Free Winter Holiday Concert
Friday, December 1, 2006, and Saturday, December 2, 2006, at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Lynne Morrow, conductor
Friday's concert at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension
4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, map
Saturday's concert at St. Joseph's Basilica of Alameda
1109 Chestnut Street, Alameda, map
For Information: (510) 207-4093 or info@oaklandsymphonychorus.org
Nolan Gasser: Black Suit Blues (West Coast premiere)
Friday, January 19, 2007, at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony Chorus with the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland, map
See our reviews.
Concert for Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking was serenaded by members of the Oakland Symphony Chorus, conducted by Lynne Morrow, during a reception in his honor at the home of Chancellor Robert Birgeneau at the University of California, Berkeley, March 13, 2007.
The song "The Power of Light" is from the musical "Falling through a Hole in the Air: the Incredible Journey of Stephen Hawking." (Book and lyrics by Judith Goldhaber. Music by Carl Pennypacker.)
A video of the performance is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjwZIqJwos
Andrew Norman: River of Mercy (world premiere)
The Andrew Norman piece is a Words and Music Commission sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation
Friday, April 20, 2007, at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony Chorus with the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland, map
George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Friday, May 18, at 8 p.m.
Oakland Symphony Chorus with the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Michael Morgan, conductor
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland, map
See our reviews.