Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016
Location: Hampden Academy, 89 Western Ave., Hampden, ME
Location: Hampden Academy, 89 Western Ave., Hampden, ME
Time: 4:00 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.)
Admission: FREE, donations of $5/person and of boxes of cereal encouraged
Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras, an education program of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, have been rehearsing for three months in preparation for their spring concert coming up on Saturday, April 9th at Hampden Academy.
Led by conductors Sascha Zaburdaeva and Trevor Marcho, the Prelude Chamber Winds, Prelude String Orchestra, and Philharmonic Orchestra will feature diverse repertoire performed by nearly 100 students ages 8 to 18 from across the region. Composers such as Beethoven, Grieg, and Bartok are on the program, as well as a newer works such as “Dusk” by Steven Bryant.
The BSYO extends a special thanks to its season sponsors T.D. Bank and Dead River Company. Dead River Company has fostered the BSYO‘s partnership with the Good Shepherd Food Bank, and this concert, like all BSYO concerts, will double as a “Symphony of Cereal” food drive. Boxes of cereal will be collected at the door.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. for the free concert at 4 p.m. Donations of $5/person are encouraged. More information at bangorsymphony.org.