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SUMMER WEEKENDCONCERT GUIDE

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IN PERSON Severance Hall Ticket Office 11001 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH 44106 (at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East Boulevard) Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Blossom Music Center Box Office Sat.- Sun. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Festival concert dates 1 p.m. through intermission

For convenient parking options, see page 30.

The Blossom gates are open to the public 2½ hours prior to the start of each Festival performance.

Ticket prices include a $1 preservation fee, supporting the preservation and enhancement of Blossom Music Center. Under 18s and Student Advantage tickets are exempt.

Young patrons ages 17 and under* receive free admission to the Lawn for all concerts by The

Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom! Receive two youth admissions free

with each regular-priced ticket purchase. Stop and pick up an Under 18s Free Lawn Pass at the Blossom Box Office or obtain one when purchasing tickets online at clevelandorchestra.com.

Under 18s Free is a program of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences. The Center, created with a lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, was established to fund programs to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio.

*Year of birth of each child is required at time of ticket request.

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SCHISSEL

A SALUTE TO AMERICA JUL 4 | MON 8 PM WITH FIREWORKS

Blossom Festival Band Loras John Schissel, conductor

Great music, fireworks, and fun for the whole family! Blossom’s traditional, star-spangled celebration with the Blossom Festival Band, featuring a mix of patriotic Sousa marches, Broadway favorites, an Armed Forces Salute, and more — ending with the “1812” Overture and fireworks!

Sponsor: KeyBank

FIREWORKSEnjoy fireworks

following the concert, weather permitting.

FAMILIES CAN ENJOY BLOSSOM TOGETHER.

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1812 OVERTUREJUL 2 | SAT 8 PM JUL 3 | SUN 8 PM WITH FIREWORKS

The Cleveland OrchestraJohannes Debus, conductor

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV ScheherazadeSHOSTAKOVICH Suite for Variety Orchestra, No. 1TCHAIKOVSKY “1812” Overture

A blockbuster all-Russian opening weekend! Enjoy a night under the stars with the entrancing, romantic melodies of Rimsky-Korsakov’s illustration of the fairy-tale wonders of Arabian Nights, Scheherazade – along with Tchaikovsky’s famous 1812 Overture – with fireworks!

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WEEKEND ONE

JULY 2 & 3

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WEEKEND TWO

JULY 9

BEETHOVEN’S HEROIC SYMPHONYJUL 9 | SAT 8 PM WITH FIREWORKS

The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Möst, conductor

ADÈS Overture, Waltz, and Finale from Powder Her FaceBARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and CelestaBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

Sponsor: Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

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WEEKEND THREE

JULY 16 & 17

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AN AMERICAN IN PARISJUL 17 | SUN 7 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraBramwell Tovey, conductorJavier Perianes, piano

RAVEL Rapsodie espagnoleCOPLAND Suite from Appalachian SpringRAVEL Piano Concerto in G majorGERSHWIN An American in Paris

Sponsor: Medical Mutual of Ohio

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MOZART, ELGAR & VAUGHN WILLIAMSJUL 16 | SAT 8 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraMichael Francis, conductorDavid Fung, piano William Preucil, violin Eli Matthews, violin Robert Vernon, viola Richard Weiss, cello

ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String OrchestraMOZART Piano Concerto No. 21VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2 (“A London Symphony”)FUNG

PERIANES

Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial.

WEEKEND FOUR

JULY 23 & 24

THIBAUDET PLAYS GRIEGJUL 23 | SAT 8 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraJahja Ling, conductorJean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

STRAVINSKY Four Norwegian Moods GRIEG Piano Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

MAGIC OF THE MOVIESJUL 24 | SUN 7 PM The Cleveland OrchestraMichael Krajewski, conductorCapathia Jenkins, vocalist Blossom Festival Chorus

The greatest film scores live! A blockbuster tribute to the most memorable music of the movies. Enjoy your favorites from Titanic, James Bond, The Sound of Music, Star Wars, and more.

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TCHAIKOVSKY'S PATHETIQUE JUL 30 | SAT 7 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraHans Graf, conductorPinchas Zukerman, violin with the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra*

HINDEMITH Overture to Cupid and Psyche MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 (“Turkish”)TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)*

*Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Brett Mitchell, performs at 7:00 p.m. The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert (program listed above) begins at 8:00 p.m.

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN’S BROADWAYJUL 31 | SUN 7 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraJack Everly, conductorMichael Feinstein, vocalist

Back by popular demand! Michael Feinstein on the Blossom stage for an unforgettable evening of Broadway hits and classic songs by artists such as Porter, Berlin, Gershwin, and many more.

