Looking for a concert of Beethoven with wit and merriment? Order tickets now for Redwood Symphony's April 9 concert.
Redwood Symphony will offer John Adams’ concerto Absolute Jest on a program featuring Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor Overture and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Main Theater at Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, near I-280.
“Berkeley’s John Adams has crafted a unique kind of concerto — one for string quartet and orchestra — constructed out of scherzo themes from Beethoven’s symphonies and late string quartets. I’m convinced it is one of the greatest works of the past 10 years,” Maestro Eric K said.
“As a fitting companion piece, we have Beethoven’s funniest work, his grand Second Symphony, the only one of the composer's touched by the style and spirit of comic opera, so common in the music of Mozart and Haydn. By turns audacious and humorous, the Second will make you smile again and again!”
The Grace Note Chamber Players will be featured in the Adams work. The members include violinists Claudia Bloom and Geoffrey Noer, violist Andrew Lan and cellist Glenn Fisher.
Redwood Symphony has used the pandemic-enforced separation to develop a new ticketing system. With the addition of the new Arts People platform, it will now be able to offer its patrons the opportunity to choose their own reserved (and socially distanced) seats in the theater.
Tickets (at $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $10 for students) will be available online only at this website: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?performance=574345.
No tickets will be sold at the door. Patrons will have to be masked and show proof of full vaccination, including a booster, before entering the building.
The 90-minute concert will be presented without intermission to minimize the time patrons spend in the hall. Programs will be provided in PDF format on the Redwood Symphony website (RedwoodSymphony.org) a week before the concert.
Please understand that the fluidity of the pandemic continues to disrupt public events of all kinds. Program changes — or even cancellation of the concert — may be necessary.
Redwood Symphony’s extensive COVID-19 Protocols, which have been updated throughout the pandemic for the protection of the orchestra and our patrons, are available here: https://redwoodsymphony.org/covid-19-protocols/.
Parking at Cañada College is ample and free. It’s located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, just off Highway 280.
Redwood Symphony has been a winner in the San Francisco Classical Voice’s Best of the Bay competition. Its innovative programming and emphasis on education are two reasons why so many of the most talented musicians from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area volunteer their time to play, and why audiences and critics have been so enthusiastic about Redwood Symphony’s artistry.