Santa Cecilia Orchestra Announces Its 2012-2013 Concert Season

    SAN DIEGO, CA, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Under the baton of Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega, Santa Cecilia Orchestra celebrates its 20th year with a season of three full symphony concerts. Appearing at Thorne Hall on the campus of Occidental College in Los Angeles, the orchestra will host soloists Robert Thies, piano, Yi-Huan Zhao violin, and Salpy Kerkonian, Flute respectively for each of its three orchestral concerts.

The 2012-2013 season will begin with "Triumph" featuring one of Los Angeles' premier pianists, Robert Thies, who will perform Beethoven's Emperor Concerto in the orchestra's first performance of the season. The program concludes with the profound and mighty First Symphony of Brahms.

The February concert, "Celebration" will feature another spirited tribute to the Latin culture, taking works from the Tango enthusiast, Astor Piazzolla, Oblivion and Grand Tango. That same evening will feature works by Vivaldi, Corelli, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

April's concert, "Exhilaration" features music of two American composers; Michael Torke and Alan Hovhaness. The concert concludes with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7

The 2012-2013 Concert Series Schedule

"Triumph"
Sunday November 18, 2012, 4 PM
Thorne Hall, Occidental College
Program:
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major by Beethoven, and Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms
Soloist:
Robert Thies, piano

"Celebration"
Sunday February 10, 2013, 4 PM
Thorne Hall, Occidental College
Program:
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in D major by Corelli, Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 1 by Vivaldi, Oblivion and Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla, Adagio & Fugue by Mozart and Serenade by Tchaikovsky.
Soloists:
Melissa Phelps, violin, Catherine Biagini, cello

"Exhilaration"
Sunday April 21, 2013, 4 PM
Thorne Hall, Occidental College
Program:
Ash by Michael Torke, Tzaikerk by Hovhaness, and Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven.
Soloists:
Salpy Kerkonian, flute, Yi-Huan Zhao, violin

"20 Years and Counting" Fundraiser
Saturday May 11, 2013, 7:30PM
Center for the Arts
2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles
The evening begins with a wine and light appetizers reception followed by chamber music performed by the orchestra's musicians, and concludes with delicious desserts and a silent auction.

Tickets, which are on sale for 26/$20 (adults) and $7 (children), are available by calling (323) 259-3011 or visiting www.scorchestra.org/201011orderform.html.

A complete season schedule is available at www.scorchestra.org/concerts.html.

Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega, Conductor
Maestra De Leon de Vega is world renowned for her skills on the podium as the music director and conductor of the Los Angeles-based Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to share the beauty and inspiration of classical music with Latino communities. Maestra De Leon de Vega is celebrated in education circles for creating Discovering Music in 1998, a two-year music education program that is currently offered in 18 elementary schools throughout Los Angeles. The program has touched the lives of more than 40,000 students in 35 schools through the power of music education.

The Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Founded in 1992, Santa Cecilia Orchestra has made a commitment to share the beauty and inspiration of classical music with Southern California audiences, giving special focus to Latino communities. SCO offers full orchestra and chamber concerts, and its nationally acclaimed Discovering Music, a two-year music education program. Media and speaking engagement inquiries, please contact Lucia Matthews of DIALOGO at [email protected] or for news, photos and biographies of the conductor and soloists, visit www.scorchestra.org/PressRoom.htm.

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