Schedule

2022-2023 CONCERT SEASON

4, 5 November, 2022 | Ruth Asawa SOTA Orchestra and Chorus: The Arts of Remembrance
Dan Kryston Memorial Theater, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco

  • James Beauton, Conductor
  • Michael Desnoyers, Choirmaster
  • Tonia D’Amelio, Soprano
  • Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai, Mezzo Soprano
  • Michael Desnoyers, Tenor
  • Sergey Khalikuov, Bass

MOZART Requiem in D minor

27, 28 January, 2023 | Ruth Asawa SOTA Orchestra: From the New World
Dan Kryston Memorial Theater, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco

  • James Beauton, Conductor

DVORAK Symphony No. 9

23 April, 2023 | Winchester Orchestra of San Jose: Jouissance
Lincoln Glen Church, San Jose

  • James Beauton, Conductor
  • TBD, Cello

MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture

SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

12 May, 2023 | Ruth Asawa SOTA Orchestra: Finale Concert
Dan Kryston Memorial Theater, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco

  • James Beauton, Conductor

KHACHATURIAN Masquerade Suite

DEBUSSY La Mer

24 May, 2023 | Ruth Asawa SOTA Orchestra: Concerto Competition Concert Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley

  • James Beauton, Conductor

Repertoire and Soloists TBD

2021-2022 CONCERT SEASION

31, October, 2021 | Coachella Valley Symphony: Halloween Spooktacular
Rancho Mirage Amphitheater, Rancho Mirage, CA

  • John Mario Di Costanzo, Conductor
  • James Beauton, Assistant Conductor

BACH arr. STOKOWSKI Toccata and Fugue in d Minor

BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique (selections)

GRIEG Peer Gynt (selections)

WEBBER Phantom of the Opera

WILLIAMS Star Wars Suite (selections)

7, November, 2021 | Villa Musica Chamber Players: Fall Romance
Villa Musica Sorrento Valley Campus, San Diego

  • James Beauton, Conductor

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Four Novelletten for String Orchestra

ELGAR Salut d’Amour

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1

23, January, 2022 | Coachella Valley Symphony: The Best of Stage and Screen
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs

  • John Mario Di Costanzo, Conductor
  • James Beauton, Assistant Conductor

BERNSTEIN West Side Story

ROSSINI Barber of Seville

MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain

GLINKA Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila

13 February, 2022 | Villa Musica Chamber Players: Winter Escape
VILLA MUSICA SORRENTO VALLEY CAMPUS, SAN DIEGO

  • James Beauton, Conductor

MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

DVORAK Serenade for Strings

SHOSTAKOVICH arr. KEYVANIAN Prelude and Fugue in C Major

13 March, 2021 | Coachella Valley Symphony: Concerto Competition Concert
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs

  • John Mario Di Costanzo, Conductor
  • James Beauton, Assistant Conductor
  • Isabella Cao, Piano
  • Amy Rooney, Piano

ROSSINI Overture to La Gazza Ladra

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor

BRAHMS Tragic Overture

GRIEG Piano Concert in A Minor

PUCCINI Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut

HAYDN Symphony No. 103 “The Drumroll”

STRAUS II: Tick–Tack Polka

1 May, 2022 | Coachella Valley Symphony: “It’s a Schuur Thing” w/Diane Schurr
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs

  • John Mario Di Costanzo, Conductor
  • James Beauton, Assistant Conductor
  • Diane Schurr, vocals, piano, songwriter

BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide

JOPLIN Maple Leaf Rag

DIANE SCHURR SET LIST

“I Just Found Out About Love” Composed by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson 

“When October Goes” Lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Melody by Barry Manilow 

“Bob White” Lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Bernie Hanighen 

“I Get Along/Don’t Worry About Me” Composed by Rube Bloom 

“Cry Me A River” Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton 

“Louisiana Sunday Afternoon” Lyrics by Diane Schuur 

Encore: “Unforgettable” Composed and Lyrics by Irving Gordon

22 May, 2022 | Villa Musica Chamber Players: Call for Scores and a Favorite
St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego

  • James Beauton, Conductor
  • Richard Rushton, Piano

BITWAS Little Piece for Orchestra

GULABOFF-DAVIS On the Trajectory of Light

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue