John Mulaney Live: Netflix
April 3rd, 2025, @ 10pm EST/ 7pm PST
New Century Chamber Orchestra: A Prayer for Peace
Wednesday, April 4th-6th, 2025
Contemplate the music of three composers from the 20th and 21st centuries in their contrasting searches for peace. Adolphus Hailstork’s joyful Sonata da Chiesa for strings invites religious meditation as it builds an opulent cathedral of sound in the style of a grand choral mass. In contrast, Jungyoon Wie’s masterful A Prayer for Peace (a New Century co-commission with A Far Cry) makes poignant use of repetition and variation to represent the composer’s own evolution in her journey as a Korean immigrant to the United States. Finally, the remarkable and intimate Metamorphosen—Richard Strauss’s late-in-life string masterpiece—stands undimmed as a memorial for the victims of war and as inspiration to rebuild after tragedy.
DANIEL HOPE
Music Director and Concertmaster
PROGRAM
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK
Sonata da Chiesa for String Orchestra
JUNGYOON WIE
A Prayer for Peace, concerto grosso for string orchestra
Co-commission with A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra
West Coast Premiere
RICHARD STRAUSS
Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings
DATES & VENUES
Friday, April 4, 2025: 7:30pm
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Saturday, April 5, 2025: 2:00pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco
Sunday, April 6, 2025: 3:00pm
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere Tiburon
Wings: Hawkins Contemporary Jazz Company
Friday, April 25th: 7pm
Jill Solberg Performing Arts Theater– Folsom High School, Folsom, CA
Sunday, April 25th: 1pm & 5:30pm
Jill Solberg Performing Arts Theater– Folsom High School, Folsom, CA
Sacramento Candlelight Concerts:
The Best of Joe Hisaishi- 4/10/25, Sacrmento Railroad museum
The Best of Hans Zimmer- 4/10/25
Coldplay x Imagine Dragons- 4/18/25, Sacramento Railroad museum
The Best of Whitney Houston– 4/19/25, Sacramento Railroad Museum
The Best of the Beatles – 4/19/25, Sacramento Railroad Museum
Queen Meets ABBA- 4/20/25, Sacramento Railroad Museum
The Best of Hans Zimmer– 4/24/25, Sacramento Railroad Museum
New Century Chamber Orchestra: Hope@Home- Next Generation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniel Hope and New Century Chamber Orchestra come together for a special series of streamed episodes showcasing the beauty and rich cultural fabric of our community in San Francisco. As part of the larger Hope@Home – Next Generation series hosted by Arte.tv, these episodes reached millions of international viewers and can be viewed by clicking below.