MLSO 81st Concert Season

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Fall 2026: Latin Flair & Young Person’s Guide

Friday, Nov 20 · 8 pm

Valley Forge Middle School, 105 W Walker Rd, Wayne, PA

Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez

Scott Cullen, Conductor

Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major – Alexander Arutiunian  World Premier

Travis Peterson, Trumpet soloist

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Benjamin Britten

Brent Celek, Narrator

Selections from Man of La Mancha – Mitch Leigh

Estancia (suite selections) – Alberto Ginastera

Winter 2027: David Kim Solos & Pines of Rome

Sunday, Feb 28  · 4 pm

Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA

Concerto in E Major – Johann Sebastian Bach

David Kim, Violin soloist

Adagio for Solo Violin, Strings and Organ – Tomaso Albinoni

David Kim, Violin soloist

James Dietz Memorial Competition Winner Solo

The Pines of Rome – Ottorino Respighi

Spring 2027: For the Love & Wonder of Nature

Friday, May 7  · 8 pm

The Church of the Good Samaritan, 212 West Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA

Roses From the South – Johann Strauss II

Will Einhorn, Conductor

Silent Woods – Antonín Dvořák

Gloria de Pasquale, Cello soloist

Oboe Concerto – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Richard Woodhams, Oboe soloist

Primordial Sea – Joe Lorini World Premier

Instead I Borrowed the Ripples – Sarina Khalili World Premier

Appalachian Spring – Aaron Copland

Additional Performances

Fall 2026: Latin Flair & Young Person’s Guide  Encore

Saturday, Nov 21, 2026, 3 pm

Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA

Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez  |  Scott Cullen, Conductor

Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major – Arutiunian  |  Travis Peterson, Trumpet soloist

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra – Britten  |  Brent Celek, Narrator

Selections from Man of La Mancha  – Mitch Leigh 

Estancia (Suite selections) – Alberto Ginastera 

Winter 2027: David Kim Solos & Pines of Rome  Encore

Sunday, Feb 21, 2027, 2 pm

Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA

Concerto in E Major – Johann Sebastian Bach  |  David Kim, Violin soloist

Adagio for Solo Violin, Strings and Organ – Albinoni  |  David Kim, Violin soloist

James Dietz Memorial Competition Winner Solo  

The Pines of Rome – Respighi

Spring 2027: For the Love & Wonder of Nature   Preview

Saturday, May 2, 2027, 2 pm

Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA

Roses From the South – Johann Strauss II  |  Will Einhorn, Conductor

Silent Woods – Antonín Dvořák  |  Gloria de Pasquale, Cello soloist

Oboe Concerto – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  |  Richard Woodhams, Oboe soloist

Primordial Sea – Joe Lorini World Premier

Instead I Borrowed the Ripples – Sarina Khalili World Premier

Appalachian Spring – Aaron Copland