Free concert Sunday launches BC3 performing arts series
BUTLER TWP — The new performing arts season kicks off at Butler County Community College's Succop Theater with a free concert and ice cream social on Sunday.
The new season includes innovative ballet dancers, world-class brass musicians, international a cappella singers, and five concerts by The Pittsburgh Philharmonic.
The first Philharmonic concert in the series will be 3 p.m. Sunday.
Seating in the theater is limited to house capacity. Free tickets will be distributed beginning at 2 p.m.
The preview show will feature the Philharmonic's 40 musicians who perform pops, classical and other genres with stringed instruments such as violins, violas and cellos and with wind instruments such as flutes, oboes and bassoons.
A video highlighting 2019-20 Performing Arts and Pittsburgh Philharmonic series performances will be shown before the concert.
Selections for the concert will include Verdi's “La Forza Del Destino Overture,” Bizet's “Carmen Suite,” and Copland's “Hoedown from Rodeo” during the 90-minute concert.
The Philharmonic has also added to its playlist Lowden's “Armed Forces Salute” and a Duke Ellington medley.
A drawing for four season passes will be conducted.
The 2019-20 Performing Arts Series at BC3 will include:Sept. 28 — Bodiography Contemporary BalletJan. 17 — Tamburitzans multicultural singers and dancersFeb. 28 — River City Brass Band OctetApril 8 — Semi-Toned, British a cappella singers and humoristsTickets for each Performing Arts Series show cost $20 for general admission, $18 for senior citizens and $10 for students. Those who purchase a ticket for all four shows receive a $10 total discount and would pay $70.Philharmonic SeriesThe Pittsburgh Philharmonic Series includes:Oct. 27 — “Unfinished”Dec. 14 — “Holiday Pops”March 21 — “New World Sounds”May 16 — “Symphonic Star-Crossed Lovers”Tickets for each Philharmonic Series concert cost $15 for general admission, $13 for senior citizens and $10 for students. Those who purchase a ticket for all four Philharmonic shows receive a $10 total discount and would pay $50.Those who purchase a ticket for all eight shows receive a 20 percent discount and would pay $112.Tickets will be available Sunday, and can also be found at bc3.edu/succop-theater or by calling the box office at 724-284-8505.
