Maestro touts symphony concert

John Farrer

John Farrer, music director and conductor of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra, gives Rotarians details about this Saturday’s concert at Pearson Auditorium.

Farrer, a visiting Rotarian, spoke to the club on May 5.

The concert — entitled “Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy” — will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the auditorium on the New Mexico Military Institute campus on North Main Street.

Tickets are available by calling (575) 623-5882 or going online to: roswellsymphony.org

Featured in the concert are Ingela Onstead, soprano; Sarah Daughtrey, mezzo-soprano; Jamie Flora, tenor; and Michael Hix, bass.

Concert sponsors include Pioneer Bank, Pepsi, KOBR-TV, New Mexico Arts, and The Armstrong-Clark Foundation.