Coastside Community Orchestra spring concert is Saturday

The Coastside Community Orchestra presents a spring concert on May 5th at the Community United Methodist Church in Half Moon Bay.  The music includes Rienzi Overture by Richard Wagner;  four short pieces for orchestra by Claude Debussy and "Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra" by William Walton. 

The soloist for the Walton will be Glenn Fischer. Mr. Fischer began playing the cello in the 5th grade, and started playing chamber music soon after. He’s played in orchestras since high school.  Later, when a teaching job didn’t leave him enough time to continue playing in the U.C. Symphony Orchestra, he spent his summers playing at Music from Bear Valley.  When he moved to Palo Alto, he joined the Peninsula Symphony and has been principal cellist since 1993. 

Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky commissioned the Walton Concerto in 1956.  It has been a long-time favorite of Mr. Fischer’s and he has mastered the challenging technique required to perform this virtuoso piece.

After intermission the Coastside Community Orchestra’s annual scholarships, of $300 each, will be awarded to encourage young musicians to pursue their studies.  Shannon Walsh, 13, from Pescadero; Marya Dzmitruk, 15, from Pacifica; and Fizzy Devlin, 12, from Moss Beach are this year’s recipients.

Tickets available at the door, $10 general, $7 seniors, students and children free. For more information contact Mr. Kay Raney, conductor, 408/244-3834 [email protected] or check www.coastsideorchestra.com

Saturday, May 5th, 8 pm
Community Methodist Church
777 Miramontes, Half Moon Bay