KEDRICK ARMSTRONG INAUGURAL INEXTINGUISHABLE OAKLAND!
Friday, October 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Program:
JULIA PERRY: A Short Piece for Orchestra
LIVING JAZZ COMMISSIONS
CARL NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4, "The Inextinguishable"
Oakland Symphony
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Upcoming Events
TWO BLACK CHURCHES + CARMINA BURANA
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Program:
SHAWN OKPEBHOLO: Zoom!
SHAWN OKPEBHOLO: Two Black Churches Oakland Symphony co-commission
CARL ORFF: Carmina Burana
LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER a Tribute to the Legends of Disco!
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
An “inspired, multifarious, musical bash!” raves SF Classical Voice of the Oakland Symphony’s holiday party, Let Us Break Bread Together. Kedrick Armstrong and the Orchestra are joined by the Bay Area’s hottest artists for this annual seasonal celebration. “Celebrate Good Times” as this year’s edition pays tribute to the legends of disco.
FORGIVENESS + PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Program:
ERROLLYN WALLEN: Mighty River
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN: Forgiveness: Suite for Spoken Word & Orchestra
MODEST MUSSORGSKY: (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition
PAUL ROBESON: HERE I STAND
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Program:
JASMIN BARNES: Sometimes I Cry
CARLOS SIMON WITH LIBRETTO BY DAN HARDER: Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(Oakland Symphony Commission, Generously Funded
by The Robeson Centennial Committee)
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
KEDRICK ARMSTRONG – BEETHOVEN’S NINTH!
Friday, June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Program:
ERROLLYN WALLEN: Mighty River
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, “Choral”