UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
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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The legendary composer Alan Menken's magical soundtrack and award-winning songs will be performed live by New West Symphony with the film playing on the big screen in the Great Hall.
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New West Symphony
Binging on Mozart
April 15, 2023, 7:30 PM - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
April 16, 2023, 3 PM - Rancho Campana PAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Natasha Kislenko, piano
Joshua Ranz, clarinet
Cedric Berry, baritone
Premiere of the New West Symphony Chorus, Wyant Morton, director
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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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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 TBD
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Colorado Music Festival
Thursday, July 20, 2023, 7:30 PM
Friday, 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 - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
September 10, 2023, 3 PM - Rancho Campana PAC, 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 - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
November 5, 2023, 3 PM - Rancho Campana PAC, 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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Past 2023 Events
New West Symphony
Symphonie Fantastique
March 4, 2023, 7:30 PM - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
March 5, 2023, 3 PM - Rancho Campana PAC, Camarillo, 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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New West Symphony
Symphonic Adventures
March 7, 2023 - Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA
March 8, 2023 - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
MASON BATES: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
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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)
