The Cal Poly Symphony …
- is a full Symphony Orchestra of 70-80 players: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion
- includes students from almost every major—75% are from majors other than Music
- performs one or two major concerts each quarter on the main stage of the Performing Arts Center
- goes on tours. We performed in the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., in 2012!
- provides subsidized lessons to members
- has instruments available for check-out to members
- is a class: MU 174/374
- Works Recently Performed
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Kodaly: Peacock Variations
- Orff: Carmina Burana (with Cal Poly Choirs)
- Bernstein: Suite from West Side Story (with Cal Poly Choirs)
- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4
- Hagen: Triple Concerto (West Coast premiere, with the Amelia Piano Trio)
- Music from the movies ("Jurassic Park", "Psycho" and more)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Rehearsals
- Tuesdays and Thursdays during the quarter, 4:40 - 6:30 p.m.
Room 216 of the Davidson Music Center (building 45)
- Tuesdays and Thursdays during the quarter, 4:40 - 6:30 p.m.
- How Do I Join?
- Come to the H. P. Davidson Music Building during the Week of Welcome, or during the first few days of classes. Sign-up sheets will be posted outside room 128.
- Sign up for a time (10 minutes) and bring a prepared piece (or pieces) of your choice. Choose music that shows you at your best, not necessarily the most difficult piece you know. You should choose a short section that is fast/technical, and a short section that is slow/lyrical, to give the conductor an idea of your playing.
- Questions?
- Call 805-756-2358, or email the conductor, David Arrivée
- Please visit the Symphony’s Web site
- Call 805-756-2358, or email the conductor, David Arrivée
Ensemble Director
David Arrivée
E-mail Dr. Arrivée
Office phone: 805-756-2358
Office location: Davidson Music Center, building 45, room 128
Symphony Web page