The 蜜桃传媒 Orchestra takes audiences on a musical journey through space and time at its Winter Concert Friday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Music Academy of the West鈥檚 Hahn Hall and Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church. General admission is $10; all students are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved by calling (805) 565-6040.
The orchestra鈥檚 performance includes Brahm鈥檚 dramatic 鈥淭ragic Overture,鈥� Linda Coleman鈥檚 鈥淎 Beautiful Land,鈥� Aaron Copland鈥檚 鈥淏illy the Kid,鈥� Gustav Holst鈥檚 鈥淢ars鈥� and the sweet sounds of Romeo and Juliet with Vincenzo Bellini鈥檚 鈥淥 Quante Volte.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to tell such wonderful stories, made manifest in some of the greatest musical gestures of the past 150 years,鈥� says Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship. 鈥淲here else will you encounter a complete romantic tragedy, the entire scope of Christian theology, the life of an American frontier icon, the drama of outer space and an immortal love story all on one program?鈥�
The Winter Concert is sponsored by Northern Trust Bank.