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Penfield Symphony Orchestra's "Springtime Celebration" Concert


*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 05/15/2023
The Penfield Symphony Orchestra will present “Springtime Celebration” the fourth concert of its 67th season, conducted by the PSO’s Music Director, Dr. David Harman. This concert will be the last with Dr. David Harman, who is retiring after 22 years with this orchestra.

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The Penfield Symphony Orchestra will present “Springtime Celebration” on May 15, 2023, the fourth concert of its 67th season, conducted by the PSO’s Music Director, Dr. David Harman. 

The concert commences with the first movement of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, which brilliantly melds classical and popular genres, played by our wonderful Jo Amish Young Artist Competition Winner, Rebecca Lee. Márquez’s engaging Danzón No. 2 follows, with its enticing Latin rhythms and melodies. The ever-popular grandeur of Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture is next, followed by three of Dr. Harman’s Favorite Finales” – the last movements of three popular symphonies: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”), and Brahms’s Symphony No. 1.

This concert will be the last one with Dr. David Harman as the PSO’s Music Director, who is retiring after 22 years with this orchestra.  Activities are ongoing to search for a worthy replacement Music Director.

The concert will be held on May 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at the Penfield High School Auditorium, located at 25 High School Drive in Penfield, New York.   Tickets can be purchased online at www.penfieldsymphony.org, by phone at 585-872-0774, and at the door on the night of the concert.  Tickets cost $15 for adults. For students of any age with a student ID, $1.  Group rates are available for parties of six or more.

Directed by Dr. David Harman since 2000, this 90-piece orchestra enriches the community by providing fine music and a setting where both amateur and professional musicians perform a variety of classical music. For information on concerts and highlights, follow the Penfield Symphony Orchestra on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PenfieldSymphonyOrchestra, or visit the website at http://www.penfieldsymphony.org.

Founded in 1955, the Penfield Symphony Orchestra (PSO) offers four classical music concerts per season to audiences of all ages. Amateur and professional musicians in the 90-piece orchestra enrich the Rochester community by providing fine classical, modern, and pops music. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the orchestra also sponsors an annual competition where young musicians audition to win recognition and an opportunity to solo with a symphony orchestra. Over its history, the PSO has commissioned many new works, and concerts have featured guest artists of local and national renown. The PSO Board of Directors and musicians are dedicated volunteers who are passionate about promoting arts and music and who, quite simply, like to make and perform great music together.


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Location:

Penfield High School Auditorium
25 High School Dr
Penfield, NY, 14526
United States

Phone:

585-872-0774
Contact name: 
Dianne Stengel
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
05/15/2023
Time: 
7:30 pm
Price: 
General Admission $15, Students of any age $1

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