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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W. Craig Sutherland
 Instrument: Tuba
With the RPO since: 2004
Hometown: Clarence, NY
First music-related memory: listening to my father's Creedence Clearwater Revival and Smothers Brothers LPs
Influential teachers: Abe Torchinsky at the University of Michigan and Warren Deck at Juilliard
What are your other "hidden" talents: roasting coffee and pulling artisan espresso beverages
What other orchestras have you performed with? NY Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra
What types of music do you like to listen to? anything with an interesting bass line is fine by me...
Do you have a pet? Yes, a one-eyed cat named Lucy who was adopted from the New York City Humane Society.
Biography
A native of Clarence, NY, Craig Sutherland was appointed Principal Tubist of the RPO in 2004. Prior to joining the RPO, he served as Tubist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Shortly after receiving his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Michigan, Mr. Sutherland served as Principal Tubist with the Hofer Symphoniker and Rekkenze Brass Quintet in Hof, Germany. He earned his master’s degree at The Juilliard School and is currently on faculty at Roberts Wesleyan College, Houghton College, and the Eastman Community Music School.
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