Youth Orchestra
Past Concerts
All performances took place in Davies Symphony Hall unless otherwise indicated.
1981-1982 Season
1982-1983 Season
1983-1984 Season
1985-1986 Season
1986-1987 Season
1987-1988 Season
1988-1989 Season
1989-1990 Season
1990-1991 Season
1991-1992 Season
1992-1993 Season
1993-1994 Season
1994-1995 Season
1995-1996 Season
1996-1997 Season
1997-1998 Season
1998-1999 Season
1999-2000 Season
2000-2001 Season
2001-2002 Season
2002-2003 Season
2003-2004 Season
2005-2006 Season
2006-2007 Season
2007-2008 Season
2008-2009 Season
2008-2009 Season
November 9, 2008
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Stephen Kim, violin
Rossini/Overture to La gazza ladra
Wagner/Forest Murmurs
Wagner/Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Wagner/Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music
December 13, 2008 (Flint Center, Cupertino)
December 14, 2008 (Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco)
Holiday Concerts
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Leonard Nimoy, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 8, 2009
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Preben Antonsen/Thresh of Gear
Beethoven/Symphony No. 8
Stravinsky/The Firebird Suite
May 17, 2009
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Barber/Symphony No. 1
Berlioz/Symphonie Fantastique
2007-2008 Season
November 11, 2007
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Tessa Seymour, cello
Gershwin/Cuban Overture
Bloch/Schelomo for Cello and Orchestra
Brahms-Schoenberg/Piano Quartet in G minor
December 15, 2007 (California Theater, San Jose)
December 16, 2007 (Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco)
Holiday Concerts
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Sara Ramirez, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 16, 2008
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Bartók/Dance Suite
Haydn/Symphony No. 88 in G Major
Prokofiev/Music from Romeo and Juliet
May 18, 2008
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Adams/Lollapalooza
Stravinsky/Song of the Nightingale
Dvorák/Symphony No. 9, From the New World
June 22, 2008
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Bartók/Dance Suite
Sibelius/Violin Concerto
Prokofiev/Music from Romeo and Juliet
2006-2007 Season
November 19, 2006
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Gugene Kang, cello
Wagner/Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Lalo/Cello Concerto in D minor
Liadov/The Enchanted Lake
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 1 in F minor
December 16, 2006
Holiday Concerts
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Florence Henderson, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 11, 2007
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Webern/Passacaglia
Mozart/Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel/Pictures at an Exhibition
May 20, 2007
SFSYO 25th Anniversary Alumni Celebration Concert
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Elza van den Heever, soprano
Kendall Gladen, mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar, tenor
Jeremy Galyon, bass-baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Ragnar Bohlin, director
McPhee, Colin/Tabuh-Tabuhan
Beethoven/Symphony No. 9 in D minor
2005-2006 Season
November 20, 2005
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Beethoven/Leonore Overture No. 3
Corigliano/Tournaments Overture (California Premiere)
Rachmaninoff/Symphonic Dances
December 17,2005
Holiday Concerts
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Val Diamond of Beach Blanket Babylon, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 26, 2006
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Hindemith/Ragtime
Weber, arr. Berlioz/Invitation to the Dance
Hindemith/Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
Dvořák/Symphony No. 7 in D minor
May 21, 2006
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Elizabeth Dorman, piano
Haydn/Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, Drumroll
Bartók/Piano Concerto No. 3
Debussy/La Mer
2004-2005 Season
October 31, 2004
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Hannah Tarley, violin
Saint-Saëns/Marche militaire française from Suite Algérienne
Saint-Saëns/Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 5 in D minor
December 11,2004
Holiday Concerts
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Diane Baker, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 13, 2005
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano
Respighi/Fountains of Rome
Bernstein/Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah
Schumann/Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Rhenish
May 15, 2005
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Stookey, Nathaniel/Out of the Everywhere
Mahler/Symphony No. 1 in D major
2003-2004 Season
November 23, 2003
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Rimsky-Korsakov/Russian Easter Overture
Copland/El Salón México
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 4 in F minor
December 14,2003
Holiday Concerts
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 2, 2004
An Evening of Chamber Music
Strong, Jeff - trumpet
Hoehne, Jon - trumpet
Hinshaw, Darby - horn
Bedner, Alex - trombone
Caron, Steven - tuba
Lee, Albert - clarinet
Freimuth, Ben - clarinet
Psomas, Jeannie - clarinet
Seo, David - clarinet
Abrams, Teddy - piano
Armstrong, Nigel - solo violin
Nicholeris, Diane - violin
Oh, Taemin - violin
