West Sacramento Community Orchestra

Fall Concert

2011-10-14T00:21:00.000-07:00

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor (Unfinished) - Schubert
La Suerte de los Tontos - J. Richards, arr. by J. Whitney
The Sea Hawk (Suite for Orchestra) - Erich Wolfgang Kornbold, arr. by J. Brubaker
Marche Militaire Francaise (from Suite Algerienne, Op. 60) - Camille Saint-Saens
& other selections, including Burt Bacharach Medley

Holiday Favorites

2010-12-12T00:28:00.000-08:00

Ring in the Season
with the West Sacramento Community Orchestra!

Among our holiday favorites this year:

The Bells of Christmas

Christmas Memories

(Frosty the Snowman, Here Comes Santa Clause, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and more)

Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)

March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland)

A Vaughn Williams Christmas (traditional)

It's Christmas Time! A Medley for Orchestra

and featuring Handel's Pastorale from The Messiah

with our signature selections

O Holy Night!

and

Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride

Rehearsals Resume

2010-08-14T22:09:00.000-07:00

Rehearsals resume Tuesday, August 17, as we prepare for our Fall Concert.

August 28th Fun Run for the Arts

2010-06-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

JOIN US AUGUST 28th FOR A WALK IN THE PARK!

12th Annual

5K WALK/RUN

SUPPORT YOUR
WEST SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

We will receive 100% of pledges designated to WSCO on the Race for the Arts Entry Form

EVENT: RACE FOR THE ARTS – 5 km Run/Walk and Fun Runs
DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2010
TIME: 8:30 A.M. - 5 km Run/Walk Start (3.1 miles)
9:30 A.M. – Kids’ Fun Runs

WHERE: WILLIAM LAND PARK, Sacramento

COST: Adults - $25 Kids 12 and under - $15
20% discount for groups of 10 or more (must register together)
Entry fee includes Race T-shirt and post-race refreshments

Race entry forms and donation forms at http://www.raceforthearts.com/

Entertainment throughout, interactive booths, costumed characters and post-run party!

Satchmo!

2010-06-02T09:34:00.000-07:00

Click here for Hello Dolly Live

Flag Day Concert Features

2010-05-31T19:09:00.000-07:00

Enjoy a free concert of festive and patriotic music with the West Sacramento Community Orchestra on Sunday, June 13, 3 p.m., at the Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento. With the theme, “Celebrate the American Spirit,” the orchestra presents familiar selections of musical Americana, including Copland’s” Hoe-Down,” Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,” and a medley of Louie Armstrong’s signature tunes in “Satchmo.” In recognition of Flag Day (June 14), the orchestra also offers a musical salute to our armed forces. The program repeats on Tuesday, June 15, 7:30 p.m., at Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento.

Spring Concert: Curtain Up!

2010-03-12T19:22:00.000-08:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra
Presents
A Spring Concert
With big band favorites and classical selections, including

*Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
(Sinatra signature tunes: Strangers in the Night, That’s Life, and Other Favorites)
*Curtain Up!
(There’s No Business Like Show Business, The Phantom of the Opera, One, Don’t Rain on My Parade, If He Walked Into My Life, Everything’s Coming Up Roses)
*Komm Süsser Tod (Bach-Stokowski)
*Sylvia (Ballet Suite) (Delibes)
*Academic Festival Overture (Brahms)
&
*Irish Medley (traditional) (arr. Ralph Herman)
(featuring the talents of our string orchestra)

FREE ADMISSION
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4:00 PM (new time!)
Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento

Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:30 PM
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd.
(near Fruitridge)

For more information, please call 916-991-5262

Looking Ahead in 2010

2010-01-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

The Spring Concert promises a varietal garden of "season appropriate" musical selections, from Irish medleys, to Bach and Brahms, and even "A Salute to Ol' Blue Eyes (Sinatra)." Mark your calendars now: March 14 and 16.

Holiday Concert Brings Big Sound

2009-11-30T01:51:00.000-08:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra
Presents

A Traditional Holiday Concert

Holiday favorites and classical selections, including

* Christmas on Broadway
* O Holy Night
* Christmas Festival

* Hansel and Gretel Overture

&
featuring our own holiday tradition
* Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride

Free Admission

Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3 p.m.
West Sacramento Civic Center (click for directions)
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento

Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Centennial United Methodist Church (click for directions)
5401 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento

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For more information, please call 916-991-5262

Fall Concert Selections

2009-10-05T23:08:00.000-07:00

For the first program of the new season
2009-2010
The West Sacramento Community Orchestra
presents

Karelia Suite, op. 11 (Sibelius)
"Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1 (Grieg)
Les Miserables - Selections (Schonberg)
Chorale Prelude "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Bach)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Hooper)
A Tribute to Henry Mancini (Mancini/Custer)

FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, October 18, 3 p.m.
Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento

Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 p.m.
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Boulevard (near Fruitridge)

Honor Guard Presents Old Glory

2009-06-14T23:40:00.000-07:00

Members of the audience stand for the presentation of the colors by VFW District 17 Honor Guard at the June 14 "Flag Day" patriotic concert at the Civic Center Galleria.

Trumpet Soloist Featured

2009-06-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

At the upcoming June concert, Ms. Cristine Hancock is the featured trumpet soloist for "A Trumpeter's Lullaby."

