Counterpoint of the Animals - This week on Harmonia, we'll explore how Renaissance musicians captured the sounds of animals in their music as we take a trip through a musical zoo. Along the way, we'll hear the beautiful calls of the Nightingale, see the mighty crocodile, and hear a choir of all the animals singing together.
It's the annual Sunday Baroque Bach Birthday Bash! We celebrate Johann Sebastian Bach's prolific genius with two all-Bach programs that illustrate his accomplishments as a composer.
In this performance, Viet Cuong, California Symphony's Composer-in-Residence from 2020-2023, premieres his work Stargazer featuring Sarah Cahill at the piano. Walton's Symphony No. 1 continues Music Director Donato Cabrera's exploration of works written around the time of the Second World War, with its time-honored trajectory from darkness to light. Ravel's audience favorite Mother Goose Suite ends the program.