DCS Embarks on "Musical Journeys" for 2012-2013 Season
The DCS is pleased to announce its programs for the 2012-2013 Symphony Series concerts. We are calling the season Musical Journeys because the works to be performed represent a diverse collection of musical offerings from nations around the world. The journey begins in Ireland with Sir Charles Stanford's Irish Rhapsody No.1, and then on to Finland for Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 3. It concludes in Russia with Sergei Rachmaninoff's beloved Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by Ching-Yun Hu. The second concert of the season is just one work - a concert version of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian fairy tale opera, Snegorutchka (The Snow Maiden). Making a return appearance for this concert will be the Pacific Opera Performances repertory company, whom you may recall sang operatic excerpts with the DCS on several occasions in the past.

The third concert begins with Antonin Dvorak's rousing Carnival Overture, followed by Karol Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Blanka Bednarz as soloist. The program finishes with Vasily Kalinnikov's expressive Symphony No. 1. The final concert of the season starts off with Leos Janacek's festive Sinfonietta, followed by the introduction of a new work by Composer-in-Residence David Carpenter. The second half of the concert will spotlight the winner of the Annual Youth Concerto Competition, and conclude with Ottorino Respighi's incomparable Pines of Rome. Please join us on our journey next season as we explore musical treasures from around the globe.