The San Francisco Academy Orchestra’s 13th Season Will Open with World-Premiere Ballet Music Written by 13-Year-Old Composer

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--San Francisco Academy Orchestra Music Director, Andrei Gorbatenko, announced the orchestra’s 2012-2013 season today, which will open on October 7th with Mozart’s Symphony in A Major, K134 and the world premiere of Zingara, a ballet suite written by award winning pianist and composer Audrey Vardanega. The ballet, with a 19th century gypsy-style libretto, explores the mind of an entitled girl and her moral dilemma on where she stands in society. The music is set to music that employs compositional techniques of both the 20^th and 21^st centuries. “Learning Vardanega’s music has been quite enlightening,” says Gorbatenko. “Just when I thought I was catching a glimpse into the future of music, I realized that this future is now.”

“Just when I thought I was catching a glimpse into the future of music, I realized that this future is now.”

The season will also include the 4th annual Sing-it-Yourself Messiah, a benefit concert for the San Francisco Food Bank, and a season finale which will include Schubert’s Symphony no. 5 as well as Dittersdorf’s rarely performed Sinfonia Concertante for viola and double bass, featuring venerable violist Don Ehrlich and San Francisco Symphony Principal Bassist, Scott Pingel.

The latest addition to Academy Live, an HD audio/video series featuring select San Francisco Academy Orchestra performances, contrasts early and late Mozart symphonies. Available at no cost for streaming on the orchestra’s website, Academy Live, provides a way for music enthusiasts to watch, listen, and share Academy Orchestra performances worldwide.

2012-2013 SEASON AT A GLANCE:

Sunday, October 7th, 2012, 4pm.
Andrei Gorbatenko, conductor
Mozart- Symphony in A Major, K134
Vardanega- Zingara (World Premiere)

Saturday, December 15^th, 2012, 10am-12pm.
Free Messiah Workshop
Alden Gilchrist, clinician

Sunday, December 16th, 2012, 4pm.
Alden Gilchrist, conductor
Handel- Sing-it-Yourself Messiah

Sunday, May 26^th, 2013, 4pm.
Don Ehrlich, viola
Scott Pingel, double bass
Andrei Gorbatenko, conductor
Dittersdorf- Sinfonia Concertante
Schubert- Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major

All events are held at:
2515 Fillmore St., San Francisco

Ticket prices are:
$25 General
$15 Students/Seniors

Visit the San Francisco Academy Orchestra at:

www.sfacademyorchestra.org

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