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Civic Strings Winter 2025 – A Nordic Winter
Community Night November 6, 2025 Flutes – For Flute Choir
Civic Symphony Winter 2025 Tchaikovsky – Tchaikovksy
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Civic Strings Winter 2025 – A Nordic Winter
Rehearsals for this set are on October 6, October 20, October 27, November 3, November 10, November 17, November 24, December 1, December 8.
Michelle has been struck by how SFSMA not only aims to give opportunities to musicians of varying levels, but also how Civic Stings has reached audiences of all experiences, from none to real music lovers. Her goal for this season is to create programs that are accessible to all, but still have a lot of variety and interesting things happening. In this set, we'll be playing selections in the theme of "A Nordic Winter": Sibelius Impromptu Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 357, yours truly, violin Vivaldi, Arranged by Mark Wood "Vivaldi Rocks" -- Wood's riff on Vivaldi's "Winter", Michelle Maruyama, violin Bach Two Selections from Orchestral Suite No. 3, Air, Gigue Grieg Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 Performance: Sunday, December 14, 2025, 3:00 pm First Baptist Church, 22 Waller St Rehearsals on Monday evenings, 7:00-:09:15 10/06, (skip 10/13), 10,27, 11/04, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, and 12/08. Location: First Baptist Church, 22 Waller St. Enter at corner of Waller and Octavia. (Two parking entrances on Haight Street and on Octavia Street – the frontage way, not the wants-to-be-a-freeway-ramp part of Octavia Blvd.) For general questions about this orchestra, please write to John Arnott, johnarnott@sfcivicmusic.org
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for all musicians.
Community Night November 6, 2025 Flutes – For Flute Choir
Rehearsals for this set are on .
Greetings Flautists! We have a wonderful evening of music making planned for all things flute--Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute & Bass Flute. Check out the repertoire below which was selected by our guest lead for the evening, Bebecca Sharp. Please sign up via the opt in link, and also print music and bring a stand to the event. See you there! Any questions? Query me. Vik Vikram Sharma SFCMA Board Member Community Night Coordinator vik@sfcivicmusic.org NOVEMBER 6, 2025. FOR FLUTE CHOIR TIME & VENUE: 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of San Francisco, 22 Waller St., San Francisco, CA 94102. PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: https://members.sfcivicsymphony.org/member_sets/new Guest Lead: Bebecca Sharp Repertoire Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - By the Lone Sea Shore - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzwVDenamI&list=RD3dzwVDenamI&start_radio=1 Beethoven - Pieces for a Mechanical Clock, WoO 33: III. Allegro in G Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYy9ePO_eNs&list=RDkYy9ePO_eNs&start_radio=1 Amy Smith - Waltz, Op. 36, No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdP4q5r9ghQ&list=RDCdP4q5r9ghQ&start_radio=1 Ethel Smyth - String Quintet in E major Op. 1- 2nd Movement Andantino poco allegretto - https://youtu.be/bx2s3MLLj-k?si=m51N7-lXqvTi7oGR&t=470 Vivaldi - Andante duo mandolini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYFZxzSaquE&list=RDgYFZxzSaquE&start_radio=1 John Williams - Jurassic Park - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NqaupGcCpw&list=RD-NqaupGcCpw&start_radio=1 Link to music: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VS66hnAg06jrEg-znetgOUi7mhErYMva?usp=sharing Please print music and bring stands- they will not be available at the venue.
By opting into this set, you are agreeing to abide by our
Code of Conduct
for all musicians.
Civic Symphony Winter 2025 Tchaikovsky – Tchaikovksy
Rehearsals for this set are on November 5, November 12, November 19, December 17, December 3, December 10, January 7, January 13, January 14, January 18.
Welcome to the Civic Symphony Winter ‘25 Concert with conductor Paul Schrage. Rehearsal dates are above at the Harvey Milk Center for the Arts at 50 Scott Street, they are on Wednesdays (and one Tuesday) from 7:15-10:00p with downbeat at 7:30p and the concert is on Sunday Jan 18th 2025 at 3p at the Herbst Theater. We ask that you bring your own stand and music. If you are signed up for the set, please plan on attending as many rehearsals as possible and the concert. If you sign up as a stand by player, please also plan to attend all rehearsals. If you sign up to participate, we ask that you consider a donation of $60-$100 to the Association to support our mission of free music by the community for the community. This is not a requirement for participating in any of our groups; however gifts of any amount help us pay for rehearsal space, music, and other operating costs. Repertoire: Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 Tchaikovsky Violin concerto (with soloist SF Symphony violinist Insun Jang) Rehearsal dates: Nov 5, 12, 19; Dec 3, 10, 17 Jan 7, 13 (Tue) , 14 (dress)
By opting into this set, you are agreeing to abide by our
Code of Conduct
for all musicians.
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