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SSO 2024/2025 Season
The 2024/2025 Season will be the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Year!
The Strathcona Symphony (SSO) continues its 20th Anniversary season celebration by performing pieces chosen by the orchestra’s musicians. The March concerts also mark Helena Jung’s 7th year as the SSO Music Director.
March’s concert, titled Homage!, includes works from a variety of classical and modern favourites from well-known composers, including Beethoven’s haunting Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement , Smetana’s captivating The Moldau, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Sibelius’ Finlandia, Haydn’s London Symphony 1st movement, John Williams’Jurassic Park, and more.
Soprano soloist and longtime local resident, Michelle Johnson, returns to the SSO stage, singing Handel’s beautiful Lascia ch’io pianga, Strauss’ playful laughing song, Mein Herr Marquis from the operetta, Die Fledermaus, as well as conducting the Black Creek Children’s Choir.
SSO co-founder and Campbell River resident, Blaine Waldenbauer, is the orchestra’s concertmaster for the season, and he brings his expertise and talent as 1st violin to the stage.
Performances are on Saturday, March 8th (7 pm) at the Campbell River Baptist Church and Sunday, March 9th (2 pm) at Courtenay’s Filberg Centre.
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