RPO Eclipse Spectacular: A Symphonic Celebration
April 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
LOCATION
Blue Cross Arena
ARTISTS
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Jherrard Hardeman, conductor
Rochester City Ballet
Troupe Vertigo
Madrigalia Festival Chorus
PUSH Physical Theatre
PROGRAM
STRAUSS
Sunrise from Also sprach Zarathustra
HOLST
Jupiter from The Planets
DEBUSSY
Clair de Lune
GOLDSMITH (arr. Custer)
Star Trek Through the Years
RATCLIFF
Aurora Borealis
WILLIAMS
Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace
TYZIK
Eclipse Suite
1. Lift Off
2. Nebulae
3. Galileo
HOLST
Mars from The Planets
JOHANN STRAUSS II
The Blue Danube
WILLIAMS
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
WILLIAMS
ET Adventures on Earth
WILLIAMS
Star Wars Main Theme
DESCRIPTION
Join us at Blue Cross Arena on Sunday April 7, the day before the 2024 eclipse (Monday, April 8), when the arena transforms into a space-themed spectacle for an out-of-this-world experience!
Led by Music Director Andreas Delfs, Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, and Assistant Conductor Jherrard Hardeman, the orchestra performs amid a giant screen displaying vivid space visuals. Cutting-edge lighting and effects will accompany Rochester City Ballet dancers, PUSH Physical Theatre artists, Troupe Vertigo aerialists, Madrigalia Festival Chorus, and more!
The concert showcases eclipse-inspired music, including movie music masterpieces from 2001: A Space Odyssey, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, Gustav Holst's planetary pieces, and a new composition written especially for the concert by Jeff Tyzik. The show kicks off with Richard Strauss’ iconic Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra.
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