Join the FLC Chamber Orchestra and FLC Wind Ensemble for a joint concert! The orchestra will open with Symphony Op. 11, No. 2 in D major by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a charming classical era symphony. The program also includes works by Carl Nielsen, Brian Balmages, and Charles Ives' existential The Unanswered Question. After a brief intermission, the FLC Wind Ensemble will perform works highlighting mythologies, explorations, and emotions inspired by outer space. Their program includes compositions from Katahj Copley, Leonard Bernstein, Jennifer Rose, Gustav Holst, and Chang Su Koh. The program starts with looking out at space from Earth. A brilliant fanfare from Copley will open the second half, followed by Bernstein's well-known Simple Song. We leave Earth with Winds of Mars by Jennifer Rose—a World Premiere—which uses electronics and sounds recorded by the NASA Perseverance Rover to personify the winds on the surface of Mars. The program will finish with Holst's Mars: The Bringer of War from The Planets and Chang Su Koh's Lament for Wind Orchestra. While Rose's composition personifies Mars physically, Holst's work personifies Mars as the mythological figure unrelenting in the pursuit of war. After Mars the myth, Chang Su Koh's Lament for Wind Orchestra offers a song of grief or morning, in stark contrast to the simple songs the program opened with. We hope you can join us for an evening of incredible music!