Classial Music - Palo Alto Philharmonic - Summer Chamber Concert

We’re wrapping up our 20223~2024 season with one final chamber concert at the First Lutheran Church in downtown Palo Alto. Join us for our last performance of the season where we’re playing a few of our favorite pieces by Gershwin, Mozart, and Brahms! It may be the last performance of this season, but will certainly not be the least.

Date & Time 

June 22nd , 2024 at 8:00PM

Location 

First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301

Concert Program (In Order of Performance)

George Gershwin (arr. Henry Levine) - Rhapsody in Blue, for piano four-hands

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 11 in E flat major for wind octet, K. 375

Johannes Brahms - String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18

George Gershwin (arr. Henry Levine) - Rhapsody in Blue, for piano four-hands

Written by George Gershwin when he was only 26, Rhapsody in Blue is a piece from the 1920’s that combines both classical and jazz elements. Two of our Philharmonic members are teaming up to perform the Henry Levine four-hands arrangement.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 11 in E flat major for wind octet, K. 375

Originally written by Mozart for St. Theresa’s Day with six players in mind, Serenade No. 11 was later revised to include two oboe parts in the score. We will be playing the revised version with two clarinets, two horns, two bassoons, and two oboes.

Johannes Brahms - String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18

Brahmns composed this piece in 1860, and debuted in Hanover Germany on October 20th of that year. This score is a five-movement piece featuring two violins, two violas, and two cellos. Here’s some bonus trivia: Trekies may recognize the second movement of this piece from “The Next Generation” episode Sarek.

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