After the unforeseen cancellation of spring and summer events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra is planning to present a special gift to the community with a triumphant return to the stage this fall within the coming weeks! Maestro Marcelo Bussiki and the professional BVSO musicians will provide a free Chamber Music Series that will take place in the beautiful outdoors in The Pavilion at Lake Walk just outside The Stella Hotel.
These performances will be free and informal. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and/or lawn chairs to sit comfortably on the grounds and asked to sit in a socially distanced seating arrangement as well as follow state and local safety guidelines.*
After the concert, event goers can have dinner at The Stella or get a drink from the bar in The Stella ahead of the concert. The hotel also plans to serve to-go food and drink options so that attendees can pick up provisions and bring them over to the Pavilion area to enjoy during the performances.
First Concert on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5pm String Quartet featuring Concertmaster Javier Chaparro Selections by Haydn and Dvorak
Second Concert on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5pm Woodwind Quintet from the BVSO Includes selections by Ibert, Milhaud, Rossini, and others
Third Concert on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5pm Select principal musicians from the BVSO will be performing a very special concert featuring The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky chosen by Maestro Marcelo Bussiki especially for this concert.
“The BVSO can hardly wait to provide this Chamber Series to the people of the Brazos Valley,” says Executive Director Mary Koeninger. “We hope this gives everyone a chance to enjoy music by some of the BVSO’s finest musicians prior to our Holiday Concert on Dec. 13 and then the launch of Season 39 on Jan. 24. We look forward to seeing you for the first Chamber Music presentation on Saturday, Oct. 17!”
*Per state issued guidelines, all individuals must wear a face covering (over the nose and mouth) wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another individual not in the same household and from others outside of the individual’s group. Individuals may not be in a group larger than 10: a group is defined as no more than 10 persons including members of the household and those persons who traveled together to the event.
