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Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Winter Concert

Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork (b.1941): American Fanfare Born in Rochester, New York, Hailstork grew up in Albany, and later studied at Howard University, the Manhattan School of Music, the American Institute at Fountainebleau and Michigan State University. His teachers included H. Owen Reed, Vittorio Giannini, David Diamond and Nadia Boulanger. He has taught at Youngstown State […]

Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Fall Concert

Overture to Nabucco GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) After the failure of Un Giorno di Regno, Verdi decided to abandon his career as an opera composer. One day the impresario Bartolomeo Merelli insisted that he take a look at a libretto by Temistocle Solera. “At home I threw the manuscript with a violent gesture on the table and stood rigid before it,” […]

Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

Ascension Preston Nowakowski (2014-15 Young Composer Competition Winner) Preston Nowakowski is an amateur composer from Pleasanton, California. He currently attends California State University, Northridge, pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Media and Commercial Composition. Preston graduated from Amador Valley High School, where he participated in various ensembles including Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble and […]

Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra

Omid Zoufonoun, Youth Orchestra Director Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra is recognized as an outstanding Bay Area music program receiving numerous awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. The Youth Orchestra presents several classical and youth outreach concerts each season. Consisting of nearly 90 talented music students (aged 12 to 22 years) from […]

Great Wall Youth Orchestra

Great Wall Youth Orchestra is one of the programs offered by the Purple Silk Music Education Foundation. Founded by Sherlyn Chew, the foundation’s purpose is to teach Chinese music to K-12 students in Oakland. The foundation’s other programs include the Purple Bamboo Orchestra and the Purple Bamboo Chorus. The Great Wall Youth Orchestra plays Chinese […]

Oakland Salutes Madame Vice President

Oakland Salutes Madame Vice President: A Virtual Inaugural Ball & Hometown Celebration Sunday, January 17, at 3 pm Born in Oakland, Kamala D. Harris will be sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The pandemic is keeping all of us from gathering in Washington, DC and […]

Oakland Symphony Playlist

Happy Women’s History Month!  The Symphony has compiled this playlist to celebrate Women’s History month with this collection of female musicians and composers that crosses genres and styles to build a collection of songs sung, played and written by women.       Click Here to listen to Oakland Symphony’s Women’s History Month Playlist The […]

Oakland Symphony Chorus

The Oakland Symphony Chorus enriches our community through high quality musical performances and educational workshops that raise appreciation and understanding of choral music, while providing performance opportunities for people who love to sing. Established in 1958, Oakland Symphony Chorus is one of the East Bay’s finest choirs, and a premier resource for continuing education in […]

Oakland Symphony Chorus Chamber Singers

The Oakland Symphony Chorus Chamber Singers represent a select group of musicians from within the membership of Oakland Symphony Chorus. Chosen by audition and led by Chorus Director Dr. Lynne Morrow, the Chamber Singers explore and present music ranging from Bach to Broadway.    Established in 1958, the 100-member Oakland Symphony Chorus is recognized as […]