Mill Valley Philharmonic celebrates its 15th season with its concert series, Fate Knocks.

The concert series Fate Knocks ties together the music of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 (first movement), and Berlioz’s Scène d’amour from Romeo and Juliette.

Program:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, movement 1

Hector Berlioz, Scène d’amour from Romeo and Juliette

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Anton Schindler, Beethoven’s assistant and biographer, claimed that the composer described those iconic first four notes of his fifth symphony as “fate knocking on the door.” Tchaikovsky’s described the opening fanfare of his own fourth symphony as a metaphor for “Fate.” He wrote to a fellow composer that the symphony was a reflection of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in its central theme. The fated lovers, Romeo

and Juliette, are dramatically portrayed in Berlioz’s Scène d’amour from his choral symphony Romeo and Juliette. For more information, go to http://millvalleyphilharmonic.org/concerts

Mill Valley Philharmonic’s 15th Anniversary Season Gala

Mill Valley Philharmonic is celebrating its 15th season on 3/15/15 with a special gala to benefit the orchestra, from 2:00 to 5:00pm at the Mill Valley Community Center. There will be food and drink, music by MVP, a sing-along with the orchestra, a conga line – plus raffles and live auction and surprises. Go to http://millvalleyphilharmonic.org/gala for tickets.

Wednesday, March 11th 7:00pm

Dress Rehearsal/Concert

Free concert, walk-in seating

Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church

410 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley

Saturday, March 14th 2:00pm

Free concert, walk-in seating

Angelico Hall, Dominican University of California

50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael

Sunday, March 15th

Mill Valley Philharmonic 15th Anniversay Gala 2:00 to 5:00pm

Advance tickets required

Mill Valley Community Center

180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley

Advance tickets only at millvalleyphilharmonic.org/gala