Things to Remember:

Remember to bring your Music Stand to all rehearsals!!

Be Prompt. Allow yourself at least ten minutes to unpack your instrument and warm up, so that rehearsals can begin on time,with all musicians present.

Intermission During Rehearsal Refreshments are offered, contributed by orchestra members, on a rotating basis. Our conductor asks that no music be played during our break (whether to warm up, or rehearse individual parts). This is the time to take a quiet breather and socialize with fellow musicians.

Attendance If you expect to be late, or need to miss a rehearsal, please email attendance at paphil.org. Should you have to miss a concert, inform the conductor as far in advance as possible, so that a replacement can be found.

Dress Rehearsal Attendance at dress rehearsals is required of all musicians. An occasional exception may be made for a string player, but only with advance approval of our conductor. No exception can be made for woodwind, brass, or percussion players -- those with solo voice parts -- as the balance of each section needs to be evaluated and confirmed on stage of the concert hall.

Concert Dress Men: Tuxedo or dark suit, white shirt, black bow-tie. Black shoes (well shined, please), black socks Women: Black dress or pants. Black shoes and stockings. Avoid glittery jewelry (that reflects stage lighting).

Palo Alto Philharmonic 11-12 Rehearsal and Concert Schedule

Concerts and dress rehearsals I-III are at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; Set IV is at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto

all rehearsals start at 7:30 PM

Concert I (10/22/11; Cubberley)

  • Monday rehearsals in H1: 9/12, 19, 26, 10/3, 10, 17
  • Friday dress in theater: 10/21

  • Bernstein: Candide Overture (5')
  • 2+1.2.2+2(Eb,bcl).2+1 - 4.2.3.1 - timp+5 - hp - str

  • Liszt: Totentanz (16')
  • 2+1.2.2.2 - 2.2.3.1 - timp+3 - str

  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (46')
  • 3d1.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.1 - timp+2 - str

Concert II (12/10/11; Cubberley)

  • Monday rehearsals in H1: 10/31, 11/7, 14, 21, 28, 12/5
  • Friday dress in theater: 12/9

  • Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (21')
  • 2+1.2+1.2+1(bcl).2+1 - 4.2.3.1 - timp+4 - str

  • Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (25')
  • 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.3.0 - timp - str

  • Paganini: Violin Concerto #1 (35')
  • 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.3.0 - timp+2 - str

Concert III (2/18/12; Cubberley)

  • Monday rehearsals in H1: 1/9, 16, 23, 30, 2/6, 13
  • Friday dress in theater: 2/17

  • Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture (9')
  • 2d1.2d1.2.2 - 4.2+2.3.0 - timp+4 - str

  • Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (25')
  • 2.0.0.2 - 2.0.0.0 - str

  • Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra (7')
  • 2d1.1.2.2 - 1.2.1.1 - 3perc - pf - str

  • Strauss: Death and Transfiguration (23')
  • 3.2+1.2+1(bcl).2+1 - 4.3.3.1 - timp+1 - 2hp - str

Concert IV (4/14/12; Spangenberg) (2-week gap)

  • Monday rehearsals in H1: 3/5, 12, 19, **, 4/2, 9
  • **Monday 3/26 in Spangenberg
  • Thursday dress in theater: 4/12

  • Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis (15')
  • str
  • Actor: TBD premiere (10-12')
  • 2+1.2.2.2 - 4.3.3.1 - timp+2 - str

  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (44')
  • 2+1.2.2+1(Eb).2+1 - 4.3.3.1 - timp+4 - hp - pf/cel - str

Family Concert (5/20/12; Cubberley)

  • Monday rehearsals in H1: 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7, 14
  • Thursday dress in theater: 5/17

  • Program TBD

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