Song and Dance
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Closed Monday*
Open for Calls
Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469
Open for Walk Up
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
Presented by Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
Music Direction and Conducted by Timothy Smith
Featuring Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
February 5, 2017
The Song portions of our program feature well-known Bay Area Lyric Coloratura Soprano, Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley (who sings the soprano solos with CCCO in our annual Sing-A-Long Messiah performance). She will sing four iconic and virtuosic arias from operas by Puccini, Verdi, Johann Strauss, Jr. and Bernstein. The Dance portion of the program features a wide variety of dance styles, including the Waltz form Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite, and Arturo Marquez Danzon No. 2, made popular by Gustav Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission
Music Direction and Conducted by Timothy Smith
Featuring Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
February 5, 2017
The Song portions of our program feature well-known Bay Area Lyric Coloratura Soprano, Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley (who sings the soprano solos with CCCO in our annual Sing-A-Long Messiah performance). She will sing four iconic and virtuosic arias from operas by Puccini, Verdi, Johann Strauss, Jr. and Bernstein. The Dance portion of the program features a wide variety of dance styles, including the Waltz form Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite, and Arturo Marquez Danzon No. 2, made popular by Gustav Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission
Program
Maskarade Overture -- Carl Nielson
Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 25 -- Joseph Suk
Quando me'n vo', from "La Boheme" -- Giacomo Puccini
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Adele's Laughing Song, Mein Herr Marquis, from "Die Fledermaus" -- Johann Strauss, Jr.
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Polka and Fugue, from "Schwanda the Bagpiper" -- Jaromir Weinberger
Waltz, from "Masquerade Suite" -- Aram Khachaturian
Ah, fors'e lui; Sempre libera, from "La Traviata" -- Giuseppe Verdi
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Glitter and be Gay, from "Candide" -- Leonard Bernstein
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Danzon No. 2 -- Arturo Marquez
Maskarade Overture -- Carl Nielson
Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 25 -- Joseph Suk
Quando me'n vo', from "La Boheme" -- Giacomo Puccini
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Adele's Laughing Song, Mein Herr Marquis, from "Die Fledermaus" -- Johann Strauss, Jr.
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Polka and Fugue, from "Schwanda the Bagpiper" -- Jaromir Weinberger
Waltz, from "Masquerade Suite" -- Aram Khachaturian
Ah, fors'e lui; Sempre libera, from "La Traviata" -- Giuseppe Verdi
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Glitter and be Gay, from "Candide" -- Leonard Bernstein
with Elizabeth Hunter-Ashley, lyric coloratura
Danzon No. 2 -- Arturo Marquez