One of William H. Scheide’s final acts of musical beneficence will be made manifest this Tuesday, when Mark Laycock conducts the English Chamber Orchestra at the The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.

The program will include Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364, and the Symphony No. 29 in A Major, along with English composer Robin Holloway’s “Ode for Four Winds and Strings” and Sir Edward Elgar’s “Serenade for Strings.” The event will mark the English Chamber Orchestra’s first appearance in Philadelphia.

Proceeds from the concert, which will coincide with the 248th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, will benefit the Philadelphia-based non-profit organization Musicopia. Musicopia is devoted to providing music education and opportunities to the young, with the intent to inspire lifelong involvement in music and the application of related skills to all aspects of a child’s life.

For more information, visit http://www.musicopia.net.

Also, feel free to read my article in today’s Trenton Times:

http://www.nj.com/times-entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/classical_music_english_chambe.html

PHOTO: Judith Scheide will be presenting the English Chamber Orchestra, in memory of her late husband