Chamber Orchestra Plays Works by Artistic Director, Composition Students
(VERO BEACH, FL) April 10, 2023 – A composer’s music only comes to life when it is written down and performed. From there, the road to success requires diligence, even for the most talented. Johann Sebastian Bach famously said, “Ceaseless work, analysis, reflection, writing much, endless self-correction, that is my secret.” Local audiences will have the chance to hear the music of three young composers and their teacher during a performance of Aaron & Friends on Sunday, April 23. The special 3:00 PM concert will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 2365 Pine Avenue in Vero Beach. On the program is chamber music penned by Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Artistic Director Aaron Collins, along with work by students Lucas Cornejo, Guyfrancis Charleston, and Payton Brown. A chamber orchestra of 20+ musicians from the Space Coast Symphony and past guest artists will highlight Collins’ early compositions, along with works from the talented trio of students. Cornejo and Charleston are both Melbourne High School students, while Payton Brown is now a sophomore at the prestigious Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New York. $30 tickets are available through the orchestra website www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org or at Marine Bank & Trust, beachside and mainland branches. Tickets at the door are $35. Concertgoers aged 18 and under or with a college ID are admitted free to every SCSO concert. For more information about Aaron & Friends, call toll free to 855-252-7276 or visit www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Artistic Director, Aaron T. Collins, explains the impetus behind Aaron & Friends, which includes many of the musicians in the SCSO and guest artists featured in the past.
“I wanted to put together a program that would highlight some of my outstanding young students and their incredible music,” said Collins. “In addition, patrons have expressed great interest in hearing music I have written. Even though I stopped writing music when I began conducting, I thought it would be fun to dust off some works I wrote in high school and college,” adding, “Overall, the concert will be intimate, yet exciting.”
Concertgoers aged 18 and under or with a college ID are admitted free to every SCSO concert. For more information about the Space Coast Symphony 2022-23 season or the Symphony for Everyone ticket program, visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org or call toll-free (855) 252-7276.