By SALINA POST
LINDSBORG - Works by Clarke, Faure, and Beethoven will be featured during the Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley's final concert of the season.
The concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. May 14 in Bethany Lutheran Church, 320 N. Main Street, in Lindsborg, and is open to the public at no charge.
The chamber orchestra is a unique, auditioned regional ensemble of professional musicians supported by Bethany College and the Lindsborg Arts Council.
"The ensemble includes Bethany faculty members and players from Wichita, Manhattan, Salina, Lawrence, and Kansas City. Under the musical direction of Keith Dodson, assistant professor of music and director of instrumental studies, the COSV seeks to educate and engage audience members through the performance of orchestral masterworks," Bethany College noted in a news release.
Concertmaster Ann Samuelson will lead the concert. Samuelson is a retired instructor of music in violin/viola and piano proficiency at Bethany College. She also is a member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and maintains a private studio. The chamber orchestra also features Nancy Johnson, Boris Vayner, Meagan Dodson, Andrew Book, Colleen White, Alyssa Morris, Amy Guffey, Susan Gustavson Maxwell, Meri Jenkins, Larry Dean, Daniel Hinman, and Kurt Gartner.