North State Symphony

Scott Seaton | Music Director

2023–2024 “OVATION” SEASON

OVATION

SWAN LAKE

NOVEMBER 11, 2023 | Cascade Theatre, Redding | 7:30pm
NOVEMBER 12, 2023 | Laxson Auditorium, Chico | 2:00pm

Allie Braito, piano Young Artist winner
Amanda Michelle Britt, soprano Young Artist winner
MTAC Youth Orchestra | Yoshie Muratani, Director
Shasta College Youth Strings | Jeff Specht, Director

BRITTEN Soirées musicales, Op. 9 (after Rossini)
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20, I
PUCCINI Donde lieta uscì from La Boheme
STRAUSS JR Czardas from Die Fledermaus
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite

The season takes off with the elegant and unforgettable melodies of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake suite, a timeless tale of love and transformation. The winners of the 2023 Young Artist Auditions are also showcased in works by Mozart, Puccini, and Strauss Jr. The concert opens with a side-by-side performance of Benjamin Britten’s Soirées musicales with the youth orchestras of Chico and Redding.