(Chelsea Update would like to thank Leslie Surel for the information in this story.)
Chelsea House Orchestra’s highly anticipated annual Hometown Show will take place on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at Chelsea High School.
This exciting show gives local audiences a chance to see why this high-energy group is in demand at events and festivals all over the Midwest. Led by Director Jed Fritzemeier and Assistant Director Steve Lesko, CHO’s performance features Chelsea High School musicians using traditional stringed instruments, including violins, violas, cellos, and bass, plus wind instruments like clarinets and flutes, as well as lesser known instruments such as the djembe and cajon.
The Hometown Show will open with Beach Middle School’s Fiddle Club, featuring 4th-8th grade students from Chelsea. The group is led by director Nathan Peters, and assisted by high school cadet teachers Clara Dobos, Katie Rae Hayduk, Madison Brodeur, Henry Surel, and Reese Smith.
Chelsea House Orchestra will then bring their “Celtic with a Kick” performance to the stage featuring lively Scottish and Irish traditions and Celtic renditions of American folk songs, with a little Hungarian-inspired music and rock and roll thrown in for fun.
“We’ve been doing the Hometown Show over 20 years now, and both the group and the community continue to look forward to it year after year,” says publicity chair Leslie Surel.
This energetic and fun show will keep you clapping and smiling all evening long, capped off with alumni joining in for the finale. “One of the many reasons audiences love this show is because the group does fun little extras – like the alumni coming back — that aren’t performed anywhere else,” says Surel.
After the show, the audience is invited to enjoy the afterglow reception in The Commons.
Tickets for the 2018 Hometown Show are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Advanced tickets may be purchased in person at Chelsea Pharmacy, 1125 South Main St.; or by emailing [email protected]. Tickets still available after advanced sales will be for sale at the door.
About Chelsea House Orchestra
Founded in 1996 by Maestro Jed Fritzemeier, Chelsea House Orchestra is a non-profit educational performance group consisting of music students from Chelsea High School. Supported solely by performances, donations and sales of CDs and merchandise, all monies raised are used for equipment, workshops, recording sessions, and travel expenses. CHO regularly performs at fairs, festivals, and special events throughout the Midwest, including the Indiana State Fair, Edinboro Highland Games, Alma Highland Festival, Chicago Scots Highland Games. CHO recently toured Scotland as part of the Stirling Bridge International Youth Arts Festival.
Visit www.chelseahouseorchestra.org to learn more and see a full list of upcoming performances.
