Founded in Fall, 2000 as a 15-piece string ensemble, Mill Valley
Philharmonic (originally Tennessee Valley Orchestra) today includes a music
director/conductor and fifty-five auditioned volunteer musicians playing
strings, winds, brass, timpani and percussion. We present masterworks
and world premieres, engaging both local composers and soloists in our
programs. Innovative programming is a hallmark of Mill Valley
Philharmonic's vision; audience education in an integral component of
all our performances.
History of Repertoire:
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Tenth Season, 2009-10
June 2010
Cortege Solennel, op. 91 Alexander Glazunov
Celebration Symphony Katrina Wreede, Moses Sedler, Alexis Alrich (world premiere)
Symphony #3, Rhenish Robert Schumann
March 2010
Celebrating Women Composers
Overture Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
D'un Soir Triste Lili Boulanger
Symphony #3, Juba and Finale Florence Price
Fanfare pour les Femmes Dione Tan (world premiere)
String Quartet 1931, Andante Ruth Crawford Seeger
Symphony #2, Gaelic Amy Marcy Beach
Allegro con fuoco and Alla Siciliana
Fall 09
Odelette Camille Saint- Saens
Nance Becker, flute
Premiere Rhapsodie Claude Debussy
Rachel Dusenbury, clarinet
Romanze Max Bruch
Claudia Campazzo, viola
Morceau Symphonique Alexandre Guilmant
Alex Dohrmann, trombone
Symphony No. 6 in F major Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ninth Season, 2008-2009
June 09
Our Musical Landscape: American Vocal Works
Crossing the Bar Charles Ives
members of the San Francisco Choral Society
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Samuel Barber
Poemes d'Automne Ernest Bloch
Angela Cadelago, soprano
The Tender Land: Orchestral Suite Aaron Copland
March 09
A Tribute to Teachers
Romeo and Juliet Peter Tchaikovsky
The Planets Gustav Holst
Academic Festival Overture Johannes Brahms
Canon XI from A Musical Offering Johann Sebastian Bach
December 08
Baroque Holiday
Alster Overture, Suite in F Georg Philipp Telemann
Mary Jane Evans, Jay Williams, Amy Barnett & Carol Yarbrough, French horns
Pastoral from The Messiah George Frideric Handel
Sinfonia in G Johann Adolph Hasse
Nance Becker & Sharon Wilborn, flutes
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor Johann Sebastian Bach
Brynn Monteith & Cindi Kazarian, violins
Overture (Suite) No. 1 Johan Sebastian Bach
November 08
The Works Progress Admistration: Orchestral Music of the 1930s
In WPA sites with narrator, Liam Vincent
Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland
Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber
From a Moonlit Ceremony George Frederick McKay
Symphony #2, Americana Ernst Bacon
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Eighth Season, 2007-2008
June 08
Take a River Trip with Mill Valley Philharmonic
| The Banks of Green Willow |
George Butterworth
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| The Water Goblin |
Antonin Dvorák |
| Ripples and Currents |
Moses Sedler |
| The Moldau |
Bedrich Smetana |
March 08
Beethoven and his Contemporaries
| Turandot Overture |
Carl Maria von Weber
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| Symphony in D major |
Luigi Cherubini |
| Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream |
Felix Mendelssohn |
Symphony No. 7
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Ludwig van Beethoven |
November 07
Mill Valley Philharmonic Concerto Competition Winners
and Enigma Variations
Orchestra members play selections from
Bruch, Mozart, Hummel, Mendelssohn and Peaslee
| Enigma Variations |
Edward Elgar
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Seventh Season, 2006-2007
June 07
Bach and Mozart
Cantata Arias (from 140, 84, 149, 202 & 209)
Angela Cadelago, soprano
Jane Kramer, oboe
Sharon North, flute
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J.S. Bach
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| Symphony #40 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
March 07
Music and Murals of the Works Progress Administration
Fanfare for the Common Man
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Aaron Copland
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| Summerland |
William Grant Still |
| From a Moonlit Ceremony |
George Frederick McKay |
| Symphony #2, Americana |
Ernst Bacon |
November 06
Mill Valley Philharmonic plays Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
Victor Romasevich, violin
Robert Howard, cello
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Johannes Brahms
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| Serenade #1, Op. 11
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Johannes Brahms
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Sixth Season, 2005-2006
June 06
Man and his Machines
Quiet City Aaron Copland
Pacific 231 Arthur Honneger
Allegretto and Minuetto, Symphony #8 Ludwig van Beethoven
Timepiece, Scherzo a la Beethoven Tara Flandreau
Allegro con fuoco, Symphony #9 Antonin Dvorak
March 06
Winners of MVP Concerto Competition
Sinfonia Concertante
Brynn Monteith, violin
Cindi Kazarian, violin |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Oboe Concerto
Jane Kramer, oboe
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Peter Krag, clarinet
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Charles Villiers Stanford
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November 05
| Overture to Coriolanus |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Violin Concerto in E Minor
Joseph Meyer, violin
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Felix Mendelssohn
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| Symphony #4 in C Minor |
Franz Schubert |
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Fifth Season, 2004-2005
August 05
Concert in the Square, Mill Valley Arts Commission
| Symphony #104 |
Franz Josef Haydn |
Carmen Suite #1
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Georges Bizet
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June 05
American Music: The Known and The New
| Appalachian Spring |
Aaron Copland
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Marimba Concerto (World Premiere)
Matt Cannon, marimba
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Alexis Alrich
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March 05
