History of Decatur Orchestra Sul Ponticello

2014 First Chamber music Concert at the Princess Theatre on Nov. 22 with only stringed instruments

2015 Second concert at FBC Decatur with full orchestra and featuring Margery McDuffie Whatley, pianist

2016 Our own Jacob Frank played Vaughn Williams “Lark Ascending”

2017 Guest cellist Silvia Ilves played Tschaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and Christie Weber sang Samuel Barber songs

2018 Opera Favorites at the Pricess Theatre. Our own Ariana Acru, cellist sings too!

2019 Julia Dina was violin soloist and concertmaster for a concert. Julia was at the time the HSO concertmaster. That Christmas, OSP performed Vivaldi’s Gloria with Huntsville Community Chorus, soloists Amelia Adams and Kelli Gilbreath

2020 Collaboration with Calhoun Community College Chorale at the Alabama Center for the Arts, under the direction of Granville Oldham

2021 Chuck Puckett narrated “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and we rocked at Christmas with Transiberian Orchestra favorites.

2022 Many smiles were captured at “Jazzin’ it up in Birdland” fundraiser at Cook Museum of Natural History.

2022 Established Decatur Concert Choir and presented Handel’s Messiah