(Nov. 2, 2017) The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the only professional symphony orchestra on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, continues its 20th anniversary season, “Reaching Ever Higher,” with performances at several locations including in Ocean Pines.

The concert will take place at the Community Church in Ocean Pines, on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 2:15 p.m. at the church, located on Route 589 and Racetrack Road.

The fall concert program, “Autumn Legends,” will feature “Symphony No. 45” by Franz Joseph Haydn, “Autumn Legend” by William Alwyn and “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi.

Featured musicians in the concert include violinist Amos Fayette and Carl Oswald on English Horn.

Fayette began his studies with his mother at the age of 2. He continued lessons with various teachers and graduated from The Juilliard School of Music’s Pre-College Division as well as the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. He has been guest concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and has performed various leadership roles in the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.

Oswald is a Baltimore native whose performances have spanned the globe. A graduate of the Yale School of Music, he has appeared as a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia and the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra. He performs regularly in the Baltimore area with the Annapolis Symphony, Mid-Atlantic Symphony and the Concert Artists of Baltimore, and has appeared with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Princeton Symphony, Hartford Symphony and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council, the Talbot County Arts Council, the Worcester County Arts Council, Sussex County, Delaware and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.

Tickets cost $45 and are available online at midatlanticsymphony.org, or by telephone at 888-846-8600. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. For further information, visit midatlanticsymphony.org.