‘Fantastical Voyages’ Enchanting Concert Set Oct. 15-16 at Melbourne Auditorium

Admission to Fantastical Voyages and all Melbourne Community Orchestra concerts is free

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – As Halloween approaches, the Melbourne Community Orchestra will don their costumes and continue their 2025-26 season of musical travel with Fantastical Voyages, a pair of magical concerts on Wednesday, October 15, and Thursday, October 16.

The 7 p.m. concerts at the Melbourne Auditorium, located at 625 Hibiscus Boulevard in Melbourne, promise a world where fairy tales spring to life, and wizards, witches, and spirits roam free.

The fantasy-inspired evenings will feature pieces that spark the imagination, including music from Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snow Maiden and Prokofiev’s Cinderella Suite. The audience will hear ‘The Noon Witch’ by Dvorak, Neilsen’s Aladdin Suite and much more during the two evenings of enchantment.

Dancer Lexie Fieberg, a Satellite High School junior, will take to the stage during Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance from The Bewitched Love. Ahead of the show, a musical ensemble will entertain the gathering crowd, beginning at 6:15 p.m.

Admission to Fantastical Voyages and all Melbourne Community Orchestra concerts is free.

The 68-member group conducted by Mark Nelson is the Orchestra in Residence for the City of Melbourne. Call 321-285-6724 or visit MCOrchestra.org for more information or to sign up for concert alerts.

Fantastical Voyages is the second concert of the orchestra’s Come Fly Away season, under the direction of Maestro Mark Nelson.
“This concert will whisk the audience away to places beyond their imagining,” said Dr. Nelson. “Spooky, magical, mysterious – we’ve got musical selections perfect for a spellbinding October evening.”

The non-profit Melbourne Community Orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra, performing seven sets of free concerts each Season. Call 321-285-6724 or visit MCOrchestra.org for more information or to sign up for concert alerts.

The non-profit Melbourne Community Orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra, performing seven sets of free concerts each Season.

Conducted by Mark Nelson, the dynamic orchestra comprises 65 musicians ranging from student players to adult hobbyists and full-time professionals. Clair Cristy is the orchestra’s beloved founder and holds the title of Conductor Emeritus.

The orchestra’s repertoire encompasses music ranging from symphonic to pop, including movie soundtracks, show tunes, opera, ballet, and patriotic arrangements. The Melbourne Community Orchestra is dedicated to enhancing the appreciation and understanding of orchestral music in Brevard County and strives to provide an intimate audience experience.

The group is at home in the Melbourne Civic Auditorium at 625 Hibiscus Boulevard in Melbourne. In 2008, the Melbourne Community Orchestra was named Orchestra in Residence for the city of Melbourne. For more information or to sign up for concert alerts, visit MCOrchestra.org or call 321-285-6724.

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