“Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure.”
--David Hume, Philosopher of the English Enlightenment
“Anticipation” is the theme of this season’s SF Mandolin Orchestra season, featuring two November concerts in Piedmont and San Francisco.
Anticipation and music go hand in hand. The anticipation of a child approaching their first music lesson. The hushed anticipation before the first notes of a concert. The anticipation of the final return to a memorable theme or the climax of a dramatic orchestral piece.
This season the SF Mandolin Orchestra will perform pieces that inspire anticipation, expectation, hope, and the promise of musical enchantment, including music from:
- The Spring Sonata Opus 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Nine Children’s Pieces (Enfantines) by Erik Satie
- Ciacona Sopra un Canone (Chaconne on a canon) by Achille Bocus
- And more!
The Beethoven piece will feature musical director Achille Bocus as soloist, and the Satie will feature the dramatic narration of local vocalist Twila Ehmcke.
Admission is $20 general, $15 student/senior, and free for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at the SFMO website: https://sfmandolin.square.site.