arts & entertainment

The Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra will present the first concert of its 16^th season with an engaging program featuring works by Mendelssohn, Bartok, and Mozart on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center.

“The Orchestra is preparing programs to suit most classical appetites”, explained VBCO Conductor, Page Howell. “I have selected a number of audience favorites for each of our two concerts. The March 3 program will feature Romanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok, performed in memory of Betsy Dubiel; Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb, KV 447 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, featuring John Wilkerson, horn soloist; and Symphony No. 4 (Italian) by Felix Mendelssohn.

The April 7 program will feature the Coriolan Overture by Ludwig von Beethoven; Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande by Gabriele Fauré; and Symphony No. 40, KV 550 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  This program will also be at the Performing Arts Center at 2:00 PM.”

The Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra is a long-standing and valued artistic asset of the Indian River County cultural community.  True to its founding mission over 16 years ago, the orchestra welcomes professional and non-professional musicians as well as higher-level student musicians, working together with the Vero Beach High School to encourage and support music education in the school district.

“The VBCO is very unique in its operations”, explained Richard Eisenberg, VBCO Board President. “Our performances are free and open to the public, as we encourage new audiences to try classical orchestral concerts on us! We donate our music to the high school orchestral library for the benefit of future orchestral students. And we are always on the lookout for capable new players who might like to join our ranks.”

For more information, please visit VeroBeachChamberOrchestra.org.