Winnipeg, MB, February 15, 2024
The Mennonite Community Orchestra in collaboration with the Sunshine Fund will present a concert for children and the young at heart. The concert, slated for March 17 at Lutheran Church of the Cross, will explore “The Power of Imagination“, the precious gift of artists as they see and hear new visuals, stories and music.
The Power of Imagination concert will feature Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf (A Symphonic Tale for Children), which provides an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra. Sue Sorensen, Professor of English at CMU, will be the narrator.
Also on the program is the overture to the opera The Magic Flute by Mozart, whose fertile imagination made him a the master of musical story telling. The orchestra will also perform Gustav Host’s “Mars”, one of the seven planets portrayed musically in his suite “The Planets”. Works by Haydn and Vivaldi will round out the program.
The Goodwill Partner for the concert is the Sunshine Fund, the arm of the Manitoba Camping Association which raises money to to enable families to send their children to camp when financial limitations might otherwise prevent. The camp experience builds self worth in individuals and a spirit of acceptance and collaboration within the camp community.
Andrea Bell returns to lead the orchestra as it presents an afternoon to appreciate the creative gifts of self and others, and to imagine how to make the world a better place.
The Mennonite Community Orchestra’s Power of Imagination concert will be held Sunday, March 17 at 3 PM at the Lutheran Church of the Cross, 560 Arlington St. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, with children 16 and under accompanied by an adult admitted at no charge. See the website at mennonitecommunityorchestra.ca for further details.
For further media information:
Bob Wiebe, President MCO: 204 837 3967, bwiebe@enlivenconsulting.ca
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