Symphony’s 2009-10 Concert Season
Includes Education Events
The West Valley Symphony announced an exciting calendar of events
scheduled for northwest valley residents. A four concert series in Sun City
and Sun City West venues will feature the works of master composers Mendelssohn,
Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and more. One program will highlight show business
legends such as Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Leonard Bernstein.
In addition to the concert series, the Symphony and Rio Salado College’s
RISE Learning for Life have developed for the first time a series of three
educational and fun events. The first of these community events is Oct. 16.
It will start at 10:00am with “How Music Works – Adventures in Music Fundamentals”
featuring Maestro Cal Stewart Kellogg. He will lead attendees in an interactive
session focusing on basic intervals and chords. A break after the morning
session will offer participants an opportunity to support Interfaith by visiting
Birt’s Bistro and Bookstore, located next door on the Interfaith Campus.
Birt’s offers specialty coffees, freshly made sandwiches and salads. At
1:00pm, participants will reconvene to hear a performance by the West Valley
String Quartet. Similar events are scheduled for Jan. 15 and Mar. 5, 2010
and will cover the topics of opera and rhythm. The events are free and open
to the public. They will take place on the Rio Salado/RISE campus at 12535
W. Smokey Drive in Surprise. Seating is limited; to sign up call RISE at
(480) 377-4251.
“The Symphony’s four-concert season begins on Nov. 1 with Classical Favorites
. Maestro Cal Stewart Kellogg will lead the professional orchestra in a
performance of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “The Italian” and Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 3,”The Eroica”. The season continues on Dec.6 with Serenades
featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Dvorák. On Jan. 24 the
orchestra will perform selections from well-known musicals such as “The King
and I”, “West Side Story” and “The Music Man” in the Hollywood Meets Broadway
program. The season concludes on Mar. 14 with guest artist Tessa Gotman
performing Brahms’ Concerto for Violin during the Melodic Masterpieces
program.
All West Valley Symphony concerts are on Sunday afternoons at 3pm. A season
subscription to all four concerts is available for $90, a 10% discount on
the single ticket price of $25. Youth (18 years and under) tickets are available
for $15. All seating is general admission. Visit the West Valley Symphony
at www.westvalleysymphony.org or call (623) 236-6781 for tickets and information.
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West Valley Symphony Association
PO Box 1417, Sun City, AZ 85372
(623) 236-6781
www.westvalleysymphony.org
email: westvalleysymphony@yahoo.com
Press inquiries:
Barbara Lashmet, Vice President/West Valley Symphony Association (623) 546-1950
Leslie Fountain, Trustee/West Valley Symphony Association
(623) 561-8233
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