UC Davis Department of Music Presents
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Orbiting Spheres
Friday, May 1, 2026
7:00pm
Jackson Hall
The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra (UCDSO) is committed to presenting repertoire from different periods and styles at the highest artistic level. Members also pride themselves in performing works by students, faculty, and visiting composers.Established in 1959, the orchestra has performed in many cities in Northern California, as well as in Australia, Canada, France, French Polynesia, and Spain. As of 2013, the UCDSO has grown to approximately 110 members and is a resident ensemble of Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center.
This event is not eligible for a Mondavi Center subscription package or Student Rush. No refunds, exchanges, or event credit.
Program List
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Ballade in A Minor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Winner of the UC Davis Concerto Competition
TBA
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Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Missy Mazzoli
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Symphony No. 7
Jean Sibelius
Artists
Matilda Hofman
Conductor
Matilda Hofman
Matilda Hofman has a varied and busy conducting schedule. Reviewers have described her conducting as “taut and finely controlled” and giving “a striking sense of purpose.” She is Music Director of the Diablo Symphony Orchestra, conductor-in-residence for the Empyrean Ensemble at UC Davis and Artistic Director of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Matilda also serves as a cover conductor for the San Francisco Symphony.
Matilda is a committed educator. In the 2024–25 season Matilda will be conductor-in-residence at the University of the Pacific, and a guest conductor at the Eastman School of Music and for the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. When Matilda is not making music she can be found hanging out with her kids or working as a Wilderness Ranger in the Trinity Alps.