The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra

54 Claflin Street

Milford , MA  01757

NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release

Contact:     Paul Surapine, Executive Director
The Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation, Inc.
TEL/FAX:  508-478-5924

Milford , MA¾

Claflin Hill Symphony Continues Stellar Season in New Year

The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra continues its 2011-12 Season, “The Masterworks Series” on Saturday evening, January 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM in the Milford Town Hall Grand Ballroom with “Brazen Overtures!” – featuring music of Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, together with offerings of Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Verdi and Glinka.

Guest conductor and composer Thomas Hojnacki makes his annual guest appearance on the CHSO podium, and has crafted an entertaining and exciting program that will be made up exclusively of famous orchestral overtures.  The “orchestral overture” as a form has evolved over the past several hundred years from being the opening instrumental selection of an opera or show to now a standard concert work on its own merit.  In many cases, the overtures of operas or shows have become more familiar and more often performed than the opera or show that they originally were intended to open.

For this program, Hojnacki has chosen the Samuel Barber “Overture to the School for Scandal,” and Johannes Brahms beloved Academic Festival Overture, both of which were written as “stand alone’ concert works.  Rossini’s popular William Tell Overture, (better known today as the theme to The Lone Ranger) will be on the program, as well of several prelude overtures from the operas of Richard Wagner and Guiseppe Verdi.  Russian composer Glinka’s “Russlan and Ludmilla” and Bernstein’s Overture to “Candide” round out the program.

Claflin Hill is also celebrating “Super Night at Symphony” at this concert.  The orchestra has invited over 15 superintendents from all of the neighboring school districts around Greater Milford.  The orchestra is planning to also provide a block of tickets to each superintendent to distribute to students.  “Claflin Hill has always had a strong commitment to supporting music education and curriculums in our public schools,” stated Paul Surapine, Executive and Artistic Director of CHSO.  “Over our twelve year history, we have performed numerous workshops, concerts and presentations with a number of our public school music departments.  In this time of budget cuts that mostly affect arts curriculum adversely, Claflin Hill feels a responsibility to advocate for support of arts education and also to be here as a resource for music departments throughout the region.  This particular concert invitation as well as Claflin Hill’s ongoing Student Rush Ticket Program are supported by grants from The Greater Worcester Community Foundation and Bank of America.”

 Tickets for “Brazen Overtures” may be purchased on line by visiting the Claflin Hill website at www.claflinhill.org.    

Season tickets for the remainder of the CHSO season can also be purchased at a discounted rate by calling Claflin Hill at 508-478-5924.

“Brazen Overtures” is made possible with Claflin Hill Business Partnership grants from The Waters Corporation, International Power and Dean College .

The Milford Town Hall is located at 52 Main Street , Route 16, in Downtown Milford and is fully handicapped-accessible.

 

 

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The Claflin Symphony Orchestra, located in Milford , MA , is a powerful regional musical force. Through passionate performances presented by masterful musicians, the CHSO plays a leading role in the cultural enrichment and vitality of Central Massachusetts and MetroWest communities. The CHSO sponsors a remarkable outreach program that helps youth perfect their musical talents and build long-lasting appreciation for music.