PCO Performance Dates – 2023-24 season
Except where noted, performances of the Pomona College Orchestra are held in Bridges Hall of Music, otherwise known as “Little Bridges,” on the Pomona College campus at 150 East 4th Street. Admission is always free of charge, and more information about directions or parking can be obtained by calling (909) 621-8155.
The Pomona College Orchestra performs on four weekends during the academic year, usually on a Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. The coming season’s performance dates are listed below, and information will be filled in as it becomes available.
- First program: October 6 and 8, 2023
- Second program: November 17 and 19, 2023
- Third program: February 23 and 25, 2024
- Fourth program: April 12 and 14, 2024
First Program
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Tony Rowe, conductor
Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318
Barber: First Essay for Orchestra, op. 12 (1937)
Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll
Liszt: Les Préludes
Second Program
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Tony Rowe, conductor
Ethan Lee ’24, winner of the 2023 PCO Concerto Competition
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 14
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, “From the New World”
Third Program
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
With soloists Julie Adams, soprano; Kelly Guerra, mezzo-soprano; Rodell Rosel, tenor; Nmon Ford, baritone; and the Pomona College Choir, Prof. Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125
(Tickets required)
Fourth program
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Featuring the Pomona College Choir; Prof. Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor
Sibelius: Finlandia
Price: Four Songs (with Melissa Givens, soprano)
Brahms: Nänie
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region