EVERY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7 PMFROM JULY 15TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9TH
AT THE DCR'S HATCH SHELL ON THE ESPLANADE
July 15 — Opening Night: Intensely Italian
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Music of Verdi, Mendelssohn, Scarlatti, and Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien in a celebration of Italian culture
July 22 — Viennese Masters
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Haydn's Cello Concert in C Major with cellist Jacqueline Choi, plus Brahms' Symphony No. 1
July 29 — Young Americans
Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Benjamin Zander, conductor
Touring North America with a stop in Boston, this fabulous youth orchestra brings music of Bernstein, Dvorak, and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Gabriela Montero
August 5 — Damsels in Distress
MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra, George Ogata, Conductor
Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
August 12 — Opera Highlights
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Featuring Boston Lyric Opera soloists in excerpts from the 2009-2010 season: Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Idomeneo, and Britten's The Turn of the Screw
Featuring soloists from Boston Lyric Opera's 2009-2010 Season
August 19 — Music of the Stars
Longwood Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan McPhee, Conductor
A star-studded evening featuring Mars from Holst's The Planets, music from Star Wars by John Williams, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major with the winner of the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts competition
Featuring the winner of the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts piano competition
August 26 — Felix and Wolfgang
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Youthful music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn, including Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, with violinist Mariana Green-Hill and violist Marcus Thompson
September 2 — Green Masterpieces
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Nature-inspired music by Respighi, Mendelssohn, Handel, and Landmarks Orchestra's newest commission, The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted, composed by Thomas Oboe Lee with story by Nancy Stevenson
In collaboration with the Massachusetts League of
Environmental Voters and The Esplanade Association
September 9 — Season Finale: Brahms German Requiem
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
Brahms' final grand work, featuring Susan Consoli, soprano, Dana Whiteside, baritone, and the New World Chorale, Holly Krafka, Director
Featuring New World Chorale
July 23
7:00 PM
Neighborhood Concert: "Viennese Masters"
Adams National Historical Park, Quincy
July 26
6:00 PM
Neighborhood Concert: "The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted"
Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain
August 5
9:00 AM and 10:30 AM
Concerts for Children: "The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted"
Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Blue Hill Club, Dorcheter, MA
August 7
9:30 AM and 11:00 AM
Concerts for Children: "The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted"
Boys and Girls Club of Boston, Yawkey Club, Roxbury, MA
August 9
6:00 PM
Neighborhood Concert: "The Story of Frederick Law Olmsted"
Dorchester Park, Dorchester
