Symphony San José and Symphony San José Chorale, under the direction of Elena Sharkova, present a program of Romantic choral-orchestral music featuring moving and melodious compositions inspired by great poetry and the magic of nature. Well-known masters of the last century — Claude Debussy, Ralph V. Williams and Gustav Holst — share the bill with exciting contemporary composers Tariq O’Reagan and Jake Runestad.
Chorale Director: Elena Sharkova
Russian-American conductor Elena Sharkova is recognized nationally and internationally as an inspirational, versatile, and effective conductor, choral clinician, music educator, and lecturer. She has conducted professional, university, youth, and community choirs and orchestras in 17 countries across North America, Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.