Philharmonic to present ‘Spring Landscape’
When the Warren Philharmonic holds its next concert the clocks will have been turned ahead and the six-week sentence passed down by the groundhogs will be over.
It will be time for a “Spring Landscape.”
Musical Director and Conductor Bryan Eckenrode will lead the musicians in their spring concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church.
The performance will feature Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, also known as the Scottish Symphony.
“We are again excited to be presenting another full symphonic work,” President Brenda Schnick said. “Bryan continues to challenge the orchestra with each symphonic work and this piece is no exception. This selection is performed in its entirety without any breaks between movements. All of the instruments performing have difficult or challenging sections.”
We are also performing “Nimrod” by Edward Elgar. This selection was chosen in memory of violinist Louis Nicolia who passed away in December. Louis, a member of the Erie Philharmonic for 40 years, had been performing with the Warren Philharmonic for the last seven years.
The group will also perform “Can Can” from Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld,” Schnick said.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and free for children under 10, and are available at the door on the day of the concert starting at 3:15 p.m.
“The orchestra is again happy to be back to live performance with a live audience,” she said. “We will also be broadcasting live on YouTube for anyone who cannot attend in person.”
“Our last performance was exceptionally well attended,” Schnick said. “It was evident by the reaction of the audience and the orchestra how much we had all missed the ‘live’ experience.”
“We have great support for the Philharmonic here in Warren and are very grateful for it,” she said. “We look forward to this performance to connect with our audience and provide a full symphonic experience.”
“This project is made possible through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency,” Schnick said. “It is funded by the citizens of Pennsylvania through an annual legislative appropriation, and administrated locally by the Arts Council of Erie, Inc. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The orchestra, a nonprofit 501c(3) organization is additionally funded through private and corporate sponsorships including the Barbara Baldwin DeFrees Foundation, Community Foundation of Warren County, Conarro Family Foundation, Betts Foundation, and Blair, LLC.”






