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Make Your Ears Great Again
Bernstein and Barber, Quintessentially American
Leonard Bernstein • Divertimento for Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein • Overture to Candide
Samuel Barber • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Kate Vo Violin Soloist
Khuner Young Artist Concerto Competition Co-Winner
3:00pm Sunday, March 22
(2:40pm for pre-concert talk by Eric Hansen)
Valley Center for the Performing Arts
3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland Hills
Tickets Required
Our March concert features two wildly different American composers, Samual Barber and Leonard Bernstein.
We begin with Barber’s Violin Concerto, one of the world’s great and beloved violin concertos, played by Kate Vo, co-winner of our concerto competition. It’s often called “the great American violin concerto.” The first two movements are lyrical, lush, sumptuous. Then the third movement goes totally bonkers! Let’s put it this way. The violinist who was supposed to play its premiere, didn’t—because it was too hard for him. But not for Kate Vo! Come, be mesmerized, be astonished!
Next up is Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, which he wrote at the same time as West Side Story. It’s become one of America’s orchestral favorites—a fun, exuberant toe tapper that’s sure to help you digest the beverage and treats you had at intermission.
Dance to a waltz in 7/8 time? We dare you! The Boston Symphony commissioned Leonard Bernstein to write a piece commemorating its 100th Anniversary in 1980. Bernstein delivered the Divertimento for Orchestra, eight jazzy, jaunty music bagatelles (including that un-gaitly waltz) that will have you oohing, laughing, aahing and, probably, limping. Please be careful as you exit the hall.
New Venue
If you’ve joined us this season, you already know the joys of plenty of free parking, lots of restrooms, cushy seats and great sightlines. If you haven’t, now’s your chance to find out what everyone’s raving about! The newly named Valley Center for Performing Arts (formerly Holy Names University concert
hall) doesn’t have a bad seat in the house.
Read Ahead with the Concert Program
You can read the fascinating program notes and more about our young soloist with an advanced view of the Concert Program HERE
Come Early for the Pre-Talk
Come hear edifying and amusing tidbits about today's pieces and their provenance, from Maestro Eric Hansen. Pre-concert talk begins at 2:40pm.
Join us for Treats and Drinks
Join us for beverages and homemade treats at intermission in the lobby.
Rewards are Here!
We appreciate all donations from our wonderful audience members; we couldn’t provide music without you. Look for the Donor Rewards table in the lobby. If you’ve not collected your envelope, we’ll be handing out rewards—for donations made during our 2024-2025 season—before the concert and during intermission.
We do keep track of your donations so we can reward you. If you donate when you reserve tickets or use our online donation link, it’s in our system. If you donate using a check, we’ll track that for you. If you’d rather donate cash while you’re at a concert, just put it in the envelope that’s in a program, note your name/email and we’ll keep track of that too! We’ve enhanced the rewards and added a new category: The Prometheus Legacy Society. You can check out the new rewards and make a donation here.
The Fine Print
But large enough to read. We perform at Valley Center for Performing Arts in the Oakland Hills just off Highway 13. Tickets are required. Tickets are totally free and totally available on our website before each concert (donations are welcome).The venue is accessible. Music lovers of all ages are welcome; families are encouraged to attend and introduce your children to live orchestral music in a lovely setting (we only ask that children who are stomping their feet please do so in time).
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