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Oak Ridge Civic Ballet performing ‘The Nutcracker’ on Saturday, Sunday

Posted at 9:56 am November 18, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is performing Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. (Photo by ORCBA)

The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is performing Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. (Photo by ORCBA)

 

The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is performing Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, November 18, and Sunday, November 19, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

Directed by Molly Koon Quist along with assistant director Sharon Nicklow-Cousins and assistant Sarah Jett, “The Nutcracker” offers artistic entertainment for family members of all ages.

“We have so many talented dancers in East Tennessee,” said Wendie Aurin, assistant production manager. “We are excited to have them showcase their creativity in such a classic ballet.”

Courtney Walker, Fancisco Aguilar, and Murillo Barbosa of the Georgia Ballet, as well as Howard Merlin of the Boston Ballet as Drosselmeyer, will join the talented cast, a press release said. Frank Murphy from Classic Hits 93.1 WNOX will also make a guest appearance. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dancing, Entertainment, Entertainment, Slider Tagged With: Boston Ballet, Classic Hits 93.1 WNOX, Courtney Walker, Fancisco Aguilar, Frank Murphy, Georgia Ballet, Howard Merlin, Molly Koon Quist, Murillo Barbosa, Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, Sarah Jett, Sharon Nicklow-Cousins, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Wendie Aurin

Oak Ridge Symphony performs Saturday

Posted at 8:48 am November 20, 2015
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Oak Ridge Symphony with Dan Allcott

The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra is pictured above with conductor Dan Allcott. (Photo by ORCMA)

 

The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra will perform this Saturday. The “Baroque to Modern” concert will feature Telemann’s “Don Quixote,” Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella,” and Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings.”

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 21, at First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. The church is at 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The concert is free to all students 18 and under, and special discount tickets are available to young adults, 19-29.

“It will be a fun, family-friendly concert—all are welcome!” organizers said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Music, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Baroque to Modern, First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Telemann

Celebrate love, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Valentine’s Day at the Symphony

Posted at 3:23 pm February 11, 2015
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Violins and Oak Ridge Symphony

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William Shakespeare once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.”

It is in that spirit that the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present “Valentine’s Day at the Symphony” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 14, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

The professional Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Dan Allcott, will present music by Cole Porter, Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.”

They will also be joined by the Oak Ridge Chorus, led by chorus conductor Seth Maples, for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Valentine's Day Tagged With: 2013 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide, Cole Porter, Dan Allcott, Oak Ridge Chorus, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge Symphony, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Serenade to Music, Seth Maples, Tchaikovsky, Valentine's Day at the Symphony

Concert debut: Lefkowitz conducts ORCO in Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Sibelius

Posted at 5:45 am August 31, 2014
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Gabriel Lefkowitz

Gabriel Lefkowitz

New Music Director Gabriel Lefkowitz will conduct the Oak Ridge Community Orchestra in September performances of compositions by Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, and Sibelius.

During the September 13 concert, the orchestra will play the “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture” by Tchaikovsky, “Adagio from Spartacus” by Khachaturian, and “The Karelia Suite” by Sibelius, a press release said.

“This is some of the finest orchestra music one can listen to,” the release said.

The free ORCO concert will be performed in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 13. It will be Lefkowitz’s debut with the ORCO as music director and conductor. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Front Page News, Music Tagged With: Adagio from Spartacus, Aram Khachaturian, concert, conductor, Cyndi Jeffers, First Baptist Church, Gabriel Lefkowitz, Jean Sibelius, Khachaturian, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, KSO, music director, Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, ORCO, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, The Karelia Suite, Will Burkhart

Oak Ridge Civic Ballet presents ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘Swan Lake’

Posted at 12:23 am March 28, 2014
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Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association

By Wendie Aurin

The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is inviting the community to their fairy tale world with Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake” in April.

Professional guest artists Tory Morton and Erin-Elizabeth Morton will perform as Prince Seigfried and Odette in “Swan Lake.” Special guest Frank Murphy of Classic Hits 93.1 WNOX will portray the King in “Sleeping Beauty.”

Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors. Student tickets are $10, but ORCBA is proud to once again participate in the Penny 4 the Arts program, which allows up to three students to attend for a penny each with a paid adult or senior. Tickets may be purchased at the door, at www.orcba.org, or at Flutterfly’s Consignment in the Manhattan Place Shopping Center. All productions are open seating. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dancing, Entertainment, Front Page News Tagged With: Allison Parton, Carolyn Wheeler, Elizabeth Cousins, Erin-Elizabeth Morton, Frank Murphy, Jenny Collins, Madeline Gavin, Molly Quist, Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, ORCBA, Sarah Jett, Sharon Nicklow-Cousins, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky, Tory Morton, Wendie Aurin

Holiday concert on Sunday features Oak Ridge Symphony, Chorus, Sound Company

Posted at 11:21 am December 12, 2013
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Sound Company Children's Performing Choir

The Sound Company Children’s Performing Choir of Oak Ridge is pictured above singing in an earlier concert. (File photo)

The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra will join Sound Company and the Oak Ridge Chorus to “ring in” the holiday season during a concert on Sunday.

The concert starts at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

The holiday concert is presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association.

The orchestra, under the direction of Dan Allcott, will open the concert with the “Hanukah Festival Overture,” composed by Knoxville’s own Lucas Richman. Music from “Mass of the Children,” and “Colors of Christmas,” will feature the children and the civic choruses. The performance will be dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut last year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Holidays 2013, Music Tagged With: carol, Colors of Christmas, Dan Allcott, Hallelujah Chorus, Handel Messiah, Hanukah Festival Overture, holiday concert, Lucas Richman, Mass of the Children, Nutcracker, Oak Ridge Chorus, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, Polar Express, Seth Maples, sing-along, Sleigh Ride, Sound Company, Tchaikovsky, Winter Wonderland

ORCBA celebrates 50th season, Tchaikovsky

Posted at 6:11 pm November 22, 2013
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In recognition of its 50th season, the Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is celebrating Tchaikovsky, opening its season this weekend with the annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

The season will end in April with “Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake.”

The University of Tennessee Chamber Orchestra will perform The Nutcracker this weekend with ORCBA.

“Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enjoy ballet performed with a live orchestra,” the association said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dancing, Entertainment, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: ballet, Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association, Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, ORCBA, orchestra, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, University of Tennessee Chamber Orchestra, Wendie Aurin

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