Francesco Lecce-Chong: Santa Rosa Symphony Music Director
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Our guest speaker last week was the fabulous Francesco Lecce-Chong, the new Music Director of the Santa Rosa Symphony. Francesco’s energy and enthusiasm for the Symphony and Sonoma County was on vivid display last Thursday. Francesco gave us a refresher on Symphony activities, including the various youth music programs, community performances at locations such as care facilities and schools, the summer music academy, and the family concert program, among others. He even acknowledged and thanked Sunrise for our donation allowing a student to participate in the Youth Orchestra European Tour last summer! Go Sunrise!
Francesco also provided an overview of his musical vision for the Symphony. The next symphony season will be his first scheduling performances. Next season’s performances will reflect his own musical vision and goals and will include contemporary music from composers and conductors who are creating new music. Francesco believes that this contemporary music will give us new appreciation of the masters of classical music and a refreshing insight into how orchestral music is evolving. Francesco is certainly one of the most engaging speakers we’ve had, has a great understanding of the Symphony and how it is so integrated into our community, and has the enthusiasm to keep the Symphony moving onward and upward. Thank you, Francesco, for sharing your vision with us!