Francesco Lecce-Chong

If you're ever bored, I think you would find Matika Wilbur inspiring. I saw her online talk for the High Desert Museum in Bend, cobbled together when everything shut down with the virus and she was unable to speak in person as scheduled. She strives to break common perceptions of Native Americans. She is visual, not musical. I just checked and she's active and in the national news.
For Native American music I know only Jack Gladstone from Montana and recommend his Native Anthology CD as a good introduction.
You, Chloe and Matika felt like lifelines to me with the extended isolation the contagion required.

My daughter, Riamei, and I love the Santa Rosa Symphony and so appreciate these virtual concerts. Thank you for giving all of us the opportunity to hear such wonderful music and to escape to a world of beauty and delight! Your music does our souls good! (On your backstage tour today, she exclaimed “I’ve been back there when my choir sang at the Green Center!” Sure enough! I’d almost forgotten that her high school choir director, Gail Bowers, guided them to a performance there about 8 years ago!) Thanks to all! 👏🏻💜🙏🏻

I love those Thursday nights when you geek out about the compositions! It always inspires us to seek out a recording so we can hear what you were talking about. And then when your orchestra plays the piece we get a lot more out of the whole experience!

Now in the midst of a pandemic in which we find ourselves isolated and anxious, I appreciate all the more the comfort and solace which classical music offers us. Thank you Maestro Lecce-Chong for bringing the gift of Classical music to us, and for sharing it with us in so engaging, thoughtful, and delightfully intimate and friendly way.

I enjoy your presentations so much. They have been great comfort during these tough times. Hopefully we will soon return to joy and beauty.
Stay safe and healthy.

Wow! What a wealth of referrals and invitations into the world of symphonic music. Thank you, Francesco for this good work! I am passing it on to students and friends.

I love Quadrophenia too. Glad to remind me to listen to it again.

Thank you so much for putting these wonderful resources together! I'll be sharing this website widely with music educators and parents!