SATURDAYYoung and playing soloThe 2005 edition of...

SATURDAY

Young and playing solo

The 2005 edition of New West Symphony’s Discovery Artists -- the program that gives a select group of young performers the chance to take the stage as soloists with the orchestra -- will be featured in two weekend concerts. The soloists are: Sharon Park, 18, violin; Michele Lee, 17, piano; Llewellyn Kingman Sanchez Werner, 8, piano; Jeffrey Li, 15, cello; Edgar Ernesto Ramirez, 26, tenor; Daniel Lincoln, 20, baritone; Sean Chen, 16, piano. Conductor Boris Brott will lead his young charges in works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Puccini, Prokofiev, Donizetti and more.

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New West Symphony’s Discovery Artists, Kavli Theatre, Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $10-$25. (805) 497-5800.

* Also: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way. 3 p.m. Sunday.