The thirty-member Providence Chamber Orchestra presents the first concert of its 2023-2024 season, 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 19th, at St. John’s. Selections include: Gustav Holst‘s Brook Green Suite, H. 190, which was written in 1933 for St Paul’s Girls’ School orchestra, for strings and consists of three movements; Sarabande et Rigaudon, a brief “concert pair” by Camille Saint-Saëns; Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, “Farewell Symphony”; and Symphony No. 40, K. 550, by W. A. Mozart. PCO was founded in 1999 to meet the musical needs and aspirations of its members, a group of talented, amateur musicians from the greater Philadelphia area, all of whom share a common passion for playing music. Tom Snyder, Director of Music at St. John’s, conducts the orchestra. There is no admission charge, but a freewill offering will be received to support ongoing orchestral performances in Phoenixville.
