Flagstaff AZ (March 13, 2012) – The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra concludes its Sixty Second season with “A Russian Finale” complete with the Master Chorale of Flagstaff and the Northern Arizona University Shrine of the Ages Choir on April 13, 2012 in the NAU Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, Flagstaff Arizona.
A composition by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov begins the Russian-based musical evening and captures the liturgical observance of the Russian Orthodox Easter holiday. Following the Rimsky-Korsakov piece will be an Igor Stravinksy work commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s conductor Serge Koussevitsky in 1930. Koussevitsky asked fellow countrymen Stravinsky to write the celebratory symphony in recognition of the BSO then fiftieth anniversary.
The FSO evening will conclude with chorale and choir performing “Cantata: Alexander Nevsky” by Sergey Prokofiev. The cantata is composed of a historical mixture of songs about Alexander Nevksy, a prince, saint, and defender of medieval Russia.
FSO tickets are available at NAU’s Central Ticket Office in the University Union, online at www.nau.edu/cto, or by calling 928-523-5661. During the week of the concert, all student tickets are just $8 with a valid student ID presented at the time of purchase. This concert is underwritten by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.
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Mary Hostetler, a former member of the Flagstaff Symphony Association Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Flagstaff Symphony Guild, was named Flagstaff Female Citizen of the Year by the Arizona Daily Sun.
Mary is widely recognized for her volunteer work in Flagstaff, particularly at the Flagstaff Medical Center and the Catholic Church as well as with the Symphony. She is the only volunteer worker to have ever earned the Medical Center’s Gold Star award.
Mary has been a Guild member for 19 years and has led the Guild’s primary fundraising effort, the fall Guild Home Tour for the past four years. This event has grown each year and garners thousands of dollars for the Symphony.
Mary has a way of encouraging homeowners to open up their showplaces to the public, and she cajoles Symphony Guild members into selling hundreds of tickets. With her charm and her persistence, she recruits local musicians to perform at the various homes, delighting the guests, the homeowners and the volunteers.
She has also been instrumental in obtaining grants to sponsor the Lollipop Concert, one of the Guild’s major contributions to the community. While on the Symphony Board, Mary chaired the Symphony Gala committee for a number of years.
Congratulations Mary, for a sustained effort in making Flagstaff a better place from the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.