The McLean Orchestra has announced its 42nd season, A Season of Festivity. Embarking on Maestra Miriam Burns' second season as music director and conductor, the McLean Orchestra will offer five classical concerts with an illustrious array of soloists, including pianists, jazz vocalists, bagpipers, organists, dancers and more.
As an added treat, Nicole Lacroix of Classical WETA Radio will present Nicole Notes, a series of pre-concert talks as part of a cocktail reception for all donors at the Forte Leadership Circle level. To learn more about this special group, visit www.mclean-orchestra.org.
Purchase your season subscription now to receive 20 percent off the single ticket price. Following each concert there is a free cake and champagne reception for all concert attendees, musicians, conductors, trustees and friends of the McLean Orchestra.
"The McLean Orchestra: 2013-14 Season"
*Oktoberfest
Saturday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m.
Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Jeanette Aufiero, piano soloist
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
*A Festival of Lights
Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m.
and Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m.
Holiday favorites with a touch of jazz, featuring
Jason Paul Curtis, singer, and SwingLab.
The McLean Youth Orchestra will join the McLean Orchestra in this special side-by-side performance.
*Celebration
Sunday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m.
St. Luke Catholic Church (McLean)
Mozart: Serenata Notturna in D Major
Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G Minor
Paul Skevington, organ soloist
Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor
*Hail, Britannia
Saturday, March 22, 8 p.m.
arr. Hughes: Scotland the Brave
Kevin Watkins, bagpipe soloist
Harty: An Irish Symphony - II. The Fair Day
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Davies: Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
Kevin Watkins, bagpipe soloist
Elgar: Enigma Variations
*Fiesta!
Saturday, May 3, 8 p.m.
de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Moncayo: Huapango
Ginastera: Ollantay - II. Los Guerreros
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Season Tickets—save 20 percent:
Adults, $160
Seniors, $120
Youth (18), $60
Individual Tickets
Adults, $40
Seniors, $30
Youth (18), $15