Click here for the Spanish translation of the program notes. Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940): Sensemaya Born on New Year’s Eve, 1899 in Santiago Papasquiaro in the northern state of Durango in Mexico, Revueltas studied violin as a youth. He came to the United State three times, for study in Chicago and Austin, Texas and for work […]
Dr. Lynne Morrow became Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus in 2005. During her tenure the scope of the Chorus has expanded to include contemporary, international, and neglected works, along with traditional choral repertoire. She conducts the Chorus’ own performances of new and major works; takes the Chorus on periodic tours; hosts summer choral outreach […]
Omid Zoufonoun is a conductor, guitarist, educator, and award-winning composer. His concert commissions aim to blend his Persian musical heritage, learned under the guidance of his father, Ostad Mahmoud Zoufonoun, with western practices of counterpoint, harmony, and orchestration. Recent commissions include a Cello Sonata for the duet Martha & Monica, a guitar octet for the […]
Jessica Cao, a junior at Mission San Jose High School, started playing violin at age seven. In elementary school, she developed a passion for orchestra, participating in the Fremont Youth Symphony and Berkeley Youth Orchestra. In her first year of high school, she also had the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall as part of […]
The talented young musicians of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra present their first concert of the season alongside the Oakland Symphony Chorus. Omid Zoufonoun, the Youth Orchestra’s new Principal Conductor, makes his debut on a program featuring the glorious Mozart’s Requiem and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Jessica Cao, winner of the Youth Orchestra’s concerto competition, joins […]
Michael Morgan was born in Washington, D.C., where he attended public schools and began conducting at the age of 12. While a student at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, he spent a summer at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, studying with Gunther Schuller and Seiji Ozawa. He first worked with Leonard Bernstein during that […]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bette Epstein, Chair Bruce Ericson, Vice Chair Paul Garrison, Vice Chair Don Rigler, Treasurer Monique Stevenson, Secretary Dan Ashley James F. Bell Alex Camphouse* Kev Choice Morris Chubb Charlie Crane Christopher Dann Joseph C. Frank, Sr. James Hasler Carol Henri Harry Howe Robert F. Kidd Edward Long Alexandra Moore Carla Picchi* Chadwick Spell […]
About Us Oakland Symphony comprises not only the professional orchestra, but also members of Oakland Symphony Chorus and Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the myriad staff, board members and community volunteers who help keep symphonic music alive here in the East Bay. Our History Classical and symphonic music in Oakland have a rich history, dating […]
Ash Walker, Chorus Director Omid Zoufonoun, Youth Orchestra Director Orchestra
The Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra embarks upon an international tour every three years, providing our young musicians life-changing educational and cultural experiences. Touring History The Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra embarks on an international tour every three years. Below is a list of prior tours. Eastern Europe Prague, Vienna, and Budapest July 5 – July 14, 2023 […]