THINGS TO DO: Melbourne Community Orchestra to Present Holiday Favorites Starting Dec. 21
By Space Coast Daily // December 6, 2022
for more information call 321-285-6724
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Regardless of how low the mercury dips, audiences are in for a cozy winter event when the Melbourne Community Orchestra presents Snow in Love in a pair of concerts at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, December 21 and 22 at the Melbourne Auditorium at 625 Hibiscus Boulevard.
The two evenings will glide along on a sleigh of orchestral favorites that explores the warmth and love of the holiday season, with selections that include “Merry Christmas, Darling” by Richard Carpenter and the romantic “pas de deux” from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.
The audience will hear additional numbers from Nutcracker, along with the Boston Pops Christmas Canticles, an arrangement of Russian Christmas Music, and the exciting Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas in Sarajevo – with electric stringed instruments!
Grieg’s magnificent piano Concerto no. 1 will feature pianist Dylan Rhodes, while the orchestra’s brass quintet will be spotlighted during a fanfare of beloved holiday tunes. And Maestro Nelson will have himself a “merry little” time singing the classic that’s become an annual MCO tradition,
“The Christmas Song.” An octet of cellos onstage will entertain the gathering crowd, beginning at 6:15 PM. Admission to Snow in Love and all Melbourne Community Orchestra concerts is free.
The 50-member group conducted by Mark Nelson is the Orchestra in Residence for the City of Melbourne. Call 321-285-6724 or visit MCOrchestra.org for more information or to sign up for concert alerts.
While Snow in Love may conjure up cold images, Melbourne Community Orchestra Conductor, Mark Nelson, knows it will warm the hearts of concertgoers.
“The music never fails to work its magic,” said Maestro Nelson. “This concert would put a smile on the face of the Grinch himself!”
The non-profit Melbourne Community Orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra, that performs seven sets of free concerts each Season.
Call 321-285-6724 or visit MCOrchestra.org for more information or to sign up for concert alerts.
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