Tag Archives: orchestra

Calfornia Missions Tour

Calfornia Missions Tour The holidays are almost over, but there’s great music to look forward to in January. Join us for the California Missions Tour on January 12-13!

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Completing a Mozart Horn Concerto

Next Saturday, February 4th, will be our first Classics concert of the new year at the Cohan Center.  “Suite Serenades” will feature the incomparable French horn virtuoso Richard Todd and acclaimed tenor Christopher M. Cock. This dynamic duo will perform together … Continue reading

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Transformations

By David Hennessee Hello all, I hope you had a great summer! The symphony is getting ready for Opening Night, when we will be performing Berlioz’s Overture to Beatrice and Benedict, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, and Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with … Continue reading

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Live Web Broadcast: Anne Akiko Meyers Japan Benefit Concert on April 29th

SPECIAL Live WEB BROADCASTAnne Akiko Meyers Japan Benefit Concert At 7:55PM US Pasific Time, Friday, April 29 Play for Japan USA presents a benefit concert featuring virtuoso Anne Akiko Meyers, one of the world’s premiere concert violinists. For those who … Continue reading

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Into the 70’s: The Turning Point

As our 50th Anniversary Season draws closer to the grand finale day by day (Beethoven’s 9th – May 7 & 8!) we suddenly realized that we left you, our loyal blog fans, hanging out in the late 60’s. Not a … Continue reading

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La Guitarra

By David Hennessee Hello again dear blog readers. LTNB (Long Time No Blog). Patty was quite correct in writing that I’ve been very busy – this quarter I’ve been teaching two classes I haven’t done in a few years (British … Continue reading

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History of the San Luis Obispo Symphony – Part II

  THE SIXTIES: TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY Mrs. Nelson had a dream. She dreamed that there should be a music scholarship competition for the talented young people of San Luis Obispo County. To make her dream come true, Alice Parks Nelson … Continue reading

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A look back…

Greetings SLO Symphony Blog fans! Patty Thayer here – Communications Director here at the Symphony. Our violist/English professor/blog expert David Hennessee has been very, very busy and we’ve been missing him terribly here on the SLO Symphony blog.  While we’re … Continue reading

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