The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO) welcomes its third music director finalist Michael Butterman to conduct its next masterwork series, "Awaken." Performances will take place on Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, at 3 and 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster. A free pre-concert lecture will begin one hour before the performance times.

Additionally, free/pay-what-you-can performance will occur on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. as part of the LSO's Neighborhood Series.

The concert will feature Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"; Richter's "Spring" from his recomposition of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"; and Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1." The central work will be Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony, in which the composer sought to honor Ukraine, incorporating numerous Ukrainian folk songs and melodies. The LSO has retitled this work "The Ukrainian."

A portion of the concert's ticket sales will be directed to Ukrainian relief efforts. The LSO will be partnering with the Ukraine War Refugee Aid Fund set up by Bethany Slavic Church in Ephrata to accept donations.

Ticket prices range and can be purchased in advance by calling the LSO box office at 717-291-6440 or visiting http://www.lancastersymphony.org.