Music Director Candidate, Joana Carneiro, Conducts 
February Concerts Of The Santa Rosa Symphony

News Release Contact: Sara Obuchowski, (707) 546-7097 ext 218

January 12, 2005

(SANTA ROSA, CA) ö Santa Rosa Symphony audiences will receive a Valentine this year in the person of Joana Carneiro, the first of seven music director candidates to appear in concert with the orchestra. She will conduct on February 12, 13, and 14 and will participate in the pre-concert ćconversationsä along with a host interviewer. During her week in Santa Rosa, Carneiro will also direct all orchestra rehearsals, and meet with members of the Symphony board, staff, and Music Director Search Committee. 

The much-heralded, 28-year-old Carneiro is assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as an American Symphony Orchestra League Conducting Fellow. In this 4th concert set of the season, she will introduce herself to Santa Rosa audiences and musicians with a program that includes Dukasā Fanfare from La Peri and The Sorcererās Apprentice, Debussyās Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, Ravelās Tzigane and Brahmsā Symphony No. 2.

Featured soloist on the Ravel piece is Karen Shinozaki Sor, Principal violinist of the Santa Rosa Symphony. Shinozaki Sor is also a regular extra in the San Francisco Opera and Ballet Orchestras and a frequent chamber music collaborator, playing with diverse groups including the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, the Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players and the Sor Ensemble.

Santa Rosa Symphony concerts are Saturday and Monday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa. Concert Conversations begin one hour prior to the performances, and are made possible by Quivira Estate Vineyards and Winery. The February performances are sponsored by the Dr. Larry Schoenrock Endowment Fund and Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel. Sonne J. Pedersen is underwriting Shinozaki Sorās performance. 

The popular Discovery Series of open rehearsals continues at 2 p.m. on February 12. These concerts, priced at $10 for adults, $6 for youth for single tickets, offer a sneak peek into the final rehearsal process before each concert set. Audiences for the Discovery concerts enjoy free punch and Krispy Kreme donuts at intermission.

Call (707) 546-8742 for tickets or visit the Symphony Box Office on the first floor of the North Coast Bank building at 50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased at the door 1ø hours before each performance on a space-available basis. Single tickets are $26-47, with senior discounts available. $7 Student Rush tickets (to students showing school I.D.) can be purchased a half hour prior to curtain. 

Visit www.santarosasymphony.com for the entire concert season schedule. Please call for artist photos and full biographies.

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Dates and Times
Saturday, February 12, at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday February 12, at 2:00 p.m. (Discovery Rehearsal)
Sunday, February 13, at 3:00 p.m. (Discovery Rehearsal)
Monday, February 14, at 8:00 p.m.

Who
Santa Rosa Symphony 

What
Symphony Concert 

Joana Carneiro, Conductor
Karen Shinozaki, Violin
Pre-concert talk featuring music director candidate Joana Carneiro one hour before each performance. 

Program
Dukas: Fanfare From La Peri
Dukas: Sorcererās Apprentice
Debussy: Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
Ravel: Tzigane
Brahms: Symphony No. 2

Venue
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
50 Mark West Springs Road
Santa Rosa, CA

Cost
Single tickets $16-47

Tickets
(707) 54-MUSIC [546-8742]

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