It really was a dreamy midsummer night for the Niagara Symphony Orchestra’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” gala.

Sunday evening marked a celebration of the orchestra’s 75th anniversary and brought almost 400 people out to the Jackson-Triggs Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the occasion.

“We came up with the theme because it’s midsummer, it’s at night and it’s a dream gala,” organizer George Davie told The Lake Report.

A five-course tasting menu was followed by music from the orchestra, featuring special guests, vocalist Jay Dref and violinist Nikki Chooi, concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic.

Davie and fellow organizer Deborah Hugh said the night was a great success.

“Our primary objective was to make sure that folks here in Niagara-on-the-Lake knew that there’s a such thing as the Niagara Symphony Orchestra,” Davie said.

Hugh said the audience got a sample of the orchestra’s talents and repertoire.

“Now we’ve achieved what we came to do.”

The orchestra hopes to return to Jackson-Triggs again next season, she added.