Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to Perform
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival (GLAF) is pleased to announce that orchestral music will return to Garrett County with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, July 18 and 19, 2008. Principal Pops Conductor, Marvin Hamlisch, will kick off the weekend, Friday at 7:30 p.m. with a lively pops concert, “Marvin’s Broadway Hear and Now,” featuring Broadway singers Debbie Gravitte and Gary Mauer. Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh will lead the orchestra in a program of classical repertoire Saturday, July 19, which also begins at 7:30 p.m. The classical repertoire will include Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict Overture, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, and Dvorak: Symphony No. 7. The concert will feature Associate Principal Second Violin, Louis Lev.
Tickets for each concert are $30 for adults, $7 for students, and free for children five years and younger (but they will need a ticket). Tickets can be ordered online at www.artsandentertainment.org or by calling the GLAF office at (301) 387-3082.
According to Skip Case, executive Director of Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, “Pittsburgh Symphony is a true world-class orchestra. Garrett Lakes Arts Festival and the Deep Creek Lake community embraced the world-class orchestra with grateful enthusiasm at its local debut at the Wisp Resort in 2007. We are truly looking forward to their return in ‘08. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra prides itself in artistic excellence, a rich history of the world’s finest conductors and musicians.”
As composer, Marvin Hamlisch has won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards; his groundbreaking show, A CHORUS LINE, received the Pulitzer Prize. Hamlisch holds the position of Principal Pops Conductor with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Pops Conductor for the National Symphony (This is the first time that anyone has held such a position) and San Diego Symphony Orchestra. He believes in the power of music to bring people together. “Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an international language, and I hope to contribute by widening communication as much as I can.”