• Symphony Concert 1 ~ Experience the Beat

    Spencer Myer, piano

    Spencer Myer

    Saturday, September 22
    Cascade Theatre, Redding, 2:00pm

    Sunday, September 23
    Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 7:30pm

    Kick off the North State Symphony season, and kick up your heels! Shostakovich’s charming Jazz Suite will have you dancing in your seat, and Gershwin’s ever-popular, all-American Rhapsody in Blue will have you stomping your feet – especially in the hands of rising star Spencer Myer. Dvorak’s New World Symphony recalls nostalgic melodies from our country’s heritage in one of the most-requested works of the symphonic repertoire.

    Shostakovich – Jazz Suite No. 2
    Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
    Spencer Myer, Piano
    Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 – From the New World

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    Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

  • Youth Concerts

    Doctor Noize

    Doctor Noize

    September 26 – Chico
    September 27 – Redding

    North State Symphony joins children’s music personality Doctor Noize in premiere performances of “Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony!” A new generation of classical music fans will learn all about the instruments and other fun facts about the symphony! Our youth programs are supported by The McConnell Foundation, City of Chico and individuals who care. City of Chico, McConnell Foundation

    Tickets availabe in August 2012

  • Chamber Concert I ~ Experience the Intimate

    Spencer Myer

    Saturday, October 13, 7:30pm
    Old City Hall, Redding

    Sunday, October 14, 2:00pm
    Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico

    Experience the intimacy of chamber music up close and get to know our players! Our first chamber offering of the year will feature works for duos and trios, bringing together some of our finest musicians in works that will delight the ear and feed the soul.

    Terrie Baune, violin; Carol Jacobson, cello; Natalya Shkoda, piano; Susie Lundberg, oboe

    Bacewicz – Trio for Oboe, Violin and Cello
    Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello
    Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2

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    Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

  • Symphony Concert 2 ~ Experience Vienna

    Terrie Baune, violin

    Terrie Baune

    Saturday, November 10 – Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 2:00pm
    Sunday, November 11 –
    Cascade Theatre, Redding, 7:30pm

    Experience the jewels of Vienna in this concert of orchestral spectaculars! The overture to Fledermaus is like popping open a delightfully fizzy and fun champagne, and Rosenkavalier Suite features some of the most romantic, and sublime music ever written. We also experience the mysterious side of Vienna with Alban Berg’s dramatic, haunting musical autobiography – his Violin Concerto, featuring North State Symphony Concertmaster Terrie Baune.

    J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus Overture
    Berg – Violin Concerto
    Terrie Baune, Violin

    R. Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Suite

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    Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

  • Christmas Concert ~ Experience the Season

    Heather Rice

    Friday, December 14 - Chico
    Saturday, December 15 - Red Bluff
    Sunday, December 16 - Redding

    The North State Symphony’s traditional Christmas concert! We play selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, featuring Young Artist Audition Winner Heather Rice. Our baroque ensemble will play other gorgeous Christmas works and beautiful arrangements of favorite carols. Join us for our carol sing at the end of the concert and we know you’ll leave in the holiday mood!

    Bach - Christmas Oratorio Selections
    Young Artist Audition Winner Heather Rice
    Charpentier – Noels for Orchestra
    Barber – Die natali: Silent Night
    Carol Sing-Along

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  • Symphony Concert 3 ~ Experience Charm

    Nellie Ponarul, violin

    Nellie Ponarul

    Saturday, Feb. 23 – Cascade Theatre, Redding, 2:00pm
    Sunday, Feb. 24 – Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 7:30pm

    Experience the charm of Swiss composer Arthur Honegger’s delicate and graceful tribute to his home city of Basel. We then bring to the stage Nellie Ponarul, one of the North State’s finest young musicians, in Samuel Barber’s lovely violin concerto. We close this concert with Mozart’s final symphony, the “Jupiter” – the last great work by one of the greatest composers. Always charming and ever powerful, this symphony will leave you wishing that Mozart had lived to write many more works like this one.

    Honegger – Symphony No. 4
    Barber – Violin Concerto, Mvt. 1
    Young Artist Audition winner Nellie Ponarul
    Mozart – Symphony No. 41 – "Jupiter"

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    Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

  • Chamber Concert II ~ Experience the Lyrical

    Saturday, March 9, 7:30pm – Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico
    Sunday, March 10, 2:00pm – Old City Hall, Redding

    Experience the lighter side of the small orchestra in this concert of jazzy and light-hearted pieces in our second chamber offering of the season. Maestro Pickett will conduct a “micro orchestra” in Bloch’s playful and entertaining Concerto Grosso for piano and strings. Then, Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine will transport you to a jazz club in the City of Light itself. Finally, whet your appetite for Beethoven with his simple and elegant Septet, a mere taste of the genius to follow in our final concert. 

    Beethoven – Septet
    Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1
    Martinu – La Revue de Cuisine - Jazz Suite

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  • Symphony Concert 4 ~ Experience Joy

    Saturday, May 11 – Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 2:00pm
    Sunday, May 12 – Cascade Theatre, Redding, 7:30pm

    Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

    CSUC University Singers and Shasta College Chorale
    Soprano – Daun Weiss
    Alto – Beth Madsen Bradford
    Tenor – Les Green
    Bass – Charles Stephens

    Daun Weiss, Beth Madsen Bradford, Charles Stephens

    Experience Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony live and loud! There is no substitute for hearing live the combined forces of the full symphony and north state choruses in Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy," and you won’t want to miss this exciting, thrilling, and uplifting season finale. This concert is sure to sell out, so get your tickets early. Experience the joy with us!

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    Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett will give a FREE pre-concert talk one hour before each performance.

Frugal House

Frugal House

June
21-23

Join the fun and support NSS by attending our biggest fund raiser of the year!

Ticket Outlets: The Address, Dolce Home, Monk's Wine Lounge, Zucchini & Vine

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A message from the Maestro:

Our 2012-2013 season promises to be our best season yet! I am excited about every concert. Every single piece this season was a request from an audience member, a supporter or an orchestra musician.

We have titled this season “Experience the North State Symphony”—and that’s just what I want you to do. Every program needs to be experienced live. You’ve heard United Airlines play snippets of Rhapsody in Blue for years on their commercials, but until you’ve heard Spencer Myer play it right in front of your eyes with the NSS, you haven’t felt the power of it... you know the Ode to Joy, but you don’t really know it until you experience the journey that is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

2012~2013 will be a blockbuster season! Every concert will be a hit. Come celebrate with us. Bring your friends. Join us to experience the North State Symphony. I’ll see you at the Symphony!

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