Flag Day Concert 2009

2009-05-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra Presents

A “Flag Day” Concert

With patriotic songs, pop favorites, and classical selections

*THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

* THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER (John Philip Sousa)
*HERITAGE OF FREEDOM (Goldsmith)

*ARMED FORCES SALUTE (Lowden)

*GRAND OLD FLAG (Cohen)
*SALUTE TO RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
(I Whistle a Happy Tune, My Favorite Things, Some Enchanted Evening,
Surrey with the Fringe on Top, You’ll Never Walk Alone)

* James Horner’s HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
(selections from Titanic, Apollo 13, & An American Tail)

*DOVETAIL OVERTURE (Muczynski)

*A TRUMPETER’S LULLABY (Anderson)

FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, June 14, 2009, 3:00 PM

Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento

Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:30 PM
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd.
(near Fruitridge)

Orchestra Recognized with Community Service Award

2009-04-28T01:41:00.000-07:00

On Monday, April 20, 2009, the City of West Sacramento presented the West Sacramento Community Orchestra with an award for community service. Director Gordon Waters accepted the award on behalf of the all-volunteer organization. The award was made during the annual State of the City presentation.

"Showstopper" Event

2009-04-05T00:50:00.001-07:00

Many thanks to the members of the West Sacramento Community Orchestra who were able to be present for a mini-concert on April 3, 2009, to help celebrate the City of West Sacramento's "groundbreaking" for the new community center. Big Band tunes from "Broadway Showstoppers" and "Salute to the Big Apple" provided a musical backdrop for the ceremony.

Orchestra to Play at Community Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

2009-03-30T09:22:00.001-07:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra will participate in the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Community Center, Friday, April 3, 2009, at 10 a.m.

Spring Concert 2009

2009-03-01T16:42:00.000-08:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra presents

a Springtime Concert

*BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS
(That’s Entertainment, Cabaret, There’s No Business Like Show Business)

*DUKE ELLINGTON FANTASY

*Calvin Custer’s SALUTE TO THE BIG APPLE
(New York New York, 42^nd Street, Lullaby of Broadway)

*OBERON OVERTURE (von Weber)

*IMPERIAL MARCH (Elgar)

*NIGHT IN MADRID (Glinka)

*Mozart’s EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
(featuring the talents of our string orchestra)

FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 3:00 PM

Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento

Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:30 PM
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd.
(near Fruitridge)

Orchestra Education

2009-02-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

We've added a new resource section called "orchestra education" to help you learn more about the orchestra "experience." At the bottom of this page, you will find short, informative articles from Encyclopedia Britannica about composers and orchestras. We've also added a "search" function to look up those sometimes unfamiliar music terms (allegro, andante, forte, pianissimo) or you can search to learn more about unusual musical instruments (euphonium) or you can finally get a handle on Handel!

New Rehearsal Location

2009-01-25T14:08:00.000-08:00

We are meeting at the NEW River City High School in West Sacramento, located on Jefferson Blvd., just past Higgins. Click here for a street map.

Drive past Higgins for about 200 feet. Make a left into the driveway. The Music Department is in the building to your right. Room 205.

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-18T21:36:00.001-08:00

Thanks to our musicians and to our many supporters for two wonderful holiday concerts! To our donors, thank you for your continued generosity!

Our volunteer musicians are on "holiday break" and will resume practice in January.

We look forward to our next concert performances, March 2009.

Happy New Year!

For Orchestra Members: Dress Rehearsal

2008-12-03T22:11:00.000-08:00

Dress rehearsal, Saturday, December 13, 3-5 p.m.

Senior Center (click for directions)

West Sacramento Senior Center
664 Cummins Way

Holiday Concert 2008

2008-12-03T22:04:00.000-08:00

The West Sacramento Community Orchestra

Presents

A Traditional Holiday Concert

With your holiday favorites and classical selections, including

*A Vaughan Williams Christmas
*Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
*Christmas Memories (a medley of holiday tunes)
*Festive Sounds of Hanukah

*Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (a merrie fugue)

*Winter Wonderland
*O Holy Night
*Jingle Bells Forever
&
featuring our favorite holiday tradition:

*Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride

FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 PM

Civic Center Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento

Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:30 PM
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd.
(near Fruitridge)

For Orchestra Members: Dress Rehearsal

2008-10-05T15:40:00.000-07:00

Dress rehearsal, Saturday, October 18, 3-5 p.m.

Senior Center (click for directions)

West Sacramento Senior Center
664 Cummins Way

Fall Community Concert 2008

2008-10-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

You Are Invited to Join Us for an Exciting Fall Community Concert!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (arr. Custer)

Suite from "Abdelazer: or, The Moor's Revenge" by Purcell
Leroy Anderson Favorites (arr. Custer)
Masquerade Suite, Khachaturian

Remembering the Beatles

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FREE ADMISSION
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Sunday, October 19, 2008, 3 p.m.
West Sacramento Civic Center
1110 West Capitol Avenue
West Sacramento

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Centennial United Methodist Church
5401 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento

Flag Day Concerts: Success

2008-06-20T00:42:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the community orchestra members for a wonderful concert series in celebration of Americana.

To Orchestra Members: Dress Rehearsal

2008-06-11T01:38:00.001-07:00

Saturday, Senior Center, 3-5 p.m.

Our Next Concert Dates - June 15, 17

2008-05-05T01:03:00.000-07:00

Our next community concert is June 15 (West Sacramento) and June 17 (Sacramento).

Celebrating Americana

Song selections include:

Armed Forces Salute (arr. B. Lowden)
Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A."
The Stars & Stripes Forever, John Phillip Sousa
Selections from E.T. (John Williams)
Duke Ellington (A Medley for Orchestra) (arr. C. Custer)
St. Louis Blues March
"Pops" Hoe-Down (R. Hayman)
The American Frontier (arr. C. Custer)