POTSDAM – Conductor Kenneth Andrews will once again lead the Orchestra of Northern New York during their Saturday, April 28 performance of Stravinski’s “Pulcinella Suite” and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4.”

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at the Crane School of Music.

Concert-goers will delight in Stravinsky’s inspired re-invention of the eighteenth century through his masterful Pulcinella that showcases the virtuosity of ONNY’s principal chairs, said a press release from the orchestra.

Mendelssohn’s brilliant and exhilarating Italian symphony allows the listener to travel back in time to his magical trip to Italy in 1830, the orchestra said.

Both spirited works are filled with exuberant joy and fantastic color, the press release said.

Tickets cost $23 adults, $19 seniors/military personnel, and $10 for students 18 and older. Children 17 and younger are admitted free.

Tickets are available at Brick and Mortar Music, (15 Market Street, downtown Potsdam), by calling the CPS box office at 315-267-2277, or through the Orchestra’s webpage at onny.org.

The Orchestra of Northern New York was founded by music director and conductor Kenneth Andrews in 1988.

Now in its 29th season, the Orchestra’s mission seeks to enrich the quality of life in the North Country through live performances of orchestral music by outstanding musicians and to emphasize the engagement of area youth in the appreciation of music.

ONNY is the only year-round professional symphony orchestra from Rochester to Burlington and Syracuse to Ottawa.

With the help of public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Northern New York Community Foundation, and in-kind support from SUNY Potsdam and The Crane School of Music, the Orchestra has performed over 300 concerts.

Over the past two decades, the Orchestra has featured many internationally renowned soloists including Tony Bennet, Marc O’Connor, Richard Stoltzman, Igor Kipnis, Jon Manasse, Claude Delangle, Alan Vizutti, Jaime Laredo.

The Orchestra consists of approximately 70 professional musicians from New York State, Canada, and New England, along with several Artists Faculty and a few exceptionally talented student apprentices from The Crane School of Music. Many of these musicians have performed with the Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse Symphonies, and other major orchestras around the world.

The Orchestra earns approximately 37% of its revenue from ticket sales and concert fees, requiring it to seek significant financial assistance from businesses, local organizations and generous individuals. Corporate support also helps keep tickets affordable and all concerts free to children 17 and younger.