Marion Philharmonic Orchestra Opening Night Concert, Students 12 & Under Free*

The Marion Philharmonic Orchestra will present its Opening Night concert on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Ritchie Walton Performing Arts Center. The concert is the first of the 2016-2017 “Masterpiece” series, the final season for MPO Music Director Maestro Alexander Platt. In his honor, the program will feature such favorites as Peter and the Wolf, a narrated piece written to introduce children to the orchestra. Lisa Dominisse will appear as narrator for the performance. Children 12 and under are admitted free with each purchase of one adult ticket.
 
Also performing on the concert will be the 2015 winner of the MPO’s Young Artist competition, Clara Loisch, flutist. Miss Loisch will be a featured soloist on Demersseman’s Sixth Solo. The orchestra will also perform the great Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and the lovely Moldau by Bedřich Smetana.
 
As Grant County’s community orchestra, the MPO partners with generous donors each year to provide rich musical and educational experiences. This past season, the MPO engaged more than 1700 young people in its programming through concert attendance, production assistance, performance opportunities and internships. Since it began in 1969, the orchestra has evolved from a group of local volunteer musicians into a professional symphony that features the finest musicians in the state, in the most beautiful and intimate venues in the county.
 
2016-17 MPO Season Tickets are affordably priced and can be ordered through the Box Office at 765-662-0012 or mpo@marionphil.org for the four-concert subscription series. NEW THIS YEAR: Adult packages include one complimentary FlexTicket (a $20 value), good for Admission to one 2016-17 MPO concert of choice. All Season Ticket Package prices remain the same this year except for Students 12 and under, which are now just $15. Adults $80 including one complimentary FlexTicket, Seniors $70, Students 13 and up $30. Individual concert tickets are Adults $20, Students 13 and up $10, and Students 12 and under are free for Opening Night with each purchase of one Adult ticket.