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