Orchestras around the globe are programming endless reams of Beethoven next season to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer鈥檚 birth.
But the Civic Orchestra of 蜜柚直播 is getting a jump on the competition.
In two concerts this weekend, music director Charles Bontrager will lead the orchestra in Beethoven鈥檚 beloved Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, 鈥淓mperor,鈥 featuring pianist Rex Woods.
Bontrager programmed the work, Beethoven鈥檚 last completed piano concerto, on a performance dubbed 鈥淭he Emperor鈥 that opens with the overture for Glinka鈥檚 鈥淩uslan and Lyudmila鈥 followed by Rimsky-Korsakov鈥檚 鈥淟e Coq d鈥檕r鈥 (The Golden Cockerel) suite.
The orchestra will perform the concert twice: at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Journey Church, 4700 N. Swan Road; and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Crowder Hall, North Park Avenue and East Speedway in the University of 蜜柚直播 Fred Fox School of Music. Admission is free. Details: