Press Release-For Immediate ReleaseClassic Concert
Symphonic Scenes:
Sibelius, Pictures & Pink!
La Porte County Symphony Orchestra
Season of Symphonic Surprises
present an afternoon of
Symphonic Color and Hope
Date: March 7, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Elston Theatre
317 Detroit St.
Michigan City, IN 46360
$18 Adult
$15 Senior (65+)
Free Student/Children
Purchase tickets 219-362-9020, or www.LCSO.net
Press Contacts Only:
Lee Bauman, Executive Director, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra
Office: 219-362-9020, executive@lcso.net, Cell: 630-235-8676
For additional photos www.LCSO.net
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the Elston Theater in Michigan City, the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra will perform a classic concert with a heartfelt "Symphonic Surprise." Sponsored by The La Porte Regional Health System Center for Cancer Therapy, the afternoon's entertainment is titled "Symphonic Scenes: Sibelius, Pictures & Pink." Maestro Philip Bauman has programmed this event to be "an aural gallery with a pastiche of phenomenal virtuosity, passionate melodies and picturesque symphonic landscapes brought into living colors by a full symphony orchestra." Plan to attend this concert in a theater filled with symphonic compositions that paint inspired and imaginative images!
 Valparaiso University professor, Gregory Maytan will perform "Violin Concerto" by Jean Sibelius. A wish of Sibelius as a young man had been to become a great violin virtuoso, and this concerto more than proves his love for the instrument. First performed in 1904, it is a brilliant soloistic concerto in which the orchestra accompanies or is in opposition to the solo, rather than meshing with it. D. F. Tovey described the lively finale as "a polonaise for polar bears." This violin concerto will be dedicated to long time LCSO founders, patrons and friends Jack and Mary Utley. The Utleys recently honored the orchestra with generous donations to the orchestra through the Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The donations were given to assist the orchestra in bringing extraordinary music to present and future audiences.
One of the most powerful of all creative urges is to memorialize. Modeste Mussorgsky produced his "Pictures at an Exhibition" to perpetuate the memory of a friend. In the process, he created a monument far more massive and lasting than his subject. This expressive work explores an artist's imagination, bringing two-dimensional sketches to life.
 The "Pink" aspect of the concert serves to honor members of the orchestra who have recent stories of hope and friendship in the course of seeking a cure for cancer. Nikia Hammonds-Blakely, formerly of Michigan City, will be traveling from Texas to share her voice and story of survival through the generous support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Nikia will sing "I Promise," an original ballad that expresses hope and support for all who have faced the challenges of breast cancer. "Her message of survival is a personal story that has a common thread for many, particularly several of our own musicians," explains Executive Director Lee Bauman. "Our orchestra is grateful, and our musicians are honored, that The La Porte Regional Health System sees the importance of supporting this musical tribute to breast cancer survivors. It demonstrates the hospital's commitment to the health of this region, county and orchestra."
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