Luther College Chamber Orchestra concert Nov. 17

The Luther College Chamber Orchestra will perform in concert Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., in the Noble Recital Hall.

The concert is open to the public with no charge for admission.

The orchestra will perform “Octet for Winds in E-flat Major” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3” by Ottorino Respighi, “Little Threepenny Music, for wind instruments” by Kurt Weill and “Danses sacrée et profane” by Claude Debussy.

Jacquelyn Venter Ridder, Luther assistant professor of harp, is the featured harp soloist for the performance.

The Chamber Orchestra consists of select members of Symphony Orchestra and specializes in repertoire for small orchestra and mixed chamber ensembles ranging from the Baroque era to the twentieth century.

Conducted by Daniel Baldwin, the Chamber Orchestra performs with the Luther College Opera Workshop and Christmas at Luther, in addition to performing concerts twice a year.

*Before joining the Luther faculty, Baldwin held conducting positions at Central Washington University, the Brevard (N.C.) Music Center and the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras.*

*He *received his formal training in string pedagogy as a teacher in the nationally acclaimed University of Texas String Project.

A 1991 conducting fellow of the Conductor’s Institute of the University of South Carolina and former cellist with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Baldwin is a recipient of the Central Washington University Parents Association Excellence in Teaching Award.