Butler County Symphony Orchestra announces its 65th season The Butler County Symphony Orchestra recently announced the concerts for its 65th season, beginning this month: October 5: Opening Night: Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Copland Appalachian Spring and Dvořák Cello Concerto. November 2: City Lights: Universally praised as one of the greatest films ever made, City Lights – written by, directed by and starring the great Charlie Chaplin – is presented in all its cinematic glory on the big screen, with the orchestra performing the soundtrack live. December 14: Holiday Traditions: Join in this annual holiday event, featuring Butler County native Elizabeth Matchett Freimuth, principal horn of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Slippery Rock University choir. Sing along with your favorite holiday music. December 15: Holiday Traditions Matinee Performance: The Butler County Symphony will perform a special repeat performance of the Holiday Traditions concert at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School. (This concert is not part of the season subscription package.)
February 8: Celestial Fantasy: Igor Lipinski, piano; Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Kernis Musica Celestis and Strauss Death and Transfiguration. March 8: Sal Andolina’s Big Band Bash: Join Buffalo Philharmonic clarinetist Sal Andolina and BCSO for a Big Band Tribute featuring the great American standards of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and more. April 12: Dance! Adé Williams, violin; Kodaly Dances of Galanta, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Ticket prices for individual concerts are $23 and $5.50 for students. A full-season subscription is $103 for all six concerts. Tickets are available at the symphony office at 259 Main Street in Butler, or call (724) 283-1402. Tickets can also be ordered online at www.showclix.com/ search%23butler%20county%20symphony. BCSN
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