Live Event Excursions
Book The Train to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Ride in Style to See the Maryland Symphonic Orchestra!
Join us for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra on Valentine's Day at 7 PM at Pealer Recital Hall! Experience the live music performance on our historic railroad! Depart from Cumberland Station to our depot in Frostburg, where you will be shuttled to the Frostburg Palace Theatre. After the show, passengers will be shuttled back to Frostburg Depot and can return down the mountain on our train to Cumberland. As you journey on our train, immerse yourself in the elegant ambiance of our two newly introduced Lounge Cars, the "Good Vibrations" and the "Frostburg Lounge". Enjoy a selection of delectable hors d'oeuvres and savor the full range of drinks and cocktails from our onboard bar service, all while luxuriating in style as you travel to and from Frostburg.
A Romantic Evening of Symphonic Masterworks:
- Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Overture in C Major
- Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
- Florence Price - Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an exquisite concert featuring three classical masterworks, including Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s sparkling Overture in C; Florence Price’s soul-stirring Symphony No. 3, which honors the richness of African American musical heritage; and Camille Saint-Saens’ exuberant Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Juilliard-educated soloist Chaeyoung Park. Since its founding in 1982, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s influence and reputation have reached far beyond Western Maryland. Under the baton of Elizabeth Schulze, who was declared by The Washington Post to be “a superb conductor,” MSO has become a first-class orchestra of exceptional artistic quality.
About Conductor Elizabeth Schulze & Guest Pianist Chaeyoung Park
Elizabeth Schulze, Music Director
With passion, verve and illuminating musicianship, Elizabeth Schulze has conducted orchestras and opera companies, advocated for music education and electrified audiences in the U.S. and abroad for more than two and a half decades. She is currently in her 25th season as MSO music director and was recently appointed music director and conductor of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra in Alaska. Schulze made her European debut leading the Mainz Chamber Orchestra in the Atlantisches Festival in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She appeared in Paris as the assistant guest conductor for the Paris Opera and has also appeared in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Vienna with the National Symphony during its 1997 European tour. Her most recent international work includes conducting in Hong Kong, Jerusalem and Taipei. In 2013, she received the prestigious Sorel Medallion in Conducting for her adventurous programming.
Chaeyoung Park, Guest Artist
Praised by New York Concert Review as a passionate pianist who “does not play a single note without thought or feeling,” Chaeyoung Park embraces a broad range of the classical music literature. Her programs feature works ranging from early French Baroque, to Beethoven sonatas, to new music by living composers. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Juilliard, Park was awarded the Juilliard Gina Bachauer Scholarship; during her master’s studies, she was named a Kovner Fellow, a prestigious merit-based fellowship. She also received the Arthur Rubinstein Prize, which is awarded to one outstanding graduating pianist. Park appears courtesy of Young Concert Artists.
Our Other Excursions
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Dinner Trains
Relax with your beverage of choice and a three course meal in one of our dining cars on the Allegheny Mountain Dinner Train.
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Cumberland Ice Cream Train
Beat the Summer heat on one of our ice cream trains departing from Cumberland Station.
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Moonlight On The Mountain
Enjoy the scenic mountain vistas of Maryland as you sit back and listen to live music and relax with your favorite drink aboard our Moonlight On The Mountain excursions.