Orchestra to Present Fall Concert Nov. 2

The University of Maine Orchestra will perform Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall on campus.

Under the direction of Dan Barrett, the UMaine Orchestra will play pieces by Hector Berlioz, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Franz Peter Schubert, Frederick Delius and Jean Sibelius.

The auditioned group of 45 musicians annually performs three concerts on campus. In recent years, it has also played at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor and at other venues across the state. On Dec. 15, the orchestra and UMaine’s Oratorio Society will perform Johannes Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” at Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine.

Admission to the Nov. 2 performance is $9, or free with a valid student MaineCard. For tickets or disability accommodations, call 207.581.1755. Tickets may also be purchased at the door one hour prior to the show.