Press Room - Oakland East Bay Symphony

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="../images/backgrounds/p12c04.gif"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="528" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse" BGCOLOR="#FFFFDD"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="8"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="596"><FONT SIZE="+6" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="3"><B><BR>P R E S S   R O O M<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="600" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="547" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I><B>WELCOME TO THE OEBS PRESS ROOM</B></I>,</FONT> the online resource that offers easy access to information about the Oakland East Bay Symphony. Here, you will find the latest press releases, bios and downloadable high-resolution photos. <FONT SIZE="+6" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT></FONT> </FONT><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Click on biographical documents and photos to open, print, or download. <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="53" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="598" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="210" VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000">PRESS REPRESENTATION</FONT></B></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><BR>Diana Gil-Osorio <BR>Ellipses Public Relations <BR><B>ph</B>: 415-728-5803 <BR><A HREF="mailto:diana@ellipsespr.com">diana@ellipsespr.com</A> <BR><A HREF="http://www.ellipsespr.com" TARGET="_top">www.ellipsespr.com</A> </FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="54" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"></TD> <TD WIDTH="162" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT"></TD> <TD WIDTH="151" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="484" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">PRESS RELEASES</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="36" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="484"><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">OEBS Announces Music Director Michael Morgan's 20th Anniversay Season</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="36"><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="../image/pdf/OEBS%2009-10%20Season%20NR.pdf" TARGET="_top">PDF</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="484"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">2009-10 Season Concert Schedule</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="36"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/pdf/OEBS%2009-10%20Season%20Calendar.pdf" TARGET="_top">PDF</A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="120" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">LATEST REVIEWS</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="400" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="120"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="400"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="120"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="400"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">To access the latest list <A HREF="reviews.htm" TARGET="_top">click here></A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="291" HEIGHT="19" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#FFFFFF">BIOS</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="269" HEIGHT="19" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="291" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Michael Morgan</B>, <I>Music Director</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="269" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="michael1.htm" TARGET="_blank">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="291" HEIGHT="17"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Bryan Nies</B>, <I>Assistant Conductor</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="269" HEIGHT="17"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="bryan1.htm" TARGET="_blank">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="291" HEIGHT="17"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>John Kendall Bailey</B>, <I>Pre-Concert Speaker</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="269" HEIGHT="17"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="bailey1.html">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">PUBLICITY PHOTOS</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">(high resolution photos)</FONT></B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="21"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#990000">2009-2010 Season Guest Artists</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="21"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="13"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I><B>November 13</B></I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="13"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Hope Briggs, <I>soprano</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Briggs,%20Hope%20color.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Kalil Wilson, <I>tenor</I><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Kalil%20Wilson%20Photo%202008%20300%20DPI.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Kirk Eichelberger, <I>bass</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Eichelberger,%20Kirk.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="12"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="12"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I><B>January 22 </B></I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Mikhail Simonyan, <I>violin</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Simonyan,%20Mikhail%202.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><I><B>February 26</B></I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Rebeca Mauleon, <I>composer</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Rebeca%20Mauleon.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><I>March 19 & 21</I></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Christoph Bull, <I>organist</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Christoph_Bull%20formal%20head%20shot.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>April 16</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Adam Neiman, <I>piano</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Adam%20Neiman_color_smiling.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG 1 Color</A> | <A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Adam_Neiman_B_W_close_up.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG 2 B/W</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Benedikt Brydern, <I>composer</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Benedikt%20Brydern.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>May 14 & 16</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Kristin Clayton, <I>soprano</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Clayton,%20Kristin.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Layna Chianakas Haddad, <I>mezzo-soprano</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Chianakas,%20Layna%20high-rez.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Adam Flowers, <I>tenor</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Flowers,%20Adam.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Bojan Knezevic,<I> baritone</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../image/200910/hi-rez/Knezevic,%20Bojan%20.jpg" TARGET="_blank">JPG</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> <FONT SIZE="-1"><B><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">MUSIC DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR</FONT></FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Michael Morgan</B>, <I>Music Director</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20at%20keyboard.jpg" TARGET="_blank">at keyboard</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20leaning%20on%20piano%20tux.jpg" TARGET="_blank">leaning on piano wearing tuxedo</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20open%20piano%201.jpg" TARGET="_blank">leaning on open piano</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20marking%20score3.jpg" TARGET="_blank">marking score at piano</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20conducting%20orchestra%201.jpg" TARGET="_blank">conducting the orchestra 1</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="../image/hirez/MM%20conducting%20orchestra%202.jpg" TARGET="_blank">conducting the orchestra 2</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Bryan Nies</B>, <I>Assistant Conductor</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="241" HEIGHT="19"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-2"> <FONT SIZE="2"><A HREF="../image/hirez/BryanNies%20headshot.jpg" TARGET="_blank">portrait</A></FONT></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000"></FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="orchstra.htm" TARGET="_top">link to orchestra personnel</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000"> </FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="560" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">SYMPHONY INFORMATION</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250" BGCOLOR="#9999CC"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000">History</FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="history1.html" TARGET="_blank">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B><FONT COLOR="#660000"> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Mission</FONT></FONT></B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="mission1.html" TARGET="_blank">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>Values</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="250"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="values.htm" TARGET="_top">html</A></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="286"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="250"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="8"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="596"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="reviews.htm" TARGET="_top"><B>News</B> & <I>Reviews</I></A> | <A HREF="gallery.htm" TARGET="_top">Photo Gallery</A> | <A HREF="audition.htm" TARGET="_top">Auditions</A> | <A 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