Daunt, Samuel - viola
Han, Jordan - cello
Outwater, Edwin - contrabass
Alexeev, Irina - flute
Lukas, Linda - flute
Lee, Jennifer - harpsichord
Ewald, Victor/Brass Quintet No. 1
Traditional; arr. Abrams, Teddy/Clarinet Polka
Bach, Johann Sebastian/Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
March 14, 2004
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Mozart/Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart/Symphony No. 31 in D major, Paris
Berlioz/Symphonie fantastique
May 16, 2004
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Nigel Armstrong, violin
Berlioz/Le Corsaire Overture
Vieuxtemps/Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor
June 19, 2004
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Copland/El Salón México
Grieg/Piano Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 4 in F minor
2002-2003 Season
November 24, 2002
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Bach/Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major
Bach, arr. Schoenberg/Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, Saint Anne
Bartók/Concerto for Orchestra
December 14,2002
Holiday Concerts
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Rita Moreno, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 30, 2003
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Haydn/Symphony No. 96 in D major, The Miracle
Ravel/Rapsodie espagnole
Brahms/Symphony No. 4 in E minor
May 18, 2003
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Joseph Lee, cello
Dvořák/Cello Concerto in B minor
Prokofiev/Scythian Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov/Capriccio espagnol
ASOL 58th National Conference - Opening Session
June 18, 2003
San Francisco Marriot Hotel
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Raymond Froehlich, percussion
Tom Hemphill, percussion
Trey Wyatt, percussion
Percussionists of the Youth Orchestra
Harrison, Lou/The Drums of Orpheus
Stravinsky, Igor/Fanfare for a New Theater
June 20, 2003
ASOL Annual Conference
San Francisco Marriott Hotel
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Members of the Youth Orchestra Brass Section
Peter Schickele, baritone (a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach)
Bach, P.D.Q. (aka Professor Peter Schickele)/Music from Brass Calendar
Brant, Henry/Four Doctors
Bach, P.D.Q./Professor Peter Schickele/"Fogel the Mogul" (World Premiere) (Encore)
Tan Dun/Orchestral Theatre I: Xun
Ravel/Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
2001-2002 Season
November 18, 2001
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 2 in D major
Sibelius/Finlandia
Lutosławski/Concerto for Orchestra
December 15,2001
Holiday Concerts
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Jan Wahl, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 17, 2002
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Carlos Avila, piano
Schumann/Overture, Scherzo, and Finale
Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor
Takemitsu/A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
Debussy/Ibéria from Images pour orchestre
May 19, 2002
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Ives/“Decoration Day” from New England Holidays Symphony
Haydn/Symphony No. 100 in G major, Military
Hindemith/Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
Liszt/Les Préludes
2000-2001 Season
November 19, 2000
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Beethoven/Egmont Overture
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Prokofiev/Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
December 16,2000
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Mickey Hart, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 11, 2001
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Wayne Lee, violin
Adams, John/Lollapalooza
Bartók/Violin Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 5 in E minor
May 20, 2001
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Nicole Folland, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Vance George, Director
Mahler/Symphony No. 2 in C minor
June 16, 2001
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Mendelssohn/Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 5 in E minor
1999-2000 Season
November 14, 1999
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Rebecca Corruccini, violin
Elgar/Introduction and Allegro
Stravinsky/Violin Concerto in D major
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 10 in E minor
December December 1999
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Sharon Stone, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 26, 2000
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Brahms/Symphony No. 3 in F major
Volkert, Mark/Songs from the Sea (World Premiere; commissioned by SFSYO)
Strauss/Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome
May 21, 2000
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Bizet/Music from L'Arlésienne Suites
Bruch/Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Cheung, Anthony/Portrait of the Artist as a Tormented Young Madman (World Premiere)
Stravinsky/Music from The Firebird
1998-1999 Season
June 14, 1998
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
Adams, John/The Chairman Dances
Saint-Saëns/Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Tchaikovsky/Serenade in C major for Strings
Ravel/La Valse
Glinka/Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila (Encore)
November 15, 1998
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Jon Keigwin, contrabass
