The Hilton Head Orchestra has announced it's upcoming fall schedule. Ten events are on the agenda beginning with the season opening Gala Concert on Oct. 4 and ending with the holiday celebration Nowell concert on Dec. 12 and 13.

For those who want to know a little more about the music, would enjoy meeting the soloists, or have an evening conflict, the orchestra is offering three "Mondays with the Maestra" this fall. These events include a lecture by the guest artist, coffee and tea following the lecture and attendance at the orchestra's dress rehearsal for the orchestra's upcoming concert.

For tickets and information on any of the following upcoming performances of the Hilton Head Orchestra, call the box office at (843) 842-2055 or go online, www.hhorchestra.org.

All performances are under the direction of Maestra Mary Woodmansee Green, who also leads Monday with the Maestra events.


The 2004 fall concert series will include:


GALA CONCERT OPENING

Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. Jennifer Luiken, Mezzo Soprano, is the guest artist. Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah," Bach's Et Exultavit from "Magnificat" and Stravinsky's Pulcinella are on the program.


MONDAYS WITH THE MAESTRA

Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. Mezzo Soprano Jennifer Luiken, guest artists of the orchestra's opening concert, and Val Curry, author of "A Peek into Music," will be featured. Following the lecture, those attending are invited to the 3-5:30 p.m. orchestra dress rehearsal in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church.


KIM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim performing Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto" in the "Kim Plays Tchaikovsky" concert Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church.


MONDAYS WITH THE MAESTRA

Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. David Kim, Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster and guest artist for "Kim Plays Tchaikovsky" concert will be featured. Following the lecture, those attending are invited to the 3-5:30 p.m. orchestra dress rehearsal in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church.


STAR SPANGLED SALUTE

Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Marriott Beach and Golf Resort Ball Room. The concert will be a tribute the U.S. veterans from the Revolutionary War through the present. Reservations for table rounds of 10 and theatre seating for the concert can be made with credit card by calling the box office at (843) 842-2055.


HILTON HEAD YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERTO COMPETITION

Nov. 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The competition is open to all instrumentalists, pianists and vocalists from Hilton Head, Beaufort and Savannah, who are under the age of 19.


ENGLISH ROMANTICS

Cellist Glenn Fischbach performing Elgar's "Cello Concerto." Also on the program: soprano Heidi Bindhammer; tenors Fannie Levy and Alan Lathan; and baritone Tim Reynolds. Megan McCombs will narrate "The Rescue of Penelope," by Britten. The concert, entitled "English Romantics," is Nov. 15, 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church.


MONDAYS WITH THE MAESTRA

Nov. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. Cellist Glenn Fischbach & the Solo Quartet of the HHO's "English Romantics" Concert are the featured guests. Following the lecture, those attending are invited to the 3-5:30 p.m. HH Orchestra Dress Rehearsal in the Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church. For tickets and information, call the HHO Box Office at (843) 842-2055. www.hhorchestra.org.


HILTON HEAD YOUTH ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY CONCERTS

2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Hilton Head High School Performing Arts Center. Joining them for this concert will be the Hilton Head High School Concert Choir. For additional information, call David Kimbell, manager of the HHYO at (843) 785-6386 or go online, www.hhorchestra.org.


NOWELL

Celebrate the holidays with young violinist Audra Clair McCall, the young voices of the Hilton Head Festival High School Chorus and the Bluffton and Hilton Head Elementary School Children's Choir in the "Nowell" concert, Dec. 12 and 13, 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church.