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The San Bernardino Symphony presents The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra with Music Director and Conductor Carlo Ponti Jr.

THE 2009-20010 SEASON

Event	Date	Time	Title	Notes (Links go to the Wikipedia)
Concert	Saturday, October 10th, 2009 8pm Sunday Oct 11th 3pm, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Arrowhead	-	GRANDiose	Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.20 Sibelius Symphony No 2 in D Major, op. 43
Fun	Sunday, October 25th 2009	1:00p-5:00pm	Annual Musical Home Tour	See Below
Concert	Saturday, November 21st, 2009	8pm	Schumania	Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale, Op.52 Piano Concerto in a minor Op.54 (Kyle Shafiee, Pianist) Symphony No. 4 in d minor, op. 120
Concert	Sunday January 24th, 2010	3pm	Musical Fantasies	Chavez Toccata for 6 percussions Mozart Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat major, K271 (Eldred Marshall, pianist) Vaughan Williams Fantasia On A Theme by Thomas Tallis (Used in two recent movies)
Concert	Saturday, March 20th 2010	8pm	PRAISE: A Mendelssohn Masterpiece	Mendelssohn Symphony no 2 in A major op 52 Lobgesang with the CSUSB Chorus and the Mighty Wurlitzer 216 Organ
Concert	Saturday, May 1st 2010	8pm	Celebrate America: San Bernardino's Bicentenial	Bernstein Overture to 'West Side Story' Barber Violin Concerto, op 14 (Edwin Huizinga, Violin soloist) Copland Symphony no 3

All concerts are at the California Theater of Performing Arts; 562 W. Fourth Street; San Bernardino, California. Each concert is followed by an informal After Glow (with snacks) where you can meet the musicians.

Buy tickets in advance at the Symphony Office at 415, W 2nd St., San Bernardino, CA 92401 (Phone: (909)-381-5388, Web: www.sanbernardinosymphony.org, EMail: SBSymphony1@aol.com )

Rush tickets for students are made available 30 minutes before the concert -- pay $10 (cash) at the will call table at the California Theater.

Notes

Musical Home Tour: Enjoy music in four lovely homes in San Bernardino. Refreshments, Treasures, Opportunity Drawings. See the flyer (PDF).
Contact one of the co-chairs, Erika Quinonez (909-559-3208) or Judy Podskalan (909-496-6022), for details.
Frank Plash: The late Frank Plash was a quiet presence at every major musical event in the San Bernardino area. Those who knew him, knew of his passion for music and his deep knowledge. He served the San Bernardino Symphony in many voluntary capacities and left a large bequest to the orchestra when he died. He will be missed by many in this town.
Carlo Ponti Jr.: The son of actress Sophia Loren and film director Carlo Ponti. He has conducted orchestras in France, Spain, Vienna, Hungary, and Russia. In the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons he conducted sell-out concerts in San Bernardino with energy, skill, and knowledge. In July 2001 he brought the Russian National Orchestra to San Bernardino as part of their world tour. In the 2001-2002 season he became the music directory of the San Bernardino Symphony.
Carlo Ponti Sr.: Carlo Ponti was a world famous Italian film director and producer. He died January 10th 2007. He directed or produced movies such as La Strada, Blow-up and Dr. Zhivago (click here for filmography).

See Program above