Merrimack Valley Philharmonic to Feature Horn Soloist Lydia Lowery Busler on May 1st

The Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra is very pleased to welcome hornist, composer, and performance clinician, Lydia Lowery Busler as an accomplished featured soloist for its upcoming May 1st concert. Lydia will be performing Hayden’s Concerto No. 2 in D Hob. Vlld: 4 with the orchestra.

Ms. Busler began her performing career at age 16 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her composing career also began at that age, as she wrote for high school dance troupes. Lydia has since performed with the New York City Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic, José Limón Dance Company and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, as well as holding the position of Solo Horn with the Rome Festival Opera. In 2014, Mu Phi Epsilon nominated Lydia to the organization’s list of esteemed Artists, Composers, Musicologists and Educators (ACME). This special honor was in recognition of Ms. Busler’s outstanding credentials as a composer, performing artist, and clinician in the United States and abroad.

As a soloist, lyric improvisationalist (https://soundcloud.com/lydia-lowery-busler), clinician: “Rewiring Your Brain for Joy on Stage!” and composer, Lydia’s compositions are performed by artists worldwide. For more detailed information regarding her range of work, refer to her website at http://www.siegriedscall.com/pages/lydia-busler-blais.

The orchestra will round out the concert by performing the Hayden Symphony No. 87 in A Major, and the Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor under the direction of George Monseur.

When: May 1, 2016, 2:30 PM

Where: Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Doherty Middle School

50 Bartlet Street

Andover, MA

How: Tickets available at the door or online by contacting

the web site – http://www.MKtix.com/mvpo or

www.mvpomusic.org

Adults $25 ; Seniors and Students $20; Children age 4-12 $5

Seating is General Admission

Contact Info: Beverly Abegg

MVPO Operations Manager

978-685-3505