Monterey Symphony Announces Second Concert: Program 2 - Nov 18-20

The Romantic music of Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn dominate the Monterey Symphony's second concert of the season, opening with Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Brahms, a well-orchestrated theme and variations on the popular "St. Anthony Chorale." Members of Youth Music Monterey County's Honors Orchestra will perform side-by-side with the professional orchestra during this work. End Quote

Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) October 29, 2016 - Program Number 2 Sponsored by Tayor Farms
This concert will also feature the overture and incidental music from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a burgeoning stage that highlights the talents of singers and actors alike - including Mary Young Bragado, Angelique Zuluaga, Michael Jacobs, and Doug Toby - combined with the orchestra in partnership with members of our local community chorus I Cantori di Carmel. You will not want to miss this exciting and entertaining semi-staged production celebrating Shakespeare in Music!

The full season, entitled "Shakespeare in Music," will run through May under the direction of Monterey Symphony Music Director and Conductor Max Bragado-Darman. Each concert will feature at least one work influenced by Shakespeare.

Main Concert times:
The six concert programs, which run October 2016 through May 2017, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Sherwood Hall in Salinas on Fridays, and at Carmel's Sunset Center on Saturdays (8 p.m.) and Sundays (3 p.m.). A pre-concert lecture will be offered an hour before each event.

Youth Concerts
The Symphony's long tradition of youth outreach and education continues this season with eight free Monday Youth Concerts on October 24, November 21, and April 24 at Sunset Center and March 20 at Sherwood Hall. Youth Concerts are held on Mondays at both 9:30 and 11:00 a.m., allowing thousands of students from Monterey, San Benito and south Santa Cruz Counties to experience the magic of Great Music Live. Contact dross ( @ ) montereysymphony dot org to reserve space for your school group dot

Tickets
All Subscription packages (6 concerts/4 concerts/3 concerts) are available now by phone or online. The 4 concert mini-seriesoption requires selection of the concerts when purchased and the same seats are guaranteed for each concert; whereas the 3 concert flexpass option allows concert selection at any time with the same seats attempted, but not guaranteed.

Single Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased by phone at 831-646-8511 or online at www.montereysymphony.org. Tickets will also be sold 90 minutes before show time at the box office at Sherwood Hall or Sunset Center.

General admission tickets for Friday concerts at Sherwood Hall (940 N. Main Street, next to the Salinas Sports Complex) are priced at $25.

Tickets for 8pm Saturday and 3pm Sunday concerts at the Sunset Center (San Carlos at Ninth Avenue, Carmel) are priced at $80, $60, $40 and $30.

Concert II: Nov. 18-20
The Romantic music of Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn distinguish the Monterey Symphony's second concert of the season, opening with Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 by Brahms, an elegant and well-orchestrated theme and variations on the popular "St. Anthony Chorale" featuring the Honors Orchestra of Youth Music Monterey County in their annual Side-by-Side Program appearance, playing onstage with Monterey Symphony mentors.

This concert will also feature the Overture, Op. 21 and Incidental Music, Op. 61 from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a burgeoning stage that highlights the local talents of singers Mary Young Bragado and Angelique Zuluaga, and actors Michael Jacobs and Doug Toby with stage direction by Lucretia Butler as well as community chorus I Cantori di Carmel, directed by Dr. Sal Ferrantelli. You will not want to miss this exciting and entertaining collaboration celebrating Shakespeare in Music!

Mezzo-Soprano Mary Young Bragado, wife of the Monterey Symphony's Music Director Max Bragado-Darman grew up in Princeton New Jersey and graduated as a singer/choral conductor from the University of Michigan. She has directed numerous works throughout the U.S. and in Spain. She has sung in recital and with many choral groups in the U.S. and Europe. Including the prestigious University of Michigan Chamber Choir, the Kenneth Jewell Chorale in Detroit, and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

Soprano Angelique Zuluaga has performed opera, oratorio, and chamber music throughout the U.S. and South America and can be found frequently collaborating with composers in new works. Performance highlights include: soloist in Brahms' Requiem with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir; Handel's Ode to St. Cecilia with the Orchestra of St. Luke's at Zankel Hall under the direction of Ton Koopman; and soprano soloist with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas' St. Matthew Passion Brazilian tour under the direction of Kent Nagano.

