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The new season is the theme connecting both the music of the upcoming Livermore-Amador Symphony concert and the artwork accompanying the performance that night.
The “Spring Awakenings” show at the Bankhead Theater next weekend centers on three apt pieces of music, with the symphony led by guest conductor Geoffrey Gallegos of San Francisco, along with a silent video playing above the orchestra featuring the creative works of contest winners from this year’s “Spring Art Show” by the Livermore Art Association.
“Music that brings the sounds of nature to life,” LAS officials said of the concert that showcases “Spring” from “A Musical Tableau for Orchestra” by Alexander Glazunov and “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland before intermission and “Symphony No. 1” by Robert Schumann (nicknamed the “Spring Symphony”) after the break.
During intermission, Livermore resident and professional violinist Jim Hurley is set to perform themed music in the Bankhead lobby.
The concert is set to start at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday (April 11). Gallegos will lead an “Inside the Music” talk with the audience beforehand from 7-7:15 p.m. And after the show, the Livermore-Amador Symphony Guild will host a complimentary reception offering Livermore Valley wines.
In addition to the artwork included in the video playing during the concert, a few of the physical pieces will be on display in the Bankhead lobby – and available for purchase – that night.
All artwork in LAA’s “Spring Art Show” juried exhibition will be on exhibition at the Bothwell Arts Center in Livermore the following weekend (April 18-19) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The symphony is set to present a reception with a string quartet from 3-4 p.m. April 19 at the Bothwell, where admission is free.
For tickets to the Bankhead concert, go to livermorearts.org or livermoreamadorsymphony.org.
The collaboration between the symphony and art association was funded through a grant from the city of Livermore, via its Commission for the Arts.
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