Session 45: Awesöme New Music
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Awesöme Orchestra will be reading through four short works by Bay Area composers in an all world premiere session! Y'all know how enthusiastic I get about new works (nothing is more adventurous!), and this session promises to be truly awesöme, where we'll tackle three new orchestral pieces and even excerpts from an upcoming opera!
Session 44: National Night Out on Bald Mountain
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
In our second collaboration with National Night Out, we're excited to perform in the outdoor courtyard of the Oakland Public Library. We're fighting violence in our communities, and making some awesöme music while we're at it!
Session 43: Flower Piano
Saturday, July 16, 2016
An open session at SF Botanical Gardens! Part of their awesome program to put pianos out in the park for a few weeks in July.
Repertoire:
Concerto for Flamenco Piano and Orchestra - Alex Conde
Piano Concerto No. 4 - Beethoven (featuring Allison Lovejoy)
Session 42: Ö Fortuna!
Friday, June 10, 2016
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana (selected movements) with full chorus!
Session 41: Film Music
Friday, May 6, 2016
May the Fourth be with you! We're excited to celebrate the genius and legacy of American film composer John Williams. We'll be reading selections from his epic Star Wars: Suite for orchestra.
Session 40: MoeTar
Friday, April 1, 2016
We’re heading to Uptown Boday & Fender with MoeTar!
Repertoire:
”You Only Get This Life” - Tarik Ragab
”Join The Parade” - Tarik Ragab
Symphony No. 4 (mvt 1, 6) - Philip Glass
Session 39: Video Game Music
Friday, March 4, 2016
Repertoire:
Akrillic from PLOK - Tim Follin
The Legend of Zelda Suite - Koji Kondo
Super Smash Brothers medley - Koji Kondo
UnderCover Presents: Green Day
Friday, February 19, 2016
Awesome Orchestra will be performing at the Fox Theater again with UnderCover Presents tribute to Green Day's iconic 1994 album DOOKIE! We'll be appearing onstage with guest artists Casey Crescenzo (of The Dear Hunter) and local band TILT.
Session 38: Phantom of the Curran
Sunday, January 17, 2016
We're back at the Curran: Under Construction in San Francisco, and this time playing homage to the theater's historic run of The Phantom of the Opera next to Sibelius's awesome Symphony No. 3!