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The Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale join forces for The Music Makers by Edward Elgar. Elgar's Enigma Variations for orchestra are also on the program. Chorale music director Kevin L. Mack conducts.

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra concert scheduled for Saturday February 9th at Manchester High School has been postponed to Saturday February 23rd at 7:30 at Manchester Community College. Guest Conductor Paul Phillips and tenor soloist Michael-Paul Krubitzer will be there, and MSOC hopes you'll be there, too!

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale closes its 52nd season with a musical portrait of America, from the Founding Fathers to the silver screen. The concert is at 7:30 at SBM Auditorium on the campus of Manchester Community College.

Kevin L. Mack leads the orchestra and chorale in a performance of the first and the last choral works of Franz Josef Haydn and Johannes Brahms. Concert is at Manchester High School at 7:30 PM Tickets $18, $15 seniors and students, under 18 free.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cheung Chau, presents an evening of music inspired by tales of romance and lands of sunshine. The Manchester High School Chamber Orchestra joins the Symphony for a performance of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.

The Manchester Chorale and Manchester Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble, conducted by Kevin L. Mack, in a holiday concert of masterpieces from the Italian Baroque and Renaissance for single and double choirs

You haven't missed Cheung Chau's debut as the orchestra's new music director! The opening concert of MSOC's 52nd season was postponed due to the October snowstorm. Chau conducts Beethoven's Eighth Symphony and music by Wagner, Bizet, and Bernstein. The concert will be held on Saturday, November 19th at Manchester Community College.

MSOC closes its 51st season with a Pops concert at Manchester Community College, at 7:30 PM. Lewis J. Buckley conducts his final concert as MSOC orcehstra director, sharing the podium with chorale director Kevin L. Mack. For more information, visit www.msoc.org

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will be joined by singers from the Avon Old Farms School in a performance of Mendelsohn's Second Symphony, the Song of Praise (Lobgesang). The concert is on Saturday, April 9th, 7:30 PM, at Manchester High School, 134 E. Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors over 18 and free for those under 18. For more information, please visit www.msoc.org.

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lewis J. Buckley, performs Prokfiev's Lt. Kije Suite; Schumann's Third Symphony ("Rhenish") and Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, with Aaron Ney, MSOC's 2011 Young Artist, as soloist. Concert is at Manchester High School, 134 E. Middle Turnpike, Manchester CT at 7:30 PM on Satuday, January 29th. Tickets are available at the door and are $18 adult, $15 seniors and students over 18, and free for 18 years and under. Please visit www.msoc.org for more information.

Saturday, December 11th at 7:30 PM at St. Mary’s Church, 41 Park Street, Manchester, Kevin Mack conducts the Manchester Chorale. Featured works are Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, accompanied by harpist Sharon Rondeau, and Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Tickets $18; $15 for seniors and students, and free for those under 18 years of age, and can be purchased at the door. For further information, phone 860-645-1151, e-mail MusicSix@cox.net, or visit the MSOC Web site at www.msoc.org.

The Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale opens its 51st season with an orchestra concert, conducted by Lewis J. Buckley. The concert will be on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 7:30 in the SBM Foundation Auditorium, Manchester Community College, Manchester CT. Program includes Beethoven's Third Symphony (the Eroica), Glinka's Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture, and Bach's Violin Concerto No. 1, with Cynthia Knotts, MSOC's own concertmaster, as soloist.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale closes its fiftieth anniversay season with its Golden Jubilee Concert, on May 22nd at 7:30 PM at Manchester High School, 134 E. Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT. The orchestra and chorale join forces for Serenade to Music by Vaughan-Williams. The program of light classics includes Borodin's Polovtsian Dances, Serenade to Music by Vaughan-Williams, and many other favorites. For more information, visit www.msoc.org.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale present Mozart's Missa in C major (Coronation Mass), Handel's Coronation Anthems, and William Walton's Crown Imperial March. The concert is Saturday April 10th at 7:30, Manchester Church of the Nazarene, 218 Main Street, Manchester CT. For more information, visit www.msoc.org.

Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale presents a special Sunday afternoon concert on February 7th at 3:00 PM in Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester. The Manchester Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lewis J. Buckley performs The Composer is Dead, based on a book by popular children’s author Lemony Snicket. Also on the program are Bartók’s Concerto for Viola, with soloist Andrew Tang, and Celebration, by 17-year old composer Byron Perpetua.

MSOC brings the magic of the silver screen to Manchester High School as the orchestra plays along with Laurel and Hardy in "Double Whoopie" and the chorale performs favorite movie songs. Hear all about it by listening to the podcast.

Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabeus, performed by Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale in December 2007, tells the story of Hannukah in glorious music. This podcast includes an interview with MSOC conductor Kevin Mack and excerpts from the performance.