The Westminster College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu, will present its fall concert, “Pastoral,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Will W. Orr Auditorium on the Westminster College campus.  

This year, the orchestra will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral," Rimsky-Korsakov's "Overture from The Tsar's Bride," and Vaughan Williams' "Rhosymedre." Ceòl na Teud, Westminster’s traditional Scottish music ensemble, will also perform. 

Beethoven’s No. 6, also known as “The Pastoral Symphony,” expresses Beethoven’s love of nature. Beethoven began composing this symphony in the fall of 1807and conducted the first performance on Dec. 22, 1808, in Vienna.   

"No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods, trees and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear,” said Beethoven, two years after the premiere. 
 
The performance is free and open to the public. 

For more information, contact Perttu at 724-946-7271 or perttumh@westminster.edu. 

To learn more about Westminster's School of Music, visit www.westminster.edu/music. 

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By Kristen Aleprete  
Kristen Aleprete is a staff writer in Westminster College’s Office of Marketing and Communication.

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