The Strathcona Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert of the new season under the skilled guidance of Dr. James Montgomery.
The music will span three centuries in time and a lifetime of memories. Some of the pieces will be very familiar while others will be an enjoyable first encounter. In 1917 Ottorino Respeghi produced his Suite #1 Ancient Aires and Dances drawing on the Rennaisance lute music of Vincenzo Galilei, father of the famous scientist Galileo Galilei.
Ninety years later Ralph Ford arranged the music from three famous spaghetti westerns from the 1960s to produce the exciting Go West as a tribute to the genre. It is fun to play and fun to hear.
Join the orchestra at the Native Sons Hall on either Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. or on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. Tickets available at Blue Heron Books, Comox and Laughing Oyster Books, Courtenay. $15. The doors will open 30 minutes before the concert.
