Merrimack Valley Philharmonic to Perform in Brand New Venue For Its November 1st Concert

The Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra is very pleased to feature resident flutist Marjorie Hogan and guest harpist Rachel Brandwein performing Mozart’s “Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C Major”. This will mark the orchestra’s debut performance in its brand new venue at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium at the Doherty Middle School on 50 Bartlet Street in Andover.

As principal flutist in the orchestra, Marjorie Hogan holds a Master of Music in Applied Flute from the Hartt School of Music and a BA in Music Performance from the University of South Florida. Also an accomplished director of the Merrimack Valley Flute Choir since 1997, Ms. Hogan teaches flute privately in Nashua, NH.

Harp soloist Rachel Brandwein is the winner of the 2014 Mu Phi Epsilon International Solo Competition. As such, Ms. Brandwein performs and gives outreach classes throughout the United States. Rachel has earned degrees from the University of Michigan, The Juilliard School and Stony Brook University. She teaches harp and has recently published original compositions on her website: www.rachelbrandwein.com.

The orchestra, under the direction of George Monseur, will round out this concert by also performing Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Gliere’s “Symphony No. 1 in E flat major”. Be sure to attend this special performance in the orchestra’s brand new location!

When: November 1, 2015, 2:30 PM

Where: Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium

Doherty Middle School

50 Bartlet Street, Andover, MA

How: Tickets available at the door or online by contacting

the web site – http://www.MKtix.com/mvpo or

www.mvpomusic.org

Adults $25; Seniors and Students $20; Children age 4-12 $5

Seating is General Admission

Contact Info: Beverly Abegg

MVPO Operations Manager

978-685-3505