The Northern Neck Orchestra will perform the works of 18th century composer Marianna Martines’ “Symphony in C” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Lancaster Elementary School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
The concert will also celebrate works by George Frideric Handel, including his “Queen of Sheba Overture” and “Music for Royal Fireworks,” and will feature Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Orchestral Suite No. 1.” Concert preview remarks will be given beginning at 6:45 by music director Michael Repper.
Tickets, at $40 each, are available online in advance at northernneckorchestra.org/concerts. They will also be available at the door.
About Martines
Martines was an acclaimed as an exceptional and historically significant musician, said a press release, but her fame was limited largely to Vienna, Austria, spreading across Europe over time.
Martines was a composer, music teacher and trainer, singer, keyboardist, events manager and concert organizer. A child prodigy and piano student of composer Jo...