Fate Knocks at the Door May 28, 2009

Beloved, popular and admired, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is one of the greatest musical masterpieces of and for all time. Its psychological portrayal of fate knocking at the door to the final affirmation of human freedom and dignity is sublime. The full triumphal impact on the inner self can only be fully appreciated in live performance by a great orchestra in an acoustically outstanding hall. This will be the perfect conclusion to our 20th concert season and the 2nd season at the Bankhead Theater.

Pacific Chamber Symphony is delighted to present Livermore cellist Olivia Glass who will be performing Popper's Hungarian Rhapsody. Olivia was a Livermore Rotary Music Scholarship winner last year and a finalist in the "Livermore's Got Talent" competition. A student of Ariel Witbeck, Olivia has won numerous awards: First place Contra Costa String Association Young Artists' Competition, Command Performances, and principal cellist at the University of the Pacific Summer Orchestra. Olivia is now a freshman at UC Davis.

Maestro Kohl will discuss, "The Man, the Music, and the Meaning - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony" free to the public at the Livermore Public Library's "Friends Authors and Arts Series" on Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 pm at the Livermore Public Library Civic Center, 1188 S. Livermore Avenue.

Adult: $38/ $32/ $26; Student: $7.

Official Website: http://livermoreperformingarts.org