information from WSCO

West Seattle Community Orchestras invites the community to enjoy a fabulous family-friendly evening of soulful and exciting orchestral and vocal music, Friday, May 20 7:30 PM at Chief Sealth High School Auditorium.

Wellspring Ensemble, a 40 voice choral ensemble under the direction of Evan Norberg, will begin the night with a set of gorgeous, richly harmonied choral pieces, all composed since 1900, and including the delightful “Animal Crackers,” several of Ogden Nash’s hilarious poems set to music by Eric Whitacre.

The concert will include a wide variety of orchestral pieces conducted by Kim Roy. The music includes Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 2, featuring local soloist Andrew Emory, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Cappricio Espagnole” with colorful and virtuoso use of the full orchestra.

The featured highlight of the evening is the presentation of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beautiful and rich, “Serenade to Music,” with the full orchestra and Wellspring Ensemble choir on stage together. This is the first collaborative effort of the two groups.

Performance is held at Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle. Doors open at 7:00PM. Free admission; donations appreciated.

For more information about WSCO, visit WSCOrchestras.org