<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Heights Chamber Orchestra opens its 27th season on Sunday, November 1st, with a special <SPAN id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_4><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252524425_0><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252583480_4><SPAN id=lw_1252670408_3><SPAN id=lw_1254420997_0>benefit concert</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> at 3:30 pm at The <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_5><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_lw_1252524425_1><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_lw_1252583480_5><SPAN id=lw_1254420997_1>First Baptist Church</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>,<SPAN class=GramE> 3630 Fairmount Blvd., in </SPAN>Shaker
 Heights. Soloist will be world-renowned pianist and winner of the 1999 <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_6><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_lw_1252524425_3><SPAN id=lw_1252670408_5>Cleveland International Piano Competition</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>, Antonio Pompa-Baldi. A donation (suggested minimum $10 per person) will be requested and the concert will be followed by a reception where concert goers may greet Mr. Pompa-Baldi and members of the orchestra.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The concert will include two concerti - the Ferguson Concerto for Piano and Strings and the <SPAN id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_8><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_lw_1252524425_5><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252583480_7><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1252670408_6><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1254420997_4>Grieg Piano Concerto</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> - and will be conducted by the orchestra's Principal Conductor, Anthony Addison.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Born in Italy, Antonio Pompa-Baldi has won top prizes in other competitions including the <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_9><SPAN class=ecyshortcuts><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252583480_9>Silver medal</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> in the 2001 Van Cliburn competition. A distinguished professor at the <SPAN id=EC_EC_lw_1252510143_11><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; CURSOR: hand" id=EC_lw_1252524425_7><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252583480_11><SPAN id=lw_1252670408_9><SPAN id=lw_1254420997_6>Cleveland Institute of Music</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>, his performance, teaching, recording, and jury schedules take him across the globe. He and his wife, Emanuela
 Friscioni, also a distinguished pianist, currently live in Shaker Heights, with their daughter Eleanor. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">More details on Mr. Pompa-Baldi's career and concert schedule can be found on his website, <A href="https://mail.ccf.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.pompa-baldi.com/" target=_blank><SPAN class=ecyshortcuts><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252583480_12>http://www.pompa-baldi.com</SPAN></SPAN></A>.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">  </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">More detailed information about the benefit <SPAN class=GramE>concert,</SPAN> and other concerts during the Orchestra's 2009-10 season can be found on the Orchestra’s website, <A href="https://mail.ccf.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.heightschamberorchestra.org%2520" target=_blank><SPAN class=ecyshortcuts><SPAN
 id=EC_lw_1252583480_13>http://www.heightschamberorchestra.org</SPAN></SPAN> </A>or by contacting Susan Blackwell, at </SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=ecyshortcuts><FONT color=#0068cf size=2 face=Arial><SPAN id=EC_lw_1252524425_8><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #0068cf; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">susanmblackwell@hotmail.com</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=black size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> or at (216) 321-3315.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></td></tr></table><br>