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| This concert will feature a performance of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, a one-act opera performed in English, telling the story of a 12-year-old boy and his visit with the three kings. The orchestra will accompany this a staged production with several solo singers, a shepherds' chorus and dancers. The December 8 performance will also include: | |
| Anderson | Buglers Holiday |
| Anderson | Christmas Festival |
| Adler | Feast of Lights |
| Ployhar | Christmas Sing-a-long |
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Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors will be performed again on Saturday December 14, at 7 p.m. at the Lane Theater in Bruton Heights Education Center, 301 1st St., Williamsburg. |
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Tickets for both concerts may be purchased at the concert venue for $14 or $12. They may be ordered online or from orchestra members at a $2 discount. |
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If you are interested in playing with the YRSO, contact either
Eric Reiff Conductor, at the Music Library of Hampton University, (757) 727- 5411,
eric.reiff@hamptonu.edu or Barbara Eger, Personnel Director, (757) 267-2959, bfeger@yahoo.com.
The orchestra currently has openings for strings, trombone and percussion. We are glad to put other instrumentalists on the "extra" list. The YRSO rehearses Monday evenings from 7-9 pm. Rehearsal locations for August 12 through December 2019 are TBA while the York High School cafeteria undergoes renovations. The 19th annual Young Artists Concerto Competition, open to musicians ages 12-21, will take place on November 24, 2019. For application materials, click on the Concerto Competition tab then on "Documents and Forms." |
| The York River Symphony Orchestra is a non-profit (501 (c) 3) musical ensemble of amateur and professional musicians who offer quality programs to the community. |
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