Stravinsky/Scherzo à la russe [1945 revision]
Sibelius/Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major
Dragonetti/Concerto in A major for String Bass and Orchestra
Respighi/The Pines of Rome
December 19, 1998
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Danny Glover, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 21, 1999
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Strauss/Death and Transfiguration
Beethoven/Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica
May 16, 1999
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Joyce, Brooke/Yniswyrddn (The Isle of Glass) (West Coast Premiere)
Haydn/Symphony No. 104 in D major, London
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 4 in F minor
1997-1998 Season
November 23, 1997
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Glinka/Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Tchaikovsky/Serenade for Strings
Webern/Six Pieces for Orchestra [1928 revision]
Ravel/La Valse
December 13, 1997
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Henry Tenenbaum, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 22, 1998
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Lin Tung, piano
Adams, John/The Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral
May 31, 1998
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Bernstein/Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Rachmaninoff/Symphony No. 2 in E minor
1996-1997 Season
November 9, 1996
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Britten/Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell
Ravel/Mother Goose Suite
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 5 in D minor
March 2, 1997
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Sharon Bogas, cello
Kyr, Robert/Symphony No. 6, Three Places in the Far West (World Premiere; commissioned by the SFSYO)
Elgar/Cello Concerto in E minor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 7 in A major
May 18, 1997
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Juliana Athayde, violin
Percussionists of the Youth Orchestra
Harrison, Lou/Canticle No. 3
Haydn/Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, Drumroll
Strauss/Also sprach Zarathustra
1995-1996 Season
November 19, 1995
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Ariel de Wolf, cello
Carlson, David/Twilight Night
Dvořák/Cello Concerto in B minor
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel/Pictures at an Exhibition
December 17, 1995
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
January 8, 1996
Inauguration of Willie Brown as Mayor of San Francisco
Yerba Buena Gardens
Alasdair Neale, conductor
One Thousand Voice Community Choir of San Francisco
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel/“The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition
Jurman, Walter; Kaper, Bronislaw; lyrics Kahn, Gus/"San Francisco"
March 9, 1996
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Rouse,/Ogoun Badagris
Vaughan Williams/Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Strauss/Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Brahms/Symphony No. 2 in D major
April 18, 1996
San Francisco Public Library dedication of new building
New Main Library, Civic Center, San Francisco
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel/“The Hut on Fowls' Legs” and “The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition
Copland/Fanfare for the Common Man
Tchaikovsky/Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
May 19, 1996
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Teason, Deborah Fischer/Scenes from (World Premiere; commissioned by the SFSYO)
Haydn/Symphony No. 100 in G major, Military
Bartók/Concerto for Orchestra
1994-1995 Season
November 20, 1994
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Cage, John, and Harrison, Lou/Double Music for Percussion Quartet
Rouse/Ku-Ka-Ilimoku
Strauss/Don Juan
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 5 in E minor
December 11, 1994
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Luis Valdez, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 5, 1995
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Bartók/Rumanian Folk Dances
Bartók/Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
Haydn/Symphony No. 83 in G minor, The Hen
Ravel/Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
June 4, 1995
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Liza Zurlinden, violin
Sherry Barnard, flute
Picker, Tobias/And Suddenly It's Evening (World Premiere; commissioned by Youth Orchestra Consortium of the SFSYO, the Greater Boston YSOs, the Chicago YSO, the Cleveland Orchestra YO, and the Saint Louis Symphony YO)
Hoover, Katherine/Medieval Suite for Flute and Orchestra
Prokofiev/Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
June 18, 1995
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Chi-Fun Lee, piano
Strauss/Don Juan
Rachmaninoff/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 5 in E minor
1993-1994 Season
November 21, 1993
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Mirabai Weismehl, violin
Mozart/Overture to Don Giovanni
Rimsky-Korsakov/Capriccio espagnol
Berlioz/Symphonie fantastique
December 11 and 12, 1993
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Robin Williams, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 20, 1994
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Julia Rozenfeld, piano
