Independence Day Celebration
July 4, Downtown Rochester - The RPO returns to downtown Rochester with a patriotic musical celebration complete with fireworks. Jeff Tyzik conducts with tenor Doug LaBrecque.
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Violin Virtuosity
July 8, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Christopher Seaman conducts Mozart's Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, Violin Concerto No. 3 with RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde, and Symphony No. 40.
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Best of the Blues
July 10 & 11, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Some of today's great jazz & blues artists performing music of W.C. Handy, Wayne Shorter, and more.
Best of the Blues
July 10 & 11, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Some of today's great jazz & blues artists performing music of W.C. Handy, Wayne Shorter, and more.
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Classic Clarinet
July 15, Performance Hall at Hochstein - Christopher Seaman conducts Mozart's Overture to The Magic Flute, Clarinet Concerto with RPO Principal Clarinetist Kenneth Grant, and Symphony No. 41.
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Russian Spectacular! Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky
July 17 & 18, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Christopher Seaman conducts two great Russian masterpieces: Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with Van Cliburn medalist Joyce Yang and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
Russian Spectacular! Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky
July 17 & 18, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Christopher Seaman conducts two great Russian masterpieces: Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with Van Cliburn medalist Joyce Yang and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Symphonic Rock! The Music of Led Zeppelin
July 24, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Hear the RPO and a full rock band perform Led Zeppelin’s classic songs, including Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir, and Black Dog.
Symphonic Rock! The Music of Pink Floyd
July 25, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Hear the RPO and a full rock band perform Pink Floyd’s classic songs, including selections from The Wall, Money, and Learning to Fly.
Beatlemania!
July 29, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - All of your Fab Four favorites performed by members of the original cast of Broadway's Beatlemania!
RPO Summer Ensembles
July 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30 - The City of Rochester sponsors six free outdoor RPO ensemble performances
Three Broadway Divas
July 31 & August 1, First Niagara Center City Pavilion - Singers Jan Horvath, Debbie Gravitte and Anne Runolfsson bring their distinctive personality to the classic musical theater repertoire.
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Out of this World: Star Wars & The Planets
Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua
 Christopher Seaman, conductor
Featuring images from the Hubble Space Telescope
The summer begins with music under the stars, and beyond them! Including John Williams’ score for Star Wars, and Gustav Holst’s sonic celestial showpiece The Planets accompanied by awe-inspiring images from NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. The Force is with you!
Pre-concert activities: View the night sky through telescopes from the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science (weather permitting); see costumed Star Wars characters; make Solar System crafts • 6:00-7:15 p.m.
NEW THIS YEAR! Picnic packs equipped with cheese, wine, glasses, and snacks are now available for inside table-seated ticketholders only. They must be ordered in advance through CMAC. Click here for the downloadable order form.
 General admission tickets start at $13. Subscriptions are also available.
Single tickets are available at:
- RPO Box Office: (585) 454-2100, 108 East Avenue, Rochester NY, www.rpo.org
Summer hours beginning June 9: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Ticketmaster: (585) 232-1900, www.ticketmaster.com and at the following Ticketmaster outlets beginning April 14: Blue Cross Arena, Auditorium Theatre and House of Guitars.
- CMAC Box Office (Lincoln Hill Road, Canandaigua) will be open concert days from noon to concert start.
Convenience fee may apply. All CMAC tickets include a $2 or $4 facility fee for Friends of CMAC.
The Constellation Brands Summer Series is sponsored by
The RPO’s CMAC Summer Residency is sponsored by
Christopher Seaman’s appearance is made possible by The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation.
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