West Michigan’s two newest orchestras, the Shoreline Symphony and the Newaygo County Community Orchestra, will present a joint performance on Sunday, November 25 at 3:00 p.m. on the Main Stage. Highlights will include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, and familiar and much-loved works by J.S. Bach, Bela Bartok, and Maurice Ravel. The concert is free of charge.
The Shoreline Symphony, established in September 2012, is celebrating its first season of creating quality classical music for Muskegon and Newaygo County audiences. Led by founding director S. Annette Jurcevic, the Shoreline Symphony brings together professional and amateur musicians who play alongside students and faculty from several area colleges and universities. It is the only all-volunteer orchestra in the Muskegon area to include woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings.
The Newaygo County Community Orchestra, a string orchestra established in February 2012, is in its second season of rehearsing and performing in Newaygo County. Founding director Lucy Spinner leads orchestra rehearsals. Members include musicians of all ages and from a variety of musical backgrounds. NC Community Orchestra specializes in adaptations of popular classical works.
Conductor Annette Jurcevic will direct musicians from both orchestras in the joint performance. Jurcevic is a recent transplant to West Michigan from Austin, Texas, where she directed the Austin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Austin Summer Pops Orchestra, and the St. Edward’s University Orchestra. She currently conducts Shoreline Symphony, the West Shore Chorus, and the Muskegon Shoreline Chorus.
Free admission. Main Stage. General Seating. 3:00 p.m.