Sat, October 5, 2024 – 7 PM
Bank of America Performing Arts Center
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
The 19th century was an incredible period of folk influence on classical music masters. Brahms, Mendelssohn and Ravel transformed their fascination with local traditions into unrivaled masterpieces. Pacific Festival Ballet dancers enchant as featured soloists for dances of Brahms. Los Angeles-based composer Derrick Skye energetically blends fun with global music influences for a world premiere work written for NWS Concertmaster Alyssa Park.
Michael Christie, conductor
Alyssa Park, violin
Pacific Festval Ballet, Kim Maselli, director
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances, No. 1, No. 3 & No. 10
DERRICK SKYE “Amalgamation” for Violin and Orchestra (World Premiere, a New West Symphony commission)
RAVEL Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
Tickets start at $35; students/children $15
https://newwestsymphony.org/2024-masterpiece-series/brahms-mendelssohn-ravel/