The Augusta Symphony Orchestra will open its 106th season on Sunday, October 18, at 3 p.m. with a concert featuring two great symphonic works: Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. The concert will be held at the Viles Auditorium at Cony High School, 60 Pierce Dr in Augusta.
The ASO is under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Jinwook Park, who begins his sixth season with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra. Under Park’s leadership, the ASO has continued to grow in musical quality, community engagement, and audience reach.
Maestro Park is a member of the Colby College faculty and serves as the Music Director of the Colby Symphony Orchestra, as well as teaching violin and viola. With his passion and commitment to educational outreach, Mr. Park was the founding Music Director of the Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, where he mentored and expanded opportunities to student musicians in the central Maine area until he passed the baton in 2024. He has served as the Music Director of the Augusta Symphony Orchestra since 2021.
Admission is free, continuing the ASO’s longstanding commitment to removing financial barriers to attending its concerts. Audience members who are able to do so are invited to make a donation in support of the orchestra.
The Augusta Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra made up of amateur and semi-professional musicians who volunteer their time and talents to bring live orchestral music to the Augusta area since 1920.
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 is one of his best-known works, full of beautiful melodies and lively rhythms. Inspired in part by the music and landscape of his native Bohemia, it is a joyful and expressive piece that has long been a favorite of audiences around the world.
The program also introduces audiences to the music of Louise Farrenc, a talented 19th-century French composer whose work is receiving renewed attention today. Farrenc was a respected pianist and teacher during her lifetime, yet her compositions were largely overlooked for many years. Her Symphony No. 3 is a wonderful example of her creativity and musical voice, and we are pleased to give our audience an opportunity to discover this remarkable composer.
For more information, visit augustasymphonymaine.org
Event venue
Cony High School, 60 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, United States
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