Are you a music lover? Why not attend the first of the four afternoon concerts of the Quinte Symphony on October 29th, 2023, called the “Controller’s Concerto”.
Founded in 1960 as the Eastern Ontario Concert Orchestra and in the 1990s becoming the Quinte Symphony, they perform live orchestral music in the Quinte region with world-class performers such as the Sultans of String, Eduard Minevich and Anton Kuerti. The symphony has also featured home-grown talent such as soprano Elizabeth McDonald, the Belleville Choral Society, Donna Bennett, and Steven Belanger.
President of the Quinte Symphony Board of Directors Nancy Lewis told us about the make-up of the orchestra.
“We have 30 to 40 musicians playing in our concerts,” said Lewis. “Our musicians live to the West as far as Oshawa, to the north in Havelock, south in Prince Edward County and as far east as Kingston.”
The 2023 – 2024 season features diverse musical offering.
The season opening is on October 29th, 2023, and the Quinte Symphony will be performing the “Controller’s Concerto”
We asked Nancy what audience members could expect.
It will be great opportunity to introduce the symphony to new fans as they’ll be playing pieces of video game music from Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Final Fantasy and Movie Themes from Mission Impossible, James Bond, Wonder Woman, Star Wars.
Nancy told us that the orchestra changes year over year, but that’s generally all for the good.
Following are the following shows:
November 25th, 2023 – “Christmas Time Once More” featuring ‘Twas the Night before Christmas, with Narrator, March of the Toys, Winter Wonderland and the The Bells of Christmas.
March 2nd, 2024– “Winter Classics” featuring the Hockey Night in Canada theme song, Skater’s Waltz and the “The Hockey Sweater” by Roch Carrier.
On May 4th, 2024 – “An Afternoon of Dvorak” with a Serenade for Strings, Slavonic Dances and Dvorak’s Symphony No.8.
Individual tickets are available for adults at $30.00 each, seniors at $25.00 each (ages 65+), Youth at $15.00 each (ages 13 – 19).
Season Tickets (all four concerts) are available for adults at $96.00 each, seniors at $80.00 each (ages 65+) or Youth $48.00 each (ages 13 – 19).
Each afternoon performance starts at 2:30 pm and are located at the Maranatha Church, 100 College Street West in Belleville.
You can purchase tickets online at the following link to Eventbrite: Quinte Symphony 2023-2024 Season Tickets Tickets, Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite. For more information about the Quinte Symphony or to learn how to purchase tickets offline call (613) 438-7430.
Written by Alicia Vandine
