Gateway Orchestra to Perform Symphonic and Concerto Masterworks in Ridgewood, NJ
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Gateway Classical Music Society will present the Gateway Orchestra, a seventy-piece professional orchestra and member of the League of American Orchestras in two concerts at the Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood, NJ as part of its 2015 Tri-State Regional "Great Works of Art Up Close and Personal" Tour of masterworks. Sunday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. the program will be the Beethoven Eighth Symphony, the Sibelius Violin Concerto with Szigeti International Violin Competition winner Xiao Wang as violin soloist and two works by Brahms: Tragic Overture and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn. Sunday, November 8, 7:00 p.m. the program will include the Beethoven Fifth Symphony, the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 with violinist Yezu Elizabeth Woo as soloist and two overtures from Verdi's La forza del destino and Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila. All performances will be conducted by Gateway's Music Director Ida Angland, featured last year in a front page article by the Greenwich Time entitled "Leading lady conductor makes her mark in field dominated by men."
Tickets: Adult $35; Senior $25; Student $15. Ambassador tickets for $100 and above are tax deductible minus the ticket value and help to bring Great Works of Art performances of masterworks to underserved neighborhoods free of charge. All tickets may be purchased on the website at www.gatewayclassical.org or at the door one hour prior to performances. Contact Gateway for group discounts of 6 or more by emailing [email protected].
Gateway Classical Music Society, since 2004, is known for its Great Works of Art performances to city and suburban neighborhood venues in the Tri-State area. Gateway's objectives are to reach audiences at a community level, foster appreciation for classical music and to provide opportunities for exposure to outstanding soloists from all over the world.
SOURCE Gateway Classical Music Society
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