Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we present a joint concert between the UCLA Philharmonia and visiting members of the Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chávez.
UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and one of Southern California’s premiere training orchestras. Founded in 1936, Philharmonia's music directors have included Lukas Foss, Richard Dufallo, Mehli Mehta, Samuel Krachmalnick, Alexander Treger and Jon Robertson. 2023-24 marks the 18th season of Philharmonia's music director and UCLA’s director of orchestral studies, Neal Stulberg. Philharmonia's programming focuses on both the core symphonic and operatic repertoire, and the best in contemporary and rarely-performed works.
2023-2024 highlights include a special Halloween concert at Royce Hall, including a rare performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s “Accompaniment to a Film Scene: Threatening Danger; Fear; Catastrophe;” a joint performance with members of the Carlos Chávez Youth Orchestra of Mexico City; the 19th annual All-Star Concert; Philharmonia’s fourth appearance as the orchestra of Los Angeles’ Hear Now Music Festival, and the world premiere of UCLA Prof. Richard Danielpour’s opera, “The Grand Hotel Tartarus.”
UCLA Philharmonia’s three commercial CDs of music by Eric Zeisl, Mohammed Fairouz and Ian Krouse are available on iTunes, amazon.com, Naxos Music Library and other retail outlets.
If you wish to receive information about Philharmonia’s activities, please contact us by email at uclaorch@gmail.com, or visit us at www.uclaorchestras.com
3:15 PM Pre-Concert Recital featuring members of the Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chávez
Estampas Mexicanas (1995) (10’)
José L. Elizondo (b. 1972)
I. Ferial
II. Danza del Pájaro sagrado
III. Teotlalli
Aleksandra Jazmín Kouznetsov Segura, violin
Zyanya Lorena Fernández Lana, violin
Jorge Armando Sabino Escobar, viola
Carlos Uriel Morales Lumbreas, cello
Erandy Solórzano Hernández, double bass
Danza de Mediodía (1996) (10')
Arturo Márquez (b. 1950)
Moderato-Lento-Poco piú mosso
José Manuel Canché Chan, flute
Vicente Briseño Cruz, oboe
Yul Galván Coto, clarinet
Luis Raymundo Rios López, bassoon
Pedro Alejandro Guerra Rangel, horn
4:00 PM Orchestral Concert
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986) (4’)
John Adams (b. 1947)
Billy Xiong, conductor
Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), Op. 28 (1895) (15’)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Neal Stulberg, conductor
INTERMISSION
The Planets Op. 32, H. 125 (1917) (51’)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
I. Mars, the Bringer of War
II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
VI. Uranus, the Magician
VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Neal Stulberg, conductor
This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We are proud to celebrate this program as part of the 2023 - 24 Dobrow Series.