EUGENE–The 32nd season of the Chamber Music Series will open this fall at the University of Oregon School of Music with a concert by the Janacek Chamber Orchestra at
8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in Beall Concert Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. on the UO campus.

Reserved-seat tickets range from $8 to $22 and are available in advance from the Hult Center box office at (541) 682-5000. Student tickets will be sold at the door for $5 and $9. Season tickets also are available for the six-concert series, ranging from $42 to $120.

The world-renowned ensemble from the Czech Republic will perform "St. Paul Suite" by Gustav Holst, "La Follia" by Arcangelo Corelli, "Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Strings" by Antonio Vivaldi, and selections by two of their countrymen: "Sinfonia in A Minor" by Josef Myslivecek and "Suite for Strings" by Leos Janacek, after whom the group was named.

A free reception will precede the concert at 6:45 p.m. at the music school. Refreshments will be served to help launch the season in a festive manner.

The Janacek Chamber Orchestra is among the leading ensembles of its type in the Czech Republic, and it has drawn the highest international acclaim. Founded in 1964, the orchestra comprises 12 leading string musicians from the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, led by violinist Zdenek Dejmek. In addition to standard repertoire from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, the orchestra has championed many contemporary Czech compositions.

The Janacek Chamber Orchestra has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America, Mexico and Japan, and it has been invited to appear at important festivals such as Toledo, Bornholm, Munich, Prague, Florence, Turku and Flanders. The ensemble has recorded on the Supraphon, RCA, Panton and Riccordi labels, and it has made numerous appearances on international radio and television.

The New York Times wrote, "The Janacek Chamber Orchestra is certainly one of the best… Gorgeous string playing by any standards," and the Los Angeles Times added, "Ravishingly played… held the audience spellbound."

For more information, call the UO School of Music weekdays at (541) 346-5678. To confirm concert times and ticket information, call GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 2533, for a 24-hours-a-day taped message of the week’s events.

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