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Celebrating Our 78th Season
Four Saturday Nights - Four Great Concerts The Vallejo Symphony in the Press
Symphony brings in stellar vocalists for season-ending concert
Aimee Puentes is a featured performer Saturday at the Vallejo Symphony's
Vallejo Symphony Masters Mahler's Fifth By Richard Bammer/Features Writer
Article Launched: 05/07/2008 05:56:45 AM PDT
From the opening trumpet notes to the closing,
crashing full-orchestra chord, Mahler's Symphony No. 5 sounded like the
ineffable masterwork it is in the hands of conductor David Ramadanoff and
the Vallejo Symphony.
Augmented to 70
players to handle the sprawling piece, the regional orchestra, ending its
76th season at Hogan High School on Saturday, left its formidable calling
card once again: highly disciplined strings, rousing percussion, adventurous
and sometimes daring brass and woodwind playing. In sum, the musicians and
Ramadanoff shaped a heroic and occasionally surprising sound that would have
been the equal of a large metropolitan symphony with a huge annual budget.
Mahler Mania in Vallejo Ramadanoff, feting 25 years as conductor, tackles a huge piece By Richard Bammer Article Launched: 05/02/2008 06:16:37 AM PDT
As conductor David Ramadanoff looks back on his 25 years with the Vallejo Symphony, he reflects on his legacy. "Well, the most obvious thing is, when I became music director, it was, in fact, sort of semi-pro and a true community orchestra," he said during an interview from his Larkspur home in Marin County. "It's been transformed into a fine professional orchestra." Read More... Mother Russia Visits Vallejoby Mark Wardlaw San Francisco Classical Voice September 22, 2007 Pianist Jon Nakamatsu sparkled, and some of the Bay Area's top freelance players also were in fine form as the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra opened its 2007-2008 season. Inaugurating his 25th year on the podium, the affable and engaging David Ramadanoff led an all-Russian program of familiar but rewarding fare. Read More..
Conductor David Ramadanoff |
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 Photo by Kevin Hill |
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