Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra and Continental Ballet team up for Nutcracker
The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Paul Niemisto, will present their second concert of the season by teaming up with the Continental Ballet to present Tchaikowsky's famous Nutcracker Ballet. The concerts are set for Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p. m. and Sunday Dec. 21 at 2 p. m. at the Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. 3rd St., in Red Wing.
The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra, in its 29th season, draws players from a wide area including Northfield, New Prague, Faribault, and Red Wing. They are amateurs who love playing orchestral music. The Continental Ballet Company was founded in 1988 by Riet Velthuisen of Holland and is a professional performing company now doing their 20th Nutcracker show. Ballet students are included in the production. For more information on the ballet, go to their website www.lakevillecityballet.org.
Tickets are now available by calling the Sheldon Theatre at 1-800-899-5759 or going on line at sheldontheatre.org.
The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra is sponsored by the Northfield Arts Guild, Community Resource Bank, the National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota Arts Board, and the McKnight Foundation through an appropriation of the Minnesota State Legislature.
