Update on the Jackson Heights Community Orchestra
Image source: DNAinfo Remember when we wrote about the fledgling Jackson Heights Community Orchestra? Well, they had their auditions in September, and a 12-person orchestra resulted (with hope for more musicians to join the fold in the new year). They’ve had a few rehearsals, and now they have a concert scheduled for Wednesday, December 12 at…
Image source: DNAinfo
Remember when we wrote about the fledgling Jackson Heights Community Orchestra? Well, they had their auditions in September, and a 12-person orchestra resulted (with hope for more musicians to join the fold in the new year). They’ve had a few rehearsals, and now they have a concert scheduled for Wednesday, December 12 at the Jackson Heights Community Church at 7pm, reports DNAinfo.
Local Jackson Heights resident Patricia Glunt is leading the orchestra and is pretty excited about the presence of an orchestra in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood that is chock full of musicians. She says, “Jackson Heights is ripe — and it’s ready for an orchestra. The idea is really to explore and showcase the talent that we have in Queens, and use Jackson Heights as the center of that.” There are musicians in the orchestra from Jackson Heights, but also from Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan. The musicians are pretty excited about playing in the orchestra.
The concert on the 12th is likely going to be a holiday concert, judging from the photos in the DNAinfo article – the first violin part to the Sinfony of Handel’s Messiah was pictured in the slideshow (and is shown above).
Jackson Heights Community Orchestra Tuning Up for First Performance [DNAinfo]
New symphony for Queens this weekend [QNYC]
How to audition for the new Jackson Heights Orchestra [QNYC]
The JHO is starting its second season with an opening performance on December 18th@ the Community United Methodist Church81-10 35th Ave. Winnie Nieh is our featured soloist. Works by Handel, Bach, Suk, Haydn, Mozart will be performed. Concert will begin at 7:30, followed by a reception in the church library. There is a suggested donation of $10/5 at the door.
We had a very successful first year. We have more than doubled in size since last year and average around 140 at each concert. Help celebrate our second season in Jackson Heights.