Are you looking for a classy, laid back, musical concert to enjoy?\u00a0 Do life\u2019s activities prevent you from enjoying the really good things of life?\u00a0 If so, I believe Community Concerts at the Niswonger is the answer.<\/p>\n
The perfect example is this Sunday when pianist Thomas Pandolfi takes the stage at 3 p.m.\u00a0 This Julliard trained pianist brings a program of Chopin and Gershwin to the Niswonger.\u00a0Hailed as one of the most promising up and coming piano virtuosos, he has toured all over America and recently completed his second tour of China.\u00a0 Although equally adept at many styles of piano music, he is especially known as one of the leading interpreters of Gershwin\u2019s music.\u00a0 The entire second half will be devoted to this, including his interpretation of \u201cRhapsody in Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n
This concert not only concludes this season\u2019s Community Concert Series, but also will be used to announce next season\u2019s exciting line-up.\u00a0 If you have attended any of this season\u2019s CC performances, you should be receiving the brand new brochure announcing the concerts for 2013-14.\u00a0 This allows you to come this Sunday prepared to renew for next season.\u00a0 There are certain deadlines which are listed in the brochure and we will be there to answer any questions you may have.<\/p>\n
As a special recognition to those who have been patrons, dponsors. firectors or NPAC members, we are hosting a pre-concert reception with all kinds of surprises, including desserts by Kristi Bidlack, a Perk\u2019s coffee bar, and special gifts.\u00a0Mr. Pandolfi is even planning on making an appearance before his concert to greet and thank everyone for their extra support to our series and his performance.\u00a0I will talk about the new season during this reception as well.\u00a0We especially want to thank our sponsor for this reception, our friends at the Vancrest Health Care Center.<\/p>\n
The aspect of our Community Concerts that I have always appreciated is that, although the average person may not be familiar with the performer, they oftentimes are the most talented people we put on stage.\u00a0 Now, this new season will bring someone nearly everyone knows as our headliner, while the other concerts offer exciting options I know you will enjoy. You will see once you receive the brochure.\u00a0 Next week, I can explain for everyone else and hope you may want to purchase the series and become a member too.<\/p>\n
May 11 concludes our Niswonger season with a spectacular production.\u00a0\u201cThe Music of Queen: A Rock & Symphonic Spectacular\u201d, which features stars from London\u2019s hit musical We Will Rock You!<\/em> They join forces with the Lima Symphony Orchestra to present one huge finale to our season.\u00a0Many people don\u2019t think of orchestras with rock music; however, if you really listen to what I call sophisticated rock, you hear strings, woodwinds and brass that really make the music come to life.\u00a0This is what we will recreate on the Niswonger stage on May 11.\u00a0Get your tickets now!<\/p>\n Brochures are now available for the Fountain Park Summer Music Series.\u00a0You can also see us on Facebook and at www.vanwertcountyfoundation.org<\/a> and www.npacvw.org<\/a>, as well as Van Wert Parks & Recreation.<\/p>\n Look forward to a fun summer of music in the park. In the meantime, I hope to see you this Sunday at 3 p.m. for Thomas Pandolfi\u2019s concert and pre-concert reception, which will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Upper Lobby of the Niswonger.<\/p>\n FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you looking for a classy, laid back, musical concert to enjoy?\u00a0 Do life\u2019s activities prevent you from enjoying the really good things of life?\u00a0 If so, I believe Community Concerts at the Niswonger is the answer. The perfect example is this Sunday when pianist Thomas Pandolfi takes the stage at 3 p.m.\u00a0 This Julliard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 15:20:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}