2023-24 Season Overview
Jelani Canser began playing string bass at the age of eleven in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, performing through high school in various orchestras, as well as in band (on baritone horn and bass guitar) and in choir. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education at the University of Minnesota. In 2001 Jelani started his career as an elementary orchestra teacher in Mesa, Arizona. He earned his Master's degree in Music Education with a concentration in Jazz Studies at Arizona State University in 2007. In 2008 he moved to San Jose and continued his career teaching orchestra and band at Muwekma Ohlone Middle School. In 2015 Jelani was awarded Teacher of the Year for San Jose Unified School District. In 2022 he joined the faculty of Lincoln High School, teaching Orchestra and Mariachi.
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The Nutcracker
Collaboration with the San José Dance Theatre December 8-10, 2023 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose The Nutcracker - Pyotr Tchaikovsky Order tickets online at www.sjnutcracker.com. Use code SJMUSIC23 for 10% off! |
Lamentation and Joy
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 7:30 PM Hammer Theatre, San Jose 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose Free Admission/Donations Accepted Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult Program Escaramuza - Gabriela Lena Frank Estampas Nocturnas - Manuel Ponce Symphony No. 5 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky Catalina Barraza-Gerardino, conductor View/Download our Concert Program!
Cambrian Symphony Lamentation and Joy February 2024 Livestream FAQs |
Catalina Barraza-Gerardino has extensive experience as a professional violinist, orchestral conductor, and pedagogue. She currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola at San José State University. She has recently served as Concertmaster of the New Ballet of San Jose Orchestra and has played with Symphony San Jose and San Jose Chamber Orchestra. An active pedagogue in the Bay Area, Catalina regularly coaches the San Jose Youth Orchestra and the San Jose Youth Chamber Orchestra. Catalina was a lead violin teacher in the Overture Program with the Sphinx Organization, whose mission is to empower black and Latinx communities through music. She holds a doctorate in violin performance from Michigan State University. She pursued her Master in Music at University of Arkansas and her bachelor in music at Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia.
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Life Motifs: Music of the Movies
Saturday, April 13, 2024, 7:30 PM De Anza Visual and Performing Arts Center, Cupertino 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino Free Admission/Donations Accepted Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult Program "Sunrise" from Also sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) - Richard Strauss End Titles from "Emma" - Rachel Portman Theme from "Jurassic Park" - John Williams Sayuri’s Theme from "Memoirs of a Geisha" - John Williams Adventures on Earth from "E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)" - John Williams Thomas Alexander, conductor |
Thomas Alexander started the violin at the age of four after he was captivated by the magic and splendor of The Nutcracker. He studied violin performance at UCSD, then moved to San Francisco, and played with many community and professional orchestras near and around San Francisco. He spent 15 years working with the San Francisco Civic Symphony Association, serving on the board, playing concertmaster in multiple groups, and starting numerous ensembles including "Mozart to Mendelssohn,” "Civic Strings," and "Civic Pops." It was through this organization that he started conducting in earnest, leading Civic Strings and Mozart to Mendelssohn, and guest conducting the San Francisco Civic Symphony. Thomas also founded impromptuSF as Music Director. It was The Nutcracker, again, that brought him to Cambrian Symphony.
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Soundscapes
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose
Free Admission/Donations Accepted
Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult
Program
Ruslan and Ludmilla Ouverture - Mikhail Glinka
Blue Cathedral - Jennifer Higdon
Concerto Nova - Erik Anderson
Erik Anderson, electric cello
Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica - Yasushi Akutagawa
La Mer - Claude Debussy
Scott Krijnen, conductor
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose
Free Admission/Donations Accepted
Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult
Program
Ruslan and Ludmilla Ouverture - Mikhail Glinka
Blue Cathedral - Jennifer Higdon
Concerto Nova - Erik Anderson
Erik Anderson, electric cello
Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica - Yasushi Akutagawa
La Mer - Claude Debussy
Scott Krijnen, conductor