Charlotte Civic Orchestra

Welcome to the Charlotte Civic Orchestra's 2008/2009 season.

Welcome to the Charlotte Civic Orchestra's 2008/2009 season. We have an incredible series of performances which will display the artistry of our fine orchestra. This will be one of the most exciting series of classical music this year in Charlotte. Our first performance is an outdoor performance as part of the Festival in The Park event at Freedom Park. This is always an exciting festival and is the first time that the Civic has been involved in this event. We will be performing a wide variety of music ranging from the movie music of "Titanic" and "Jaws" to the great first movement of Beethoven's fifth symphony and a couple of the movements from Holst's "The Planets". Our Fall orchestral concert will be in December and we will present Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" symphony and will also feature two players from your Civic in Mozart's Flute and Harp concerto.

For our first Spring concert we will be collaborating with Charlotte's premier early music ensemble; Carolina Pro Musica in a performance of music from the Baroque era. This will take place in the gorgeous acoustic of Belmont Abbey. Our final subscription performance is one of the most important events in Charlotte's music scene. We will be showcasing a work composed entirely by selected Charlotte area middle school students during the 2008/2009 school year. This project is coordinated by one of Charlotte's most popular composers, David Crowe.

I invite you to experience your Civic: we are people in your neighborhood overflowing with talent and passion for great music.

See you soon!

Geoff Whitehead

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