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January 9 & 10, 2009 at 8:00pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto
Written for a broadcast of Mexico’s Department of Education, Ocho por Radio opens this concert of musical mementos in a madcap scherzo with tongue so far in cheek that it virtually hangs out the composer’s ear! Musical impressions from the Palace at Holyrood where Mary Queen of Scots lived and loved breathe special folk tones in Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony while guitarist extraordinaire, Manuel Barrueco performs one of the most familiar concertos of all time said to capture the fragrance of magnolias, singing of birds and gushing of fountains in the garden of Aranjuez.
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February 6 & 7, 2009 at 8:00pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto
One of China’s most famous works, Butterfly Lovers takes through a beautiful ancient love story that ends tragically. Borrowing music from his own comic opera The Stubborn Lovers, Dvorak completes the evening of romance which opens with the profoundly simple Pelleas et Melisande describing a bittersweet tale of youthful attraction.
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Symphony Guild's Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, December 13, 2008 • 9:00 & 10:30am
E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto
Open the Season with Santa and his helpers at this festive breakfast with special holiday entertainment! To learn more about this event click here>
Wine, Cheese and Notes
Friday, January 30, 2009 • 7:30pm
Hilmar Cheese Visitors Center, Hilmar
Join us and explore the magical enhancing powers music has over the taste of a fine wines. Meet winemaker Dan Lee of Morgan Winery and Ming Luke, Assistant Conductor of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra as you sample a selection of four wines and cheeses set to a variety of music selections.
The evening includes a reception of music and passed hors d' oeuvres. Tickets are $35 and are available at the Hilmar Cheese Visitor Center and online at www.hilmarcheese.com.