Fort Bend Symphony musicians Amanda Thompson Reilly, English horn; Gloribelle Kelly, violinist reading fairy tale book and David Flores, trombone.
The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra will present a magical musical representation of some of the most beloved fairy tales when it takes the stage for Once Upon a Time on Saturday, March 29th at 7 pm at B.F. Terry High School’s Graeber Auditorium in Rosenberg. The concert is under the direction of assistant conductor Dominique Røyem.
Concertgoers will hear a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Cinderella Waltz, along with Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland, Paul Bunyan Suite by William Bergsma and numerous other selections.
Once Upon a Time: 5 Fairy Tales for Orchestra, by Bernard Rogers, delightfully illustrates some of the classic Andrew Land and Grimm Brothers fairy tales. Among the featured selections are The Tinder-Box Soldier, The Song of Rapunzel, The Story of a Darning Needle, Dance of the Twelve Princesses and The Ride of Koschei the Deathless, which features a character from Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird.
General admission tickets are $10 each and are available at fbso.org, by calling 281-276-9642 or at the door. As always, children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult and need a ticket. B.F. Terry High School is located at 5500 Avenue N in Rosenberg.