Milligan orchestra performs

November 2, 2024   |   7:30 pm @ Milligan University


Milligan Orchestra Concert presents "Saints and Villains" Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m., inMary B. Martin Auditorium, Seeger Chapel on campus.

The Milligan Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Kellie Brown, celebrates the proximity of Halloween and All Saints Day with a performance that will inspire and entertain. This concert features a broad range of pieces including film music from "Twilight," "King Kong"and "Harry Potter"along with selections from the Broadway hit musical "Wicked."

One of the highlights of the concert is works for harp and strings, including William Hofeldt’s “In the Company of Angels” and Brian Balmages’ “Rise of the Olympians.” The concert’s finale features a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s beloved “Cantique de Jean Racine” and Craig Courtney’s “Make Me an Instrument” by a mass women’s choir made up of the Milligan Women’s Chorale, under the direction of Kelly Davenport, along with Cantemus and the Dobyns-Bennett Chamber Choir, both under the direction of Patricia Denmark.


Category: Music

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