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09/28/2017 12:01 AM

George Flynn Classical Concerts Celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Birthday


The Wallingford Symphony Orchestra will be featured at an upcoming George Flynn Classical Concert. Photo courtesy of the George Flynn Classical Concerts

On Sunday, Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. at the new Morgan School Auditorium, 71 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, the George Flynn Classical Concerts series will present the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra (WSO) under the baton of Maestro Philip T. Ventre.

With a home base at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, the WSO is celebrating its 43rd season of presenting professional musicians performing a wide variety of orchestral music. In anticipation of his 100th birthday in 2018, the WSO will perform the best-known theater and film works of Leonard Bernstein. Selections will include music from the shows Candide, On The Town, and West Side Story and the symphonic suite from the movie On The Waterfront.

Free tickets can be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to George Flynn Classical Concerts, P.O. Box 473, Clinton, CT 06413, or calling 860-669-1208. For further information, visit www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com or www.facebook.com/GeorgeFlynnClassicalConcerts.