All Saturday Performances at 7pm at Thousand Oaks Bank of America Performing Arts Center (2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. | Thousand Oaks, CA)
All Sunday Performances at 3pm at Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center (4235 Mar Vista Dr.| Camarillo, CA)
Tales Of Winter! Celebrate The Holidays with New West Symphony
Symphonic wintertime delights and beloved holiday traditions will have you skating in the aisles. The orchestra will be joined by the Los Robles Children’s Choir, traditional Mexican music ensemble Hermanos Herrera, members of the California Contemporary Ballet, and special guest host, actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen, all under the direction of Michael Christie.
December 4 & 5, 2021
Michael Christie, conductor
Jim Meskimen, guest host
Hermanos Herrera, guest ensemble
California Contemporary Ballet
Los Robles Children’s Choir
TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Snow Maiden Suite
WALDTEUFEL: Skater’s Waltz
FRY: The Twelfth Elf
FRECHETTE: Tales of Winter (world premiere)
ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride
Our American Roots
From majestic mountains to Hollywood’s Silver Screen, America inspires great music. Antonin Dvořák wove a musical tapestry that blended American styles with Western European symphonic traditions, influencing the works of Aaron Copland, Joan Tower, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and John Williams.
January 29 & 30, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Elena Urioste, violin
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
DVOŘÁK: Suite in A Major, “American”
TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto
WILLIAMS: Star Wars Suite
Music To My Ears: The Science of Sound
Music is one of humanity’s most treasured and enduring experiences, combining physical science with human emotional response. Together we will explore how the characteristics of musical instruments and concert venues themselves create our vibrant acoustic experience.
February 26 & 27, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
JIJI, guitar/electric guitar
James Grinta, trumpet
GABRIELI: Canzon noni toni a 12
VIVALDI: Concerto for Guitar in D Major
MONTGOMERY: Strum
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
MOZART: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, “Serenata notturna”
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Written within a few years of each other, Rachmaninoff’s epic concert showpiece, Sibelius’ beautiful folk-influenced symphony and Joplin’s ragtime-inspired opera each capture a spirit of national pride and musical awakening that distinguished early 20th Century music.
April 2 & 3, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Andrew von Oeyen, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
JOPLIN: Selections from Treemonisha
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 3 in C Major
Masters Of Melody
Timeless melodies lead us from the heights of ecstasy to the depths of despair. Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony and classic melodies from Mexico and The Great American Songbook connect us to our past and carry us through our lives.
October 1 & 2, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Xavier Foley, double bass
Hermanos Herrera, guest ensemble
MUSIC FROM The Great American Songbook and Beyond
BOTTESINI: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B Minor
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, “Jupiter”
Ode To Joy
New West Symphony ends the season with a celebration of unity. Beethoven’s triumphant Symphony No. 9 and Reena Esmail’s My Sister’s Voice explore themes of human connection beyond borders and the passage of time.
November 19 & 20, 2022
Michael Christie, conductor
Saili Oak, Hindustani soprano
Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo soprano
Yongzhao Yu, tenor
Craig Irvin, baritone
California Lutheran University Choral Ensembles & Arete Vocal Ensemble
Wyant Morton, director
Pepperdine University Choral Ensembles
Ryan Board, director
ESMAIL: Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, “Choral”