After a three-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Galileo Symphony Orchestra is resuming its Dans la cour des grands immersion program, inviting the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (OSJVS) to perform for 15 minutes before the concert intermission. Members of Galileo will join the ensemble for the occasion.

The OSJVS's participation is part of the second concert in Galileo's 2023-2024 Season, Mendelssohn at School, on Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., at Église Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal on Île Perrot, 1, rue de l'Église, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot.

Here's the link to purchase tickets at $40, $34 and $8:

https://lepointdevente.com/billets/mendelssohnecole?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=InfoNote%20n%2062&utm_medium=email

Summary of the program:

FÉLIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Symphony No. 7, in D minor

1. Allegro
II. Andante amorevole
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro molto
Duration: ca. 20 minutes

ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DES JEUNES DE VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES

Wedding march (arrangement)
Symphony for strings no. 1, in C major

I. Allegro
SAMUEL BARBER
Adagio for strings
Duration: ca. 20 minutes
- ENTRACTE Intermission -
15 minutes

Symphony for strings No. 8, in D major
I. Adagio e grave - Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro molto
Duration: ca. 35 minutes
Daniel Constantineau and Judy Hung, conductors
Galileo plays on period instruments at 440 Hz.

Also read:

Two upcoming concerts for the Orchestre des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges  

Galileo: second annual concert at Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal