RPO Presents Summer Spectacular at SUNY Geneseo
Rochester, NY– The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at SUNY Geneseo (1 College Circle) on Saratoga Field at 8:30 pm on July 7, 2006 (the rain location is in the College’s Wadsworth Auditorium).The annual “Summer Spectacular with Fireworks” concert, under the direction of Michael Butterman (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair), will feature music by renowned American composers including Berstein, Copland, Grofé, Anderson, Rouse and John Williams.
The RPO Summer Spectacular will include Berstein’s Candide Overture as well as Copland’s Billy the Kid. American composer Leroy Anderson, known for light orchestral favorites, will be featured with performances of Horse and Buggy and Chicken Reel. Grofé’s Mississippi Suite and Holcombe’s International Dixieland Jamboree, which includes arrangements of popular American songs such as Bill Bailey, St. James Infirmary and When the Saints Go Marching In, will also be performed. Lowden’s arrangement of the Armed Forces Salute and John Williams’ Raiders March and Superman March will conclude the event.
The RPO wishes to thank the family of Mrs. Hubert. W. Chanler for their generous support of this evening’s concert. The RPO also gratefully acknowledges the Gertrude L. Chanler RPO Fund at RACF. The RPO thanks the Chanler family and friends for their generous support of the Fund and of the RPO.
Tickets for this event are $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 5-18) in advance or $12 for adults and $6 for children at the gate, and children under 5 years are free. Tickets may be purchased between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the RPO Box Office at 108 East Ave. in Rochester and various locations throughout Geneseo including Central Presbyterian Church, Geneseo United Methodist Church, David Mann’s Jewelers, Noreen’s Hallmark Giftshop and John W. Chanler Agencies in both Livonia and Geneseo.
Celebrating its 83rd season in 2005-06, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s mission is to perform and present a broad range of quality music; attract, entertain and educate audiences with superior musical performances; maintain and build the Orchestra’s national reputation; and enhance the reputation of the Rochester community as a place in which to live, work, play, visit and learn.
RPO performances are made possible in part with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; the State of New York; the County of Monroe; the City of Rochester; and American Airlines, the official airline of the RPO.
