BERLIN — The only professional symphony orchestra on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO), is celebrating 20 years of bringing enchantment to audiences from Ocean City to Wye Mills.
Audiences can ring in the holiday season with “Holiday Joy,” in early December celebrating the spirit of the holidays with traditional seasonal favorites. The concerts will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Avalon Theater in Easton; Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. at the Mariner’s Bethel in Ocean View, Del; and Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m. at the Community Church in Ocean Pines.
The concerts will feature such favorites as “Sleighride,” selections from Handel’s “Messiah,” Wendel’s “Hanukah Overture,” and selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” as well as familiar carols and hymns. Soloists include Leah Hawkins, soprano; Joe Burgstaller, trumpet; and Chaz’man Williams-Ali, tenor.
The orchestra’s “Toast to the New Year” will celebrate the New Year with revelry and music on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The concerts will be held on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church in Easton and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Community Church in Ocean Pines.
The concerts will feature such compositions as Fledermaus Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake – Second Movement, 2nd; a duet from “West Side Story,” “Nocturne from a Midsummer Night’s Dream,” along with an “Auld Lang Syne” sing-along. Soloists include Sharin Apostolou, Soprano and Ryan McPherson, Tenor.
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council, the Talbot County Arts Council, the Worcester County Arts Council, Sussex County, Delaware and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.
Tickets to the MSO concerts are available online at www.midatlanticsymphony.org or by telephone at 888-846-8600. For further information, visit www.midatlanticsymphony.org.