UKIAH, Calif. – The Ukiah Symphony Orchestra invites listeners to enjoy the bright beauty of Baroque masters Bach and Vivaldi in the third concert of the Symphony’s 2013-14 season.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m., concert performances featuring former first trumpet of the San Francisco Symphony, Glenn Fischthal, will take place in the intimate auditorium of the School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education, located at 508 West Perkins St. in Ukiah.

With two of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, the music features individual instruments and solo performances supported by a rich backdrop created by Ukiah Symphony musicians.

“Sound the Trumpet” includes the Concerto Nos. 3 and 5.

Concerto No. 3 showcases strings and harpsichord, and Concerto No. 5 features flute, violin and harpsichord.

The musical inventiveness of these pieces highlights the special skills of symphony members Rebecca Pollock Ayres, Margie Salcedo Rice and Tom Aiken.

The program is named for the two inspirational pieces that feature the trumpet.

First is a Vivaldi favorite: Concerto for Two Trumpets. Ukiah Symphony’s principal trumpet player Gary Miller will be joined by guest artist Glenn Fischthal, who served as principal trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony for 24 years. The trumpet concerto features the piccolo trumpet, masterfully played by both musicians.

“The instrument has a brilliant tone quality. It is a great joy to play,” said Fischthal.

The second trumpet piece will feature Fischthal as a soloist, again with the piccolo trumpet, this time playing Torelli's Sonata in D for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo in four movements.

Fischthal eagerly anticipates playing with the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra. “To be carrying this great melody as soloist is both a challenge and a thrill,” he said.

Fischthal has worked with Ukiah Symphony conductor Les Pfutzenreuter before, and said he looks forward to doing so again.

Fischthal spent 32 years with the San Francisco Symphony before retiring last year. Now he fills in as needed for several orchestras around the Bay Area.

Fischthal earned his bachelor's degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music and continued with graduate studies at the California Institute of the Arts.

His orchestral career began at age 21, when he joined the Cleveland Orchestra on tour under the direction of George Szell and Pierre Boulez, but he found his home in the Bay Area. His love of music is shared by his wife, Sheila, a French Horn player.

Tickets for “Sound the Trumpet” are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $5 for youth 18 and under, and are on sale at the Mendocino Book Co. at 102 South School St. in Ukiah; at Mail Center, Etc. at 207A North Cloverdale Boulevard in Cloverdale; or online at www.ukiahsymphony.org .

Concertgoers can mark their calendars now for this concert and the next one: a “very Russian” Shostakovich concert featuring pianist Aaron Ames on May 17-18.

“Sound the Trumpet” is made possible by support from Kathleen Kohn Fetzer Family Foundation and Near and Arnold's School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education.

For more information, call the Ukiah Symphony Box Office at 707-462-0236 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .