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Portland Symphony Orchestra Presents Summer Serenades
PORTLAND, ME: This July, The Portland
Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is delighted to present a series of chamber orchestra
concerts entitled Summer Serenades, featuring a guest appearance by MPBN’s
newest voice, Tom Porter. A great way to spend a summer evening with the whole
family while enjoying music in enchanting Southern Maine settings, concerts will
take place in Boothbay (July 25), Old Orchard Beach (July 27) and Harrison (July
29).
Summer Serenades will showcase Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated
by Tom Porter. The programs also include Rossini’s Overture to Barber of
Seville, a favorite from the operatic repertoire, and Mendelssohn’s delightful
Symphony No. 4, also known as “the Italian.”
Conducting the Summer Serenades will be Matthew Fritz, who has studied
conducting under PSO Music Director Robert Moody.
A native of Birmingham, England, Tom Porter comes from a family of British
journalists. He worked for nearly eight years at Bloomberg Television and Radio
in London as a reporter and news producer. He is also a trained jazz pianist.
The schedule and ticket information is as follows:
 |
July 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
| 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay |
|
July 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM - Salvation Army Pavilion | 17
Prospect Street, Old Orchard Beach |
|
July 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM - Sebago Long Lake Music Festival
| Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison |
For more information about the Portland Symphony Orchestra call (207) 773-6128 or visit www.portlandsymphony.com.