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Happenings Down The Hill: Willimantic Orchestra Performs At Eastern March 3
Local orchestral music
One of the many local gems in the ring of the arts in Windham / Willimantic is the Willimantic Orchestra, a non-profit community orchestra dedicated to the performance of authentic orchestral music, quoting their website. The orchestra, affiliated with Eastern Connecticut State University, features regular rehearsals and includes professional and student musicians from around eastern Connecticut, including some associated with the University of Connecticut.
On Sunday, March 3, at 3:00 p..m., the Willimantic Orchestra will present a free concert at Eastern Connecticut State University’s Shafer Hall on the corner of Valley and Windham Street (with ample parking in the High Street parking lot). The program, entitled “A Whole Lotta’ Shakin’ Goin’ On,” will offer trumpet-laden orchestral music and a composition based on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, among other pieces.
For more information, including a history of the Willimantic Orchestra, which traces its roots more than 990 years into the past, please check their website. www.willimanticorchestra.org.
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This article is written by Peter Leeds, a real estate agent with CG Real Estate in North Windham. Peter also serves as athletic director and soccer coach at Parish Hill Middle / High School in Chaplin. That said, he insists that he is Peter Leeds Not Just The Sports Guy. He is in fact Peter Leeds CT Real Estate. He can be reached at 860-377-4433 or peter@cgrealestate.net. Peter Leeds has lived in Willimantic for more than three decades and is a fan of and cheerleader for the little city of Willimantic and the town of Windham as well. His son plays trumpet and has worked with the Willimantic Orchestra and other local community bands.
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In answer to some questions that may be asked by students or staff of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, and / or Quinebaug Valley Community College, Willimantic is not just the frog bridge town. It is one of the four communities that comprise the town of Windham: The villages of Windham Center, North Windham, and South Windham and the city of Willimantic. Willimantic is also famous as “Romantic Willimantic” and for its Boom Box Parade and Victorian Days Home Tours. It is also home of one of the few brew pubs in Connecticut (Willimantic Brewing Company) and one of the very few storefront food co-ops (Willimantic Food Co-op). It is also a city of four bridges, including Garden on the Bridge, the Willimantic Footbridge (the longest single span east of the Mississippi), and of course, Thread City Crossing (aka the frog bridge).
The real estate company that Peter Leeds works for, CG Real Estate, is a rapidly expanding independent real estate firm, with offices in North Windham, Salem, and Berlin. CG Real Estate is one of Connecticut’s most successful short sale experts. CG Real Estate agents also are expert in assisting students or staff of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, and / or Quinebaug Valley Community College with their home sale or purchase or finding just the right rental to suit their needs.