The Merion, in conjunction with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra, will host Musical Insights, a free lecture program open to the public on Friday, March 16 in the Crystal Ballroom of The Merion.

Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director of the ESO and David Ellis, General Manager of the ESO, will discuss and play excerpts from the program to be performed at the ESO concert on Sunday, March 18 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. This “Imperial London” program will be highlighted by Haydn’s “London” Symphony (No. 104) and Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. The concert will also include English compositions by Vaughan Williams, Grainger, Walton, and Purcell.

The program lasts about an hour and concludes with a question-and-answer session and free refreshments.