The orchestra is open to musicians who are at least 15 years old with high school or college orchestral performance experience or equivalent playing proficiency.
The newly formed Moraine Valley Community College Orchestra seeks players to perform in the ensemble during the fall 2015 semester. The orchestra is open to musicians who are at least 15 years old with high school or college orchestral performance experience or equivalent playing proficiency. Openings are for violin, viola, cello, and a limited number of wind instruments.
The orchestra is dedicated to performing the standard orchestral literature from the Baroque to present day. It gave its premiere concert in spring 2015 featuring a performance of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 with Moraine Valley adjunct faculty member, Dennis Dorris, as soloist and ended with a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1.
The orchestra is under the direction of Joseph Tumino. Music to be performed in the upcoming semester will include works by Rossini, Debussy, Copland, and Prokofiev. This course may be taken for credit or noncredit. The orchestra rehearses Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The first rehearsal will be Aug. 19.
All interested players should contact the Moraine Valley Music Department at (708) 974-5318. Register for the class online, or by calling (708) 974-2110 (TTY 711) or in person at the Registration Office, Building S, Room S103, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.
For news media inquiries, call Jessica Crotty, College and Community Relations coordinator, at (708) 974-5281, or e-mail her at crotty@morainevalley.edu.
