Lunch before Sonoma County Philharmonic: Rossini/Rachmaninoff

The orchestra presents the winner of the 2019 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Division Solo Competition in an evening celebrating the next generation of talented musicians.

We will meet at Kaffe Mocha 12:00 p.m. for a beverage or lunch (your choice) and then drive the short distance to the concert, which starts at 2:00 p.m. at the Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa. Maestro Gamboa will give a pre-concert talk 1/2 hour before the performance.

The concert is: Rossini/Rachmaninoff
Gioacchino Rossini - Semiramide Overture
Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances

Sonoma County Philharmonic (formerly American Philharmonic)
Norman Gamboa, conductor
SFCM Pre-College Division Competition Winner

General admission is $15; 18 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door or may be purchased in advance at http://www.socophil.org/season-at-a-glance/buy-tickets/ (be sure to select the Sunday performance).

The Meetup groups "North Bay Classical Music" (https://www.meetup.com/North-Bay-Classical-Music/events/262623961/), "Sonoma County Fifty-Plus Singles" (https://www.meetup.com/Sonoma-County-Fifty-Plus-Singles/events/262925166/), and "The Sonoma County Artists - Musicals, Movies, Music, Food & Art Meetup Group" (https://www.meetup.com/Sonoma-County-Artists-Musicals-Movies-Music-Art/events/262925206/), also have meetups scheduled for this concert. Please be sure to RSVP "Yes" at one of the sites, if you are planning to attend.

We hope you'll attend, but if you do need to cancel an RSVP, we ask that you please do so as soon as you know you will not be attending—preferably at least 48 hours before the event.

Hope to see you there,
Steve