Plymouth Philharmonic's 96th Season Opener Features Beethoven's Fifth and World Premiere

Opening Night of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra’s 96th Season features one of the world’s best-known symphonic scores when conductor Steven Karidoyanes and the Phil present Beethoven’s magnificent Fifth Symphony. Joining the orchestra is 14-year-old violin virtuoso Younghyun Yi, performing Wieniawski’s gypsy-inspired Violin Concerto No. 2. The concert also includes spirited and colorful music written expressly for this program by Plymouth composer Matthew Sorensen. His Concert Overture: Sonata in Sea receives its world premiere performance. The concert begins with the National Anthem, accompanied by a color guard from Plymouth’s American Legion Post 40, led by Sergeant Philip Ryan. This celebratory event takes place in Plymouth’s Memorial Hall at 8 p.m.,  Saturday, Oct. 15. A pre-concert talk by Conductor Karidoyanes begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are now on sale.

“There are great reasons why Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is one of the most popular pieces of symphonic music around. It’s full of fire and lyricism. It
also speaks directly to the heart of the listener while keeping them riveted to the edge of their seat! It’s a true symphonic marvel!” Karidoyanes said about the program,, “To make this program extra special, we asked Matthew Sorensen to write us music inspired by Beethoven’s Fifth while holding true to his American roots. His Sonata in Sea is the result. Its highly energetic and evocative music, complete with rolling waves and splashes. I can’t wait to share it with our audience!”

The featured soloist for the concert, Younghyun Yi, is a highly accomplished concert artist, despite her young age. In the past four years she has won major concerto competitions throughout her native South Korea, garnering invitations to perform in that country’s most prestigious concert halls and with many orchestras, including the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. This performance represents Ms. Yi’s American debut.

The concert is sponsored, in part, by Eye Health Services. The 96th Season of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Individual ticket prices are $50, $45, $35 and $20. Senior, Youth and Group discounts are offered. $5 student “rush” tickets sold at the door one hour before performance, as available. Advance tickets can be purchased on-line by visiting plymouthphil.org or calling the Phil office at 508-746-8008.

A pre-concert Soiree will be held at the Pilgrim Hall Museum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets to this event are $20.

Memorial Hall is located on 83 Court Street/Route 3A, Plymouth, MA. For more information about the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra’s 96th Season, call 508-746-8008 or visit the Phil’s website www.plymouthphil.org

Next event of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra:

American Treasures: Celebrating America’s Veterans

8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Performing Arts Center, Duxbury

Chet Curtis, guest narrator
Steven Karidoyanes, conducting

Program includes The Star Spangled Banner and a medley of all Armed Forces service hymns.‘Made in America’ never sounded so good! This concert celebrates the service of American veterans with some of the most popular music ever written for the American symphonic stage. The program includes music by two living Pulitzer Prize winning composers, George Walker and Jennifer Higdon, Bernstein’s effervescent Candide Overture, Howard Hansen’s passionate Romantic Symphony, and Aaron Copland’s symphonic portrait that brings the words of Abraham Lincoln to life! Veteran television news anchorman Chet Curtis is the guest narrator.