One of the events I volunteer for is the occasional symphony orchestra production in this community college near our city. The Redwood Symphony orchestra has earned great reviews for their fantastic performances played by an all-volunteer orchestra. What better way to infuse “sophisticated culture” in my life, right? The orchestra plays at Canada College where my younger brother is attending his class. Considering it’s not a “professional” orchestra, meaning, they’re not paid to play, there is always a huge turn-out of crowd in every performance. Crowd ranges from young adolescent to the senior citizens. Ticket is priced from $0 (for faculty and students of the college) to $20 (adults). A seasonal pass can also be purchased and there is discount for students and senior citizens.
Twice in a year, the orchestra has a special program for the community. They have the Summer Concert and the Halloween Concert. I’ve been to their Halloween concert before and I tremendously enjoyed it. The music caters for the kids particularly families and people in the theater are dressed in their costumes, especially the orchestra. This year, I was able to volunteer again for their special Halloween concert and the event was just awesome.
The line-up of the performances were:
Gounod: Funeral March for a Marionette
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Rodriguez: A Colorful Symphony
with Valerie Sarfaty, narrator
Hayman: Pops Hoedown
- the orchestra in costumes
best costume!
eric kujawsky, the conductor
The orchestra is really amazing. They play really great musical compositions. Have you listened to a music that is so well-tuned and well-played that it just brings smile to your face? They are so inspiring that it makes me want to take up violin lessons. I never really appreciate classical/orchestra music. But watching it live and seeing all those musical instruments working together to make beautiful music is outstanding and gives me goosebumps sometimes.
Redwood Symphony
For more information about the Redwood symphony, click here.
