Conductor Richard Pittman
THE CONCORD ORCHESTRA
Performing At
51 Walden, Concord, Massachusetts
Events of Note
First Parish in Lexington Friday Noon Concerts 2009
July 10 concert features Thomas Dawkins, baritone, in "Songs of a Wayfarer" by Mahler/Schoenberg, with the Minuteman Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Alan Yost
Free admission
July 24 concert includes music of Bernstein from Candide and West Side Story with Rebecca Hains, soprano, Angeliki Theoharis, mezzo-soprano, and Thomas Dawkins, piano
The Concord Orchestra is composed of 70 musicians living in Concord, Massachusetts and the greater Boston metropolitan area. Richard Pittman, the versatile founder and music director of Boston Musica Viva, has been the music director and conductor of the Concord Orchestra since 1969.
Rehearsing Six by George with arranger Bernard Hoffer and vocalist Steve Marvin
Our season consists of three regular concerts performed in the fall, winter, and spring, a family concert in December, and Pops concerts in May. Concerts are held at 51 Walden, the Center for the Performing Arts in Concord. Subscriptions and individual tickets may be ordered by calling (978) 369-4967, or purchased on-line with a credit card through MKTIX.
Each year one of our concerts features a performer from one of the Boston area schools who has won our Young Artist Competition. The winner also receives a cash prize from the Ehlers Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was founded in memory of Charles and Arlene Ehlers.
The Concord Orchestra is a member of the WBGH Membercard program. Benefits include a $2 discount on an individual adult ticket.
revised 7/2/09
