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Peninsula Symphony jazzes up the New Year with:
Taylor Eigsti & Gershwin

Friday, January 22, 2010, 8pm, San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8pm, Flint Center, Cupertino

December 2009 -- Los Altos, CA: 
New surprises are in store for Peninsula Symphony audiences as the 61st season of “Young Artists, Old Masters” continues with Menlo Park native, Taylor Eigsti.  Jazz selections include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue featuring Eigsti, Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture and original compositions by Eigsti.  Performances take place on Friday and Saturday January 22 & 23 at 8pm at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center and the Flint Center in Cupertino.  Tickets are $35 General Admission, $30 Senior/Student and $10 Youth.

“What a combination – Gershwin and Taylor Eigsti!  He has become one of the world’s most popular, praised, and personable jazz pianists,” declares Music Director and Conductor, Mitchell Sardou Klein.  “We are thrilled to welcome him back to our stage and can’t wait to delight our growing audiences with the concerts we have planned together.”

After his magical concerts with us two years ago, Eigsti has since been performing in Japan, France, Spain, Norway, and all over the US before making his way back home to return and perform with the Peninsula Symphony.  Mentored by luminaries such as Dave Brubeck and David Benoitt, and now 23 years of age, his CDs and international critical praise have made him a leader of the new generation of jazz stars.

Now Grammy-nominated Taylor Eigsti returns with new, innovative orchestral-jazz collaborations he has written for these concerts, combining his new jazz ensemble, Free Agency, with the Peninsula Symphony.  “These will be the first performances of these imaginative pieces,” remarks Klein.  Taylor also joins the Symphony in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, one of the most popular American concert pieces.  The evening will also include Gershwin’s masterpiece the Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture, plus the Cuban Overture.  These are concerts you won’t want to miss.

For information, please contact:

Katie Bartholomew, Peninsula Symphony
650-941-5291  /  katie@peninsulasymphony.org

The Peninsula Symphony, a 90-member community orchestra led by Music Director and Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein, celebrates its 60th anniversary of providing unique and first-class music to the Bay Area community.  In addition, as part of its “Bridges to Music” outreach programs, the Symphony shares its passion for music by offering programs in schools, providing free or discounted tickets to students and their families, hosting two competitions for students, and presenting a free family concert and outdoor summer concert.  This season the Orchestra performs concerts in venues from Cupertino to San Mateo.  For tickets or more information visit www.peninsulasymphony.org or call (650) 941-5291.