Wilson, Olly/Expansions III (San Francisco Premiere; commissioned by consortium of the SFSYO, the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Greater Boston YSOs, the Chicago YSO, the Saint Louis Symphony YO, and assisted by a grant from the Reader’s Digest/Meet the Composer Commissioning Program)
Rachmaninoff/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Brahms/Symphony No. 1 in C minor
May 22, 1994
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Mahler/Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
1992-1993 Season
November 21, 1992
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Teason, Deborah Fischer/Empires (World Premiere)
Tchaikovsky/Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade
December 13, 1992
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Linda Ronstadt, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
February 28, 1993
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Michael Allen, trombone
Ravel/Rapsodie espagnole
Grøndahl/Trombone Concerto
Beethoven/Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica
May 22, 1993
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Lisa Rice, harp
Haydn/Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Mourning
Ravel/Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
Stravinsky/Le Sacre du printemps (1947 version)
1991-1992 Season
1991-1992 Season
November 24, 1991
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Ben Noyes, cello
Bernstein/Overture to Candide
Elgar/Cello Concerto in E minor
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
December 15, 1991
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Linda Ronstadt, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 22, 1992
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Mahler/Symphony No. 1 in D major
May 31, 1992
Civic Auditorium
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Haydn/Symphony No. 61 in D major
Danielpour, Richard/Song of Remembrance (World Premiere; commissioned by SFSYO)
Strauss/Death and Transfiguration
June 21, 1992
Stern Grove Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
SF Girls Chorus
Halmos, Laszlo/"Jubilate Deo Universa Terra"
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Mahler/Symphony No. 1 in D major
Wagner/Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger (Encore)
Sousa/The Stars and Stripes Forever (Encore)
June 28, 1992
GAP Concert
The Palace of Fine Arts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Ben Noyes, cello
Bernstein/Overture to Candide
Elgar/Cello Concerto in E minor
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique
Tchaikovsky/Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (Encore)
Sousa/The Stars and Stripes Forever (Encore)
November 21, 1992
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Teason, Deborah Fischer/Empires (World Premiere)
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich/Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai/Scheherazade
1990-1991 Season
May 20, 1990
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Verdi, Giuseppe/Overture to Nabucco
Saylor, Bruce/Archangel for Orchestra with Antiphonal Brass (World Premiere)
Britten, Benjamin/Sinfonia da Requiem
Beethoven, Ludwig van/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
December 16, 1990
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
January 27, 1991
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Schubert/Symphony No. 6 in C major
Barber/Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Stravinsky/The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
March 16, 1991
Side-by-Side Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Respighi/Epiphany from Roman Festivals
April 14, 1991
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Debussy/Nuages and Fêtes from Nocturnes
Ravel/Boléro
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 4 in F minor
May 19, 1991
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Satomi Hofmann, piano
Jerome Austin, trumpet
Hindemith/Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber
Shostakovich/Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor
Mozart/Divertimento in D major for Strings
Respighi/The Pines of Rome
November 24, 1991
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Ben Noyes, cello
Bernstein, Leonard/Overture to Candide
Elgar, Sir Edward/Cello Concerto in E minor
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich/Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
1989-1990 Season
November 4, 1989
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Holst/“Jupiter” from The Planets
December 17, 1989
Holiday Concerts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Bobby McFerrin, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
January 6, 1990
Hollister School Benefit
Hollister School for the Arts
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Cynthia Mei, violin
Glinka/Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Ravel/Tzigane
Kodály/Háry János Suite
Elgar/Enigma Variations
January 14, 1990
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Cynthia Mei, violin
Glinka/Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Ravel/Tzigane
Kodály/Háry János Suite
Elgar/Enigma Variations
March 4, 1990
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Haydn/Symphony No. 13 in D major
Bernstein/Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Prokofiev/Music from Romeo and Juliet
May 20, 1990
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Verdi/Overture to Nabucco
