Hi everyone, this is Yash, UMSSC member.The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Hill Auditorium on March 14th, 2008. Be sure to join UMS for this surely magnificent performance.
For almost a century, the SFS has been celebrated for promoting valued classical traditions while continuing to transcend the confines of mainstream orchestral repertoire. Through assimilating non-classical musical forms and genres into their musical agenda, the SFS has welcomed a whole new realm of music enthusiasts and has brought a new level of excitement to the symphonic orchestra.
In 1999, the Elektra label featured the SFS with the iconic American rock band ‘Metallica’ in a remarkable fusion of heavy metal and classical music. Under the baton of co-producer Michael Kamen, this amazing union of old and new draws from the strengths of both sides and showcases each of these musical genres in a stunning new light. The SFS manages to intertwine classical elements into Metallica's beautifully crafted music, and brings the level of musicianship and expressionism to a totally different level.
Click here and take a listen yourself. Here is a YouTube video of the SFS and Metallica in their gripping performance of “Nothing Else Matters”.
Be sure to join UMS and the San Francisco Symphony on March 14th, 2008. The evening’s repertoire will include two orchestral favorites: Sibelius’s 7th Symphony and Beethoven’s "Eroica" Symphony with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.
I would definitely recommend purchasing tickets for the Arts & Eats event. Before SFS's performance, UMS will provide a FREE pizza dinner as well feature a guest speaker to enlighten us all on the coming performance. Arts & Eats tickets are discounted but limited so be sure to get them soon.
Hope to see you there!
-Yash Somnay
UMS Student Committee Member
