Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 59th season of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra! We have a
particularly wonderful season for you this year. Max Hobart, Music
Director, has worked his usual magic in programming the familiar, the
unfamiliar, the old and the new to make for a season with never a dull moment
and lots of enjoyable listening.
Two special concerts this season include - Holiday Pops and the Family Concert. This season we are offering OUR GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY by making the Family Concert FREE for everyone! It will be an exciting afternoon, hosted by Elizabeth Scanlon, with special events, such as the Suzuki Ensemble, media celebrity Dixie Whatley, the Instrument Petting Zoo and Show 'n' Tell. Bring the entire family to t
Our soloists for the season are really
spectacular. Violinist Angel Valchinov is a rising star from
Bulgaria. Angel has won many prestigious awards and was concertmaster for
the Aspen Music Festival Concert Orchestra. Pianist Amira Acre will play
Tchaikovsky's beloved first Piano Concerto. Besides performing
internationally as a solo artist, Ms. Acre is a distinguished chamber musician
and has performed many times at Lincoln Center. At the Holiday
Pops, William Bulger, past president at the University of
Massachusetts, will narrate Twas the Night Before Christmas and
soprano Karol Carroll - a New England favorite - will sing favorite
holiday songs
February finds internationally acclaimed soprano, Joanna Mongiardo,
singing opera arias. Recently returned from an extremely successful two
years in Germany performing leading opera roles, Ms. Mongiardo has performed at Lincoln
Center, Carnegie Hall, and with major orchestras and opera companies around the
U.S. Our season ends with the beautiful Faure Requiem, featuring The Wellesley
High Concert Choir, with soloists soprano Maria Ferrante and baritone
Ron Williams, both of whom received enthusiastic praise for previous
performances with the WSO.
The February Symphonic Potpourri brings together three
twentieth-century composers and one from the previous century. It is a delicious
mix light-hearted and serious music. Elizabeth Scanlon will again be the
Host for the Family Concert, featuring Casey at the Bat (Go Red
Sox!) and the winner of our Young Soloist Competition. Our pre-concert
Show 'n' Tell and Instrument Petting Zoo have been enormously popular. In a
special tribute to mothers on Mother's Day, we present the Ungerleider
twins, Oren and Tavi in Brahms Double Concerto for
Violin and Cello. Sign your mothers, grandmothers, daughters and
granddaughters up now.
Remember, if you purchase a subscription, you receive ONE CONCERT FREE. This is a season you won't want to miss. I, personally look forward to seeing you at my pre-concert talks.
Sincerely,
Honorary Board
Denise Bacon
Julia Scott Carey
Laura Carlo
Ron Della Chiesa
Phyllis Curtin
Virginia Eskin
John Finney
Everett (Vic) Firth
John Harbison
Bayla Keyes
Thomas Oboe Lee
Ned Rorem