LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sunday’s concert of the Lake County Symphony will feature classical music adopted for film and television programs, according to the orchestra’s conductor John Parkinson, who says he’s mined an even dozen of them from the works of such composers as Strauss, Rossini, Handel, Offenbach, Grieg and others.  

The concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at Lakeport’s Soper Reese Theatre, 275 S. Main St.

The Symphony Association Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Sue Condit, will open the show with challenging pieces from two contemporary movies.

Parkinson noted that motion pictures have been “borrowing” classical music almost since their invention.  “Movie makers knew good music when they heard it, and they used it as a way to enhance their films” he said.

Because the Mother’s Day program has proved so popular, seating may be limited, but they can still be obtained online at www.soperreesetheatre.com or by phone at 707-263-0577.  

Tickets are $20 each for Symphony Association (formerly Clear Lake Performing Arts) members and $25 for general admission.  

Young people under 18 are always admitted free to the 11 a.m. full rehearsal, while others may attend for only $5.