Actor Michael Jacobs received his B.A. from Whitman College, then went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West and became a member of the first graduating class in 1976. In New York, he studied at the Herbert Berghof Studios with Uta Hagen and Michael Beckett and in California he became a member of the Shakespeare Santa Cruz Company for 3 years, working and studying with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company from England. In 1987, he was cast in The Normal Heart at the GroveMont Theatre, which began a 27-year stint as actor-in-residence for what is now the Pacific Repertory Theatre.

Doug Toby worked as an actor in the film industry for several years and appeared in a number of films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Rockford Files, and the 1984 film Red Dawn. Doug has been involved with many amateur productions since relocating to Monterey County including the Renaissance Festival and the annual Mystery plays of the Friends of the Monterey Symphony.

I Cantori di Carmel (Italian for The Singers of Carmel) conducted by Dr. Sal Ferrantelli, has been bringing choral classics to the Monterey Peninsula since 1981, and performing concerts twice annually, in the spring and fall, at the Carmel Mission Basilica and at other venues throughout the year.

Stage Director, Lucretia Butler, is currently an active real estate agent with David Lyng Real Estate in Carmel, CA. In her youth, Cretia was fortunate to have performed with professionals such as Gene Kelly and Gower Champion. She taught movement classes at Paramount Studios and received her Master's Degree in Theatre Arts from UCLA. Cretia has been involved in over 100 performances either as director, choreographer, or performer. Just a few of her favorites as a director have been "Becket," "Steinbeck Called Her Madam," "Once Upon A Mattress," and "Anything Goes." She has been a Monterey Symphony Friends member since its creation and directed the last two Mystery Plays.

Additional November Concert Events:
Preview Luncheon with Guest Artists
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 11:30 a.m.
Sardine Factory, Cannery Row in Monterey, CA
$47.50/person
Register at 831-646-8511 or www.montereysymphony.org/ special-events

Symphony of Flavors
Pre-show soiree pairing local musicians with featured local wine, beer, and tasty bites included with concert ticket. Use code SYMPHONYOFFLAVORS when purchasing your concert ticket online at www.montereysymphony.org or by phone at 831-646-8511 to receive a $10 discount.
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
Sunset Center Terrace

Post-concert Supper Club with Guest Artists
Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
Il Fornaio, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
$70/person
Register at 831-646-8511 or www.montereysymphony.org/ special-events

The mission of the Monterey Symphony is to engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music.

The Monterey Symphony, under the artistic leadership of Music Director & Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, is the only fully professional, full-season orchestra serving the communities of the Monterey Bay, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Big Sur, and San Benito County. It provides triple performances of a six-concert subscription series at Carmel's Sunset Theater and Salinas's Sherwood Hall, as well as youth education programs that include visits to classrooms by musicians and culminate in full-orchestra concerts for school children.

The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported in part through the fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Monterey Symphony, and through grants from The Arts Council of Monterey County, The Berkshire Foundation, The Buffet Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Community Foundation for Monterey County, Frisone Family Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Harden Foundation, The Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Monterey County Weekly Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Music Performance Trust Fund, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pebble Beach Company Foundation, The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, Samson Foundation, The Robert and Virginia Stanton Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Warren and Katharine Schlinger Foundation, Alexander F. Victor Foundation, and many other generous foundations and individual donors.

The Monterey Symphony is also supported by the following partners for each of its concerts during this 2016-2017 Season: United States Military Academy at West Point Class of 1958 (October), Taylor Farms (November), Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc. / K-Mozart (February), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (March), Pebble Beach Equestrian Center (April), and George and Patricia Yellich Family - Santa Cruz Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (May).

For additional information, please call 831-646-8511 or visit our web site:www.montereysymphony.org.

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