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Concord Orchestra Concert: Far, Far Away
The Concord Orchestra presents “Far, Far, Away” at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, Feb 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden.
This concert features several young performers who participated in The Concord Orchestra’s annual young artist competition. Preceding each concert, one of the young artist competition runners-up, both cellists, will present a pre-concert recital. On Saturday, Gabriel Jojatu performs a recital at 7:15 p.m. On Sunday, Philip Jeong performs a recital at 1:45 p.m.
The orchestra, conducted by Music Director Zeke Fetrow, performs a program of W. A. Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Alexander Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia, and John Williams’ Star Wars Suite. The winner of the young artist competition, Maggie Bai, joins the orchestra to perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor.
Orchestra members Susan Minor, Bill Ossmann, John Russell, and Jerry Vabulas live in Acton.