65th Season, 2017-2018

​​Sunday, October 15, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
Marek Szpakiewicz, Cello
  • Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129
  • Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Op. 73

Sunday, November 26, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
Gary Bovyer, Clarinet
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
  • Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 "Pathetique"

Sunday, December 17, 2017, 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Annual Messiah Community Singalong
Monika Beal, Soprano
Michelle Rice, Mezzo-Soprano
Bernardo Bermudez, Tenor
Phil Meyer, Bass
  • George Frideric Handel: Messiah

Saturday, January 27, 2018, 10:30 a.m. 
Concert for Young People with CYSO Concerto Competition winner
Jonathan Recomanta, Clarinet
  • Amilcare Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours from "La Gioconda"
  • Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, 1st movement
  • Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz from "Swan Lake"
  • Georges Bizet: Farandole from "L'Arlesienne" Suite No. 2
  • Hector Berlioz: Marche hongroise from "La damnation de Faust"
  • Jacques Offenbach: Can-Can

Saturday, February 3, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra and Prelude String Ensemble perform their first concert of the season, featuring a variety of classical, light classical, pops, and film music.
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Sunday, March 11, 2018, 3:30 p.m. 
Ruth Charloff, Conductor
  • Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
  • Witold Lutoslawski: Little Suite ("Mala Suita")
  • Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Op. 43

Sunday, April 29, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Joel Clifft, Piano
  • Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
  • George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92

Saturday, June 2, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra and Prelude String Ensemble close out the 2017-2018 season with their final concert.

Sunday, June 10, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Robert Sage, Piano
Vernon Snyder, Organ
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482
  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, Op. 78 "Organ"
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Sunday, July 8, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Annual Pops in the Park concert
Ganesha Park, Pomona