With the anticipation of every new session you can experience at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor is a corresponding farewell. Saturday marks the end of the two-week symphony session, the official halfway point of the organization’s academy season. The start of a new session acts like a reunion for students and staff members alike with a session’s end a call for an encore that will not come for another year. Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christenson says the session transitions are always an emotional time.

Christenson is excited for the final concert of the symphony session on Saturday and the last two sessions of the Academy season, which are both Big Band Jazz. You can listen to our full conversation with Christenson by clicking this link.