
Erie Chamber Orchestra
Director: Bruce Morton Wright
in residence at

celebrating 31 years
of bringing music to the entire community
Next Concert:
Concert No. 4
"Our Family Christmas Weekend"
" Friday - December 5, 2008
Annual Christmas Concert
"Sing Along"
Cathedral of St. Paul Episcopal Children's Choir
Click her to see and listen to a short clip of this concert

Sharon Downey - Director
Annual Christmas Concert
"Sing Along"
St. Paul Episcopal Children's Choir
Chorus Director - Sharon
Downey
Friday -December 5, 2008
7:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church
130 East 4th Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
The 2008-2009 Opera Season
"A Family Christmas Tradition"
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Words and Music by
Gian Carlo Menotti
Arthur Martone - Stage Director
Bruce Morton Wright -
Conductor
Saturday, December 6, 2008
at 7:00 p.m.
Central High Performance
Auditorium
3325 Cherry Street, Erie,
Pennsylvania
*****************************
Our new 2008 Amahl will be
Julian Douglas


The Gannon University
Concert Band
Director - Bruce Morton Wright
Annual Christmas Concert
Wednesday - December 10, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel
Gannon University
512 Peach Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16541
The Lake Erie Ballet
Lake Erie Ballet
Lake Erie Ballet Orchestra
Lake Erie Ballet Director
Lea Bodine, Exe/Artistic Director
Conductor - Bruce Morton Wright

The Lake Erie Ballet Theater will present the immortal story ... The "Nutcracker" on December 15th and 16th, 2007. Set to Tchaikovsky's delightful score, this holiday sensation will be enhanced by the Lake Erie Ballet Orchestra under the direction of Bruce Morton Wright. This production is an outstanding classic tale for the entire family.
Warner Theater
801 State Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
Saturday,
December 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm.
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 2:30 pm.
Concert No. 3
The mastery of Joseph Haydn
"Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass)"
The Edinboro University Singers

Soloists:
Dr. Anne Ortega – Soprano
Leah Miller – Alto
Dr. Allen C. "Kit" Howell – Tenor
Michael A. Costa – Bass

Choir Director - Peter van den Honert
Friday - November 14, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Central Tech Auditorium
3325 Cherry Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16502
Program
Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 70
Joseph Haydn - Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass)"
Concert No. 2


Soloist- Nathan Hess - Piano
Friday - October
10, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel
Gannon University
512 Peach Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16541
Program
Francois-Joseph Gossec – Sinfonia in E Flat
Wolfgang A. Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23, K488
Wolfgang A. Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525
Wolfgang A. Mozart – Symphony No. 3, K. 18
Concert No. 1

Soloists- Margaret Andraso - Soprano
Friday - September 12, 2008
7:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church
130 East 4th Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
Program
Serge Rachmaninoff - Vocalise for Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini - From La Boheme, "Musett's Waltz”
Johann Strauss Jr. - From Die Fledermaus, “Laughing Song”
Samuel Barber - Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 1
Concert No. 5
Celebrating the life and dreams of a special American

The Annual
Tribute Concert to
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shiloh Baptist Church Choir
Friday - January 16, 2009
7:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church
130 East 4th Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
Concert No. 6
The annual
"Guess the Composer Concert"
Orchestra Ensemble
Friday - February 6, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel
Gannon University
512 Peach Street
Erie,
Pennsylvania 16541
Concert No. 7
Soloist: Bruce Gingrich - Organist
Friday
- March 20, 2009
7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
707 Sassafras Street
Erie,
Pennsylvania 16541
512 Peach Street
Erie,
Pennsylvania 16541
(All programs are subject to change without notice)
Concert No. 8

Soloist - Ioana Gandrabur - Guitar
Friday - April 3, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel
Gannon University
512 Peach Street
Erie,
Pennsylvania 16541
Program
Joaquin Rodrigo - Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
Concert No. 9
An American Composer

Tribute to the Music of Leroy Anderson
Friday - June 5, 2009
7:30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church
130 East 4th Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
“Annual Music in the Air"
Our Summer Outdoor
Concert Series
on the patio of Villa Maria Academy
2403 West 8th Street/ Erie, Pennsylvania.
All performances begin at 8:00
p.m.
There is no admission charge
for these performances.
"Music in the Air – Classical Night”
August 7, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
==============================
August 8, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
"Music in the Air – Pops Night”
(All programs are subject to change without notice)
Bemus Bay Pops Orchestra
Director - Bruce Morton Wright
"Labor Day Finale Concert with Fireworks"

Bemus Bay, New York
September 5,
2009 at 6:30 PM.
All programs are subject to change without notice

Special Events of the
Erie Chamber Orchestra
Three of our concerts will be audio taped for latter broadcasting by WERG FM Radio (Energy FM 90.5). Please check here for any future broadcast dates.
We hope that you our concerts. Please let us know what you think about our broadcasts.
For further information please contact the following web sites:
Bruce
Morton Wright, Director of Erie Chamber Orchestra/ Erie Opera
Theatre.
Clarence
E. Beyers, Supporter of the Erie Chamber Orchestra/ Erie Opera
Theatre.
Gannon
University, Residency of the Erie Chamber Orchestra/ Mr. Wright-Faculty
Member.
Erie
Chamber Orchestra, Home Page
Send submissions, comments, questions, and anything else to us via e-mail at:
E-mail at
wright002@mail1.gannon.edu
or send mail to:
Erie Chamber Orchestra
Director: Bruce Morton Wright
in residency at
Gannon University
P.O. Box 3287
Gannon University
Erie, Pennsylvania 16541
(814) 871 - 7755
[If you find any errors on this page, will you please contact one of the above addresses]
This page was created with Microsoft FrontPage
This page last updated on September 1, 2008