The Doha Community Orchestra, sponsored by ConocoPhillips, is gearing up for its final concert of its fourth season at the end of May.
George Findling, Acting President of ConocoPhillips, said: “The Doha Community Orchestra is one of the multi-faceted outreach projects that ConocoPhillips is glad to sponsor annually. We strongly believe in the importance of cultivating a love for music within our youth.”
Accompanying the Orchestra at this concert will be the community choir Doha Singers, a mixed group that is 50 members strong and directed by Bob Krebs. Bob Krebs is the Choral Director at the American School of Doha (ASD).
The Orchestra is being directed by Brita Fray. The Wind Band will be conducted by Sanford Jones. The Doha Community Orchestra as a whole boasts approximately 60 players of various nationalities from all walks of life, including students, professional musicians, music teachers and amateurs.
The concert at the end of the month will begin with Sanford Jones and the DCO Wind Band performing Air for Band, a Gershwin selection, and Mancini’s The Pink Panther. The Wind Band will also be performing 7th ACCS March by local published composer John K Evans, a trombone player in the DCO.
ConocoPhillips is an integrated energy company with interests around the world. Since 2003, ConocoPhillips has collaborated with Qatar Petroleum on Qatargas 3, a large-scale liquefied natural gas project located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, with a capacity of 7.8 million tons per annum. Qatargas 3 is also executing development of onshore and offshore assets.
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