Sunday symphony set to honor Mary Beth Norris
Steamboat Symphony Orchestra Founders Concert to take place in Yampa River Botanic Park
Norris-Fischer Family/Courtesy photo
A Steamboat Symphony Orchestra Founders Concert honoring Mary Beth Norris and the legacy she created is set for 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6 in the Yampa River Botanic Park.
Conducted by Ernest Richardson, the program will feature the SSO String Orchestra alongside guest soloists Patrick Williams, Paul Nagem and Teresa Steffen Greenlee, with prelude music provided by Emma Shubin.
Williams, associate principal flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra, is a former Mary Beth Norris student, making his return to Steamboat especially meaningful for this event.
Norris, who passed away at her home May 19 at age 75, influenced the Steamboat Springs community in many ways, from teaching countless students how to play the flute as a private instructor to founding what became the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra in 1991.
Through music, memories and the gathering of musicians whose lives have been touched by the SSO, the Founders Concert will celebrate Mary Beth Norris’s lasting influence on generations of musicians and the community she loved.
The concert is donation-based, with VIP reserved seating available. Reservations are appreciated, and commemorative champagne flutes and charcuterie boxes may also be added in advance at PCI.jotform.com/Form/262237110866051.
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