Orchestra concert March 6

     The Toccoa Symphony Orchestra will hold its winter concert  on Sunday, March 6, at the Grace Alford Performing Arts Center on the campus of Toccoa Falls College.
     The concert, entitled Happily Ever After, will feature the most popular classical and contemporary music for a wedding ceremony and day.
    The gate opens at 3 p.m., doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the concert will begins at 4 p.m.
      From the beginning to the end and everything in between, orchestra conductor William David Stufft has crafted a program that conveys the emotions of love, the solemn pledging of devotion and the revelry of the occasion.
     Here’s a sneak peek of some of the music from the program:
     To set the stage, Pachelbel's Canon in D along with Bach's Cello suite Number  1, and Air for the G String will be performed by the full orchestra, a cello soloist, and the string section of the orchestra.
     Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, music to usher in the bridal party, is followed by music for the bride who always makes a grand entrance to Lohengrin Wedding March by Wagner.
     Then get out your hanky for contemporary music selections -  The Prayer and Thinking Out Loud which was written by Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran.
    Tenor Clay Young and Pam Shoaf  will join the orchestra to sing these touching songs. Chris Shoaf will accompany them on piano.
     The orchestra will also perform Mendelssohn's Mid-Summer Night's Dream, a wedding march, which jubilantly announces and celebrates a new married couple.
     Young will close the concert by singing Ed Sheeran's romantic first dance song, Perfect.
     Tickets for the Happily Ever After concert for adults are $7 in advance and $10 at the door.
     Children and students are admitted free.  Advance tickets are available at the Toccoa- Stephens County Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or online at www.toccoasymphony.org
     Members of the Toccoa Symphony Orchestra Guild are admitted free as a benefit of their membership.  
    Visit toccoasyphony.org for details as to how to become a member and support the ongoing viability of the TSO.
     The Toccoa Symphony Orchestra is a full- sized Orchestra of 50 to 60 talented musicians.
    Founded in 1977, the orchestra performs three concerts per season featuring “pop” tunes and classical symphonic music selections.  
     Special guest vocalists and instrumentalists frequently join the symphony providing the residents of Toccoa and northeast Georgia with a first-class musical experience.
     The Toccoa Orchestra Guild is a member supported 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. For more information, visit: www.toccoasymphony.org or contact us at: toccoasymphony@gmail.com.