Main Stage Concert: Now or Never (Berkeley) February 20, 2011

This program is built around the unusual instrumentation of Stravinsky's Octet (1923), scored for flute, clarinet, two bassoons, two trumpets, and two trombones. UC Berkeley professor Cindy Cox has composed a new score for the same octet, and silent film composer Donald Sosin has written a new score for Harold Lloyd's 1921 Now or Never (which will be screened during our performance). The program opens with a Renaissance suite featuring our four brass players.

Join Maestro Ben Simon for an engaging pre-concert talk 30 minutes before the show! Doors open 45 minutes before show time. Admission is free, but tickets are required (available online or at the door). SFCO members receive priority seating and can make advanced reservations.

William Byrd: Renaissance Suite for Brass
Cindy Cox: Octet [World Premiere]
Igor Stravinsky: Octet (1923)
Donald Sosin: Now or Never [World Premiere]

Official Website: http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org/concerts/mainstage/