Media Contact: Dawn Kellogg Interim VP of Marketing & Communications (585) 330-2363 [email protected] ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS RPO OUTDOORS SUMMER PERFORMANCE SERIES Over 35 concerts from June 3rd through Labor Day, at venues throughout the region Series begins with four weeks of concerts at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater conducted by Music Director Designate Andreas Delfs May 18, 2021. Rochester, N.Y. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra today announced that they will be presenting an outdoor series of concerts beginning June 3 and running through September 5th. With 37 concerts, this is the most ambitious and extensive summer season that the orchestra has ever produced. The series begins with four concerts at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater at the Perinton Recreational Center. On Thursday, June 3rd and Friday, June 4th Summer Serenade, a program featuring Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven will be conducted by Music Director Designate Andreas Delfs. This will be the first live concert with an audience that the orchestra will have performed in nearly a year and a half and will be an unforgettably moving experience for musicians and audiences alike. This will be followed on Thursday, June 10th and Friday, June 11th with Summer Suites, a program featuring Mozart, Grieg and Dvořák, also at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater and conducted by Maestro Delfs. Celebración Sinfónica, conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez on Thursday, June 17th and Friday, June 18th, features music from Piazzolla, Romero, Ponce, and more and celebrates the music of South and Central America. Lopez-Yanez returns for Cinematic Strings on Thursday, June 24th and Friday, June 25th and a program featuring music from Game of Thrones, Psycho, The Mission, and more. These four concerts begin an eight-show summer line up at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater and will be on sale from May 20th. Upcoming concerts in July and August include guest appearances by Bryon Stripling in a celebration of New Orleans, and Blues artist Shayna Steele, and the return of Maestro Delfs leading the orchestra in two in August. The safety of patrons, staff and musicians is of paramount importance to the RPO and all CDC guidelines at these outdoor events will be followed. Following on a recent survey conducted by the RPO, safety is the number one factor in determining attendance at events, and the RPO has put safety measures in place to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable musical experience. Proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 test will be required for entry. The RPO will be following CDC guidelines regarding the wearing of masks. Reserved, socially-distanced “pods” of 2 and 4 will be sold at Perinton. For these initial concerts in June, capacity will be limited to 500. Patrons who wish to be among the first to see the orchestra after this long hiatus are encouraged to purchase tickets early. As national, state, and local guidelines evolve throughout the summer, capacity may increase. “We are grateful to the many people in our community whose generous support has kept the RPO going through these last 15 months, and thrilled to finally be reaching a point where we can get back to making music for our audiences,” said Curt Long, President and CEO of the RPO. We are also really excited that Andreas Delfs will be joining us for the first two weeks of performances. For the month of June, we will be limiting attendance to 500 people per night, as recent audience surveys have told us that a significant majority of RPO patrons are ready to attend outdoor concerts as long as we can provide a comfortable and safe environment. We will continue to monitor evolving CDC and New York State safety guidelines and hope to increase attendance levels as we get into July and August.” The line-up for the entire season will be announced soon, but, in addition to Perinton, venues at which the orchestra will be appearing this summer include JCC Canalside Stage and Bristol Mountain. The RPO will be the opening performance for the 2021 summer season at CMAC with Red, White and BOOM! - a concert of patriotic favorites, on July 3rd. Tickets for this performance are available from Friday, May 21st at Ticketmaster.com The orchestra also plans a number of free concerts and pop-up appearances around the region throughout the summer including performances along the Erie Canal at Brockport, I-Square in Irondequoit, Meet Me @ the 5, and chamber ensembles in and around downtown Rochester. Tickets for June concerts at Perinton will go on sale on May 20th and may be purchased at RPO.org or by phone: 585.454.2100. For the complete line-up, and up-to-date information on COVID safety policies and protocols, visit RPO.org 2021 RPO Outdoors Summer Series June Concerts at Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater June 3 & 4, 2021 @ 7:30 PM SUMMER SERENADE (Beethoven 1) Andreas Delfs, conductor MOZART Overture to The Impresario TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade in C Major, “Serenade for Strings” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 Tickets: Pods of 2 - $80, $64, $48; Pods of 4 - $160, $128, $96 (21-22 RPO Subscribers save 10% - 15%) June 10 & 11, 2021 @ 7:30 PM SUMMER SUITES Andreas Delfs, conductor MOZART Symphony No. 38, “Prague” GRIEG Holberg Suite DVOŘÁK Czech Suite in D major, Op. 39 Tickets: Pods of 2 - $80, $64, $48; Pods of 4 - $160, $128, $96 (21-22 RPO Subscribers save 10% - 15%) June 17 & 18, 2021 @ 7:30PM CELEBRACIÓN SINFÓNICA Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor PIAZZOLA (arr. Bragato) La Muerte del Angel (Argentina) CAMPOS Danza Festiva (Peru) GUARNIERI Concerto para cordas e percussão (Brazil) MEZA Suite Latinamericano (Costa Rica) BRAGATO Malambo PIAZZOLLA (arr. Bragato) Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Argentina) ROMERO, ALDEMARO Mvmt 1 from Suite fur Streicher (Venezuela) RONCE (arr. Gould) Estrellita (Mexico) Tickets: Pods of 2 - $80, $64, $48; Pods of 4 - $160, $128, $96 (21-22 RPO Subscribers save 10% - 15%) June 24 & 25, 2021 @ 7:30PM CINEMATIC STRINGS Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor DJWADI (arr. Moore) Theme from Game of Thrones HERMANN Psycho Suite MORRICONE (arr. Longfield) Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission BARBER Adagio for Strings COPELAND Hoe Down WILLIAMS (arr. Ricketts) Memoirs of a Geisha MENKEN (arr. Custer) Beauty and the Beast Highlights LOPEZ-YAÑEZ, arr. – La Llorona Tickets: Pods of 2 - $80, $64, $48; Pods of 4 - $160, $128, $96 (21-22 RPO Subscribers save 10% - 15%) Further concerts to be announced. ABOUT THE RPO Founded in 1922 by George Eastman, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a not-for-profit, professional orchestra committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music. A cultural leader in Rochester, the RPO presents approximately 150 concerts and broadcasts a year, and serves nearly 170,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. Music Director Andreas Delfs joins the ranks of former notable RPO music directors, including Erich Leinsdorf, David Zinman, Mark Elder, and Conductor Laureate Christopher Seaman. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, now in his 28th season, has earned a national reputation for excellence in pops programming during his tenure with the RPO. The RPO offers a wide variety of educational, outreach and engagement programs serving more than 25,000 including over 15,000 youth through its school-specific education programs. The RPO is a member of the League of American Orchestras. *ENDS* .