New West Symphony
Featuring Rachmaninoff and Gershwin
Sat, January 24, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, January 25, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Harmony Zhu, piano
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SMITH/KEY The Star Spangled Banner
RACHMANINOFF  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
COPLAND  Fanfare for the Common Man
GERSHWIN  Suite from Porgy and Bess, “Catfish Row”
SOUSA  Stars and Stripes Forever March

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The Metropolitan Opera

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Mason Bates / Libretto by Gene Scheer
Based on the Book by Michael Chabon
February 17, 18 & 20, 2026, 7:30 PM
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, NY

Michael Christie, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Andrzej Filończyk, baritone
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New West Symphony
Mozart & American Voices
Sat, March 7, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, March 8, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Angels Vocal Art, Kristof Van Grysperre, artistic director
New West Symphony Chorus, Dr. Wyant Morton, director
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MOZART  The Marriage of Figaro (Selections)
Selections from Bernstein’s Candide, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, hits by Sondheim, Glass, Barber and more!

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Peabody Opera Theatre
Peabody Concert Orchestra
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 3 PM
Kraushaar Auditorium
Baltimore, MD
Michael Christie, conductor
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Selections from:
VERDI  La traviata
PUCCINI  La bohème
DONIZETTI  Lucia di Lammermoor
VERDI  Falstaff

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New West Symphony
Bernstein, Brahms & Blues
Sat, April 11, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, April 12, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Tai Murray, violin
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BERNSTEIN  West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra
W.C. HANDY  Saint Louis Blues
RAVEL/arr. Miloradovic  Blues for String Orchestra
BRAHMS  Symphony No.1 in C minor

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New West Symphony
Symphony Goes to Cirque
Sat, November 7, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, November 8, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
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Prepare to be dazzled as Troupe Vertigo joins the Symphony for a breathtaking fusion of music and circus inspired feats. Beloved symphonic works unite with performances of skill, strength and daring for a night of spellbinding spectacle and beautiful music.

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New West Symphony
Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah
Sat, December 5, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, December 6, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA

Michael Christie, conductor
New West Symphony Chorus, Dr. Wyant Morton, director
Alfreda Burke, soprano
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
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HANDEL, arr. Christianson/Anderson  Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah

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