and the Summer Nights Jazz Extravaganza with B. Valentine 
6 PM -  Multi-Platinum Album country star Blanco Brown, “The Git Up”
8 PM - The “Gods of Rock,” helmed by Jason Scheff (Chicago lead vocals and bass), Steve Porcaro (Toto founding member) and Bill Champlin (Chicago vocals and guitar), with Steve Ferrone (drums – Eric Clapton, Bee Gees), Errol Cooney (guitar – Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder), and Brandon Coleman (Babyface, Alicia Keys) and other legendary guests, present the Billboard-topping hits of Chicago and more with the New West Symphony, conducted by Michael Christie, for this enchanting “Saturday in the Park”

Sunday, June 25

3 PM - Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
4:30 PM - Renaissance Heart featuring Shea Welsh, Hila Plitmann and Aditya Kalyanpur
6 PM - Hamed Nikpay and guests, modern Iranian music
7:30 PMRaiders of the Lost Ark - Disney in Concert LIVE with the New West Symphony, conducted by Michael Christie

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Colorado Music Festival

Thursday, July 20, 2023, 7:30 PM 
Frida
y, July 21, 2023, 6:30 PM 
Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO

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Michael Christie, conductor and Music Director Emeritus
Michelle Cann, piano

 

RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
PRICE: Piano Concerto in One Movement
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

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New West Symphony

Sparkling Classical

September 9, 2023, 7:30 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
September 10, 2023, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
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Michael Christie, conductor
Sean Chen, piano

 

JENNIFER HIGDON: Dance Card
STRAUSS: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
FRANÇAIX: Eight Exotic Dances, Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
PROKOFIEV:  Symphony No. 1, “Classical”

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San Francisco Opera

Mason Bates:
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

September 22, 24, 27, 30, October 3 & 7, 2023
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA
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Michael Christie, conductor
Mason Bates, composer
Mark Campbell, librettist
Kevin Newbury, director
John Moore, Steve Jobs
Sasha Cooke, Laurene Powell Jobs
Bille Bruley, Steve Wozniak
Wei Wu, Kōbun Chino Otogawa

Under the baton of Michael Christie, Bates' score takes us on an operatic journey through the fragmented memory of love, betrayal, obsession and death, weaving together classical lyricism and a techno soundscape informed by the audio of early computers.

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New West Symphony

Beethoven to Brubeck

November 4, 2023, 7:30 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
November 5, 2023, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
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DAVE AND CHRIS BRUBECK:  Ansel Adams: America
Featuring the photos of Ansel Adams
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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New West Symphony

Holidays with Jennifer Holliday

December 2, 2023, 7:30 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
December 3, 2023, 3 PM - Rancho Campana PAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Jennifer Holliday, featured vocalist
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Kick off your holiday season with Grammy and Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday! Dancers, singers and talented New West Symphony musicians perform winter-inspired symphonic classics and heart-warming holiday favorites to make this an unforgettable festive event.

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2024 Events

New West Symphony

Fascinating Rhythms 
January 27, 2024, 7 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA

January 28, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Daniel Vnukowski, piano
Roger Kellaway, piano
Joseph Sohm, visuals
Los Robles Children’s Choir, Emma Roche, director
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ROGER KELLAWAY  Suite from Visions of America*
featuring images by photo historian Joseph Sohm and songs by Grammy and Academy Award winning lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue*
GERSHWIN
 Fascinating Rhythm*
SZPILMAN Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

 

*New West Symphony’s "Road to 250" initiative work

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New West Symphony

Cirque de la Symphonie
March 2, 2024, 7 PM
- BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
March 3, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor

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Jugglers, aerialists, contortionists, and strongmen will perform circus acts synchronized to symphonic masterpieces played by the New West Symphony. Experience majestic classics like never before!
 

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New West Symphony

Handel's Messiah
April 6, 2024, 7 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
April 7, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director

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Handel's Messiah is of mankind’s most profound and enduring musical commentaries on Jesus Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, including the joyous “Hallelujah Chorus.” Includes an audience sing-along of select choruses at the conclusion of the performance.

 

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New West Symphony

Brahms, Mendelssohn & Ravel 
October 5, 2024, 7 PM 
- BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
October 6, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Alyssa Park, violin
Pacific Festival Ballet, Kim Maselli, director
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BRAHMS Hungarian Dances No. 1, No. 3 & No. 10
RAVEL Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
DERRICK SKYE  Infinite Mosaic for Violin and Orchestra
(New West Symphony Commission and World Premiere)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 

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New West Symphony

New World Symphony
November 2, 2024, 7 PM 
- BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
November 3, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Lara Downes, piano

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ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Three Spirituals for Orchestra 
Everytime I Feel the Spirit
Kum Bab Yah
Oh Freedom

JOPLIN (arr. Stephen Buck)  Four Rags for Piano and Orchestra*
BLAKE (arr. Arroyo)  Love Will Find a Way*
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"*

 

*New West Symphony’s “Road to 250” initiative work

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New West Symphony

Winter Spectacular
December 7, 2024, 7 PM 
- BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
December 8, 2024, 3 PM - RCPAC Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor

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Winter-inspired symphonic classics, heart-warming holiday favorites and enchanting regional performing partners make this the area’s premier holiday
season event.

 

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Past 2023 Events

New West Symphony

Binging on Mozart

April 15, 2023, 7:30 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
April 16, 2023, 3 PM - RCPAC Cam
arillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor

Natasha Kislenko, piano
Joshua Ranz, clarinet
Cedric Berry, baritone

Premiere of the New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director

 

MOZART:
Symphony No. 25, Allegro con brio
Overture from The Marriage of Figaro 
“Non più andrai” from The Marriage of Figaro
Piano Sonata No. 11, “Alla Turca,” Andante grazioso
Piano Concerto No. 24, Allegro
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Allegro
String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593, Larghetto-Allegro
Clarinet Concerto, Rondo
Requiem (selections), Kyrie, Dies Irae, Lacrimosa, Amen, Lux Aeterna, Cum Sanctis

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New West Symphony
Disney in Concert: Aladdin
30th Anniversary
Saturday, March 25, 3 PM
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Northridge, CA
Michael Christie, conductor

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New West Symphony

Symphonic Adventures

March 7, 2023 - Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA
March 8, 2023 - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA

Michael Christie, conductor


MASON BATES: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra

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New West Symphony

Symphonie Fantastique

March 4, 2023, 7:30 PM - BAPAC Thousand Oaks, CA
March 5, 2023, 3 PM - RCPAC Cam
arillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor

 

ELGAR: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations
MASON BATES: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique

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Calgary Opera
Mason Bates: 
The (R)evolution
of Steve Jobs

February 4, 8 & 10, 2023, 7:30 PM
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta

 

Michael Christie, conductor
Tomer Zvulun, director
Rebecca Herman, associate director
Brett Polegato, Steve Jobs
Sun-Ly Pierce, Laurene Powell Jobs
John Tessier, Steve Wozniak
Wei Wu, Kōbun Chino Otogawa
Melody Courage, Chrisann Brennan

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Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
OPERA! PAGLIACCI

February 25, 2023, 8 PM
SAFE Credit Union PAC, Sacramento, CA

Michael Christie, conductor

Chuck Hudson, stage director

Toni Marie Palmertree, Nedda

Dominick Chenes, Canio

Luis Ledesma, Tonio

Christian Sanders, Beppe

Joseph Lattanzi, Silvio

 

Famous Opera Choruses
LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci (fully-staged)


 

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