Concord Chamber Orchestra - Life Begins at 40 Concert

On Saturday, May 21, 2106 at 7:00 pm, the Concord Chamber Orchestra (CCO) will present the fourth and final concert of its 2015-16 Season “Music to Our Years: A Retrospective” at St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa. The Life Begins at 40 concert continues the CCO’s 40th anniversary season theme, in which each of the four concerts features audience and musician favorites from each of the orchestra’s first four decades.

Life Begins at 40 on May 21 celebrates Concord’s fourth decade under the baton of conductor Jamin Hoffman, who looked to the future of the CCO and contemporary music by building relationships with current composers and local soloists and increasing the orchestra’s visibility. The concert features soprano Erin Sura.

The program for the evening includes:

Larrikins & Legends • O'Boyle

On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 • Strauss

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis • Vaughan Williams

Overture to La gazza ladra • Rossini

"Debka" from Israeli Suite • Bar-Niv

Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 • Barber

Antics • a new composition by Dan Lawitts

After the concert, audience members are invited to mingle with the soloist, musicians, and music director during a free reception.

For additional information, please contact General Manager Dana Robb at 414-750-4404 or mailto:concordmanager@gmail.com, or visit the concert website at http://www.concordorchestra.org/upcoming-concert.html. Tickets are $18 General Admission / $12 Students and Seniors and are available at the door or at http://www.concordorchestra.org/order-tickets.html.