SSO Invites Community to ‘Music on the Menu’ at White Lion on April 8
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will kick off concert week with “Music on the Menu” at White Lion Brewing Co., 1500 Main St., Springfield on Wednesday, April 8 from 4 to 7 p.m., featuring a meet and greet with the guest conductor for the SSO’s April 11 performance, Kedrick Armstrong.
The event is free and open to the community, with 10% of drink proceeds benefiting the Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Scholarship Fund. Light refreshments will be served at the event.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Armstrong, one of the few Black conductors in the U.S., who currently serves as music director of the Oakland Symphony. He will be the guest conductor at the SSO’s performance, “Gloria! From Vivaldi to Gershwin,” at Springfield Symphony Hall on Saturday, April 11 at 3 p.m.
Saturday’s performance will be highlighted by the voices of the Springfield Symphony Chorus, the UMass Amherst Chorale, and soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine. Tickets for the concert are available, starting at $25, online at springfieldsymphony.org or by calling the SSO Box Office at (413) 733-2291.
