SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. – The American Philharmonic Sonoma County (APSC) is pleased to announce the third concert of its 14th season, “Russian Revolution” with guest conductor Mark Wardlow and Anne Suda, guest cellist.

Liadov’s “Eight Russian Folk Songs,” Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme” and Shostakovich’ “Symphony No. 9” comprise the program.

Performances are 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Santa Rosa High School Performing Arts Auditorium, 1235 Mendocino Ave.

Mark Wardlaw has been a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1984. He holds a master of music degree from the University of Washington and studied with clarinetist David Glazer in New York City.

His credits include performances with dozens of luminaries, including Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Andre Watts, Ute Lemper, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Mel Torme, Fred Hersch, Nnenna Freelon, Steve Allen, Joan Rivers, Judy Collins, Olivia Newton John, Neil Sedaka, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Lou Christie, David Benoit, the Four Freshmen, the rock group Yes and many others.

Since 1990, Wardlaw has been the director of instrumental music at Santa Rosa High School. Under his direction, the school’s ensembles have received great acclaim in performances throughout the U.S., British Columbia, China, Portugal and Spain.

A gifted and versatile performer in his own right, Wardlaw plays saxophones and flute in several jazz groups, and he has been a saxophone soloist with the Santa Rosa Symphony on many occasions.

Anne Suda made her Kennedy Center debut in 2010, and has appeared in solo and chamber music performances around the world.

She served as principal cellist of the Sydney Conservatory Chamber Orchestra and has performed at international music festivals including the Zephyr and Adriatic Chamber Music Festivals in Italy.

In San Francisco, Suda frequently plays with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, a group committed to attracting new listeners to orchestral music through multi-genre collaborative performances.

Over the past three summers, she has joined Aleron Trio for acclaimed tours of France. She also has performed with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony.

Praising a performance of Debussy, a critic for Northwest Reverb raved, “Cellist Anne Suda read so much contrast into the score, intermittently I felt I wasn’t hearing Debussy at all, but discovering his lost contemporary genius…it was the freshest I’ve heard.”

Suda began her cello study with her mother, Carolyn Suda, at age 4. She went on to receive degrees in music from Vanderbilt University and the San Francisco Conservatory, where she studied with Jennifer Culp.

She has participated in many solo master classes with renowned cellists such as Norman Fischer, Matt Haimovitz and Colin Carr. She has played in chamber music master classes for Robert Mann of the Julliard Quartet, cellist Bonnie Hampton, violinist Jorga Fleezanis and pianist Gil Kalish.

The “Russian Revolution” concerts will be held at the Santa Rosa High School (SRHS) Performing Arts Auditorium.

Built in 1924, this architectural gem was completely restored in 2003. The SRHS Performing Arts Auditorium was the original home of the Santa Rosa Symphony; the 900 seat hall continues to be regarded as one of the most acoustically perfect spaces in the North Bay. The auditorium is located at 1235 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa.

APSC is the Bay Area’s premier all-volunteer professional-caliber orchestra. The 70 orchestra members donate their time and talent in support of the organization’s mission to make the beauty of music available to everyone.

One of the orchestra’s goals is to enlarge the audience for classical music by including people who have not had the opportunity or the means to enjoy classical music.

To this end, complimentary tickets are made available for those that need them; these must be requested at least 10 days before each concert. All ticket prices are kept moderate.

Ticket prices are $15 premium reserved seating, $10 general, and $5 student under 18.   

Individual or season tickets may be purchased at the APSC Web site, www.apsonoma.org , or by calling 707-206-6775.