Vero Beach High School Orchestra to Perform Concert to Raise Funds for First International Tour in Vienna

Vero Beach High School Orchestra to Perform Concert  to Raise Funds for First International Tour in Vienna

Mark your calendars for the Vero Beach High School (VBHS) Philharmonic Orchestra’s Summer Sounds concert held on Saturday, June 18 at 4:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 Royal Palm Blvd. Enjoy an arrangement of classical composers, featuring Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Schubert.  Students of the Vero Beach High School Philharmonic orchestra will be joined by several alumni musicians.  The performance is free and an offering will be taken to raise funds for the orchestra’s first international tour to the capital of classical music, Vienna, Austria.
Recently, the VBHS Orchestra received an invitation to represent the state of Florida in the 2017 American Celebration of Music in Austria. The student musicians will perform concerts in Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna in late May and early June of next year.  Students have begun fundraising efforts and are extremely grateful for the support of the local community.
“Our students are grateful for the support of the local community, donors and patrons who believe in the investment of today’s youth.” Expressed, Matt Stott, VBHS Orchestra Director. “The concert will help provide our students an experience beyond their wildest dreams; representing our community and state, performing in the very place so much of the music we study was created.”
For event inquiries, tour sponsorship opportunities and more ways to support the VBHS Orchestra Program, please contact Director, Matt Stott at, matthew.stott@indianriverschools.org or (772) 564-5458.

ABOUT VBHS Orchestra
The Vero Beach High School Orchestra program includes one hundred fifty musicians in five separate performance ensembles.  The orchestra is consistently assessed as one of Florida’s finest student ensembles.  Outside of Florida, they have performed in Chicago, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and in the National Orchestra Festival, in Kansas City, Missouri.  This year, students studied and performed literature by Bach, Bartok, Copland, Dvorak, Handel, Haydn,

For more information about the VBHS Orchestra, contact Mr. Stott at:

Address: 1707 16th St Vero Beach, Florida, 32960
Phone: 772-564-5458
E-mail: matthew.stott@indianriverschools.org

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