12 UCW MARCH 9 -15, 2022
WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM
Is this just fantasy, or is the
Fayetteville Symphony playing Queen?
One of the most anticipated concerts of
the year is back with the FSO's "Bohe-
mian Rhapsody" concert.
Anna Meyer, community engagement
manager for the FSO, told Up & Coming
Weekly that this performance's theme
has been in the works for a while. She
explained that this program was initially
scheduled for the 2019-2020 season, but
COVID-19 canceled it.
"We've really been waiting for this,"
Meyer said. "We like to have concerts
that incorporate popular music that
people recognize and can kind of sing-
along. I think we like to do that just so
people feel a little bit more involved in a
concert they know."
e FSO will be performing four clas-
sical pieces that break the stereotype
of symphony music. ese pieces were
created with the idea that you dance
and enjoy yourself. And as the title of
the concert suggests, the performance
of FSO's symphonic rendition of "Bo-
hemian Rhapsody" by Queen will be
included.
e principal cellist during this event
is local cellist Nathan Leyland. He
will help conclude the evening with a
performance of Antonin Dvorak's "Cello
Concerto." is concerto is often noted
as one of Dvorak's greatest concertos of
all time. e concerto highlights a mix
of folk music with the classical range of
the cello.
For Leyland, this concerto has a spe-
cial place in his heart. e first sympho-
ny concert he attended was the Lynch-
burg Symphony Orchestra in Virginia.
During that concert, Steven Honigberg,
a cellist and member of the National
Symphony Orchestra, performed the
"Cello Concerto."
"I was in fifth grade and had just
started playing the cello. I was selected
to perform in a masterclass with Mr.
Honigberg, and the next day we were
invited to watch him play with the
orchestra," Leyland said. "It's pretty wild
to think that 36 years later, I am getting
ready to perform this great work with
my friends and colleagues in FSO."
e symphony will be returning to
the Seabrook Auditorium at Fayetteville
State University for the first time since
the pandemic started. e bigger audi-
torium means that more people will be
able to attend this concert. e previ-
ous concerts for the 2022 season have
been performed for around 100 people.
Because of the location, this concert
will be able to entertain an audience of
more than 700.
Meyer says that they have sold more
tickets for this performance as well.
e concert will take place at 7:30
p.m. on March 12. Tickets can be pur-
chased online at https://ci.ovationtix.
com/36404/production/1075555 or
over the phone at 910-433-3690. e
ticket price ranges from $5 to $25. e
total concert run time will be an hour
and 20 minutes.
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra to play 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
by HANNAH LEE
HANNAH LEE, Assistant Editor.
COMMENTS? Editor@upandcom-
ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200.
EVENT
Be inspired & discover your creative side in
one of our many self-enrichment programs!
FTCC
Corporate &
Continuing
Education
Whether you're interested in cooking, furniture upholstery, gardening,
jewelry making, photography, or learning yoga – we have the course for you!
Register
today!
(910) 678-8309 • www.faytechcc.edu/continuing-education
