Holiday Concert Brings Big Sound

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

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

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

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

Flag Day Concert 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.