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The ���ϰٿ� Orchestra will perform one of Tchaikovsky’s most well-known compositions at the Fall Orchestra Concert on Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in ���ϰٿ�’s Page Hall; and Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West. The concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the music department at (805) 565-6040 or email music@westmont.edu.

The performance includes Tchaikovsky’s fantasy-overture “Romeo and Juliet,” inspired by the Shakespeare play of the same name, and a lesser known work, Symphony No. 1, from his contemporary, Kalinnikov.

“A composer respected by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and who counted Rachmaninoff among his friends, Kalinnikov was only two day short of his 35th birthday when he died from tuberculosis,” says Ruth Lin, director of music at ���ϰٿ�. “With memorable themes and lush melodies, Kalinnikov masterfully weaves a musical tapestry of life and nature of his time.”