NorCal Public Media to Televise 21-22 Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Concerts

June 06, 2022

Santa Rosa Symphony, in partnership with Northern California Public Media, will televise four of its 2021-2022 Classical Series concerts in July on two NorCal Public channels: Public Broadcasting Service channel KRCB and non-PBS channel KPJK. All four of the concerts in the Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Series were conducted by SRS Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong at the Green Music Center's Weill Hall, on the campus of Sonoma State University, before a live audience.

President and CEO Alan Silow said, “We are so thrilled to be, once again, partnering with NorCal Public Media, to share the artistic creativity of our world premieres with the entire Bay Area.”

The series' world premiere concerts performed to date have garnered positive reviews.

The Fretless Clarinet: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestraby David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg -- "The autobiographical work, which sums up Krakauer’s embrace of many musical genres over the past 30 years, was performed with gusto . . . [concertmaster Joe] Edelberg tossed off the runs, spiccato arpeggios and double stops with crystal-clear clarity and control. . . ." Read Diane Peterson's full The Press Democrat review

ONE for Orchestra by Gabriella Smith -- "Smith, 31, creates her four-movement work with giant sonic arcs, from the softest nuances like deft bow-taps on violin strings to the full-throated cry of the whole ensemble in some of the loudest sounds ever produced here—and then back again, like a rainbow." Read Paul Hertelendy's full Arts in SF review

Valley of the Moon for Orchestra by Michael Daugherty -- "…'Out of the Fog,' opened with a plangent oboe solo evoking the spreading fog, followed by a French horn motive signifying a gradual lifting. These solos transpired on a lush background featuring two sweeping harps and shimmering strings. A blazing trumpet appeared to mark the entrance of the sun, followed by rolling timpani and bustling strings that dropped out one by one until only the concertmaster was left, a quiescent ending to a slow-moving event. . . . The playing and conducting were stupendous, as they were throughout the concert. In recent years, the Symphony has set a high standard that it keeps exceeding." Read Steve Osborn's full San Francisco Classical Voice review

KRCB airs the Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Series on Sundays at 8 PM:

  • July 10: "Klezmer & Krakauer" (Recorded November 6, 2021)
  • July 17: "Beethoven à la Kern" (Recorded January 8, 2022)
  • July 24: "Valley of the Moon" (Recorded May 7, 2022)
  • July 31: "Visions of Hope" (Recorded June 11, 2022)

NorCal Public Media's KRCB broadcasts, over the air, on channel 22.1. Viewers can access it on channel 22 on Comcast Cable (high definition on channel 722), ATT U-verse, DirecTV and Dish. KRCB reaches audiences in Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, Solano, Contra Costa and the southern tip of Mendocino and Lake counties.

KPJK airs the Santa Rosa Symphony World Premiere Series on Tuesdays at 8 PM:

  • July 5: "Klezmer & Krakauer" (Recorded November 6, 2021)
  • July 12: "Beethoven à la Kern" (Recorded January 8, 2022)
  • July 19: "Valley of the Moon" (Recorded May 7, 2022)
  • July 26: "Visions of Hope" (Recorded June 11, 2022)

KPJK’s over-the-air channel number is 60.1. KPJK is channel 17 (717 for HD) on Comcast, 43 on ATT U-verse and DirecTV, and 60 on Dish. KPJK’s over-the-air coverage is more to the south (parts of Sonoma, Napa and Solano; all of Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties).