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Opera Modesto, formerly Townsend Opera - Carmen

Bizet’s Carmen has been called one of the greatest operas of all time, and it’s easy to understand why. This opera has everything—spectacular staging, passionate characterizations, emotion-laden performances, lush orchestrations, and memorable melodies. Even if you don’t know the opera, you’ll recognize the tunes, as well as the emotions, and leave the theater with a lump in your throat and a song in your heart. This production includes local performers you know and love as well as singers who are known nationally and internationally.

The music of contemporary Christian artist Ryan Stevenson blends influences from soul, pop, and some of the great guitarists to create engaging acoustic guitar-driven melodies. Embracing the idea that some of the most profound moments of worship emerge not from mountain-top experiences but from difficult, perhaps even catastrophic circumstance gives Ryan’s lyrics a poetic vulnerability. This emerging young singer/guitarist writes with a musical maturity beyond his years and a spiritual sensitivity that easily draws people into the musical message. Five of his songs have charted on Billboard: Holding Nothing Back, The Human Side, Not Forgotten, All Yours and Eye of the Storm. Join us as Ryan and his band make their Gallo Center debut!

David Lockington, conductor
Modesto Symphony Chorus – Dr. Daniel R. Afonso, Jr., chorus director

STRAVINKSY Rite of Spring & FAURÉ Requiem
Stravinsky • Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Fauré • Requiem

Over 100 years after the tumultuous premiere, The Rite of Spring continues to thrill audiences with the unmistakable rhythmic complexities and musical colors of Stravinsky. If The Rite of Spring is thought of as angular and primal, the Fauré Requiem is just the opposite. Fauré’s setting for the Requiem strays from the expected with a peaceful and serene atmosphere that will feature the full force of the MSO Chorus.

Conductors and Coaches

Ryan Murray, Music Director, Symphony Orchestra Conductor, and Chamber Ensemble Coach
Donald C. Grishaw, Concert Orchestra Conductor
Phil Vallejo, Assistant Conductor and Percussion Specialst
Ella Webb, Wind Specialist and Chamber Ensemble Coach

The Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra has been enriching the lives of Modesto’s young musicians for over 40 years and this year we are bringing back four MSYO Alumni as featured soloists! These young performers have gone on to study at some of the nation’s best academic institutions including the San Francisco Conservatory, Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and The Julliard School. Don’t miss this chance to see them back in Modesto at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

The Gallo Center is thrilled to announce the addition of this show to our schedule this spring.  Celebrating 50 years of Pink Floyd, Paramount’s Laser Spectacular has become a cult classic, presenting the music of Pink Floyd as you’ve never seen before. Surrounded by walls of concert quality sound, Laser Spectacular carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey driven by cutting-edge effects, high-powered lasers, hi-def large screen video projection, and special lighting effects—all set to the Original Master Recordings of Pink Floyd!  This show is being presented in the Gallo Center’s smaller, 440-seat Foster Family Theater, so you can be assured that your senses will be fully confronted with an array of visual displays, choreographed to the soundtrack during this spectacular laser light show.

All patrons receive one pair of 3-D Glasses to view the first half of the show, and one pair of Prism Glasses for the second half!

Presented by Opera Modesto

Location: Mistlin Art Gallery

Join Opera Modesto at the Mistlin Art Gallery for an afternoon of music inspired by famous works of art: stories of women’s passions, heartaches, souls, and spirits told through art and song.

See Spanish sonnets, torch songs and Cabaret favorites told through both visual and auditory mediums. Experience music that runs the gamut from profound Neruda texts to popular jazz tunes. Performed by accomplished mezzo soprano, Nikola Printz.

Accompanied by pianist, Jonathan Khuner.

HOLLYWOOD SINGS! with Michael Krajewski & Lori Zabka
Michael Krajewski, conductor
Lori Zabka, vocalist

Michael Krajewski returns to the MSO with vocalist Lori Zabka to bring Hollywood to Modesto!  Hollywood has produced many memorable musical moments - join us as we celebrate Hollywood’s glorious musical past and present with selections from The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain, Skyfall, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, La La Land, and much more. 

What a perfect concert to help kick off Modesto’s Graffiti Summer celebrations—with a group that had two hit songs on the soundtrack for “American Graffiti” directed by native son George Lucas! Though the performers’ names have changed down through the years, the oh-so-memorable music remains a wonderful constant. The Platters charted 40 hit records—among them “Only You,” “The Great Pretender,” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” and “Twilight Time.” Experience the distinctive sound of one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era!

LEE ROCKER of the STRAY CATS. Bass player Hall of Famer Lee Rocker and the Stray Cats sold more than 10 million records, garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum records worldwide, and were music video pioneers on MTV. The Stray Cat’s worldwide mega hits “Stray Cat Strut," “Sexy and Seventeen” and “Rock this Town” have become a part of the fabric of rock and roll. Rocker and his band deliver the hits and a lot more—including stories about his adventures lugging the giant piece of equipment around.

In order to prevent scalpers from acquiring tickets to this performance, there is an 8 ticket limit on individual purchases. The Gallo Center for the Arts reserves the right to cancel any or all orders and tickets without notice if they exceed this limit. This includes multiple orders associated with the same name, e-mail address, billing address, credit card number or other information.

Started by Scott Bradlee in 2009, Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) has gone on to amass over one billion YouTube views with 3.5 million subscribers, and have chalked up more than 1.7 million fans on Facebook. For the past half-decade, PMJ has toured the world, playing hundreds of shows to sold-out houses on six continents. To usher in the upcoming Twenty-Twenties, this time-twisting musical collective is circumnavigating the globe in 2019 on their Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour. The tour is meant to prepare the world for a new decade, one that Bradlee hopes will see a return to the style and craftsmanship that typified the music of past generations.

VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE!

Postmodern Jukebox Gold VIP Package: $170

• 1 Premium Seat Location in the First 2 Rows
• Post Show Meet & Greet and Photo Opportunity with members of Postmodern Jukebox
• Exclusive Postmodern Jukebox Limited Edition Tour Poster
• 1 Commemorative VIP Laminate (Your pass to access the Meet & Greet)

Postmodern Jukebox Silver VIP Package: $110

• 1 Premium Seat Location in the First 10 Rows
• Exclusive Postmodern Jukebox Limited Edition Tour Poster

There is a limit of 4 VIP Packages per order.  All package elements will be rendered invalid if resold. VIP Package instructions will be sent to you via email no later than 3 days prior to the concert. If you do not receive instructions 3 days prior, please email info@237global.com. All Gold VIP Package tickets are will call only and will be issued prior to the show on the date of the event only. VIP Package components are to be picked up at the Postmodern Jukebox merchandize table in the Gallo Center lobby on the night of the concert. Please note VIP packages are non-transferable; no refunds or exchanges; all sales are final. Patron information provided at the time of purchase (e-mail and mailing address) is the same information that will be utilized for shipping and individual contact requirements where applicable. 23/7 Global, the artist, tour, Gallo Center for the Arts or any other affiliated parties are not responsible for outdated or inaccurate information provided by the patron at the time of purchase. If you have any questions regarding your VIP package elements, or have not received your package information within 3 days prior of performance date, please email info@237global.com

GRUPO INTOCABLE PERCEPCIÓN TOUR 2019

One of the most influential bands on the music scene today, Grupo Intocable is returning to the Gallo Center for the third time, this time with their Percepción Tour 2019! They were founded by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez, who expertly fused Tejano conjunto music, Norteño folk rhythms, pop ballads and rock. Twenty years later, with such #1 hits such as “Robarte un Beso,” “Prometí,” “Te Amo (Para Siempre),” “Culpable Fui (Culpable Soy),” and “Tu Ausencia,” this great band continues to entertain and delight audiences in both the United States and Mexico!