Lawrence Community Orchestra to kick off 2016-2017 season this month
The Lawrence Community Orchestra will kick off its 2016-2017 season with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.
In the spirit of this season’s theme of “Convergences,” the orchestra will perform alongside chamber orchestras from Free State High School and Lawrence High School in a rendition of Beethoven’s “Second Symphony.” The program also includes works by Mozart and will feature soloist Michael Gordon, principal flute of the Kansas City Symphony.
Tickets cost $10 for students and $15 for adults. They can be purchased online at www.lawrencecommunityorchestra.org. The next LCO concert will be Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.
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