Upper Valley Symphony Orchestra

Under the direction of conductor Mark Nelson, the Upper Valley Symphony Orchestra returns with its fall concert.

Opening with Aaron Copland’s bracing Fanfare for the Common Man, the program features Brahms’s peerless Symphony No. 4 — a work that distills a lifetime’s experience, by a composer at the very top of his game. Also included on the program is Samuel Barber’s First Essay for Orchestra, a work which shares stylistic similarities with the composer’s famous Adagio for Strings.

About Upper Valley Music Center:

The Upper Valley Music Center is a non-profit community music school based in Lebanon, NH, serving more than 2,000 students a year from across the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire. UVMC’s expert faculty work with beginning through advanced students and teach programs designed for ages birth through adulthood. Founded in 1995, UVMC’s programs have expanded to include early childhood music, Suzuki and traditional lessons on a variety of instruments, group classes, and ensemble opportunities. UVMC hosts more than 70 student, faculty, and guest artist performances throughout the year, offers music camps during the summer, and sponsors the Upper Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Community Chorus at UVMC.