FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Katie Hardy, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Katie @ bangorsymphony.org
(207) 942-5555
www.bangorsymphony.org
Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concerts
Bangor, ME — The Bangor Symphony Orchestra led by GRAMMY award-winning Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman will be welcoming more than 2,000 students from the greater Bangor area to the Collins Center for the Arts to experience the symphony live! The program will feature Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, narrated by Penobscot Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Jen Shepard. Additional music by Galbraith, Purcell, Algar, and Strauss will be showcased, with John Williams’ exciting Liberty Fanfare concluding the program.
As winner of the Maine High School Concerto Competition, cellist Ronan Sands of Eddington will be featured as a soloist with the orchestra, where he will be performing the first movement of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
Media Opportunity
**Members of the media are invited to the Collins Center for the Arts on Monday, May 11th for either the 10:00 am or 11:45 am concerts. Please arrive early and visit with Collins Center or BSO staff in the lobby.**
**to schedule an interview with Lucas Richman or Ronan Sands, please contact Katie Hardy at katie @ bangorsymphony.org**