Saylor, Bruce/Archangel for Orchestra with Antiphonal Brass (World Premiere; commissioned by SFSYO)
Britten/Sinfonia da Requiem
Beethoven/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
1988-1989 Season
December 17, 1988
Holiday Concerts
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Geoff Hoyle, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
December 18, 1988
Children’s Hospital Benefit Concert
Dedicated to the memory of Lucile Salter Packard
Gunn High School
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Geoff Hoyle, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 19, 1989
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Barber/Adagio for Strings
Piston/Symphony No. 2
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich; orch. Ravel, Maurice/Pictures at an Exhibition
April 29, 1989
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Berlioz/“March to the Scaffold” from Symphonie fantastique
Mussorgsky/Night on Bald Mountain
May 21, 1989
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Haydn/Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, Farewell
Carlson, David/Twilight Night (World Premiere; commissioned by SFSYO)
Ravel, Maurice/Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
June 18, 1989
Stern Grove Concert
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel/Pictures at an Exhibition
Piston/Symphony No. 2
Ravel/Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
Sousa/The Stars and Stripes Forever (Encore)
November 4, 1989
Side-by-Side Concert
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Bernstein, Leonard/Overture to Candide
Berlioz, Hector/Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust
Wagner, Richard/Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Rossini, Gioachino/Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri
Britten, Benjamin/Storm from Four Sea Interludes
Ravel, Maurice/Prelude to Le Tombeau de Couperin
Holst, Gustav/Mars from The Planets
Holst, Gustav/Jupiter from The Planets
1987-1988 Season
November 21, 1987
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Rimsky-Korsakov/Russian Easter Overture
December 20, 1987
Holiday Concerts
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Geoff Hoyle, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
January 17, 1988
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 2 in D major
Barber/Music for a Scene from Shelley
Britten/Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell
March 27, 1988
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Annie Chang, piano
Dvořák/Carnival Overture
Mendelssohn/Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Carlson, David/Lilacs (Epitaph) (World Premiere)
Martinů, Bohuslav/Symphony No. 5
May 22, 1988
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Nick Cheonis, flute
R. Monty Bennett, organ
Wuorinen, Charles/Fanfare for the Houston Symphony
Wuorinen, Charles, based on the music of Henry Purcell/Suite from The Magic Art
Saylor, Bruce/Turns and Mordents for Flute and Orchestra
Saint-Saëns/Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ
December 18, 1988
Children’s Hospital Benefit Concert
Dedicated to the memory of Lucile Salter Packard
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Geoff Hoyle, narrator
Gabrieli, Giovanni/ Canzon duodecimi toni à 10 from Sacrae symphoniae
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich/The Nutcracker Suite
Rameau, Jean-Philippe/Suite No. 1 from Les Paladins
Anderson, Leroy; Holiday/A Christmas Festival
Prokofiev, Sergei/Peter and the Wolf
Holiday; Pierpont, J.S./Jingle Bells
Holiday; Marks, Johnny/Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
English; Holiday; Traditional/We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Anderson, Leroy; Holiday/Sleigh Ride (Encore)
1986-1987 Season
November 23, 1986
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Manly Romero, bassoon
Beethoven/Egmont Overture
Mozart/Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major
Webern/Six Pieces for Orchestra [1928 revision]
Brahms/Symphony No. 4 in E minor
December 21, 1986
Holiday Concerts
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Sid Caesar, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
March 21, 1987
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Bizet, Georges; ed. Hoffmann, Fritz/Toréador's Song from Carmen Suite No. 2
Chabrier, Alexis-Emmanuel/España
Falla, Manuel de/The Miller's Dance from Three Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat
Bizet, Georges; ed. Hoffmann, Fritz/Danse Bohême from Carmen Suite No. 2
Ginastera, Alberto/Malambo from Estancia
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai/Capriccio espagnol
April 5, 1987
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Debussy/ “Nuages” and “Fêtes” from Nocturnes
Saint-Saëns/Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Prokofiev/Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
May 17, 1987
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Copland/Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Dvořák/Symphony No. 8 in G major
1985-1986 Season
December 7, 1985
David Milnes, conductor
Wagner/Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe/Celebration for Orchestra (San Francisco Premiere)
Marcello, Alessandro/Oboe Concerto in D minor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
December 21 and 22, 1985
Holiday Concerts
David Milnes, conductor
Herb Caen, narrator
Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf
February, 15, 1986
