The Lee University Symphony Orchestra will perform its spring concert on Monday, Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall under the direction of Maestro Bob Bernhardt.

The concert will begin with waltzes from Lehar’s operetta “The Merry Widow” and will conclude with two movements of the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2, subtitled “The Little Russian,” the first of which will be conducted by graduate student Daven Haskett. This concert will be Haskett’s symphony conducting debut.

The Symphony Orchestra sponsors an annual Student Concerto Competition for Lee students; the six winners of this year’s competition will be featured performers in this concert and include Yong-En Huang, violin; Yu-Ting Huang, piano; Yu-You Lo, piano; Tricia Logsdon, soprano; McKenzie Stephens, mezzo-soprano; and David Stoeltzing, flute.

Bernhardt joined Lee’s School of Music in the fall of 2011 as an artist-in-residence and conductor of the Lee Symphony Orchestra. Bernhardt also serves as Music Director Emeritus and Principal Pops Conductor of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera (CSO) and Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. He was formerly the music director and conductor for 19 seasons with the CSO, and is the first to hold the title Emeritus.

Recently named Principal Pops Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan, Bernhardt is also a frequent guest conductor for the Boston Pops and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

The Symphony Orchestra ensemble of select instrumentalists performs one major concert each semester. Its musicians frequently participate in operatic, choral, and other concerts on campus.

The concert is a free, non-ticketed event and is open to the public. For more information, call (423) 614-8240.