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Mel remembers hearing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at her first orchestra concert.
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YourClassical Story

YourClassical Story: Mel was 'mesmerized' by her first orchestra concert

YourClassical Story: Mel Pitts

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Mel Pitts from Wilmington, N.C., shares how attending a Cincinnati Pops Orchestra concert when she was 12 "mesmerized" her.

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