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
David Milnes, conductor
Respighi, Ottorino/The Pines of the Appian Way from Pines of Rome
Strauss, Richard/Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
March 16, 1986
David Milnes, conductor
Judith Bettina, soprano
Haydn/Symphony No. 100 in G major, Military
Stravinsky/Symphonies of Wind Instruments [1947]
Mahler/Symphony No. 4 in G major
May 18, 1986
David Milnes, conductor
Chris Baker, French horn
Phil Munds, French horn
Lori Rawlins, French horn
Patrick Wolf, French horn
Barber/Essay No. 2 for Orchestra
Schumann/Concertstück in F major for Four Horns and Orchestra
Bartók/Concerto for Orchestra
June 15, 1986
Stern Grove Concert
David Milnes, conductor
Chris Baker, French horn
Phil Munds, French horn
Lori Rawlins, French horn
Patrick Wolf, French horn
Wagner/Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Schumann/Concertstück in F major for Four Horns and Orchestra
Beethoven/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Sousa, John Philip/The Stars and Stripes Forever (Encore)
July 3, 1986
Forest Meadows Concert
Dominican College, San Rafael
David Milnes, conductor
Bartók/Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
July 6, 1986
Tour Bon Voyage Concert
David Milnes, conductor
Barber/Essay No. 2 for Orchestra
Beethoven/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Bartók/Concerto for Orchestra
November 23, 1986
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Manly Romero, bassoon
Beethoven, Ludwig van/Egmont Overture
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadè/Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major
Webern, Anton/Six Pieces for Orchestra [1928 revision]
Brahms, Johannes/Symphony No. 4 in E minor
1984-1985 Season
1984-1985 Season
November 3, 1984
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
David Milnes, conductor
Mussorgsky/Night on Bald Mountain
December 7, 1985
David Milnes, conductor
Wagner, Richard/Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe/Celebration for Orchestra (San Francisco Premiere)
Marcello, Alessandro/Oboe Concerto in D minor
Beethoven, Ludwig van/Symphony No. 5 in C minor
December 9, 1984
David Milnes, conductor
Weber/Overture to Der Freischütz
Stravinsky/The Firebird Suite [1919 revision]
Brahms/Symphony No. 2 in D major
March 10, 1985
David Milnes, conductor
Yvette Leybin, violin
Bach/Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bartók/Violin Concerto No. 1
Franck/Symphony in D minor
May 19, 1985
David Milnes, conductor
Shana Downes, cello
Saint-Saëns/Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Beethoven/Overture to Fidelio
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 5 in D minor
1983-1984 Season
November 19, 1983
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
David Milnes, conductor
Wagner/Overture to Die Meistersinger
December 11, 1983
Jahja Ling, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Beethoven/Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral
Kodály/Háry János Suite
Saint-Saëns/Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
March 11, 1984
Jahja Ling, conductor
Barber/Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Mozart/Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Sibelius/Symphony No. 2 in D major
May 20, 1984
Jahja Ling, conductor
Angela Lee, cello
Copland, Aaron/An Outdoor Overture
Mahler, Gustav/Symphony No. 1 in D major
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich/Rococo Variations
December 9, 1984
David Milnes, conductor
Brahms, Johannes/Symphony No. 2 in D major
Weber, Carl Maria von/Overture to Der Freischütz
Stravinsky, Igor/ The Firebird Suite [1919 revision]
1982-1983 Season
December 3 and 4, 1982
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Jahja Ling, conductor
Berlioz, Hector/March to the Scaffold from Symphonie fantastique
Barber, Samuel/Adagio for Strings
Stravinsky, Igor/Infernal Dance from The Firebird Suite [1919 revision]
Copland, Aaron/El Salón México
Smetana, Bedřìch/Vltava, No. 2 from Má Vlast
December 19, 1982
Jahja Ling, conductor
Beethoven/Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica
Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Rossini/Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia
March 6, 1983
Jahja Ling, conductor
Respighi/Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
Schubert/Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
Tchaikovsky/Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Little Russian
May 22, 1983
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jacqueline Brand, violin
McGinn, John/Fantasia for Orchestra (World Premiere)
Mozart/Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major
Brahms/Symphony No. 3 in F major
1981-1982 Season
January 17, 1982
Jahja Ling, conductor
Brahms/Academic Festival Overture
Dvořák/Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor
Dvořák/Symphony No. 8 in G major
Haydn/Symphony No. 104 in D major, London
April 24, 1982
Side-by-Side Concert (YO and SFS)
Jahja Ling, conductor
Copland/“Hoe-down” from Rodeo
Tchaikovsky/Marche Slav
May 23, 1982
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jim Dahlgren, violin
Debussy/Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Cirone, Anthony J./ 4/4 for Four
Copland/Appalachian Spring [1945 reorchestration]
Copland/Hoedown from Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Lalo/Symphonie espagnole (third movement omitted)
Tchaikovsky/Marche Slave
Verdi/Overture to La forza del destino