New London Community Orchestra Concert

The New London Community Orchestra will hold its June Celebration concert at 2 p.m.,  June 2, at the Harbour Towers Ballroom, 461 Bank St.  The music includes selections by Bach, Tchaikovsky,  Beethoven, Handel  and Couperin. The $5 suggested donation supports the orchestra’s Music City Strings program of free after-school music lessons.

The concert features two exceptional soloists and  highlights the region’s musical richness. Aymeric Dupré la Tour, a Juilliard trained musician, will play selections from Bach’s Concerto in D minor on a cherrywood harpsichord made by Stonington’s own Zuckermann Harpsichords.

Julie Ribchinsky is the cello soloist for “Pieces en Concert”  by François Couperin.  Ribchinsky is Professor of Music at Central Connecticut State University, where she has been a full-time faculty member since 1978.

The orchestra will also play selections from Tchaikovsky’s iconic Serenade for Strings in C major  and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. The program also includes “Palladio” by Karl Jenkins, “Souvenir D'Amerique”  by Henry Vieuxtemps,  “La Rejouissance”  by G. F. Handel and the “Badinerie” from a suite by J.S. Bach.

The New London Community Orchestra is a nonprofit organization comprised of volunteer players. Members come from throughout Southeastern Connecticut and provide a variety of experience and musical insights to the orchestra.

The mission of the New London Community Orchestra includes a strong commitment to youth music education and the establishment of the Music City Strings after-school program in New London.