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First Thursday Concert – March 6

Feb 28, 2025 | 4:51 PM

Friends of the Red Deer Public Library –– The Friends of the Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) are pleased to present Trio Brio (Cheryl Cooney, piano, Joyce Howdle, clarinet, Val Sherman, flute), who will be joined by members of the Central Alberta Chamber Orchestra.

The program will consist of works by Fauré, Cooney and Martinū. The concert will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 12:15-1 p.m.. in the Snell Auditorium of the Red Deer Public Library. Admission is free.

The Red Deer Public Library asks you to pre-register for the concerts using the link below. To register now, please use the following link: rdpl.org/first-thursday, or go to the Red Deer Public Library website, rdpl.org, and click on Upcoming Events to find the page.

Live streaming of First Thursday concerts

If you are unable to attend the concert in person, the concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel and at rdpl.org/first-thursday. Click on the YouTube channel in the previous sentence and you will be directed to the site.

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Future Community Concerts

Pianist Emilio De Mercato will present a concert at Gaetz United Church on Sunday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets at the door are $20.

Program

R. Schumann (Kinderszenen), F. Liszt (Sonetto del Petrarca No.104, and “Après une lecture du Dante”), and M. Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition).

Central Alberta Chamber Orchestra – Courage and Hope, Red Deer: March 14, 7:00 p.m. (Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m.) – Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

Tickets are available on eventbrite.ca.

Adults: $30; Seniors 65+: $20; Students 13+: $10, Children 12 and under: free

Second concert: Innisfail: March 15, 2025, (Time not specified, but pre-concert lecture at 1:30 p.m.) – Innisfail United Church

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