D. Kern Holoman, conductor

THE FRENCH BICENTENNIAL SEASON

20 November 1988
Bizet: Les Toréadors and Chanson bohème from Carmen
Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 1 for Violoncello and Orchestra in A Minor, op. 46
Dvorák: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B Minor, op. 104
     with David Starkweather, cello
Freeborn Hall
program

18 February 1989
Rouget de Lisle
Méhul
Gossec
Catel
Paër
Berlioz
The Glade, UC-Berkeley (moved to Hertz Hall because of rain),
Concert for the Western Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
program

28 February 1989
Rouget de Lisle
Méhul
Gossec
Catel
Paër
Berlioz
Aboard the helicopter-carrier Jeanne d'Arc, San Francisco Bay
Concert for diplomatic reception celebrating the arrival of the vessel
program

6, 8 April 1989 
Berlioz: Marche pour la présentation des drapeaux
Rouget de Lisle, arr. Berlioz: Hymne des Marseillais, Chant du 9 Thermidor
Méhul: Chant du départ
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
     with the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the UCD Choruses, Stephanie Friedman, mezzo- soprano; Carlo Scibelli, tenor; and Jules Bastin, bass. Cosponsored by the Consulate General of France, San Francisco, and the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, with financial assistance of American Airlines
Freeborn Hall
program & poster

15 April 1989 
French bicentennial repertoire
Freeborn Hall, Picnic Day concert
Also at dedication ceremonies for James H. Meyer Hall

23 April 1989 
"Vive la Révolution," a concert celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution
with Kimberly Marshall, organ, and Judith Bettina, soprano
Rouget de Lisle
Berlioz
Méhul
Le Sueur
Cosponsored by the Consulate General of France, San Francisco, and the Maison Française of Stanford University
The Memorial Church, Stanford University
program

27 May 1989 
Rouget de Lisle,
Berlioz,
Méhul,
Berlioz: Cléopâtre
with Stephanie Friedman, mezzo- soprano, and the French Bicentennial Chorus. Presented by the Lycée Français International Lapérouse
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
program & poster

4 June 1989 
Rouget de Lisle, arr. John Philip Sousa, The Marseillaise
Catel: Marche militaire
Gossec: Marche lugubre
Berlioz: Scène d'amour and Convoi funèbre from Roméo et Juliette
Berlioz: Cléopâtre
Berlioz: Apothéose from Grande Symphonie funèbre et triomphale
     with Stephanie Friedman, mezzo-soprano, and the French Bicentennial Chorus
Freeborn Hall
program

June 1989 
Repertoire drawn from season offerings
For the Graduate Division: Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E , K. 364 (320d), movt. I
     with Ken Murai, violin, and Robert Bloch, viola
Recreation Hall, Commencements of the Graduate Division and the College of Letters and Science

3 July 1989 
Rouget de Lisle
Gossec
Bizet
Berlioz
with Thérèse Geraert, soprano; Stephanie Friedman, mezzo- soprano; Jules Bastin, bass; Joan Chambers, piano
Musée de Tahiti et des Iles, Tahiti
program

4 July 1989 
"Concert de l'Independance Day"
Rouget de Lisle
Catel
Méhul
Sousa
Gershwin
Berlioz
Place Tarahoi, Papeete, Tahiti
program & poster

5 July 1989 
Rouget de Lisle
Méhul, Gossec
Catel
Berlioz: "O misère des rois," from L'Enfance du Christ
Berlioz: Duo-Nocturne, from Béatrice et Bénédict
Berlioz: Cléopâtre
with Thérèse Geraert, soprano; Stephanie Friedman, mezzo-soprano; and Jules Bastin, bass
The Tahiti concerts presented by the Université Française du Pacifique in association with the Comité du Bicentenaire, the Mairie de Papeete, the Syndicat d'Inititative Pare Nui, OPATTI, Musique en Polynésie, the Conservatoire Artistique Territorial, and the Société Wild- Leitz
Salle OPEL, Papeete, Tahiti
 
10 July 1989 
Rouget de Lisle
Méhul
Gossec
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette (abbreviated)
     with Stephanie Friedman, mezzo-soprano; Gerald Sword, tenor; Jules Bastin, bass; and a large contingent of performers including the Canberra Youth Orchestra and the Canberra School of Music Community Choir. Sponsored by the Banque Nationale de Paris
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
program & poster

13 July 1989 
Sousa
Catel
Méhul
Berlioz
Shopping Center
program & poster

15 July 1989 
Program and soloists similar to above, and Matthew Wall, boy soprano, and Karen Vanspall, soprano
With a contingent of some 1,200 performers, including the Band of the Third Military District, Army of Australia; the Royal Australian Air Force Central Band; the Eastern Youth Laureate Wind Symphony; the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society; and the Maroondah Singers. Co- conductors I. C. Milne, ARCM, MIMT, major, Army of Australia; Graham Lloyd, Flight Lieutenant, Royal Australian Air Force
     with Gregory Cheng, sub-conductor
National Tennis Centre, Melbourne
program & poster

17 July 1989 
Program, soloists, and performers similar to above
Canberra School of Music, Canberra
program & poster

19 July 1989 
Rouget de Lisle
Méhul
Gossec
Berlioz
Bizet, featuring Berlioz's Cléopâtre
     with Stephanie Friedman, mezzo-soprano
The Nouméa concert presented by the Université Française du Pacifique in association with the Comité National du Bicentenaire and the Banque Nationale de Paris
Salle des Fédération des Oeuvres Laïques, Nouméa, New Caledonia
program