Holiday spirit will fill King Theatre this weekend, thanks to Milton singers and orchestra members.

On Friday, December 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m., the Chamber Singers and full orchestra perform in the first of the weekend’s concerts. The Chamber Singers will begin with three pieces from the English and Spanish Renaissance and two modern day spirituals. The orchestra will then perform five selections, including a quirky Polka, from "The Age of Gold" by Soviet composer Dimitri Shostakovich. As a finale, Kevin Huang (I) will conduct the strings of the orchestra in the Palladio by Karl Jenkins.

The weekend’s second concert, beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, opens with two Vivaldi concerti. The first for four violins features Class I students Uma Venkatraman, Lily Choi, Arya Palakurthi and Andrew Park. The second concerto for two flutes features Class I students Kate Murray and Corina Ramirez. The Chamber Orchestra concludes the first half of the concert with works by French masters Eric Satie and Georges Bizet. Closing the performance will be the Academy's Glee Club singing music from Mozart, Salieri, Haydn, Diemer, and one piece by the School’s former choral director Scott Tucker.  

A silent auction will take place during both performances to raise money for the Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Singers’ spring break concert tour to Spain. Please contact Don Dregalla, music department chair, at don_dregalla@milton.edu for more information about these weekend events.

 

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