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SEISO Chamber Orchestra presents encore performance!
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SEISO Chamber Orchestra presents encore performance!
Date:
July 15, 2015
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
SEISO Chamber Orchestra will present an encore performance in Washington, Iowa
Wednesday, July 15 - 7:00 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church1226 East Washington Street, Washington, IA.
This will be the second performance in memory of Margaret Hansen. The concert is free of charge with an opportunity to make a free-will donation. All proceeds will go to endow the principal viola chair in Margaret's name. Margaret Hansen died suddenly and unexpectedly this spring after serving many years as board member (including Governing Board President). We are honoring her selfless dedication to the orchestra and hope you will be able to help us reach our goal of $10,000 to endow this chair. At this time, we are within $1700 of reaching that goal.
The group, under the direction of Robert McConnell, includes 7 strings, 2 woodwinds and keyboard but in this appearance will include a guest soloist Derrick Murphy on piccolo trumpet and vocalist, Mike Jewell of Washington. The concert also features current and former Concert Masters of SEISO, Violinists Charlene King and Sylvia Ouellette.
“These concerts really have a great variety,” said the conductor Robert McConnell. “We perform Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring along with A Thousand Years from the movie Twilight, the Downton Abbey main theme and Gabriel’s Oboe from the movie The Mission. It’s just a really nice mix that our audiences have enjoyed.”
Other members of the ensemble include Denise Freyenberger of Wayland, Dr. Jason Edwards of Iowa Wesleyan College, Lauryn Shapter and Donna Nelson from Fairfield, Margaret Runaas of Washington, and Stephanie Dotzel of Iowa City.
