Contact:
Kate Oberjat 718-326-4455, ext. 19
Marketing & Communications Manager koberjat@queenssymphony.org
July 2008
F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E
Queens
Symphony
Orchestra
presents
Broadway & Jazz
part of the Concerts on the
Green - free summer parks series
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 7 pm
St. John’s University Great Lawn, Jamaica
St. John’s University and QSO present their 10th
Annual Free Summer Concert!
Queens
Symphony Orchestra continues its Summer on Broadway – 2008 Concerts on the Green – free summer parks series, presenting Broadway
& Jazz, under the musical direction of QSO Music Director/Conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos, on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at 7 PM
at St. John’s University’s
Great Lawn in Jamaica, Queens. The
concert will feature musical hits from Broadway, including West Side Story
and Chicago,
and jazz favorites by greats including Duke Ellington. Special tribute to our
veterans and troops will be given as QSO performs the Washington Post March,
Armed Forces Salute and Cole Porter Salute! A special guest conducting
appearance by Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski will
highlight this exciting evening. Join us for a free night of high quality,
professional symphonic music. Come out with your friends and loved ones and
enjoy the sounds of Queens Symphony Orchestra’s full, 45-piece orchestra on the
beautiful Great Lawn!
This
free event is made possible by the following sponsors: Coca-Cola, Con Edison,
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Skyline
Commons, the Music
Performance Fund, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, DCA, and NYSCA.
In
case of inclement weather, a tented area at St. John’s University
will be used for the event.
For
more information, please contact the Queens Symphony Orchestra office at (718)
326-4455, e-mail QSO at qso@queenssymphony.org,
or visit our website at www.queenssymphony.org.
Be
sure to catch the other Summer on Broadway, 2008 Concerts on the
Green events:
The Golden Years Sunday, August 3,
2008 5PM Forest
Park Bandshell (Woodhaven)
Stars of Tomorrow Sunday, August 10,
2008 5PM Forest
Park Bandshell (Woodhaven)
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QUEENS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Now in our 56th season, Queens
Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is the borough’s only professional orchestra
and the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. QSO’s vision and mission statements reflect the
organization’s priority of service to the culturally diverse members of the Queens community.
QSO has several programs that enhance the musical offerings to the
borough of Queens, presenting 15 to 25
concerts throughout the year, serving 30,000 residents. The Masterworks Concert Series
presented in our artistic home, Queensborough Community College Performing Arts
Center, provides access to outstanding, high-quality classical concerts for Queens residents at discounted and affordable
prices. With the financial support of
elected officials and corporations, we are able to provide free tickets and
transportation for seniors and high school students with our Masterworks Ticket
Enrichment Program: Seniors at the
Symphony and Kids in the Hall.
The Concerts on the Green - free summer parks series,
offers classical, pops, Broadway and opera selections in beautiful park
settings throughout the borough bringing seniors, families and young adults
together for a fun and informal event and helping strengthen community ties.
The Music On the Move! Chamber Series showcases QSO musicians
in various venues such as libraries, senior and community centers and town
halls in hour-long performances of different ensembles, free of
charge, helping to continue our decentralization efforts. The Arts-In-Education
program is QSO’s way of educating the youth of Queens,
reaching over 12,000 children each year, and at no expense to the
students. Musicians/teaching artists
provide in-class workshops, chamber ensembles give in-school presentation
performances and the AIE program culminates in Young People’s Concerts. With these concerts, students Kindergarten to
8th grade are transported to an outside performance hall to
experience a live, professional symphonic concert with the emphasis placed on
orchestral music in an educational format. With our new Side-by-Side
Concerts, our Music Director and musicians work with junior high and
high school students at their respective schools with sectionals/coachings and
rehearsals to prepare a concert event, where the students perform side-by-side
the professional QSO musicians.
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