Community Symphony Orchestra

Welcome to the University of Mary Washington Community Symphony Orchestra's 2009-2010 concert season-our 39th year of providing outstanding orchestral music to Central and Northern Virginia!

NEW for Orchestra Students! Full Tuition & Expenses Scholarship!

-2009-2010 Season at a Glance-

All Concerts are at Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall on the campus of the University of Mary Washington. Concerts are free of charge (except for the April Celebrity Series), but priority seating and parking is given to Friends of the Orchestra subscribers. For more information, contact 540-654-1012 or email umworchestra@umw.edu.

Full Color 2009-2010 Concert Season Flyer          

 

UMW-CSO 2009 POPS

“Christmas Then & Now”

Two Shows!

Thursday, December 3  5:30-6:30 p.m.                        

Instrument Petting Zoo

Free family event. Children meet the principal players of the symphony and get to hear and try the instruments of the orchestra. Games, balloons, and fun! Stay for the POPS concert beginning at 7:30.

Thursday, December 3  & Friday, December 4 (2 shows)   7:30 p.m.                              

Holiday POPS                             

Friday, December 4                                

Holiday POPS Reception     
Friends of the Orchestra Subscribers Only-Following Concert-Seacobeck Faculty Dining Hall

Press release:

Classics rock and rock gets classical at Christmas Then & Now

Dec. 3 and 4, 2009

Don’t miss the children’s Fiddlestix Instrument Petting Zoo before Dec. 3

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Nov. 4, 2009 – This holiday season, rock around the Christmas tree with a special concert featuring the up-tempo music of Mannheim Steamroller performed by the University of Mary Washington-Community Symphony Orchestra.

Holiday POPS: Christmas Then & Now will delight young and old with Mannheim Steamroller’s unique blend of modern rock arrangements and well-loved carols. The group’s popular Christmas album, now celebrating 25 years, has sold more than 9 million copies and become the best-selling Christmas album of the past quarter century.

This year, the theme of the UMW-Community Orchestra is mixing historic and newly discovered music. In October, more than 1,100 people filled Dodd Auditorium to hear a long-lost Haydn symphony being performed for the very first time in two centuries! In keeping with that theme, Holiday POPS: Christmas Then & Now will mix rock and roll on electric bass, guitar, drums, and keyboard with the classic sounds of the season.

Demand is so great for the UMW-CSO Holiday POPS that the ensemble has added a second holiday performance this year. Audiences may enjoy the Holiday POPS both Thursday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 4 at Dodd Auditorium in University of Mary Washington’s George Washington Hall.

Director Kevin Bartram is thrilled with the community’s enthusiasm for the free holiday shows. “Holiday POPS has become one of the most popular events of the season in Fredericksburg,” he said. “It’s great Christmas music for the whole family, and since there is no charge, it’s easy for all ages to be part of the fun.”

UMW-CSO even has a special event for youngsters. The annual Fiddlestix Instrument Petting Zoo –Have a Fling With a String! Get to Know an Oboe!” happens Thursday, Dec. 3 in Dodd Auditorium, just before Holiday Pops. From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., musicians will meet personally with youngsters who want to get close and try the instruments. And there is no admission fee, so the whole family can attend.

 “More than ever before, classical music programs are attracting a new generation, including young professionals and college students,” Bartram said. “This concert is sure to appeal to a wide variety of ages.”

For additional information or to receive the orchestra’s season brochure, visit, www.umw.edu/orch or call 540/654-1024. Join the Friends of the Orchestra for special rates on celebrity concerts, reserved seating, and parking. 

Businesses wishing to advertise in concert programs should contact Michael Morley at 540/654-1024 or mmorley@umw.edu.

 

March Musical Mix: Contemporary Music Festival

Saturday, March 13 7:30 p.m.

Hear the Latest trends in symphonic music with this special concert celebrating works by living composers!

 

William M. Anderson, Jr. Celebrity Series
featuring LYNDA CARTER

Saturday, April 17 7:30p.m.

TV's legendary Wonder Woman joins the UMW-CSO with a new show "An Evening with Lynda Carter," featuring her distinctive repertoire of jazz, blues, and country.

Special Ticket Required
General Admission: $35
Friends of the Orchestra: $25
Student with UMW ID: $10

 

Past concerts from 2009-2010

 

Music Department Spectacular

Saturday, September 26          7:30 p.m.          

The UMW-CSO performs with the other music department ensembles for Family Weekend.

                             

October Masterworks

Friday, October 23                  7:30 p.m.    

Featured works include Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and a newly discovered symphony by classical great Joseph Haydn.