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First on the playlist: Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.”. The only thing missing from Music Director Michael Morgan’s return to the first section of the American composer’s four-part masterpiece will be pioneering choreographer Martha Graham, who died in 1991. Originally titled, “Ballet for Martha,” the iconic work was a 1944 commission intended to accompany Graham’s exuberant, scrupulously unembellished modern dance. The music, layered with folk tunes, hymns and glowing melodies, held broad audience appeal and won Copland a Pulitzer Prize. In 1990, it was the first piece Morgan conducted as the Oakland East Bay Symphony’s (OEBS) then-new music director.

In significant ways, Copland and Morgan — and the performance’s two featured guest artists, composer Mason Bates and soprano Othalie Graham — belong to a sonic brother/sisterhood dedicated to music for the masses, But not watered-down, pop-ified music: symphonic music — the kind with boots-on-the-ground classicism and unlimited travel plans, Beginning in the 1920s, Copland stretched his compositional hand from his early classical roots to genres as diverse as jazz, music for film and ballet, Mexican folk tunes and the Shaker hymns found in “Appalachian Spring.” Morgan, since mounting the podium, has bloch prolite ii leather ballet slippers - black similarly dismantled preconceived notions of his mighty troupe’s capabilities with a fearless repertoire, Past seasons have included American Masters such as Copland and “Duke” Ellington, but important, OEBS concerts have been “virtual world tours,” with representation from artists in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, South America and more..

And 34-year-old Bates, whose melding of solid symphonic writing with 21st century technology is not only a YouTube sensation, but attracts upward of 800 people to hear concert chamber music, shares the same “symphonic music can be everything to everyone” mentality. Graham, too, embodies a cross-cultural, past- and next-generation mashup: Jamaican heritage, Canadian birthplace, under 40, sings the works of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi with smoldering force and rare sophistication, especially considering her young age.

The dynamic mix of old and new, local and long-distant, tightly constructed and improvisational is classic OEBS stuff and the performance, after opening with the Copland, will rock, The concert will be preceded by a talk given by music director and conductor John Kendall Bailey at 7 p.m, “Mothership,” premiered at the Sydney Opera House by the YouTube Symphony in 2011, bears the imprint of Bates’ eclectic bloch prolite ii leather ballet slippers - black biography, Classically trained at Juilliard, with a Ph.D, in composition from UC Berkeley, Bates once led a divided life: concert hall composer by day, “DJ Masonic” at San Francisco clubs and warehouse parties by night, Jazz influences filtered into the hip-hop techno sound Bates was spinning, and eventually he discovered a hybrid of all three: the electroacoustic orchestral configurations earning him commissions and residencies worldwide, In the Bay Area, he has worked with the San Francisco Symphony and, this summer, his “Alternative Energy” electrified the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, A scheduling conflict precludes his attending the opening performance, but he dubbed the OEBS his “home band” in a recent interview..

Alternating with bicentennial instrumental tributes to Verdi and Wagner (the “Overture to La Forza del Destino” and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from “Götterdämmerung,” respectively), Graham will display her jewel-toned sound in Verdi’s “Ritorna vincitor!” from “Aida” and the Immolation Scene from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.”. Morgan need not have selected the two arguably most dramatic arias from the era — the sought-after, award-winning soprano is widely-recognized for her suspenseful style — but the selections will offer an opportunity to hear a first-class operatic voice in far less than three hours.

Anything Goes Costume Gala: TheatreWorks hosts its 11th annual costume gala, where guests can choose their party attire from TheatreWorks’ costume shop prior to the event, This year’s festivities will be conducted by Bill Grundfest, Golden Globe Award winner and three-time Emmy nominee, Nov, 2, 5:30 p.m, Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, 3000 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto, $300-$500; $3,000-$10,000 per table, 650-463-7159, events@theatreworks.org, theatreworks.org, Dia De Los Muertos: Simply Smashing Boutique and DIVE Studios present “Dia De Los Muertos: Art, Music and Culture in Campbell.” Featured artists are Michael Foley, Tulio Flores, Mike 3.5, Anthony Palomo, Christine Benjamin, Miguel Machuca, Jesse Cupp, Greg Carrillo, Carlos Rodriguez, bloch prolite ii leather ballet slippers - black John Cloud, Renee Berglund, Matt Lopez, Bob 81, Carlos Villez, Claudia Lepulu and Maggie So, Through Nov, 15, Simply Smashing, 241-B E, Campbell Ave, Campbell, 408-379-1925..

Campbell Adult Center: The city of Campbell’s Recreation and Community Services Department offers services and programs for adults 50 and older, including classes, trips, fitness and wellness courses, a regular lunch program and more. Room C-33, Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave. 408-866-2146. Computer Essentials: Build a foundation in computer basics from keyboarding to beginning Word, Excel and PowerPoint essentials, email and the Internet. Monday and Wednesday, 6-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 18. Blackford Center, 3800 Blackford Ave., room 1, San Jose. $70 per class session. 408-626-3402.

ZUMBA Classes: Wear comfortable workout clothes and shoes, Bring your bottle of water and a small towel, No registration required, Nov, 2 and 16, and Dec, 7 and 21, 10:30am – 11:30am, Campbell Library, 77 Harrison Ave., Campbell, Free, 408-866-1991, Beginning Musical Theater Class: This class prepares dancers for the stage, with an emphasis on turns, positioning of the body, jumps and moving within bloch prolite ii leather ballet slippers - black the space and a routine, Tuesdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m, Ariel Dance Studio, 2385 S, Winchester Blvd., Campbell, $18 per class or $60 for four classes, plus $25 registration fee for new students, Register at 408-621-2790 or info@arieldancepro ductions.com..

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