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Cellist Tommy Mesa in Bay Atlantic’s Symphony’s Breaking Away!
May 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Rising star and solo cellist Tommy Mesa is featured in Breaking Away!, Bay Atlantic Symphony’s final concert of the season. A charismatic, innovative and engaging performer, Mesa is sure to dazzle with his exquisite skills and stage presence. Breaking Away! features Mesa in two cello solos beginning with contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery’s Cello Concerto – Divided followed by composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto, a three-part masterpiece of the Romantic era.
Felix Mendelssohn‘s Symphony No. 4., nicknamed Italia, is performed in the second half. It is a well-organized piece inspired by and written during Mendelssohn’s glorious trip to Italy. Break away from your typical weekend routine with Bay Atlantic Symphony’s magical Concert featuring Rising Cuban American cellist Tommy Mesa who has soloed with major orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and San Antonio Symphony.
Performance Information:
Saturday, May 4 at 3 p.m. at Guaracini Performing Arts Center (Rowan University Cumberland Campus) 3322 College Dr., Vineland.
Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center, 101 Vera King Farris Dr., Galloway.
