Lawton Philharmonic

[Prunepicker]

Did anybody attend the concert last week? That would have been the 20th.

It was a concert of Rogers and Hammerstein and it was very good.

[jbrown84]

Lawton has a philharmonic?

[Prunepicker]

Lawton has a philharmonic?

A good one. It's been around since @1962.

Yes, it's a professional orchestra.

[Prunepicker]

Did anyone attend last weekends performance by the LPO? The program had
Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphoses, Kabelevsky's Colas Overture and
Sibelius' Symphony #2.

It was very good.

[Spartan]

I heard a while that the Lawton Phil was in a funding crisis and figured that they went away. Glad to hear they stuck through it and the notes are still playing!

[Prunepicker]

I heard a while that the Lawton Phil was in a funding crisis and figured that they
went away. Glad to hear they stuck through it and the notes are still playing!

A few years back we had horrible negotiations between the union thug and the
board of directors (one in particular). Neither would budge and the LPO was out
for a couple of years. Funny thing, the board said they needed $30,000 to make
up for the minuscule cuts the orchestra was asked to take. The city council offered
them the money and they refused.

It was really a battle of egos.

The next concert is in April. It's going to be great!

[kevinpate]

> next concert is in April.

date, location, ticket range? Like some others, I wasn't aware of the LPO.

[Prunepicker]

> next concert is in April.

date, location, ticket range? Like some others, I wasn't aware of the LPO.

Here is the link to Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra

It looks like you'll have to email or call the box office for ticket prices.
The concert is at McMahon Auditorium. It's a great place for concerts.

David Kim, the soloist, is a world class musician.