Themes and Variations
| Passacaglia and Fugue in Cm |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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| Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis |
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Dido’s Lament
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Henry Purcell
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Piangero la sorte mia
Teresa Tam, soprano
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George Frideric Handel
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| Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn |
Johannes Brahms |
November 04
An Evening of Antonin Dvorak
| In Nature’s Realm, Opus 91 |
Antonin Dvorak
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| Silent Wood, Opus 68
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Antonin Dvorak
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Rondo in G minor, Opus 94
Robert Howard, cello |
Antonin Dvorak
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| Serenade in D Minor, Opus 44 |
Antonin Dvorak |
| Czech Suite, Opus 39 |
Antonin Dvorak |
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Fourth Season, 2003-2004
June 04
Birdsong in Twentieth Century Music
| Gli Uccelli |
Ottorrino Respighi
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The Lark Ascending
Cary Koh, violin
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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| Birdland: A Children’s Suite |
Emanuel Leplin |
| Prelude to the Seagulls and the Cormorants |
Vagn Holmboe |
March 04
Mozart Opera Arias and Overtures
Angela Cadelago, soprano and John Davey-Hatcher, tenor
| La Nozze di Figaro |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Don Giovanni |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Symphony #104 |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
November 03
| The Hebrides Overture
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Felix Mendelssohn |
Rondo for Violin and String Orchestra
Michel Snethlage, violin
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Franz Schubert
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| Symphony No. 4
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Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Symphony #104 |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
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Third Season, 2002-2003
June 03
Music of The British Isles
Flourish for Winds
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Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Gordian Knot Untied
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Henry Purcell |
Adagio on a Celtic Melody
Katie Butler, cello
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Max Bruch
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| March Past the Kitchen Utensils |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Symphony #104 |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
March 03
Opera Arias and Duets
Angela Cadelago, soprano and John Davey-Hatche, tenor
| Carmen |
Georges Bizet
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| La Boheme
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Giacomo Puccini |
Aida
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Giuseppe Verdi
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| La Traviata |
Giuseppe Verdi |
November 02
| Impresario Overture |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Havanaise
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Camille Saint-Saens |
Melodie from Souvenirs d'un lieu cher
Arthur Mikhailov, violin
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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| Symphony #4 (Italian) |
Felix Mendelssohn |
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Second Season. 2001-2002
June 02
Music of Spain and Latin America
Los Esclavos Felices
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Juan Crisostomo Arriaga
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| Three Cuban Dances |
Ignacio Cervantes |
Bachianas Brasileiras
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Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Estrellita
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Manuel Ponce |
| Tangos |
Astor Piazzola |
Carmen Suite, No. 1
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Georges Bizet |
March 02
| Los Esclavos Felices, Overture |
Juan Cristosomo Arriaga
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Romances for Violin, Opus 40 and 50
Alina Polonskaya, violin
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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| Symphony #1, Opus 21 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
November 01
Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, #7
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George Frideric Handel
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"Conservati Fedele,"
"L'amero, Saro Costante"
Pamela Howe, soprano
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| Symphony #53, L'Imperiale |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
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First Season, 2000-2001
June 01
From Holberg's Time
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Edvard Grieg
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| Quiet City |
Aaron Copland |
Cello Concerto in D Major
Robert Howard, cello
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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March 01
Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
Loretta Taylor, violin
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J.S. Bach
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Salve Regina, Opus 153
Laurie Reinsdorf, soprano |
Franz Schubert
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| Serenade for Strings, Opus 20 |
Edward Elgar |
November 00
Trio #6, Opus 9
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Luigi Boccherini
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| Songs without Words |
Felix Mendellsohn |
| Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
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