Mid-Atlantic Symphony ends season with local performances May 10, 17

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will conclude its season with Romantic Triumph & Celebration, a program highlighting the expressive beauty and emotional depth of 19th-century Romantic music. A performance will take place at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 10, at Cape Henlopen High School, 1250 Kings Hwy., Lewes.

The program includes Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s “Overture in C major,” a vivid and lyrical orchestral work; Robert Schumann’s “Cello Concerto,” known for its warmth and poetic character; and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4,” known as the Italian, filled with vibrant rhythms and sunlit melodies inspired by his travels through Italy.

The featured soloist is Gabriel Martins, an award-winning cellist who has appeared with leading orchestras and in major concert halls worldwide, including Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall. He is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild/Young Classical Artists Trust Grand Prize and the Sphinx Competition Gold Medal.

In addition to the orchestral performances, the MSO will present its Season Finale Ensemble Series concerts, offering audiences a more intimate chamber music experience featuring orchestra members. A performance will take place at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach.

The Ensemble Series program includes “Phantasy for Oboe, Violin, Viola, & Cello” by Benjamin Britten, “String Quartet No. 3 Mishima” by Philip Glass, “Langsamer Satz” by Anton Webern, and “Quartet for English Horn, Violin, Viola, & Cello” by Jean Françaix.

Tickets and more information are available at midatlanticsymphony.org.