Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra (MPRO)

Formed in 1962 and directed by Frederic Palmer, this American Recorder Society Consort will feature William Boyce's Symphony No. 5 (Allegro ma non troppo), Guillaume de Machaut's Ballade Quant Theseus/Ne quier veoir, Harry Kandel's Der Shtiler Bulgar, Andrea Gabrieli's Quando'io ero giovinetto, Heinrich Isaac's Isbruck, ich muss dich lassen, Johannes Brahms's O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, and Johann Sebastian Bach's Gigue from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. MPRO appearances include those at KQED, KCSM, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, the Palace of the Legion of Honor, and those with the Palo Alto Madrigal Singers, the Congregational Oratorio Society, the Young Performers String Orchestra, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, and the California State University, East Bay Singers.  www.sfems.org/mpro/

Sunday, June 7, 2009, 3 PM

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

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

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

Ragtime Americana!

Having performed widely in the USA and abroad, classically trained Jack and Chris Bradshaw produce a crisp, colorful, and varied sound reminiscent of old-time piano rolls.  Featuring ragtime piano music from the past 100 years, this program will feature Scott Joplin's Cleopha, Joseph Lamb's Bohemia Rag, Charles N. Daniels' Margery, Charles L. Johnson's Dill Pickles, Charlotte Blake's Gravel Rag, Galen Wilkes's Cakewalking through Kansas, and Harry P. Guy's Pearl of the Harem.  http://cdbaby.com/cd/jacknchris

Sunday, May 17, 3PM

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

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

Suggested Donation: $10

"The Group Formerly Known As Hewlett-Packard Symphony Orchestra"

Having performed major works all over the Bay Area for over fifteen years, this ensemble will present a program that will feature small chamber works, and the popular Dvorak Symphony No. 9 (New World).  www.hpsymphony.org

Friday, May 15, 7:30 PM

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

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

Suggested Donation: $10

National Association of Composers USA (San Francisco)

Written by living composers, the musical offerings will feature Carolyn Hawley's Nocturnes No. 3, No. 1 for piano, Simon Bokman's The Puppet Show (Prologue) for mezzo-soprano and piano, L. Peter Deutsch's Sunset at Montlimar for flute, cello, and piano, Monica Lynn's Ye Xiang Gu for Gu-zheng and percussion, Nancy Bloomer Deussen's Two Pieces for Piano, John G. Bilotta's Madison Sketchbook, Set 1 for piano, Karl Schmidt's Three Spirituals for clarinet quartet, and Liam Wade's Silver Apples for soprano and piano.  http://nacusasf.org

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Sunday, April 26th, 3 PM

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

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

American Recorder Orchestra of the West (AROW)

AROW performs "Viva Italia!"  The program will feature music from the Renaissance such as madrigals by Caccini, Donato, Gesualdo, Vecchi, Monteverdi, and Tu es Petrus by Palestrina; music from the early baroque such as canzonas by Gabrieli and Frescobaldi, and Vivaldi's Double Trumpet Concerto in C Major as well as music from the 19th century such as operatic arias by Donizetti and Verdi.

Foothill Presbyterian Church

5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127

Saturday, April 18th, 3PM

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

Suggested Donation: $10 per person

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