San Luis Obispo Symphony continues their 60th anniversary season with a multi-generational program on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. Celebrating Our Artists takes place in Harold Miossi Hall at the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo.
The program features SLO Symphony musician soloists Emily Lanzone (violin), Timothy Shanks (violin), Heidi Butterfield Yi (oboe), Carol Houchens (flute), Jessica Hoffman (English Horn), and members of the SLO Youth Symphony Concert Strings playing side by side with SLO Symphony. Tickets range from $21 to $89 and are available at PACSLO.org or by calling (805)756-4849.
Concert repertoire includes Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor featuring Concertmaster Emily Lanzone and Timothy Shanks, Cowell’s Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10 for Oboe and Strings featuring Heidi Butterfield Yi, Farrenc’s Nonet in E-flat Major, Op. 38 featuring SLO Symphony principal winds and strings, Honegger’s Concerto de Camera for Flute, English Horn, and Strings featuring Carol Houchens and Jessica Hoffman, and Warlock’s Capriol Suite featuring SLO Youth Symphony Concert Strings playing side by side with the SLO Symphony.
One stand in the violin section will be shared by mother-daughter duo Grace and Christine Seng. Christine, a sophomore in high school, has been a member of the SLO Youth Symphony for seven years, while her mother Grace, conductor of Academy Strings for the SLO Youth Symphony, has played with the SLO Symphony for nineteen years. Grace started teaching Christine how to hold a tiny violin with a bow when she was just two years old.
This concert is sponsored by Jeff and Melodee Brady. Season sponsors include John and Rebecca Baer, The Foulke Correa Foundation, the City of San Luis Obispo, Chevron, and media sponsors New Times and KCBX Public Radio.
Concert attendees are required to wear a mask and show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result taken within 48 hours to be admitted. More information about health and safety at SLO Symphony concerts and events is available at slosymphony.org/covid-19-update.
Ticket holders are invited to attend a pre-concert Symphonic Foray talk with Music Director Andrew Sewell and select musicians at 6:30 p.m., sponsored by Michael and Ursula Fitzgerald. A free “No Ties Allowed” open dress rehearsal and interactive instrument petting zoo, suitable for all ages of attendees (no vaccine/test requirement for this free event) will take place at 11 a.m., sponsored by Ann Shaw and Charles Boccadoro in Loving Memory of her father, John Leo Sigmund. Masks are required for audience members over the age of two inside the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo Symphony ignites a passion for music in our Central Coast community, creating connections and joy. For opportunities to volunteer, support, or explore upcoming concerts and events, visit slosymphony.org or call (805)356-1438.