Our Mission

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The primary mission of Musicians Emeritus was best stated by founding director Stanley Chapple: ..."age is not, and never will be, a barrier to performance. Musicians Emeritus will give our senior citizens a chance to once more enter the enchanting field of music-making, and also act as a recreative force in their lives."

MESO strives to serve the local community through performing four free public concerts every season. In addition, MESO brings its music and performances before sixteen or so senior residences (retirement and nursing homes) each year.

A signature of Musicians Emeritus is the inclusion of youth performers at our public concerts (both as concerto-solo performers and as members of the orchestra). Displaying the magnificent musical talent of our local youth offers to our senior audiences a chance to realize that the future of classical music will continue to be in "good hands".

 

'08-'09 Concert Season 

November 9, 2008 - Mendelssohn Italian Symphony, Lalo Symphonie Espagnol

January 18, 2009

March 15, 2009

June 7, 2009 - Tchaikovsky Symphony 5

Arts-in-Nature Festival - 8/23

MESO is honored to be invited to play at the Arts-in-Nature Festval Fundraising Event at Camp Long on Aug. 23rd from 11am - 2pm.

11:00 am - Catch MESO's The Little Band at the Environmental Learning Center.

12:00 pm - Brass Connection at the Environmental Learning Center.

1:00 pm - MESO's Flute Trio at the Fire Circle Sound Dome.

If you're interested in helping out, drop me a line!

 

Barnes & Noble Bookfair - 11/01

Last season's fundraiser was such a smash hit at the U-Village Barnes & Noble store branch that we've been invited back for round 2.  The next bookfair fundraiser will be held on 11/01, Saturday, from 11am.  Let's hope we can generate the same kind of turn out as before.

 

Thanks to Allied Arts of Renton & FEPC

Thanks to the promotional efforts of Allied Arts of Renton in helping to spread the word about MESO's extra concert last year in Kent-Renton.  And thanks to FEPC for the beautiful concert venue.  We hope to do this again next year with Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony.

 

'07-'08 Season Recap

Concert 1 - Brahms Symphony 2, Reinecke Flute Concerto, Soloist Lauren Glass.

Concert 2 - Carmen Suite, Barber of Seville Overture, Khatchaturian Violin Concerto, Solist Simone Porter.

Concert 3 - Haydn London Symphony, Opera Selections, Vocalise by Rachmaninov, Soloist Kimberly Roberts.

Concert 4 - Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, Bruch Violin Concerto 1, Soloist Amelie Sie. (Seattle)

Concert 5 (Extra) - Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, Bruch Violin Concerto 1, Soloist Amelie Sie. (Renton-Kent)

June 7th - Barnes & Noble Bookfair Fundraiser (U-Village)

Bischofberger Violins LTD became a MESO Sponsor!