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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The North Bay Sinfonietta, a chamber or- chestra under the auspices of the Santa Rosa Junior College, will present a concert under the di- rection of its Founder/Conduc- tor Cynthia Weichel, on Friday, December 9, 2016 – 8:00 pm at the Church of the Incarnation (550 Mendocino Ave.). General admission tickets are $8 and may be purchased at the door


prior to the concert.


Holiday GUIDE #2 A Musical Sleigh Ride


The concert features the fol- lowing works: Symphony Op. 18 No. 4 by J.C. Bach, 1780, Sleigh Ride by Leopold Mozart, 1755, Tuttifäntchen by Hin- demith, 1922 & The Christmas Elf Overture by Hans Pfitzner, 1906. The North Bay Sinfonietta is comprised of 30 amateur mu- sicians from Sonoma County.


by Cynthia Weichel, Conductor


The orchestra’s mission is to look for fresh exciting ways to present classical music with quality intimate performances and innovative programming. In addition to per- forming classic pieces from the chamber orches- tra repertoire, the orchestra is com- mitted to present- ing lesser-known works and unique soloists that will delight their audi- ences.


an alumna of the SRJC. She re- ceived her Bachelor’s degree in music from Sonoma State Uni- versity and a Master’s degree in conducting from CSU, Sacramento. Most recently she was conductor of the SRJC Orches- tra for 13 years, and from 1985- 1998 Ms. Weichel was also


Conductor, Cynthia Weichel, is on the faculty of the SRJC, where she teaches Classical Mu- sic Appreciation, Music History and Music Fundamentals. She is also the Founder/Conductor of the popular Symphonic Read- ing Orchestra she formed in the summer of 2008. Weichel is a native of Santa Rosa and


“WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?”


linist, she has been a longtime member of the Napa Valley Symphony. At home in Santa Rosa she operates a violin stu- dio.


formation. Cynthia Weichel, Founder/Conductor. ~ cindyl- ou@sonic.net ~ cweichel@san- tarosa.edu ~ 707.528.8884


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Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 3


Did you know that the average person spends ap- proximately $759 on holiday travel while it costs Santa a whopping $0? (He is magical, after all.) And if you thought your journey to grandma’s house was a long distance, Santa covers 175 million miles, in just one night.


According to the USDA, the American ‘cranberry bean’ is the same bean as the Italian ‘borlotti’ and, as a matter of fact, a large percentage of the ‘borlotti’ beans sold in Italy are actually ‘cranberry beans’ imported from the U.S.


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