Central State Chamber Orchestra to give holiday concert
The Central State Chamber Orchestra, made up of advanced junior high and high school string musicians from Central Wisconsin, will give a holiday concert with a traditional sing-along on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Lincoln Senior Center, 1519 Water St., Stevens Point.
Founded and directed by David Becker, faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Aber Suzuki Center, the orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. The concert is open to the public with a $2 freewill offering to benefit the Lincoln Center. A reception will follow.
The concert will begin with the “Concerto Grosso Opus 6, No. 6” by George Frideric Handel, featuring violinists Michael Josephson and Wade Dittburner, and cellist Emily Clay. The orchestra will also play works by Elgar, Pachelbel, Britten, and Leroy Anderson. The Earth String Quartet, with Wade Dittburner and Erik Sands on violin, Teddy Schenkman on viola and Emily Clay on cello, will also perform a movement from Dvorak’s well-known “American” quartet. The sing-along will conclude the performance.
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