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Symphony, choir perform for Music at Queens in February

Music lovers in New West have two Music at Queens concerts to enjoy in February. The music series at Queens Avenue United Church continues on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra.
Laudate Singers
The North Shore's Laudate Singers are coming to New Westminster for the Music at Queens concert series in February.

Music lovers in New West have two Music at Queens concerts to enjoy in February.

The music series at Queens Avenue United Church continues on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Bujar Llapaj leads the orchestra in Symphony No. 3, by Arvo Pärt, and Ouroboros, by Juno Award-winning local composer Jordan Nobles. Cellist Luke Kim is featured in Sergei Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante in E minor. Admission is by donation, and refreshments will be for sale at intermission.

Two weeks later, on Saturday, Feb. 23, Laudate Singers perform at 7:30 p.m. The chamber choir joins forces with organist Edward Norman for a performance that includes Canadian and international works – among them a new commission by composer-in-residence Marco Del Rio. Tickets are $25 regular, $20 for students and seniors, and $10 for children. Tickets are available at the door or through www.queensavenue.org.

Concerts are wheelchair-accessible, and free parking is available a half-block down the hill in the visitor parking at city hall.