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MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISHAUG 7 | SUN 7 PMThe Cleveland OrchestraNicholas McGegan, conductorJeffrey Rathbun, oboe

HAYDN Symphony No. 99 BENJAMIN Divertimento on Themes by GluckMENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)

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WEEKEND SEVEN

AUGUST 13


SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MAAUG 13 | SAT 8 PMSilk Road EnsembleYo-Yo Ma, cello

Embark on a musical journey around the world. With its artistic director Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble returns to Blossom for another fascinating and wide-ranging evening of music that celebrates, explores, and experiments with a wide variety of musical cultures that characterized the old trade routes in centuries long gone.

Sponsor: BakerHostetler

YO-YO MA

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THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN:A ROCK SYMPHONYAUG 20 | SAT 8 PMBlossom Festival OrchestraWindborne’s Music of Led Zeppelin Brent Havens, conductorRandy Jackson, vocalist

The mega hits of one of rock’s most legendary supergroups — like you’ve never heard them before! Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones’s brilliant and innovative music now heard with the vivid colors and sheer power of a full symphony orchestra. Featuring 16 classic Zeppelin tunes, including “Good Times Bad Times,” “All My Love,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and “Kashmir.”

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WEEKEND EIGHT

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AUG 27 | SAT 8 PMOrpheus Chamber Orchestra

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 6BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

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ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PLAYS BACH

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND MOVIE NIGHT: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARKSEP 3 | SAT 8:30 PM SEP 4 | SUN 8:30 PM WITH FIREWORKS

The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductor

See this classic movie shown on the big screen at Blossom — with the score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra! It’s the film that introduced one of the greatest movie heroes of all time. Now, relive the magic, as Indiana Jones, armed only with his hat, whip, and wits, travels the world to recover the lost Ark of the Covenant — before it falls into the wrong hands.

Raiders of the Lost Ark licensed by Lucasfilm Ltd and Paramount Pictures. Motion Picture, Artwork, Photos © 1981 Lucasfilm

Sponsor: The J.M. Smucker Company




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GROUP BENEFITSGather ten or more friends and receive specially priced tickets. Group benefits also include bus parking and personalized customer service.

Call Jerry at 216-231-7493 or email at [email protected].

Save up to $100 off the price of individual concert tickets when you purchase a Lawn Ticket Book. Each coupon is good for one Lawn Admission or a General Admission seat in the Pavilion. Use them for any Blossom Music Festival performance and for any number of seats at a time. The choice is yours!

Information Centers, staffed by volunteers from Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra, are located in Smith Plaza inside the Main Gate and on the path outside the Main Gate, across from the Lawn Ticket Booth. Please visit clevelandorchestra.com for additional information and answers to many frequently asked questions, as well as up-to-date traffic and parking information.

DINING AT BLOSSOMPICNIC AREAS Patrons are always welcome to bring their own picnics. Blossom has plentiful picnic areas, including the Woods Picnic Area adjacent to Lot B and picnic tables at the top of the Lawn. Picnic areas cannot be reserved in advance and are available to all patrons on a first-come, first-served basis. Blossom Music Center grounds open 2½ hours prior to concert start time. (Please, no open flames.)

PICNIC DROP-OFFPatrons with parking access to any of the paved lots can drop off a passenger and their picnic near the tram stop in their parking lot (there is no tram stop in Lot A).

CONCESSIONS Blossom offers numerous food and beverage concessions throughout the grounds. Some of the items available include individual pizzas, grilled hot dogs, jumbo soft pretzels, drinks, coffees, ice cream novelties, and a selection of alcoholic beverages featuring domestic and imported beers as well as summer cocktails. Wines by the bottle may be purchased at the Wine Store, at the top of the Lawn (see map).

BLOSSOM GRILLE The open-air restaurant located at the top of the Lawn seating area is the perfect place to start or end your evening. This full-service restaurant and bar offers a variety of freshly prepared appetizers, salads, entrees, and desserts, plus wines, spirits, and beers. The Blossom Grille is open for dinner 21⁄2 hours prior to all Blossom Music Festival concerts and also is open for Afterglow — coffee, spirits, and desserts — for 1 hour after each concert. You can also pre-order boxed dinners. Reservations are suggested. Call 330-916-6063.

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IN THANKS The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the

following generous organizations whose support is recognized in connection with the Blossom Music Festival:

The J.M. Smucker CompanyBlossom Music Festival Sponsor

BakerHostetlerBlossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

The William Bingham FoundationThe Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation

Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable TrustEaton

FirstEnergy FoundationForest City

GAR FoundationAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyHyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

NACCO Industries, Inc.KeyBank

The Lehner Family FoundationLittler Mendelson, P.C.

