Guelph Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Musica of Love and Romance on Valentine’s Day, at Guelph’s River Run Centre at 3pm.
The orchestra will present Celebrate some of the most romantic music ever written – Mozart’s Elvira Madigan Concerto, the Warsaw Concerto, both works featuring Amy Wark as piano soloist, favourite tunes from South Pacific, and songs by Sigmund Romberg, performed by soprano Mary DuQuesnay.
The story of Romeo and Juliet will be presented and interpreted by Clayton Scott, with music by Prokofiev.
Guest conductor for Romeo and Juliet will be Judith Yan of the National Ballet.
To complete the experience, organizers are suggesting the audience members join the Guelph Junction Express outside River Run Centre at 5:30pm, immediately after the concert, for a dinner and train excursion.
That Valentine event is available only to concert goers. This two-hour and twenty-minute excursion includes dinner and a cash-only bar. The dinner trip is almost sold out. The deadline to reserve a seat is Feb. 5.
Tickets for the concert are available at River Run Centre 519-763-3000 or visit the website.
