MCC to Welcome Lowell Chamber Orchestra for Second Concert of Fall 2024 “A World of Music”

For a second time during the Fall 2024 “A World of Music” concert series, Middlesex Community College will welcome the Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO). The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23 at MCC’s Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center in Lowell.

“One of the strengths of LCO’s programming is that their concerts feature a combination of standard orchestral works, lesser-known pieces, and contemporary compositions,” said Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, MCC’s Chair of Music. “This upcoming program will feature an effective juxtaposition of Symphony No. 36 by Mozart; a less often performed symphony by Joseph Boulogne, a Black French composer who lived at the same time as Mozart; and a recent piece by Robin Haigh, the winner of the LCO Call-for-Scores.”

Conducted by MCC Music faculty member Orlando Cela, the LCO is MCC’s orchestra in residence. The program is entitled In the Classical Tradition, in which works featuring a small number of players will be performed.

“This upcoming program will feature an effective juxtaposition of Symphony No. 36 by Mozart; a less often performed symphony by Joseph Boulogne, a Black French composer who lived at the same time as Mozart; and a recent piece by Robin Haigh, the winner of the LCO Call-for-Scores.” - Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, MCC’s Chair of Music

This Fall, “A World of Music” will close out with a Student Recital. The performance will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, December 2 at MCC’s Concert Hall in Bedford.

Previous performances include a concert by the LCO to kick off the Fall season on Sunday, September 8; Duos and Trios Featuring Cello, Piano and Flute on Sunday, October 6; Phantom of the Opera with Live Music at on Thursday, October 17; Afro-Brazilian Music with Marcus Santos on Tuesday, October 22.

All concerts are free and open to the public.

MCC’s Academic Arts Center is located at 240 Central Street in Lowell. With parking not available on site, the nearest public parking facility is the Early Garage on 135 Middlesex St.

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