It wouldnB次元官网网址檛 feel like summer for classical music lovers without the Sooke Philharmonic OrchestraB次元官网网址檚 annual outdoor Fling.
Michael Klazek will conduct the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra for this yearB次元官网网址檚 event, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Fling.
The concert will get started with a performance by the Harmony Project Sooke B次元官网网址� SD 62 String Orchestra, an ensemble of young musicians who earned the Adjudicators Choice Award at the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival in April.
David Stewart, the soloist for this yearB次元官网网址檚 Fling, will play Norwegian composer Johan SvendsenB次元官网网址檚 Romance, a popular summer concert selection. Stewart has lived in Sooke since he retired as a concertmaster in Bergen, Norway, several years ago.
Composer Brad Howland, the principal trombonist with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, will perform music from compositions depicting the regionB次元官网网址檚 birds.
The orchestra will join forces for enduring favourites such as HaydnB次元官网网址檚 London Symphony, MozartB次元官网网址檚 Marriage of Figaro, MendelssohnB次元官网网址檚 FingalB次元官网网址檚 Cave, and the SPOB次元官网网址檚 version of Over the Rainbow. TchaikovskyB次元官网网址檚 spectacular 1812 Overture has been chosen for the concertB次元官网网址檚 grand finale.
The Fling takes place on July 9 at Ed Macgregor Park at 2:30 p.m.
Admission is by donation, and there will be a 50/50 draw for a one-night stay at the Prestige Hotel and lawn chairs from Village Foods.
Organizers suggest bringing a blanket or chair and a sun hat to the park, which has plenty of space for the event. The concert will move to the Sooke Community Hall in the event of rain.
The Fling is sponsored by the District of Sooke, and Sooke Mayor Maja Tait will be on hand to welcome people to the event.
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