Angelo State University Orchestra's First Concert of the Season is Free Thursday

SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State University Symphony Orchestra will present its first concert of the fall 2022 season on Thursday, Oct. 6, at First Presbyterian Church, 32 N. Irving St. in downtown San Angelo.

Titled "A Night in Vienna," the concert will begin at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The program will feature the music of three of the greatest Viennese composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.

The Symphony Orchestra will be accompanied on piano by Hunter Mabery, ASU staff accompanist, and the concert will feature solo performances on baritone by Jesse Rios of San Angelo, winner of ASU's 2022 Concerto Competition.

The musical program will include:

• "Overture to La Fiera di Venezia" by A. Salieri
• "Non piu andrai" from "The Marriage of Figaro" by W.A. Mozart
• "Concerto for Piano in A Major" by W.A. Mozart
• "Symphony No. 1 in C Major" by L. van Beethoven

The ASU Symphony Orchestra includes over 40 student musicians and is directed by Dr. Fagner Magrinelli Rocha, assistant professor of music.