“Russia Meets America” at the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra

“Russia Meets America” at the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s twelfth season opener, Sunday Oct. 27th, 2013, 3:00 p.m., at the Roberts Theater on the campus of Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford.

Featured composers include Vassili Kalinnikov, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Leonard Bernstein, and Aaron Copland. Soloists are violinist Carin Weisner (WHSO Concertmaster), performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise,” and Kingswood Oxford senior, pianist Samuel Wiseman, performing Richard Addinsell’s “Warsaw Concerto.” Special guest is talk-show host Brad Davis, narrating the “Gettysburg Address,” (by WHSO Music Director Richard Chiarappa) accompanied by the WHSO in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s epochal speech.

“Our twelfth season is already proving to be an exciting one!” said Richard Chiarappa. “I think we have an interesting and timely program, in light of current events.”

Doors open at 2:15 pm. All tickets are $15.00 and children under 12 are admitted without charge. Tickets can be purchased at the door, by calling the WHSO office at 860-521-4362, or securely online at http://whso.org/order-tickets-2/order-online/. Parking for our handicapped and mobility-impaired patrons is available via Outlook Avenue off of Farmington Avenue, inside the Kingswood Oxford main gate. Regular parking may be accessed through the Trout Brook Drive entrance.

The West Hartford Symphony Orchestra, directed by Richard Chiarappa, is an all-volunteer community orchestra dedicated to bringing the community together through music — an undertaking that enriches West Hartford’s web of life, connecting musicians, schools, businesses, professionals, arts organizations, and music lovers of all ages through the enjoyment of live orchestral music.