The Friday Evening Music Club of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra announces the opening of the 2024-2025 season, “A Year of Collaboration!”
Marc Tourre, baritone is teaming up with flutist, Christina Andrae and pianist, Sylvia Andrae, to present trio arrangements of Be Thou My Vision (Tom Trenney) and There is a Higher Throne (Lloyd Larson). Dan Parasky, flute will perform “Kyrie” by celebrated Pittsburgh composer and flutist, Gay Kahkonen; pianist Matt Klumpp will join him on Henri Büsser’s Prelude and Scherzo and Deep Blue, by Ian Clarke. Members of Flute Cocktail, with assistance from flutists Andrae and Parasky, will perform Memories of East Tennessee (Austin Alan Scott); Bad Girls, mvt. 1 (Douglas Borwick); and Of Witches and Wizards (Phyllis Avidan Louke).

Flute Cocktail members include Howard Cespedes, Grace Collier, Nina Edgar, Emma Jones, Beth Michael, Leslie Nemeth, Renee Patricio, Makaila Sunder, Linda Urbani and Theresa Vanden Berk, conducted by Michele Boulet. The recital is dedicated to the memory of flutist/singer/actor, Courtney Harkins, 2011 winner of the club’s Mildred Gardner Scholarship Competition.

Admission is free to club members and voluntary donations are accepted from non-members at the door. All are invited to a reception following the recital.