The Diablo Valley College Philharmonic Orchestra is a student/community orchestra serving
the Diablo Valley College community. The orchestra provides orchestral training for local high
school and community college music students, as well as music making opportunities for musicians
from the community. Student soloists are frequently featured along with new music composed by
Diablo Valley College faculty, students, and community members. The orchestra is a sharing place
for the great orchestral literature.
CONCERTS - FALL 2008 / SPRING 2009
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Concerts are presented at the Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center
321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Directions
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008, 8 pm, DVC Performing Arts Center
with Violinist Lawrence Huang
| DVORAK |
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Romance in F-minor |
| BEETHOVEN |
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Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral" |
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008, 8 pm, DVC Performing Arts Center
with Bassoonists Mike and Lori Garvey, Baritone Robert Steiner,
and the DVC Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
| VANHAL |
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Concerto for Two Bassoons and Orchestra |
| MAHLER |
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Rückert-Lieder |
| MENDELSSOHN |
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Hear My Prayer |
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009, 8 pm, DVC Performing Arts Center
with the winner of the Contra Costa String Association Henry Turner Award, vocal soloist tba,
and composer/pianist Kurt Erickson
| MOZART |
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Magic Flute Overture |
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work tba for string soloist and orchestra |
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student works tba for voice and orchestra |
| ERICKSON |
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Piano Concerto "Here Comes Trouble" |
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Saturday/Sunday, May 2-3, 2009 Concert Tour to Truckee and Squaw Valley, CA
With the Truckee Community Chorus
| MENDELSSOHN |
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Hear My Prayer |
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other works tba |
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Saturday, May 9th, 2008, 8 pm - DVC Performing Arts Center,
With three piano soloists tba
and Narrator Yau-Man Chan.
| MOZART |
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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D-Minor |
| PROKOVIEV |
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Peter and the Wolf |
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| Pictures from Concerts |
| March 4th, 2006 Concert |
| May 16th, 2006 Concert |
| Sept 30th, 2006 Concert |
| December 5th, 2006 Concert |
| March 3rd, 2007 Concert |
| May 15th, 2007 Concert |
| October 6th, 2007 Concert |
| December 4th, 2007 Concert |
| March 11th, 2008 Concert |
| April 27th, 2008 Concert |
Tickets
$10 general admission at the DVC box office before each concert.
$7 pre-sale
from the DVC Box Office (925.687.4445, open M-F noon-4pm), the music director, or orchestra members.
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