Long Beach Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season

On the last Tuesday of every month, Utopia Restaurant hosts a free salon to showcase a Long Beach arts organization. Hearty appetizers are provided by the restaurant, and on Tuesdays bottles of wine are ½ price! This is a free event, but reservations are required. The event is expected to fill up fast. Click on the link above to reserve your seat. You are invited to complete your evening by making reservations for dinner after the event.

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Robert C. Jones will give an overview of the Orchestra and the upcoming season, followed by a presentation by the LBSO Woodwind Quintet, one of the many LBSO "edutaining" ensembles that regularly perform in Long Beach elementary schools.

Program:

THE LIFE and TIMES of WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Joseph and Laura Stone, Leaders

Join members of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra on a musical journey back to 18th century Europe. Costumed musicians, a colorful tapestry backdrop, props, posters and of course the great music of Mozart, are all employed to help bring this important period in music history alive. The program begins with the quintet performing the Overture to The Magic Flute. Then, the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn are each explained and demonstrated by the musicians. In the process the audience gets more than just a music lesson as concepts in geography, art history, and insights into the day-to-day living of the time help them achieve a more relatable understanding of this great genius and what he means to classical music. During the presentation you will hear the lightning fast tour of the Mozart Concerto Medley (themes from 5 concertos in two and a half minutes!), Variations on 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star', and the rousing grand finale with a dozen audience members playing along with the quintet in the Toy Symphony.

Featuring:
Laura Stone, Oboe
Joe Stone, Flute
Paul Castillo, Clarinet
Leslie Lashinsky, Bassoon
Nathan Campbell, French horn