Flauti Dolci & Amici I

The first of two, this concert will bring together some of the Bay Area's most skilled and talented recorder consorts and mixed ensembles.  The Peralta Consort, Recorder Journey, and Rondeau will perform recent compositions as well as works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.  www. foothillpc.org

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Sunday, March 1, 2009, 3 PM

Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation $10 per person

Nothing set Ensemble

Comprised of a continually shifting cast of composers and performers, Nothing set Ensemble strives to promote recent and seldom-heard masterworks from all musical genres.  This concert will feature Ted Hine's arrangement of Hindemith's Konzertstuck for violin and alto sax, Messiaen's La Mort du Nombre for soprano, tenor, violin, and piano, Ligetti's Balada si joc for two violins, Ted Hine's arrangement of some of Bach's works for mixed chamber ensemble, Argento's To Be Sung Upon the Water for soprano, clarinet, and piano, and Darren Jones's arrangement of Piazzolla's Verano Porteno for large chamber ensemble.  www.nothingset.com

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

Monteverdi Brass Quintet

Having individually performed with numerous Bay Area ensembles including the California, Oakland, Santa Cruz Orchestras, and Symphony Silicon Valley, five musicians come together to share their love for chamber music and Renaissance literature.  Trumpet players Richard Roper and Robert Wilkins, trombonists Don Bensham, Frank Bunfer and Mike Cushing will play works by Palestrina, Schein, Isaac, and Victoria on modern instruments.

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 PM

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

Music Series: Winter 2009

• Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 PM - Monteverdi Brass Quintet featuring works by Palestrina, Schein, Isaac, and Victoria
• Sunday, February 22, 3:00 PM - Nothing set Ensemble featuring works by Andriessen, Hindemith, Messaien, Piazolla, and living composers
• Sunday, March 1st, 3:00 PM - Flauti Dolci & Amici I featuring some of the Bay Area's most skilled early music ensembles such as The Peralta Consort, Recorder Journey, and Rondeau
• Saturday, April 18, 3:00 PM - American Recorder Orchestra of the West (AROW) featuring traditional, and non-traditional early works on the entire recorder family

Suggested Donation: $10 each person per concert

8th Annual Festival of Carols

Celebrate the sounds of the holiday season with the Foothill Presbyterian Church Chancel and Children's choirs, Glory Ringers bell choir, Voices of the Valley Community Choir, Opera San Jose's Lawrence Ealy and Paula Chacon, former San Jose Symphony cellist Laurel Brobst Gilbert, and other special guests.  For more information, call Jay at (408) 258-8133x105.

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Friday, December 12, 2008, 7PM

Suggested Donation: one non-perishable food item per person

will go to The Lord's Pantry to help those in need.

Celtic Rose

Fill your senses with lilting melodies, and soulful harmonies of Celtic and Renaissance music of ancient and modern times.  Celtic Rose features Doris Williams on lute, recorder, tin whistle, and Viola Garbarino on vocals, guitar, and bodhran.  www.doriswilliams.com

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Sunday, November 16, 3:00 PM

Suggested Donation $10 per person

Hewlett-Packard Symphony Orchestra

Now on its 15th year, the HP Symphony Orchestra, directed by George Yefchak, will feature Carl Simpson's arrangement of Borodin's Polovtsian Dances, Chaminade's Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Herb Gellis' arrangement of Praetorius' Praetorius Suite, Adam Kent's arrangement of Holst's Second Flute in F, and Leroy Anderson's A Christmas Festival.  www.hpsymphony.org

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Friday, November 14, 7:30 PM

Suggested Donation $10 per person