PCO Performance Dates – 2021-22 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 Fourth 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 8 and 10, 2021
- Second program: November 19 and 21, 2021
- Third program: March 4 and 6, 2022
- Fourth program: April 15 and 17, 2022
First Program
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Auditorium (Big Bridges)
Fanny Hensel: Overture in C
Tchaikovsky: March from Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Ukrainian”
Chen Yi: Tone Poem
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, “Classical”
Second Program
Friday, November 19, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius: Incidental music to Swanwhite (selections)
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (mmt. III, Poco allegretto)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
Third Program
Friday, March 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Tom Flaherty: Social Harmony (world premiere)
Florence Price / arr. E. Lindholm: Selected Songs
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor
Joined by Melissa Givens, soprano and Megan Chang (PO ’23) violin, 2021 PCO Concerto Winner
Fourth program
Friday, April 15, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
with the Pomona College Choir, Prof. Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor; and Haesung Park, organ
Poulenc: Exultate Deo (a cappella choir)
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
Fauré: Requiem