Free Concert Spotlights Dvorák, Ideo, Verbytski
Isn’t it time you enjoyed some live music for a change?
The Castro Valley Community Orchestra is hosting a concert on Sunday, June 5 at 2:00 pm at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. No tickets are required, and the show is open to the public.
Scheduled pieces include Joshua Ideo’s “Destiny for a New,” Mykhaylo Verbytski’s “Symphony No. 2,” and Antonín Dvorák’s “Symphony No. 8.”
The orchestra gives local musicians experience playing with a regional orchestra and presents great music to audiences in the Castro Valley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Hayward areas.
What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon being carried along by great music played by dedicated, enthusiastic musicians and special guest performers. Live music is a great escape from the worries of our times, bringing calm and peace for a few hours. Families can enjoy a free concert together; youngsters may be inspired to take up an instrument or explore further the music they have just heard and seen performed live in the concert hall.
After the concert, audience members can chat with the performers about the pieces, or their instruments and ask about music instructions. The orchestra has presented so-called instrument petting zoos where audience members can see an instrument up close, maybe try them out, and have questions answered by the musicians.
In addition to the concerts, orchestra members enrich the community by playing with other ensembles during the holiday season and performing at senior centers and residences. During the pandemic, some performed in virtual concerts online.
Organized in 2002, Castro Valley is very fortunate to have a live orchestra in the city. Conductor and Music Director Josh Cohen draws on his wealth of contacts to bring great soloists and program accessible, wonderful music. The performers find great joy in creating the sound of great music together. There is nothing as magnificent and powerful as a full orchestra weaving diverse musicians and individual instruments into one great voice.
Residents do not have to travel far or spend a fortune for this live entertainment. Children may find an activity that brings them together with other young people away from their cell phones and develop a life-long love of music, discipline of practicing and rehearsing, and new friends to share a common interest. This cultural gem deserves to be supported by the community.
For more information, check out the Center for the Arts website: https://www.cvcfa.com/events