Union Symphony impressed a great crowd on Monday, June 23, in the Outdoor Pops at Wingate University. Union Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Rosenberg, received a rousing standing ovation from the crowd in its closing number, John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever.
A BIG SYMPHONY THANK YOU! On behalf of the Union Symphony Board, thank you to Wingate University for sponsoring our successful event. Thank you to our season sponsors, BetterCarPeople and Big Ring Interactive; Union County Community Arts Council; Union County Public Schools; our wonderful guests, volunteers, musicians, Union Symphony Youth Advisory Board, and everyone involved in making such a successful evening.
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Remember to tune in: Union Symphony Orchestra will be featured on Carolina Live in an episode airing Sunday June 29, 6 am to 8 am and again on Tuesday July 1, 7 pm.to 9 pm. Carolina Live, a co-production of South Carolina ETV Radio and WDAV-FM Davidson, N.C., is heard on the following South Carolina ETV Radio stations, WEPR-FM Greenville 90.1, WLTR-FM Columbia 91.3 and WSCI-FM Charleston 89.3 every Sunday from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and again each Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. I hope all our patrons can tune in.
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Excerpt from the travel journal of Donna Norwood:
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- The fountain outside the Vienna State Opera House.
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- The beautiful dessert at the Kursalon.
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- A violin maker advertising his trade in the window!
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- Dinner at Restaurant Vienne which was built in 1829.
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- McDonald’s sign Salzburg style!!
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- The birthplace of Mozart in Salzburg.
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- Inside the Vienna State Opera House.
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- A unique clock in Vienna similar to a glockenspiel.
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- Dinner in Salzburg after the church service in the Nonnberg Abbey.
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- Our group at dinner in the Bermuda Brau restaurant in Vienna. Fun night!!
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- A view of the Austrian countryside on the way to the Lake of the Moon.
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- A train, that you can barely see, on the tracks on the side of the mountain on Lake of the Moon.
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- One of the exquisite stained glass windows at The Cistercian Monastery “Heiligenkreuz”.
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- The giant screen on the side of the Vienna State Opera House where people can watch the performances if they cannot get tickets. Margaret and I went to watch “Foust” for about 30 minutes. We had no clue what they were saying (or should I say singing?)
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- Baby grapes in the vineyard at the Winery.
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- A cart loaded with salt from the mines in Salzburg. Salz means “salt”.
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- Me relaxing with hot tea outside the Hotel Altstadt in Salzburg.
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- The Kursalon in Vienna had a scrumptious dinner followed by a concert of music by Strauss and Mozart.
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- A plaque commerating Fredrick Chopin.
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- A few of the group having dessert in the Hotel Sacher!
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- The Hotel Sacher in Vienna. We had a lavish dessert and the richest hot chocolate I have ever tasted!!
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- Pictures on Lake Fushl.
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- Dinner at Restaurant Vienne which was built in 1829.
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