Bolcom, Barber, and Copland at NCCO

New Century Chamber Orchestra closes out their 2009-10 season with an appealing program that features a violin concerto written for music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg by American composer William Bolcom. Here's what they're playing -

Barber, Adagio for Strings
Bolcom, Romanza (NCCO commission and world premier; read more about it at SFCV.)
Copland, Appalachian Spring in original 13-player chamber version
Copland, "Hoedown," from Rodeo

You can hear this program at the following dates, times, and venues. Tickets are $32-54, with discounts for patrons under 30.

• Open rehearsal: Tue, May 4 at 10am, First Congregational Church
• Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8pm, First Congregational Church, Berkeley
• Fri, May 7, 2010, at 8pm, First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
• Sat, May 8, 2010 at 8pm, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
• Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5pm, Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael