Orchestra Wraps up Season with Monumental Work

Music Director Victor Muenzer will lead the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra in its first performance of Mahler Symphony No. 5 on May 6th at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge. An epic piece in its own right, the Mahler 5th gained iconic standing in Chicago as the work most closely associated with Sir Georg Solti’s era as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Muenzer is no stranger to the work, having heard it many times as a child when his father (Edgar), Park Ridge Civic Orchestra founder, played in the violin section of the Chicago Symphony. Victor Muenzer holds a particular passion for the piece and will impart his enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the work in a special lecture event the weekend before the concert.

Opening the May 6th program are two Mozart works, the Allegro movements of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the Flute Concerto in G.
Kathryn Chiodo, winner of the 2014 Rotary International Educational Scholarship awarded by the Rotary Club of Park Ridge, is the flute soloist. A complimentary wine reception for audience and musicians follows the concert.

The public is invited to attend the lecture on May 3rd at the Iannelli Studios Heritage Center of Park Ridge, and the concert on May 6th at the historic Pickwick Theatre in Uptown Park Ridge.

Reduced ticket prices for seniors, free admission for ages 18 and under, CTA/Metra within one block, multiple restaurants nearby, and free parking are among the amenities included in the PRCO experience. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.parkridgecivicorchestra.org, or call (847) 692-7726.

Park Ridge Civic Orchestra
Concert: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 – 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Av., Park Ridge, IL 60068

Tickets: Seniors $20 (62+), Adults $25, Ages 18 and under Free Admission

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade, K. 525) – Allegro
Mozart: Concerto in G for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313 – Allegro
Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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Special preview event:
Lecture by Victor Muenzer on Mahler’s 5th Symphony
Sunday, May 3, 2015 – 2:00 p.m.

Iannelli Studios Heritage Center
255 N Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Free admission, open to the public; Iannelli Studios open house 1:00-4:00 p.m., lecture 2:00-3:00 p.m.