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Madison Community Orchestra

The Madison (WI) Community Orchestra, directed by Blake Walter, is wholly supported by Madison Area Technical College (MATC).

The orchestra is comprised of about 65 amateur musicians of varying ages and ability levels from Madison and the surrounding area.The orchestra, founded in 1965, performs four concerts a year and participates in community outreach projects such as food drives and children's concerts.

The next concert is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Mitby Theater, Madison Area Technical College Truax campus.

Program

Light Cavalry Overture, Franz Von Suppe (1819-1895)

Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amor Brujo, Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Vienna Blood Waltzes, Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

English Folk Songs Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

  1. March-ÒSeventeen Come SundayÓ
  2. Intermezzo-ÒMy Bonny BoyÓ
  3. March-ÒFolk Songs from SomersetÓ

Entry of the Gladiators Triumphal March, Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

During the school year, the orchestra rehearses at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays in room 240 of the MATC Downtown Center.

The ensemble also has a four-week summer session, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in room 040, dedicated to reading great standard orchestral works. All instrumentalists are invited. Dates for summer 2000 are July 18 and 25 and August 1 and 8.

For more information, call Blake Walter at (608)259-0259.

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Last modified May 3, 2001
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