Kenosha Symphony performing Oct. 19

KENOSHA — The Kenosha Symphony Orchestra is performing "Slavic Masterpieces" 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Reuther Central High School's Ralph J. Houghton Performance Center, 913 57th St.

The concert will feature "the passionate melodies of Eastern Europe," symphony officials said. "The program opens with the thrilling overture to Glinka's 'Ruslan and Lyudmila.' Join us for an evening of breathtaking music this fall."

The symphony is conducted by longtime Music Director Robert Hasty.

The program includes "Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture" by Mikhail Glinka and Symphony No. 4, op.36, TH 27, F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tickets for the concert are $30 for adults. Children and college students with a student ID are admitted free of charge.

For more details and to buy tickets, go to kenoshasymphony.org . Tickets are also available at the door.

The symphony, which formed in 1940, "has a high level of musicianship," said Pete Rodriguez, the symphony's president and a French horn player. "We really have a high-caliber group, and the vast majority of players perform with this group and others, like the Milwaukee Ballet and Festival City Orchestra."

The symphony's programs "are designed to appeal to the whole community," Rodriguez added.

The symphony is always looking for volunteers and for board members.

"If you don't want to be on the board," Rodriguez said, "you can join a committee and work on a project. We're always looking for new ideas and more connections to the local community." For more details on volunteering, or performing, with the group, send an email to .

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