Upcoming Orchestral and Opera Performances
New West Symphony's 2021-2022 Masterpiece Series
Tales Of Winter! Celebrate The Holidays with New West Symphony
December 4 & 5, 2021
Michael Christie, conductor
Jim Meskimen, guest host
Hermanos Herrera, guest ensemble
California Contemporary Ballet
Los Robles Children’s Choir
TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Snow Maiden Suite
WALDTEUFEL: Skater’s Waltz
FRY: The Twelfth Elf
FRECHETTE: Tales of Winter (world premiere)
ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride
Our American Roots
January 29 & 30, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Elena Urioste, violin
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
DVOŘÁK: Suite in A Major, “American”
TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto
WILLIAMS: Star Wars Suite
Music To My Ears: The Science of Sound
February 26 & 27, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
JIJI, guitar/electric guitar
James Grinta, trumpet
GABRIELI: Canzon noni toni a 12
VIVALDI: Concerto for Guitar in D Major
MONTGOMERY: Strum
TELEMANN: Suite for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
MOZART: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, “Serenata notturna”
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
April 2 & 3, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Andrew von Oeyen, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
JOPLIN: Selections from Treemonisha
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 3 in C Major
Masters Of Melody
October 1 & 2, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Xavier Foley, double bass
Hermanos Herrera, guest ensemble
MUSIC FROM The Great American Songbook and Beyond
BOTTESINI: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B Minor
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, “Jupiter”
Ode To Joy
November 19 & 20, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Saili Oak, Hindustani soprano
Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo soprano
Yongzhao Yu, tenor
Craig Irvin, baritone
California Lutheran University Choral Ensembles & Arete Vocal Ensemble
Wyant Morton, director
Pepperdine University Choral Ensembles
Ryan Board, director
ESMAIL: Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, “Choral”
Opera Performances
Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
March 11, 12, 13, 2022
Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Atlanta Opera
April 30, May 3, 6, 8, 2022