ASHLAND — The Ashland Symphony Orchestra will present two concerts on Saturday, March 9 at the Robert M. & Janet L. Archer Auditorium at Ashland High School.
The free family concert begins at 4 p.m. This one-hour program prepared by Grammy® award winning conductor, Michael Repper, and Ashland University student Leanna Uselton, is designed to introduce listeners to the instruments in the orchestra, a variety of musical styles, and to the composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Cellist and teen prodigy Aurelia Faidley-Solars will perform Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. The instrument petting zoo and several star-related crafts will be available starting at 3 p.m. Eclipse glasses for each attendee, while supplies last. Tickets are not required for this event. This concert is sponsored by a grant from the Ashland County Community Foundation.
At 7:30 p.m. the ASO will present the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Jessie Montgomery. With a nod toward the upcoming solar eclipse, this “Stargazing” concert opens with Starburst composed by Jessie Montgomery in 2012. The audience will then be wowed by rising star, cellist Aurelia Faidley-Solars performing Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. The second half of the program features Beethoven’s Symphony No.4 described as cheerful, lighthearted, sunny, and youthful, full of invention and unexpected turns.
Miss Faidley-Solars is the daughter of Ashland High School graduate Jonathan Solars and Elizabeth Faidley, and the granddaughter of Mark and Pam Solars of Jeromesville.
Tickets for “Stargazing” are $26 for adults and $23 for seniors and may be purchased online, by phone, or at the door. Child and student tickets are free with the purchase of an adult or senior ticket, though they may be purchased for $5 each to benefit the Symphony. The ASO also offers reduced price tickets ($5) to persons receiving Medicaid, EBT, SNAP, and WIC. Free and reduced-price tickets are only available by phone or at the door.
For tickets and more information please call 419-289-5115 or visit www.ashlandsymphony.org.
The ASO is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and is proudly sponsored by Bob and Jan Archer, Samaritan Hospital Foundation, The Ohio Arts Council, Jonathan Solars Fine Violins, Ron and Carolyn Marenchin, Charles River, and many local businesses and individuals.