The Penfield Symphony Orchestra, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the Rochester community for almost 70 years, will present a concert, “Nordic Landscapes,” the third concert of the PSO’s 69th season, filled with familiar classics and new surprises. This memorable evening will feature music from Scandinavian composers, who know what it is to face the winter’s cold! The winter theme of this concert, alluding to the scenes of snowy Europe, was designed by our new music director, Dr. Jared Chase.

The concert commences with Sibelius’s Finlandia, a much-loved piece that evokes the national struggle of the Finnish people.  The four orchestral vignettes in A Winter's Tale by Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson have harmonies and melodies that not many have heard before. For Norwegian composer Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, we are welcoming Eastman Professor Dr. Marina Lomazov as our soloist. The concert concludes with Sibelius’s triumphant and joyous 2nd Symphony, one of the most popular and most frequently recorded of Sibelius’s symphonies.

This concert, which has received special support from a Monroe County Midsized Arts Grant, will be held on February 10, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Penfield High School Auditorium, located at 25 High School Drive in Penfield, New York.   Tickets can be purchased online at www.penfieldsymphony.org, by phone at 585-872-0774, and at the door on the night of the concert.  Tickets cost $15 for adults. For students of any age with a student ID, $1.  Group rates are available for parties of six or more.

The Penfield Symphony Orchestra is a 90-piece orchestra whose goal is to enrich the Rochester community by providing fine music in a setting where both amateur and professional musicians can perform a variety of classical repertoire. For information on concerts and highlights, follow the Penfield Symphony Orchestra on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PenfieldSymphonyOrchestra, or visit the website at http://www.penfieldsymphony.org.

Founded in 1955, the Penfield Symphony Orchestra (PSO) offers four classical music concerts per season to audiences of all ages. Amateur and professional musicians in the 90-piece orchestra enrich the Rochester community by providing fine classical, modern, and pops music. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the orchestra also sponsors an annual competition where young musicians audition to win recognition and an opportunity to solo with a symphony orchestra. Over its history, the PSO has commissioned many new works, and concerts have featured guest artists of local and national renown. The PSO Board of Directors and musicians are dedicated volunteers who are passionate about promoting arts and music and who, quite simply, like to make and perform great music together.