The Lubrizol CorporationThe Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

M.G. O’Neil FoundationMedical Mutual of Ohio

PNC BankAkron Community Foundation

The Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial FoundationThe Sisler McFawn Foundation

Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation Timken Foundation of Canton The Welty Family Foundation

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KNIGHT GROVEThe Knight Grove is Blossom’s special-event venue. It can accommodate groups of 25 to 500 people. Knight Grove can only be reserved for a catered function, and a group ticket purchase of 25 tickets or more. 216-231-7493

OTHER ATTRACTIONSBANDWAGON GIFT SHOPAt Blossom Music Festival concerts, the Bandwagon Gift Shop offers Blossom signature merchandise as well as Cleveland Orchestra clothing, gift items, and compact discs. Open 2½ hours before the concert, through intermission, and after the concert. 330-916-6090

EELLS GALLERYThe Eells Gallery exhibits works by regional and national artists, curated by the Kent/Blossom Art program. 330-672-7853

GARDENSThe Smith Plaza boasts three beautiful gardens dedicated to the memory of individuals who were influential in the creation of Blossom: Emily Blossom, Frank E. Joseph, and Herbert E. Strawbridge.

PORTHOUSE THEATRELocated just inside Blossom’s main entrance, the Porthouse Theatre offers summer theatrical productions presented by the Porthouse Theatre Company, a professional regional repertory company affiliated with Kent State University through the Kent/Blossom Theatre program. 330-929-4416, porthousetheatre.com

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Photograph 1 by Roger MastroianniPhotographs 2, 3, and 4 by Barbara Merritt

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GETTING TO BLOSSOM

Please visit clevelandorchestra.com for printable maps and detailed directions.

PARKINGParking is free with your ticket to any Festival concert.

Paved Parking Lots require a printed and dated hangtag, which must be displayed in your vehicle. Cars without dated parking hangtags will be directed to non-paved parking.

Free hangtags for Lots C-D-E are available with Pavilion tickets purchased at least ten days in advance of a Festival concert.

Paved Lots A and B are reserved for subscribers (Lot B) and Box Seat holders (Lot A).

Anyone can upgrade to Lot A parking in advance, subject to space availability, for $20 per vehicle.

Parking spaces for patrons with disabilities and special needs are in Lots B and E. A valid disability parking permit is required and must be displayed. A limited number of ADA parking spaces are also available in Lot A for $20 per vehicle. For further information, please contact Guest Services at 330-916-6068.

FREE TRAM SERVICE Free transportation throughout the grounds is available to all patrons for Blossom Music Festival concerts. Tram service between the parking lots and Smith Plaza and the Pavilion is available on a continuous basis before and after each concert.

BLOSSOM INFORMATIONLAWN CHAIRS AND RENTALS Patrons on the Lawn can bring chairs, however please keep in mind that your chair can obstruct other people’s views. Short-legged chairs make good neighbors. Suitable rental chairs are available at the top of the hill for a rental fee of $5 per evening. Tents or other structures are strictly prohibited.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Accessible seating locations are available across seating price levels. If assistance is needed, uniformed staff can help.

SMITH PLAZA Patrons enter Blossom through Smith Plaza. The Plaza offers merchandise sales, guest services, First Aid stations, gardens, the Eells Gallery, an ATM, and an Information Center.

KULAS PLAZA Kulas Plaza is open to serve premier donors and series subscribers, and Box Seat holders at Festival concerts. Kulas Plaza guests have access to dedicated restrooms, concessions, pre-concert dining, and intermission refreshments.

CAMERAS AND TAPE RECORDERS Cameras can be brought onto the Blossom grounds, however, in accordance with contractual agreements with the performers, the taking of pictures inside the Pavilion during performances is not permitted.

NOISE, TEXTING, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS Please turn off mobile phones, pagers, alarms, and otherdevices that make noise or emit light. In consideration of other audience members, especially on the Lawn, patrons are respectfully requested to refrain from talking and making other audible distractions that might interrupt others’ enjoyment of the performance.

LATE-ARRIVING PATRONS Patrons arriving after the start of the music will be seated in the Pavilion at the first conven ient pause in the concert. Please wait at the back corners of the Pavilion so the ushers can help you find your seat(s) at an appropriate break.

SMOKING All Blossom Music Festival events are presented in a smoke-free environment. Smoking is not allowed anywhere on the grounds or in buildings once you have entered through the ticket gates. With required fire and safety precautions, designated smoking area is available outside the gates, in a designated area of parking lot A.

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SUMMER WEEKEND CONCERT GUIDE - The Cleveland · PDF fileSUMMER WEEKEND CONCERT GUIDE JULY 2 - SEPTEMBER 4, ... conductor Javier Perianes, piano ... Enjoy your favorites from Titanic,