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Video: Get to Know the Soloists of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra

The MSO's Winter Concert is this weekend at Memorial Hall on March 5.

The is back for its penultimate concert of the year.

Richard Svoboda (bassoon) has been the principal bassoonist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra and is now on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. His daughter, Erin Svoboda (clarinet), is a freelance musician who lives in New York. Both soloists have their roots with the Melrose Symphony Orchestra and spoke to Melrose Patch about how they got involved and why they are excited for the concert.

As a reminder, the MSO is offering exclusive discounted tickets for readers of Patch. To receive 50 percent off online tickets, go to www.melrosesymphony.org/tickets_online.html and enter the code MELROSEPATCH.

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