DDHS string choir greets guests in the church lobby
By Tom Ganser
Correspondent
On Nov. 3, Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra volunteer musicians from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, including Delavan, performed in a concert at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay.
The concert included Hungarian Dance No. 6 by Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 – the “Organ Symphony” – by Camille Saint-Saëns, and the Violin Concerto by Max Bruch, featuring Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert master Frank Almond as guest violinist.
As an added treat, before the start of the concert, the Delavan-Darien High School String Choir performed several selections in the lobby. “This is a small group of section leaders who work outside the school day on additional and advanced music for festivals and community events,” said Jennifer Bayerl, the ensemble’s director.
The next performance of the LGSO will be on Feb. 16 during the orchestra’s annual gala at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva. The theme for the gala is “Moonlight Serenade.”
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a reception, followed by a full plated dinner served at 6:15 p.m. and a short performance featuring the entire orchestra along with guest vocalists. The gala also includes an opportunity to take to the dance floor to the music of the 18-piece LGSO Swing Band and to bid on a select list of special prizes during a silent auction.
During the concert, Anderson announced the LGSO’s performance of Beethoven’s majestic Symphony No. 9 on March 16 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Young Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Thes concert will conclude the LGSO “Beethoven Project” started during the 2010-11 season that included a performance of each Beethoven symphony over nine seasons.
A chorus of 160 will combine the UW-Whitewater Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, the Moody Chorale from Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and the University of Northern Iowa Concert Chorale.
For more information about the LGSO, including its Chamber Music Series, and to purchase tickets for the gala and the Beethoven 9 concert, visit lakegenevaorchestra.org.
