Hear and discuss the Symphony’s re-creation of its very first program in 1962. Then and now it includes a wide variety of delightful music, such as Mozart’s “Impresario Overture” and “Fantasia on Greensleeves” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, along with two pieces for the soprano soloist: “Una Voce Poco Fa” from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, and “Depuis le Jour” from Louise, by Charpentier (sung then by Beverly Sills, a new talent on the scene). Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a toccata by Frescobaldi and a rhapsody by Chabrier completed the program then and now. This one-time course is led by George Scharr, bass trombonist and pre-concert lecturer with the Cape Symphony Orchestra and chair of the arts department at Falmouth Academy.

Presented by the Friends of Snow Library. For more info or to register for the class, visit http://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/