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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LONGMONT SYMPHONY PRESENTS "THE FORCE OF DESTINY" CONCERT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

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LONGMONT, CO, JANUARY 21, 2020 — The Longmont Symphony Orchestra (LSO) presents "The Force of Destiny" concert on Saturday, February 15 at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium in Longmont. The program features the Chaconne from "The Red Violin" concerto, from the popular film of the same name, with violinist Andrew Sords , and Respighi's monumental Pines of Rome , performed side-by-side with the Longmont Youth Symphony .

"The feeling of destiny is one that accompanies us at different times in our lives. For this concert, destiny takes the reins—from soulmate connections to the

'lives' of musical instruments in  The Red Violin ," said LSO Music Director Elliot Moore.

A free pre-concert talk with Music Director Elliot Moore begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. A silent auction benefiting the Longmont Youth Symphony will be held in the Commons area before the concert.

Single tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and active military, and $5 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased via phone (303-772-5796) and online at longmontsymphony.org .

Funding for the LSO’s 2019-20 season comes from the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, the Longmont Community Foundation, the City of Longmont, and Colorado Creative Industries.

About Andrew Sords

American violinist Andrew Sords has a celebrated career as a soloist on four continents and in performances with his trio. In addition to collaborating with more than 300 orchestras, Sords has received numerous awards and distinctions reflecting his career trajectory, including the 2012 Pittsburgh Concert Society Career Grant and the 2005 National Shirley Valentin Award.

In the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, Sords will tour extensively with the Beethoven sonata and piano trio cycles, the Triple Concerto, and the Violin Concerto in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary. These appearances will include far-flung venues such as Australia, Mexico, Quebec, the Caribbean, the Canary Islands, and across the United States.

As a prolific recitalist, Sords has appeared in La Jolla, Washington, D.C., Maui, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and St. Augustine (FL). Sords has toured to Australia on numerous occasions with concerti by Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Vaughan-Williams. As a frequent soloist in the Caribbean, Sords has appeared in Puerto Rico, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Grand Cayman, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and “STRINGS MAGAZINE” profiled a series of performances with the Trinidad and Tobago Youth Philharmonic.

A man of diverse interests, Sords has competed in the charity fundraiser “Pittsburgh’s Dancing With The Stars” as the first classical artist to do so. Passionate about social causes, Sords has performed numerous times for LGBT outreach, including Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy , the Tchaikovsky, and the Beethoven concerti in collaborations with the Minnesota Philharmonic, the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, and the Atlanta Philharmonic. Sords is a popular guest for various media platforms: featured four times on Sirius XM’s Derek and Romaine Show and profiled by OUT Magazine , NPR’S  Morning Edition , and hundreds of media outlets. He also performed the National Anthem for ESPN2’s WNBA Pride Game (2014) and a sold-out Cleveland Indians game at Progressive Field.

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Founded in 1966, the Longmont Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to enrich, inspire and serve our extended community as a symphony orchestra recognized for its artistic excellence. The LSO presents multiple performances each year for 15,000+ people -- including a six-concert subscription series, a pair of children's concerts for all St. Vrain Valley School District 5th graders, a Family Matinee Concert, three performances of the Nutcracker Ballet, a presentation of Handel’s Messiah, a July 4th concert, and four chamber orchestra concerts at the Longmont Museum -- and has an active education and outreach program. For more information, visit longmontsymphony.org .