The George School Orchestra and Chorus will be in concert Sunday, January 25, 2004, with The Wind Symphony of Southern New Jersey.

The concert performance will begin a 2 p.m. in Walton Center on the campus of George School. Admission is free. The symphony is under the direction of conductor Robert J. Streckfuss, a professor of music at the University of Delaware.

This concert will mark the second time The Wind Symphony has performed with the George School Orchestra and the first time it has performed with the George School Chorus.

The Wind Symphony, an adult ensemble, performs eight concerts each year and has toured England and Austria. They have also performed for both the Music Educators National Conference and the College Band Directors National Association.

Selections for Sunday's performance will include "Blessed are They" from A German Requiem written by composer Johannes Brahms, Suite F by composer Gustav Holst and Enigma Variations by composer Edward Elgar.

The symphony will accompany the George School Chorus in performing Old American Songs by American composer Aaron Copland. George School Chorus is under the direction of George School teacher Jackie Coren.

The George School Orchestra will join The Wind Symphony in performing music from Pirates of the Caribbean, Camille Saint-Saen's "Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah and "Procession of the Nobles" from Mlada from composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Karen Hallowell, the director of the George School Orchestra, was a member of The Wind Symphony from 1967 to 1998.

About George School
George School, founded in 1893 by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), teaches that each person shares a responsibility for helping to make the world a better place. The student body is diverse, representing twenty states and thirty foreign countries and a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, academic, and economic backgrounds. Each year more than $4 million in need-based financial aid is provided to eligible students.