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Introducing the Eastside’s Newest Orchestra

Members of the defunct Bellevue Philharmonic have found a new outlet.

By Laura Dannen December 14, 2011

The Bellevue Philharmonic played its final concert in July, bowing to financial strain after 43 years of concerts—but flutes will trill again this weekend under a different baton. The Seattle Times reported yesterday that several members of the Phil have joined the newly formed Candlelight Concerts Orchestra, which makes its debut December 15 with a holiday concert on Mercer Island. Western Washington orchestra director Arthur Shaw will conduct a program of seasonal Vivaldi, Haydn, and Corelli selections at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Thursday night, followed by a concert at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Bellevue on Saturday. The Times has the details.

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