From Carol Jacobson, Eureka Symphony Music Director/conductor Dear Music Lovers,
So delighted to welcome everyone to the 32nd season of the Eureka Symphony. This season you will once again be able to discover the excitement and magic of the live symphonic experience. If you have not yet had the good fortune to encounter this thrill, now is the time to join us. Together we'll explore some great music played by this wonderful orchestra, both old favorites and works completely new to your ears. We have several fabulous soloists to inspire you this year as well as the local Young Artist Showcase winner. So much to enjoy, let us share it with you.
I look forward to seeing you at the Symphony!
Across the Centuries
October 6 & 7, 2023
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The Eureka Symphony season begins with a musical journey across nine centuries. George Frideric Handel’s Water Music Suite #2, composed in 1717 for a royal jaunt on the Thames, is followed by Rainbow Body, by Christopher Theofanidis, which transports a melody by the 12th century mystic composer Hildegard of Bingen to the 21st century. The evening closes with Danish composer Niels Gade’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 14. Gade’s fame was one of the preeminent musicians of the 19th century during what is known as the Danish Golden Age.
A Joyous Celebration
December 1 & 2, 2023
Sponsored by Redwood Legacy Group at Morgan Stanley Celebrate the holidays with music of our community’s traditions. The orchestra opens the concert with Gwyneth Walker’s Symphony of Grace, then is joined by mezzo-soprano Molly Mary Mahoney and tenor David Powell. Beginning with Comfort Ye and Every Valley from Handel's Messiah and followed by A Hanukkah Medley, and An English Christmas. The celebration concludes with holiday classics by Mel Tormé and Irving Berlin.
Let the Drama Begin
March 1 & 2, 2024
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There is no more dramatic opening to a concert than Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, highlighting Beethoven’s admiration the figure of the Dutch Count of Egmont and his dramatic stand against oppression. The overture is followed by Mozart’s majestic 35th symphony, known as the Haffner. The evening ends with Tchaikovsky’s stunning Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23, performed by the brilliant pianist Alexander Tutunov.
Distinctive Voices
April 12 & 13, 2024
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Discover the sounds of Andalusia with España, Rhapsody for Orchestra by the 19th century French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, then cheer for a concerto played by the winner of the Eureka Symphony’s Young Artist Showcase. The concert concludes with William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 2 in G minor (Song of a New Race). Contrasting this work with his first symphony, the Afro-American, Still said its expansive harmonies show the world “a totally new individual.”
A Study in Contrasts
May 31 & June 1, 2024
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The season finale opens with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 129, played by the Eureka Symphony’s incomparable concertmaster, Terrie Baune. His final concerto, Shostakovich’s work is wry, complex and fascinating. The season concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (From the New World). Written in Spillville, Iowa and premiered in New York in 1893, the New World Symphony is a beloved celebration of Dvořák’s time in America.
Season Prelude Gala September 24, 2023 2:00-5:00 p.m.
River Lodge, 1800 Riverwalk Dr. in Fortuna
Sponsored by A to Z Eye Care
Good food, great music, fun auction
Tickets $50
Chamber Music Benefit Concert February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m.
Eureka Woman’s Club, 1531 J Street in Eureka
Sponsored by Pam Cahill
Break winter’s spell with the Temporary Resonance Trio.
Tickets General Seating $30
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Alexander Tutunov Terrie BauneViolin I
Terrie Baune, Concertmaster
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Karen Davy, Associate Concertmaster
Maggie Czajka
Mary De Andreis
Vanessa Kibbe
Karen Larkin
Marilyn Page
Gwendolyn Post
Graham Russell
Violin II
Reid Blickenstaff, Principal
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Laura Goff
Mary Jerland
Kathleen Lee
Aurora Pitts
Marisa Replogle
Hanah Rolf
Verona Sorenson
Viola
Holly MacDonell, Principal
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Susan Fowle
Don Morris
Kit Morris
Katie Swisher
Cello
Carol Jacobson, Music Director & Conductor
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Garrick Woods, Principal
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Jesse Alm
Mark Creaghe
Katy Hartridge
Mie Matsumoto
Emily Morris
Elizabeth Morrison
Bass
Dario Olachea, Principal
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William Andrews
Patricia McHaney
Flute
Jill Petricca, Principal
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Angela Petricca
Miles Guillot
Oboe
Ellen Weiss, Principal
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Susan Sisk
English Horn
Michael Kibbe
Clarinet
Gwen Gastineau-Ayoob, Principal
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Heather Dial
Ginny Ryder
Bassoon
Aaron Lopez, Principal
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Danny Gaon
Horn
Michael Robertson, Principal
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Donald Bicknell
Anwyn Halliday
Matthew Morgan
Trumpet
Chris Cox, Principal
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Andrew Henderson
Adam Keele
John Petricca
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Trombone
George Epperson, Principal
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Phil Sams
Richard LaForge
Tuba
Fred Tempas, Principal
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Percussion
Michael (MJ) Fabian, Principal
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Colby Beers
Richard Rios
Harp
Kristin Lloyd
Keyboard
John Chernoff
Music Librarian
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Personnel Manager
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Rehearsal Tech
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Ticket Officer
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