Santa Cruz Symphony Presents: The Planets

Name: Santa Cruz Symphony Presents: The Planets
Start: 2025-11-02T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-02T16:15:00-08:00
Location: Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts

Schedule

Sun Nov 02 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:15 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts | Watsonville, CA

Holst’s best-known composition The Planets evokes planetary gods such as War Peace and Magic in an unforgettably powerful orchestral experience. Hindemith’s legendary viola concerto Der Schwanendreher features rising star viola virtuoso Emad Zolfaghari. We also will present the much-anticipated world premiere of Voices by Santa Cruz native Benjamin Goodwin.
CLASSICAL SERIES CONCERT 2:
The Planets
Benjamin Goodwin: World Premiere of Voices
Paul Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
Gustav Holst: The Planets
FEATURED SOLOIST
Emad Zolfaghari viola
CONCERT DATES
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 2025 at 7:30 PM Civic Auditorium
Doors open at 6:00 PM | Pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM
Concert duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2 2025 at 2:00 PM Henry J. Mello Center
Doors open at 12:45 PM | Pre-concert talk at 1:00 PM
Concert duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
OPEN REHEARSAL
Friday October 31 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM (doors open at 7 PM) Learn more about open rehearsals here.
SPONSORS
Concert Sponsors: Garth Illingworth in memory of Wendy Illingworth; Nancy Van Natta in memory of John Dickinson
Concert Co-Sponsors: Angela Chesnut Lesley Harris