Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 North Shore Philharmonic’s Winter Concert features music of Ravel, Barber and Rachmaninoff R ussian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff ’s demanding Symphony No. 3 and Maurice Ravel’s delightful “Mother Goose Suite” will highlight the program when Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra (NSPO) in its Winter Concert on Sunday, February 23 at Swampscott High School auditorium. Also on the concert program is First Essay for Orchestra by American composer Samuel Barber. Concert time is 3:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance at www.nspo.org for $30, $25 for seniors and students. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Rachmaninoff, who is reMusic Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra “Winter” concert Sunday, February 23 at Swampscott High School. Donate Your Vehicle Call (866) 618-0011 to donate your car, truck, boat, RV, and more today! Support Veteran Nonprofi ts. Free Pickup & Towing. Top Tax Deduction. Donate Your Vehicle Today 866-618-0011 www.veterancardonations.org/dnt122 While we appreciate every donation, in some cases, we fi nd that we are unable to accept certain vehicles, watercraft, and/or recreational vehicles due to the prohibitive costs of acquisition. If you have any questions, please give us a call at (866) 618-0011. nowned for his works for piano, wrote three symphonies, with some 40 years separating the fi rst and third. Critics claimed that the Third was too much a “modern” piece, and it was not well-received by audiences; however, over the years Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony has earned its place in the symphonic Repertoire for its orchestral color. Ravel, who is well-known for his aff ection for children and animals, originally wrote a piano suite for four hands based on the famous Mother Goose stories in 1908, and four years later he wrote the Orchestration. The imaginative, medodic music evokes the wonderment of the characters “Pavane for Sleeping Beauty,” Tom Thumb, the Laideronette — Empress of the Pagodas — “Beauty and the Beast” and, fi - nally, a celebration of nature in The Enchanted Garden. Barber wrote the Essay for Orchestra in 1937 (it was later retitled “First Essay for Orchestra), apparently at the invitation of the celebrated Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the fi rst performance with the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a program that included Barber’s now-famous “Adagio for Strings.” The Essay form of musical composition develops a complex and thoughtful work from a single thesis. The NSPO is playing its 76th season. Staff ed largely by volunteer players, the NSPO is committed to providing affordable access to quality classical music. The Orchestra strives to develop, train and provide opportunities for young musicians while providing a large range of programs covering the full range of symphonic and pops repertoire for a diverse public. For full concert information, visit www.nspo.org or contact info@nspo.org. The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra performs its “Winter” Concert Sunday, February 23 at Swampscott High School.
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