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December 2024

Let Us Break Bread Together a Tribute to the Legends of Disco!

Sunday, December 15, 4 - 6 pm

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Tiffany Austin, vocalist
Maiya Sykes, vocalist
PHER, vocalist
Mike Blankenship, piano

Oakland Symphony Chorus
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
East Bay Singers
Best Intentions
Napa High School Chamber Choir

Dame Drummer, drums
Uriah Duffy, bass
Kelyn Crapp, guitar

An “inspired, multifarious, musical bash!” raves SF Classical Voice of the Oakland Symphony’s holiday party, Let Us Break Bread Together. Kedrick Armstrong and the Orchestra are joined by the Bay Area’s hottest artists for this annual seasonal celebration. “Celebrate Good Times” as this year’s edition pays tribute to the legends of disco.

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March 2025

Forgiveness + Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, March 28, 8 - 10 pm

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, poet & speaker

GABRIELA LENA FRANK Three Latin-American Dances
(a Side-by-Side performance with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra)

DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN
Forgiveness: Suite for Spoken Word & Orchestra
Music by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
Words by Marc Bamuthi Joseph

MODEST MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition

Pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey begins at 7:05 pm

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May 2025

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Friday, May 16, 8 - 10 PM

JASMINE BARNES Sometimes I Cry

CARLOS SIMON WITH LIBRETTO BY DAN HARDER
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Morris Robinson, bass
Oakland Symphony Chorus

JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey begins at 7:05 pm

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June 2025

Kedrick Armstrong – Beethoven’s Ninth!

Friday, June 13, 8 - 10 pm

ERROLLYN WALLEN: Mighty River

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, “Choral”

Hope Briggs, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Ashley Faatoalia, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
Oakland Symphony Chorus

Pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey begins at 7:05 pm

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