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Simon Sinfonietta

Falmouth Academy is home to the Simon Sinfonietta, a professional chamber orchestra directed by Maestro Stephen Simon. Each season, the ensemble presents a series of four concerts with soloists. A reception with the artists follows each concert. The Sinfonietta concerts often sell out, so we encourage you to call early for reservations. Ticket sales benefit Falmouth Academy, Historic Highfield and the Cape and Islands public radio station WCAI. Concerts are held in the Falmouth Academy performance space. All tickets are held at the door. For reservations, please call (508) 457-9696, ext. 302. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.simonsinfonietta.org.

2010-2011 Concert Season

Saturday, September 11, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Back to Bass-ics
MOZART Symphony No. 15 in G Major
RAMSIER Divertimento Concertante for Double Bass
   Richard Fredrickson, Double Bass
BOTTESINI Grand Duo for Violin and Double Bass
   Charles Sherba, Violin
HAYDN Symphony No.71 in B-Flat Major

Saturday, February 19, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Romantics in the AIr
GOULD Folk Suite
R. STRAUSS Duet Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon and Harp
   Mark Miller, Clarinet
   Janet Underhill, Bassoon
   Sandra Bitterman, Harp
BRAHMS Serenade No. 2 in A Major

Saturday, March 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

A Musical Spectrum
BACH Brandenberg Concerto No. 1 in F
ELGAR Serenade for Strings in E Minor
PAULUS Spectra for Small Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
   Evelyn Elsing, Cello

Saturday, June 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

A Sumptuous Seasonal Sendoff
HAYDN Symphony No. 90 in C Major
CRESTON Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
   Pius Cheung, Marimba Soloist
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir of Florence

Special Event, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

A Beethoven Gala Performance at Christ the King Catholic Church, Mashpee, MA
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “The Choral”
   Mary Thorne, Soprano
   Mary Westbrook-Geha, Alto
   Jason McStoots, Tenor
   Nathan Bohnny, Bass
   The Falmouth Chorale
   The MIT Concert Choir
Single tickets: $45 regular, $10 student
Patron: $150 (includes two tickets and name in program, $60 is tax deductible)

Music Director Stephen Simon comes to this orchestra after 26 years as the music director of the Washington Chamber Symphony in Washington, D.C. Through touring Europe, performing in Vienna, Prague, Paris and Venice, and conducting years of sold-out concerts at the Kennedy Center, Mr. Simon became a specialist in designing programs for orchestras of approximately 40 musicians that included music of all periods and styles. He was also music director of the Handel Society of New York, which performed at Carnegie Hall and the Handel Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He recorded the Complete Mozart Piano Concerti with soloist Lili Kraus for CBS/SONY and has also recorded for RCA, Musical Heritage and Newport Classics labels.