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The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra Association presents The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra with Music Director and Conductor Carlo Ponti Jr.

THE 80th SEASON 2008-2009

Event	Date	Time	Title	Notes (Links go to the Wikipedia)
Dinner	Friday, October 3rd, 2008	6pm to late	80th Anniversary Gala	Music, food, and auctions for fabulous prizes.
Concert	Saturday, October 4th, 2008	8pm	Tribute to Frank Plash	Weber Overture from Oberon, Schumann Violin concerto , Brukner symphony #1
Fun	Sunday, October 26th	1:00p-5:00pm	Annual Musical Home Tour	See Below
Concert	Saturday, November 15th, 2008	8pm	Inspiring Romantic Escapades	The Richardson Prep High Middle School Band will open the concert with a musical tribute to veterans, Beethoven Leonore overture#3, Mozart Piano concerto#27 (Soloist Janina Fialkowska), Schumann symphony#2
Ballet	December 2008	8pm on the 5th and 6th, and 2pm on the 7th	Nutcracker	Tchaikovsky, maestro Frank Fetta
Concert	Sunday January 18th, 2009	3pm	Fanfare for the Family	John Williams(fanfair), Claude Debussy(Children's corner), Camile Saint-Saens(Carnival of the animals)
Concert	Saturday, March 21st 2009	8pm	The Bold and the Beautiful	Stravinsky (Mass), Sibelius symphony #3, Brahms Piano concerto #1 (Soloist Norman Krieger)
Concert	Saturday, May 9th, 2009	8pm	Mahler's Fifth	Mahler Symphony #5 starting in C# minor

All concerts are at the California Theater of Performing Arts; 562 W. Fourth Street; San Bernardino, California. Each concert is followed by an informal After Glow (with snacks) where you can meet the musicians.

Buy tickets in advance at the Symphony Office at 415, W 2nd St., San Bernardino, CA 92401 (Phone: (909)-381-5388, Web: www.sanbernardinosymphony.org, EMail: SBSymphony1@aol.com )

Rush tickets for students are made available 30 minutes before the concert -- pay $10 (cash) at the will call table at the California Theater.

Notes

Musical Home Tour: Enjoy music in four lovely homes in San Bernardino. Refreshments, Treasures, Opportunity Drawings. See the flyer (PDF).
Contact one of the co-chairs, Grace Baldwin (909-496-6022) or Judy Podskalan (909-824-9214), for details.
Frank Plash: The late Frank Plash was a quiet presence at every major musical event in the San Bernardino area. Those who knew him, knew of his passion for music and his deep knowledge. He served the San Bernardino Symphony in many voluntary capacities and left a large bequest to the orchestra when he died. He will be missed by many in this town.
Carlo Ponti Jr.: The son of actress Sophia Loren and film director Carlo Ponti. He has conducted orchestras in France, Spain, Vienna, Hungary, and Russia. In the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons he conducted sell-out concerts in San Bernardino with energy, skill, and knowledge. In July 2001 he brought the Russian National Orchestra to San Bernardino as part of their world tour. In the 2001-2002 season he became the music directory of the San Bernardino Symphony.
Carlo Ponti Sr.: Carlo Ponti was a world famous Italian film director and producer. He died January 10th 2007. He directed or produced movies such as La Strada, Blow-up and Dr. Zhivago (click here for filmography).

See Program above