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All American Philharmonic board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month and are open to the public. Meetings are held in the conference room at the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa.

Concert Season



Dark Shadows At Twilight

Join the American Philharmonic for a concert of brilliant and beloved favorites celebrating the spookier side of human nature.

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 3:30 pm


Tristan Arnold, conductor
Kenneth Renshaw, violin

Mussorgsky - A Night on Bare Mountain
Gounod - Funeral March for a Marionette
Ravel - Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert (Gypsy)
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

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An Autumn Romance

The People's Orchestra takes you on a journey from heroism and heartbreak to redemption in a moving afternoon of emotional masterpieces.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 3:30 pm


Barnaby Palmer, conductor
Eugene Brancoveanu, baritone

Beethoven - Egmont: Overture
Elgar - Serenade for String Orchestra
Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer
Brahms - Symphony No. 2

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The Grand Tour

Join the orchestra for a grand tour in search of adventure and romance, featuring some of the most exciting repertoire in the world. Bon voyage!

Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:30 pm


Evan Craves, conductor
Elena Ulyanova, piano

Berlioz - Le Corsaire (The Pirate)
Mahler - Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Erickson - Toccata for Orchestra
Falla - The Three-Cornered Hat

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A World Transformed

The American Philharmonic presents a program of resplendent music that expresses the very best of the human spirit and calls us to our higher selves.

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 3:30 pm


John Kendall Bailey, conductor
Solenn Segullion, violin

Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Vaughn Williams - The Lark Ascending
R. Strauss - Death and Transfiguration

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Emperor and King

The orchestra concludes its season with some of the most majestic music ever written, featuring the piano and organ and fit for emperors and kings.

Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 3:30 pm


Norman Gamboa, conductor
Brigitte Armenier, piano
James Warren, organ

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

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All concerts take place at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.

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