West Coast Symphony's 2010 – 2011 Season, in addition to presenting standard classical repertoire, will display some interesting musical features that are not heard quite so often in the concert hall; some for smaller than the usual orchestral forces, such as the Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite ( October program) which is scored for 10 winds and a quintet of strings; and the D Major Serenade of Brahms (November program) in its original scoring for 9 players. This Brahms will be presented on a program that also features the Serenade for Strings of Tchaikovsky.
In December , the exciting and audience-pleasing performance of Vancouver composer and percussionist, Bruce Henczel will be presented with a Christmas twist.
The first program of 2011 will take place in February and will feature Vancouver Symphony Orchestra violinist, Jeanette Singh playing the popular Symphonie Espagnol of Edouard Lalo.
The wonderful Third Symphony of Johannes Brahms is presented in March together with Elgar's Introduction & Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra.
Te Orchestra offers an all Russian program at the end of April featuring pianist, Eugene Skovorodnikov and two very popular concert gems, the Second Piano Concerto of Sergei Rachmaninoff and the wonderful Romeo & Juliet Suite of Sergei Prokofiev. This program will take place in the newly renovated "Old Auditorium" at UBC.
The final program of the year features the symbol of Finland's heroic struggle for independence, the stirring Symphony #2 of Jean Sibelius.
