The Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra Fling!,
=0D=0A=Annual free concert
=0D=0A=The community is invited to bring a picnic and chair and enjoy the sounds of music filling the oceanside park. A prize draw for lawn chairs, courtesy of Village Foods, and a 50/50 draw add to the fun!
=0D=0A=Michael Klazek, associate conductor and a founding member of the SPO, will conduct Sooke’s own 60-piece orchestra.
=0D=0A=The concert will feature a number of professional soloists and Harmony Project Sooke’s award-winning string orchestra and drumline. SPO principal cellist Maria Wang will conduct the HPS strings, and Alex Mold will lead the drumline.
=0D=0A=“The Sooke Fling! is one of my favourite concerts of the year,” says Michael Klazek, who has conducted the Fling! seven times in the event’s 20-year history. “Families sitting on picnic blankets, dogs listening intently—and sometimes singing along, gorgeous symphonic sounds soaring across the park, and young musicians performing for a generous, appreciative crowd. The Fling! is a joyous, inclusive event for performers, audience and hard-working volunteers alike.”
=0D=0A=Soloist works on the 2022 program include:
=0D=0A=Toreador Song from Carmen and Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez, featuring Merrie Klazek, trumpet
=0D=0A=Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, with Klazek and Marianne Ing, SPO principal trumpet
=0D=0A=Bugler’s Holiday for three trumpets, with soloists Klazek, Ing and Benjamin Parker
=0D=0A=Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, featuring Alex Chernata, clarinet
=0D=0A=Libertango by Piazzolla, with soloists David Stewart and Paule Prefontaine, violins
=0D=0A=The orchestra will also present:
=0D=0A=Music from Phantom of the Opera
=0D=0A=Blue Danube Waltz
=0D=0A=Radetzky March
=0D=0A=For more information, visit sookephil.ca
=0D=0A=Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra — sookephilharmonic@gmail.com
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