The Cleveland Women’s Orchestra 90th Anniversary Season
Eric Benjamin, Music Director

Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Hall

Program
Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler, violin
Eleanor Pompa, cello 
Emanuela Friscioni, piano

Brouwer, Path at Sunrise, Masses of Flowers
Schubert, Symphony No. 8, in B minor (Unfinished), D. 759
Shostakovich, Festive Overture, op. 96

Please join us in the Grand Foyer after the conclusion of this concert for a reception celebrating the
90th anniversary of The Cleveland Women’s Orchestra.  All concert guests are cordially invited to attend.

Tickets are available at the Severance Hall Box Office by calling 216-231-1111
or online at http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/CWO2025

The historic Cleveland Women’s Orchestra serves Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Founded in 1935, it is the last of the many women’s orchestras that flourished during the early part of the 20th Century.

The orchestra provides performance opportunities for women musicians, showcases talented young soloists and performs a series of free “Gift of Music” outreach concerts for various social service agencies, schools, hospitals, retirement homes and nursing homes. Over its many years, the orchestra has performed over 500 free outreach concerts — a record unmatched by any other orchestra in the area.

In addition, the orchestra performs symphonic concerts in cooperation with other area organizations and returns to Severance Hall each Spring for its annual Anniversary Concert.

The Cleveland Women’s Orchestra is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, MetroHealth System, Mt. Sinai HealthCare Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Jewish Community Federation, Cleveland Foundation, and many other generous sponsors.