Allegra Chamber Orchestra Features All-Female Performers

Founded and conducted by Janna Sailor, Allegra Chamber Orchestra is one of the only all-female orchestras in the world. ?

The mandate of the orchestra is to champion the works of female composers alongside the mainstream classical repertoire, and feature women and those who identiy as women as soloists and orchestra members. ?

Allegra maintains a professional core of musicians, while mentoring emerging female musicians in the art of orchestral playing.

Their inaugural concert took place on June 26th and featured soprano Melanie Krueger singing selected arias of Handel, Beethoven's monumental Eroica Symphony, and Jennifer Butler's haunting piece "And Birds Do Sing." Presented in partnership with Music Heals,all profits went towards supporting music therapy programs in women's resources centres around BC.

Coming up next is the Summer Choir Concert featuring music by Bach and Purcell, Saturday August 27, 2016 at 7:00pm. This concert will be led by Michael Murray and will feature music by

• Bach (Credo from the B minor mass), and
• Purcell (Come Ye Sons of Art)

For more information, visit: http://www.allegrachamberorchestra.com/

Listen to an interview with CBC News below!