Metrowest Symphony Announces Free Holiday Concert, Dec. 19, 2021

The Metrowest Symphony Orchestra (MSO) says it is  `pleased to announce we are back' after a COVID hiatus and pleased to offer the communities we serve a stirring and joyous Holiday Pops Concert, featuring select offerings from the popular and classical repertoire. The event is scheduled for Sunday December 19, 2021, at 2 pm at Natick High School, 15 West Street, Natick.

We are pleased to welcome to the podium our new Conductor and Music Director Max Hobart. For many years Max has been Music Director for both the Wellesley and Boston Civic Symphonies. He has served on the Faculty at Boston University, Boston Conservatory, and New England Conservatory. As a Violinist , Max was Assistant Concert Master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Concert Master of the Boston Pops orchestra.

The concert will also feature Special soprano soloist, Nancy Hoffmann Gerber who has extensive experience on the concert stage, on television, and in theater. She has performed solos with the Boston Civic Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, and New England Conservatory Orchestra, among others. In addition to a number of musicians from the local area, Franklin's Randy LaRosa is not only an instrumentalist, but also Board President of the organization.

Admission on Dec. 19 is free and refreshments will be available following the concert.

The event is made possible in part through a grant from the Natick Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

The Metrowest Symphony Orchestra (MSO) roots began in Framingham in 1973. In 2002, the organization changed its name to the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra, to better reflect the population it serves. The orchestra’s musicians are residents of the Boston Metrowest community from all walks of life, from professional players to dedicated amateurs, who play for their love of music, and for the enjoyment of people of all ages in local towns. The MSO performs a variety of classical and pops concerts for people in the Boston Metrowest community. The MSO currently performs in the excellent Jeremiah Healy Auditorium at Natick High School. Supporters include the audience at the performances, direct contributions by businesses and institutions, advertisements in our ad-book, fund-raisers, donations, grants from the local cultural councils of Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Wayland, Southborough, Ashland, and the Massachusetts Cultural County.

More information is available at: http://www.metrowestsymphony.org