Homer Alaska - Arts

Story last updated at 5:15 PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Youth symphony performs in Homer this Friday

The Anchorage Youth Symphony performs at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Mariner Theatre. Sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra, tickets are $10, with students high school age and under free. The performance includes pieces by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Sibelius and Dvorak. Comprised of 100 high school musicians and directed by Linn Weeda, the symphony has toured locally and internationally. In 2009, it played in the Opera House in Sydney as part of an international music festival featuring music and dance groups from England, Scotland, Canada and the United States.

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