Something new is always being created in Oak Ridge, and the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association (ORCMA) captures this creative spirit with a regional premiere of former Knoxville Symphony Orchestra maestro Lucas Richman's Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply," said Music Director Dan Allcott, The performance will be Saturday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center in the High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. 

               The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra & Chorus join forces in this piece that Richman described as "a call to heal the world."  It was written in response to Leonard Bernstein's speech, “An Artist's Response to Violence."  The piece will be sung in Hebrew and anyone interested in joining the Oak Ridge Chorus is invited and encouraged to contact the ORCMA Office at (865) 483-5569 or office@orcma.org. Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 3, Eroica, will conclude this thought-provoking program. 

               The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association thanks UT-Battelle/ORNL for generous sponsorship of the concert.  Adult admission is $25.  Young Adult admission (ages 19-29) is $10.  ORCMA is a participant in the Penny4Arts initiative (www.knoxalliance.com/penny-4-arts) that enables youth 18 & under to attend all ORCMA concerts for free during the 2018–2019 season.  More information and tickets are available online at ORCMA.org, via email at office@orcma.org, or by phone at (865) 483-5569.