Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her "deep-rooted pathos" and irrepressible musical splendor", mezzo soprano Kindra Scharich will sing Wagner and Mahler with the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, September 29 at 2:00 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.

The concert, "Poems, Folk Tales and Legends" will also include Debussy's beloved and enchanting Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Weber's brilliant Overture to Oberon, and Liszt's Les Preludes, the most popular of his symphonic poems.

Serving as Guest Conductor and Interim Music Director, Paul Schrage will be on the podium for this program. He is well known around the Bay Area and United States as an accomplished conductor, piano soloist, chamber artist and impresario.