Concert
Connect with us at 2 pm
on
Sunday, June 7
and make the
RUSSIAN CONNECTION
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek CA
• Soprano Olga Chernisheva, a native of Russia and an acclaimed vocalist having performed with the Bolshoi Opera and other opera companies in Russia as well as in Sweden, Hong Kong, Costa Rica and the United States.
• Contra Costa Wind Symphony's principal trombonist Jeff Bowlsby performed Rimsky- Korsakov's Concerto for Trombone.
Farewell To A Slavonic Woman .................................................. Vasily Agapkin
Symphony No. 9 ........................... Dmitri Shostakovich/Arr. Mertens, Sukerbuyk
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
III. Presto
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto - Allegro
Concerto For Trombone .............................................. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegretto
Trombone Soloist: Jeff Bowlsby
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Intermission ---
The Musical Snuff Box ............................................................... Anatole Lyadov
Two Russian Songs ........................... Yan Abramovich Frenkel/Arr. Ian Frenkel
Snova mamin golos slishu (I Hear My Mother's Voice Again)
Skol'ko Vidano (Everything We Have Seen)
Vocal Soloist: Olga Chernisheva
Frenkel a la Frenkel .......................... Yan Abramovich Frenkel/Arr. Ian Frenkel
Parade March ..................................................................... Semyon Chernetsky
Jeff Bowlsby joined the Contra Costa Wind Symphony this season as principal trombonist. He has been playing trombone for more than 40 years and is known for his warm tone, high range and jazz improvisation. He has been principal trombone and soloist with ensembles such as the USAF Strategic Air Command Symphonic Band and the Noteables Big Band, various local big bands, the San Jose Wind Symphony and the Bay Bones. He also plays alto trombone, bass trombone and euphonium. He is an architect during the day and lives in San Ramon.