Happy New Year from the OSO
For January’s Mainstage concert, A TOUCH OF VIENNA
Okanagan Symphony Orchestra (OSO) is thrilled to welcome Canadian horn wizard James Sommerville as our guest artist.
They are also delighted to have their OSO Chorus performing selections from Viennese operettas (Lehar’s The Merry Widow and Strauss Jr.’s Die Fledermaus) along with soprano Irina Medvedev.
In addition to Mozart’s joyous and soul-filling Symphony No. 29, the OSO and Jamie, as both soloist and conductor, will present Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3. And what concert that tips its hat to Vienna would be complete without the iconic Blue Danube Waltz?
Please join us, January 19 (Kelowna), 20 (Penticton) and 21 (Vernon). Note that the Penticton and Vernon performances are 2:00 pm matinees.
Fri, Jan 19 at 7:30 pm – Kelowna Community Theatre
Sat, Jan 20 at 2:00 pm – Cleland Community Theatre
Sun, Jan 21 at 2:00 pm – Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
An acclaimed horn soloist, symphonic player, and conductor, James Sommerville retired a year ago from his position as Principal Horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, capping an orchestral career that included seasons with the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, and as acting solo horn of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
His career as a French horn soloist spanned over 35 years, highlighted by immensely successful appearances with major orchestras throughout North America and Europe. His recording of the Mozart Horn Concertos (including the Concerto No. 3) with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra won the JUNO Award for Best Classical Recording in Canada.
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